Comments on: Not Being Shocked by Bad Albany Politics

By: rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate

rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:18:56 +0000

[...] I question the wisdom of making personal attacks on Assemblymen, but if you want to know exactly why Spitzer has a right to be angry, Buffalo Pundit has a pretty good rundown of the Legislature’s treachery.Â Buffalo Pundit’s summary: Spitzer made a deal, and was stabbed in the back. [...]

By: hank kaczmarek

hank kaczmarek — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:23:54 +0000

This Banana Republic in Albany stuff SUCKS. It’s like politics in Puerto Rico or the Phillipines. The Empire State? Bullshit.

Not that I think they wouldn’t have jammed the shiv in Suozzi’s back had HE won. Spitzer stuck out an olive branch, and had his arm removed at the shoulder. Looks like the Assembly took lessons from Hezbollah.

By: Mike In WNY

Mike In WNY — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:59:40 +0000

Silver is wrong and Sptizer also made a bad decision. While he was still the Attorney General he chose to remain silent and play back room politics while trying to gain a political advantage. Perhaps if he had spoken up and exercised his authority the voters could have had a real choice.

By: ApolloCreed

ApolloCreed — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:03:50 +0000

BP — you are right that the Gov does have the ability to appoint if the leg is not in session. however, a little known fact is that every single day (including all holidays) an albany based assemblyman takes the trip into the chamber and calls the house to order. no one else is there but this prevents all sorts of executive powers that come into play should the leg be “out of session”. Just thought you would want to know.

By: peter scott

peter scott — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:03:53 +0000

ridonkulous

By: shopitall

shopitall — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:01:48 +0000

From Buffaloi:

“Do they think New Yorkers will be looking over their morning newspapers tomorrow saying â€œWow, thatâ€™s good government in action……..”

Most New Yorkers wouldn’t know “GOOD GOVERNMENT” if it fell on their heads. This is the third or fourth generation of dysfunctional political hacks……same names with jr. at the end. I’m so sick of “holding my nose & voting.”

Then there are ALL of those who gain financially from the graft & corruption of Albany.

Therefore, HOW is it ever possible to get rid of these people? I also hope it gets REALLY UGLY….but it’s pretty ugly already!

By: raoul duke

raoul duke — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:46:17 +0000

This is going to get really ugly.

Good. Maybe itâ€™s high time it got ugly. Spitzer may have lost this battle, but thereâ€™s still a war to fight.

Lets hope it gets real ugly. Eliot Spitzer was the first governor in this state I voted for because I thought he was the best candidate for the job and not because he was the lesser of two evils. If he is what he says he is, he will put the screws to the vassals in the assembly and senate. If he has to destroy a couple of political careers, so be it. Most of them haven’t done anything good for this state in the 28 short years I’ve been around.

By: Dysfunctionjunction

Dysfunctionjunction — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:24:20 +0000

Can you list the local Assemblymen who voted for Ms. Starks? I would like to send them a thank you note for having the conviction to stand up to Assemblyman Silver and his goons. It should be interesting to see what Spitzer does in response to the local Assemblymen and Senators who voted for Mr. DiNapoli….

By: BuffaloPundit

BuffaloPundit — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:02:30 +0000

This is going to get really ugly.

Good. Maybe it’s high time it got ugly. Spitzer may have lost this battle, but there’s still a war to fight.

By: Hawk (Not Hank)

Hawk (Not Hank) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:54:50 +0000

Actually, Spitzer played right into the hands of the Assembly. His problem is our probelem because we now have a serious fight between the executive and legislative branch in NYS. The 3 men in the room was really 2 in this fight. Once Silver and Bruno agreed on a candidate it was a done deal regardless of whatever dog-and-pony show they agreed to with the governor.

If you thought it was dysfunctional before, wait until the fireworks really start over Spitzer’s budget now. He might be a steamroller in his eyes, but I think he (as well as us) got rolled over pretty good yesterday. The legislature (and its leaders) will never give up its power and now they are spoiling for a fight. And Spitzer, while not powerless, can’t subpoena the legislature into submission. This is going to get really ugly.