What a Mess!

Written by admin on August 13, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

Just when New York should have the strongest leadership team available, things have never looked worse. Because we are in the greatest recession in modern history, we need good thinking, good public policy work. Instead of creative solutions, we have had what can only be described as political gang wars
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When a Politician Calls

Written by admin on August 5, 2009. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

In politics, often a zero-sum game with only one winner, there are two major things that worry politicians. The first is lack of money. The second is what the press says about them, especially the growing number of hate-spewing and often anonymous blogs. There’s not much politicians can do about blogs or letters to the
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Of Prostitutes and Pigs

Written by admin on July 16, 2009. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

I was at a cocktail party on Fire Island when an old childhood friend came over and said, “Professor, you know a lot about Albany politics. Give me a short course.” Tired of talking and writing of the political perfidy of the sad schlemiels of the State Senate, I told the guy that most of
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Behind the Curtain

Written by admin on June 24, 2009. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

No matter how the State Senate debacle turns out, one thing is for sure: the curtain has been lifted, and what we are seeing is truly disgusting. Think about the words “representative government.” The word “representative” has two important components: “re” and “present.” Yet it turns out that the last thing the Democrats or Republicans
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In Albany, Darkest Before Dawn

Written by admin on June 17, 2009. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

The weird keeps getting weirder. Now that Hiram Monserrate has announced his intention to return to the Democrats, the split between Republicans and Democrats would be 31-31. No session can take place and no bill can pass without 32 votes being present and voting “aye.” But some good could come of all the nonsense in
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Charles In Charge

Written by admin on May 21, 2009. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

A long time ago, Al D’Amato’s brother, Armand, beat a criminal rap, George Pataki got elected governor with D’Amato’s backing and D’Amato won a new term as U.S. Senator. D’Amato went around bragging that he had “won the Trifecta.” Later, Chuck Schumer took on D’Amato and beat him, and now Schumer has won the Trifecta
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The Untouchables

Written by admin on May 14, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

When David Paterson was the State Senate minority leader, I wrote a column about him and his so-called conference. Clearly, neither party owns the franchise on greed, stupidity, insanity or self-destruction. But now, after the Democrats waited years to show what they could do as top dogs, some Democratic members of the State Senate appear
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MEET THE 'MAVERICKS'

Written by admin on September 15, 2008. Posted in Politics

A POLITICAL BEDTIME STORY THAT COULD BECOME ALL TOO REAL By Alan S. Chartock Once upon a time, a little red herring met the emperor’s new clothes. The red herring, of course, is the assertion by the Republican campaign that the Democrats are (gasp!) questioning the honor of vice presidential would-be Sarah Palin. It’s nonsense,
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