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Pedrowatch, June 18th, 2009
Welcome to our new daily feature about the freak show in Albany, starring one Pedro Espada - or, as we call him, Mr. I-have-two-votes.
CBS2:
When Espada was first asked by CBS 2 HD whether he actually lives in the district he represents, he laughed. But now it's no laughing matter.
CBS 2 HD acquired documentation filed on June 24, 2009, by Espada and his wife Connie to post bail for their nephew, Carlos Mocete, who was arrested in Bridgeport, Conn. Twice, on two separate pages, Espada listed his residence as 115 Beechwood Drive in Mamaroneck, not the Bronx coop where he claims he lives to fulfill state residence requirements that he actually live in the district he's serving.
Daily Politics on the DSCC robocalls Script:
Our State Senator, Marty Golden, voted to elect Pedro Espada, an indicted Democrat from the Bronx to lead the Senate and to be next in line for governor!? What was Golden thinking?
Pedro Espada's campaign was convicted of stealing from the elderly to pay for his campaigns, and was just accused of trying to steal millions of taxpayer dollars through bogus nonprofits!
Call Marty Golden at 718- xxx-xxxx and tell him we've had enough corruption in Albany. We need him to stop the nonsense, get rid of Pedro Espada and get back to work.
The Politicker:
Democrats are once again trying to have State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. restrained from performing the office of president pro tempore, which he claims to occupy as part of the ongoing leadership struggle in that chamber.
I'm told by Democratic staffers that the suit will be filed this afternoon, but am not sure which court.
Liz Benjamin detects possible discord between Skelos and Pedro:
Asked about the robocalls and e-mails by Democrats pushing the GOP to dump Espada, Skelos said only: “I’m looking to get a result.”
Asked if still believes any power-sharing deal must include the Democrats recognizing Espada as president, Skelos said:” We’re going to have a conversation, upstairs.”
That's a big switch, and one does not bode well for Espada. Up to this point, Skelos has been going out of his way to acknowledge his coalition government "partner."
Oops, never mind. Times Union:
IJL: “Senator [Skelos], there’s no scenario in which you would consider a plan that did not include Sen. Espada?”
Skelos: “No.”
IJL: “Absolutely not?”
Skelos: “Absolutely not.”
IJL: “You’re going to stand by him throughout this?
Skelos: “I’m going to stand beside him because that was the vote of the Senate.”
Daily New has the dirt on the new investigations into Pedro. Definitely worth a read, folks.
Re: Pedrowatch, June 18th, 2009
Just for the record, the CBS2 story has a typo in it. The date of the "documentation" CBS acquired is June 24, 2008, not 2009 -- for obvious reasons.
Re: Pedrowatch, June 18th, 2009
Nitpick nitpick nitpick