P-S Breaking NewsThe concept of state park closures is a strange one to contemplate. After all, it’s not as if the places and their natural attractions go away. It’s just that the public is barred from using them, and the amenities fall into disrepair. But it’s the “out of sight, out of mind” aspect that’s troubling, especially [...]
Well, this was going to be a post about Obama, Paterson and racism. Thanks to recently reported political events, it’s going to be about more than that. We live in a marvelous Internet age where we don’t even have to let on what color or gender we are if we don’t want to. I truthfully [...]
A quick note on the AIG/New York State pension fund affair… in case you hadn’t heard: A two-year investigation by state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the federal Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded that Hevesi’s top political adviser and the pension fund’s chief investment officer raked in tens [...]
Upstate newspapers are running simultaneous editorials today about what a new senator needs to know about regional issues. Truth be told, anyone contemplating running for governor (or currently governor) should read these as well. Here are all the editorials compiled on one page. Areas chiming in include the Adirondacks, Batavia, Binghamton, Buffalo, Albany, Elmira, Ithaca, [...]
Here’s an article about the calculations that go into the choice of the senator that Paterson will inflict on us. It’s the first article I’ve seen which mentions Joanie Mahoney as a potential candidate for statewide office. Some of Mr. Paterson’s advisers envision a Republican ticket headed by Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York [...]
Last December, I made a list of what I thought were the top 10 statewide stories of the year. Last year’s list appears so undramatic compared to 2008, truly a tumultuous year in New York’s politics and economy. And most of the stories spawned other important stories, a chain of events that is far from [...]
A lot can happen in two years; just ask Eliot Spitzer. It is a little premature to be talking about David Paterson’s re-election, but then again maybe not. Eager to prove he’s not an accidental governor, Paterson is may be the only person in the world who wants to be responsible for New York State [...]
Some further thoughts on Oldistan, continuing from a previous post… One spot-on quote from the Artvoice story: Where there’s decline, and a low birth rate, there’s ugly politics. The short-term politics becomes all about blame, and not about hope… Students of policy and economics know that we should be talking about regional planning across the [...]
When I was at various state campsites this weekend I realized some of the tourism brochures still said “George Pataki, Governor.” I didn’t find any with Spitzer’s name still on them, though — it was either crossed out with black marker, or there was a white label with “David Paterson, Governor” stuck over them. (Some [...]