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State Poltics...per usual
Jun. 11th, 2009 10:38 pmThe New York State Politics continues to amuse me. First a quote, indicating it has always been this bad:
Lewis Morris: Mr. Secretary, New York abstains, courteously.
John Hancock: Mr. Morris, WHAT IN HELL GOES ON IN NEW YORK?
Lewis Morris: I'm sorry Mr. President, but the simple fact is that our legislature has never sent us explicit instructions on anything!
John Hancock: NEVER? That's impossible!
Lewis Morris: Mr. President, have you ever been present at a meeting of the New York legislature? They speak very fast and very loud, and nobody listens to anybody else, with the result that nothing ever gets done.
-1776
Taken from the New York Post:
"Underscoring the antic nature of the leadership struggle, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle spent the day courting Hiram Monserrate, a Queens Democrat, who was indicted in March on charges of assaulting his companion with a broken glass.
...
The governor also made one of the more unusual pleas for sanity, imploring lawmakers to “think of the lobbyists,” explaining that they had worked hard “to persuade legislative leaders and legislators of issues.”
...
A defiant Mr. Espada said he would enter the chamber for a session on Thursday even if the Democrats kept the doors bolted shut. As he was being trailed by a large group of reporters down a corridor in the Capitol, Mr. Espada pulled a gold key out of his pocket, grinned and said: “I’ve got the key. I’ve got the key.”
Nearby, amid the crush of camera crews, a clown dispatched to the Capitol by The New York Post added to the carnival atmosphere."
And now via the NY1 (24 hour NY local News Channel) - apparently they are insisting they can get along. But the ousted Majority Leader, Malcom, has not given up hope. While Espanda is currently under investigation for not having a residence in his district. He's a Democratic Senator from I think either Elmhurst or the Bronx, but he actually resides in Westchester. Oh and now he has decided he is a Republican. His constituents, the people who voted for him - were interviewed and stated that they felt betrayed by their Senator and were dismayed. He had, they said, abandoned them.
Suffice it to say, nothing is happening in the Senate any time soon. I'm just relieved that they sort of resolved the MTA issue, since that affects my income and travel, along with about 50,000 other people.
( personal whinge )
Lewis Morris: Mr. Secretary, New York abstains, courteously.
John Hancock: Mr. Morris, WHAT IN HELL GOES ON IN NEW YORK?
Lewis Morris: I'm sorry Mr. President, but the simple fact is that our legislature has never sent us explicit instructions on anything!
John Hancock: NEVER? That's impossible!
Lewis Morris: Mr. President, have you ever been present at a meeting of the New York legislature? They speak very fast and very loud, and nobody listens to anybody else, with the result that nothing ever gets done.
-1776
Taken from the New York Post:
"Underscoring the antic nature of the leadership struggle, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle spent the day courting Hiram Monserrate, a Queens Democrat, who was indicted in March on charges of assaulting his companion with a broken glass.
...
The governor also made one of the more unusual pleas for sanity, imploring lawmakers to “think of the lobbyists,” explaining that they had worked hard “to persuade legislative leaders and legislators of issues.”
...
A defiant Mr. Espada said he would enter the chamber for a session on Thursday even if the Democrats kept the doors bolted shut. As he was being trailed by a large group of reporters down a corridor in the Capitol, Mr. Espada pulled a gold key out of his pocket, grinned and said: “I’ve got the key. I’ve got the key.”
Nearby, amid the crush of camera crews, a clown dispatched to the Capitol by The New York Post added to the carnival atmosphere."
And now via the NY1 (24 hour NY local News Channel) - apparently they are insisting they can get along. But the ousted Majority Leader, Malcom, has not given up hope. While Espanda is currently under investigation for not having a residence in his district. He's a Democratic Senator from I think either Elmhurst or the Bronx, but he actually resides in Westchester. Oh and now he has decided he is a Republican. His constituents, the people who voted for him - were interviewed and stated that they felt betrayed by their Senator and were dismayed. He had, they said, abandoned them.
Suffice it to say, nothing is happening in the Senate any time soon. I'm just relieved that they sort of resolved the MTA issue, since that affects my income and travel, along with about 50,000 other people.
( personal whinge )