You can drain some of the muck from a cesspool, but it’s still a cesspool. Therefore, little change is likely in Albany.
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The Creature From Albany’s Black Lagoon
Tag Archives: Sheldon Silver
When Absolute Power Prevails, Absolutely Nothing Changes
New York Assembly boss Sheldon Silver used public funds for an “ethical” secret payment. That’s absolute power talking.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s First Picture Show
Happy endings are more Hollywood than Albany. But last week, New York’s legislature enacted the state’s annual budget on time, …
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‘Functionally Bankrupt,’ But Honest About It
A guy told me the other day that he is “functionally bankrupt.” He has around $57 billion in outstanding debt …
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Squashing A Single Bug
You don’t cure a pest infestation by squashing a single bug, and you don’t cure endemic corruption with a single conviction.
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