Boondoggle in Albany
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- June
- 15
Why does everything happen when you’re off?
All of last week, I watched in disbelief as Albany once again descended into chaos. How many states have a coup in their capitals?
I remember Texas Democrats fleeing to neighboring Oklahoma six years ago to avoid a redistricting vote, but a coup?
And what could be funnier than New York’s Republicans insisting that they wanted to move forward with ethics reform while embracing these particular Democrats—Hiram Monserrate, a first-term senator from Queens who has been accused of slashing his companion in the face with a glass, and Pedro Espada, the Bronx legislator who has been fined thousands for election law violations and who has a house in Mamaroneck?
(Monserrate says he tripped while carrying a glass of water and accidently cut his companion, while Espada insists that his co-op in the Bronx, and in his district, is his primary address.)
So what’s happened today? Democrats have named John Sampson as the newly created conference leader, the state judge who was asked to intervene has adjourned the case again, and legislators are talking about how to share power.
Stay tuned.
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