When insisting Cardinal Egan’s name remain in the Congressional Resolution saluting the 200th anniversary of the Archdiocese of New York, Senator Charles Schumer stated “I know [Egan] and I have a great deal of respect for him. He’s done a very, very good job in New York.” Since Senator Schumer has been an extreme proponent [...]
Archive for July 2007
Albany’s Wonder Boy is Rolled Again – By George J. Marlin
July 22, 2007In the latest round of Albany back-room dealing, the Upper East Side governor was taken to the cleaners by the senator from the sticks, Joe Bruno, and Bowery assemblyman, Shelly Silver.
Congestion Tax Bill Stalled: A Victory for the Outer Boros – By George J. Marlin
July 17, 2007The old silver fox, Speaker Shelly, has done it again. To protect his outer boro members, he tossed the Congestion Tax Bill to the New York City Council. By demanding passage of a home rule bill that officially requests state approval of the tax, the Speaker forces City legislators to take a public stand on [...]
Congestion Pricing: Just Another Tax Increase – By George J. Marlin
July 16, 2007When I was Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a group of good-government (“goo-goos”) Manhattanites called on me at my World Trade Center office, expecting to receive my endorsement for “Peak Pricing” (a.k.a. Congestion Pricing) on the Hudson River bridge and tunnel crossings. They couldn’t believe their ears when [...]
Christine Todd Whitman: The GOP’s Lightweight Champion – By George J. Marlin
July 15, 2007A week after former E.P.A. Director Christine Todd Whitman proved in her June 25 testimony before Congressman Jerrold Nadler’s House Judiciary Subcommittee that she’s a public policy lightweight, I received a Whitman-signed Republican Leadership Council fundraising letter that contained additional evidence of her ignorance of contemporary affairs.
