In his quest to become the 20th Congressional District’s Conservative Party nominee, Sandy Treadwell has made some extraordinary claims. In a four-page fundraising letter that arrived in mailboxes last week, Treadwell says he is tired of high taxes and wasteful spending. Treadwell is shocked that “a whopping $20 billion worth of pork projects were added [...]
Archive for September 2007
Does Sandy Treadwell Think Conservatives Are Dumb? – By George J. Marlin
September 30, 2007Albany’s “Silly Season” – By George J. Marlin
September 23, 2007British journalist G.K. Chesterton described the period when politicians grope to get the attention of constituents who are occupied with important matters (i.e., sending their children back to school, preparing for the holidays) as the “Silly Season.” And recent events confirm that Albany’s “Silly Season” has commenced. Here are two examples of their folly:
Michael Balboni: Albany’s Lonely Man? – By George J. Marlin
September 9, 2007Last fall Governor-elect Spitzer urged North Hempstead Republican Senator Michael Balboni to resign his office and join the new administration as Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security. Balboni, convinced he was an expert on the subject because in 2003 as Chairman of the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee he added “Homeland Security” to the title, accepted the [...]
Governor Spitzer: “Defining Deviance Down” – By George J. Marlin
September 3, 2007After announcing on August 29 that “indefinitely suspended” Communications Director Darren Dopp was to be restored to a state job, Governor Spitzer told the press, “[Dopp] didn’t violate any rule, any law, any ethical obligation that we are aware of.” The very next day Attorney General Andrew Cuomo told the Albany Times Union editorial board [...]
