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TFGIF
We’re wrapping up week three of the New York State Senate gridlock. And all I can say is: TFGIF. Despite suggestions earlier today that a power-sharing deal was in the offing, Senator Espada, flanked by Senator Skelos, emerged from talks early afternoon to tell reporters the following: “We don’t have an agreement, but we’ve certainly made commitments to work through the weekend,” Espada told reporters. “Sen. Smith is meeting with his conference. We’ll continue to talk throughout the day and throughout the weekend. We are making progress.” “Part of the discussion focused in on the misinformation that’s out there. So let’s be very clear about what’s happening. What’s happening is, and we’ve been repeating this as a mantra, is that … More >>
Sen Liz Krueger to Paterson: It’s About Strategy, Bring ME To A Vote First
Gov Paterson has suggested that 42 absolutely-vital-to-gov’t-operations-type bills be passed before another agenda with marriage equality can be hammered out. Liz Krueger disagrees, and I think she’s right: “It’s about strategy,” she said. “If you do taxes for local governments and mayoral control, if those get done, the Republicans won’t stay for more. If you want leverage, you say, ‘No, you can’t just go home if you get the mayor off your back and the counties can do taxes.’ I think it’s very important to go to the governor, the only one who can fix this situation, and say, ‘Your active list must include measures that are the true progressive goals of the party.’” Krueger mentioned reproductive freedom and tenant … More >>
Senate Dems Offering “Realistic” Solution
More on the power-sharing agreements: Just how much damage are Senate Republicans willing to inflict on New York in their quest for power? // In an attempt to end the stalemate of the last two weeks, Senate Democrats have offered a power-sharing agreement that would allow both sides to come back to the chamber without either one getting to claim victory or having to admit defeat. The power struggle would be put off for another day. The answer from the GOP? A counterproposal that essentially restates their position. The Democrats by no means are off the hook here. They risk losing the high road — a very relative altitude in a chamber that has sunk so low — by engaging … More >>
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Liz Krueger Writes A Letter
We linked last week to Liz Krueger’s radio interview about the Senate coup. She wrote a letter to her constituents this week. Her comments and general sentiment seem dead-on to me. The part about the need for Senate Dems and the wider Democratic Party at large to think critically about how they contributed to this outcome resonates with many MYDers; we wrote about it here late last week. Here are some excerpts from her letter (emphasis mine): I strongly believe that the attempted coup had nothing to do with reform and was simply a blatant power grab by the Republican party and a couple of disaffected Democrats. The Republicans’ claim that the coup was done for the good of the … More >>
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