Sheldon Silver
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 Invitations | 64th district | Democratic Primary | Paul Newell | Primary | Sheldon Silver | Democrat for Assembly | Paul Newell Three Men In A Room Minus Two Equals 212 to 1 - (3-2 = 212>1)Having offered the Governor a cool glass of lemonade (i.e., “Rules Reformâ€) to slake his thirst for something – anything – other than “Travelgate,†“Spitzergate,†“Planegate†or whatever other clever “gate†the media can concoct in our post–Watergate era, it was pointed out that there might be something missing – i.e., “sweetenerâ€. Well, sweetener in the sense of – “What’s in it for Joe Bruno and Sheldon Silver?†What interest do they have in disarming? How does it serve them? And, how does weakening themselves and purportedly strengthening the governor help them? How does it play out? Basically – what’s their motivation? To begin – both Senator Bruno and Speaker Silver admit that the Legislature needs to do something to restore the public’s confidence in institution. It is one of the reasons they passed rules changes in 2005 and 2007. After the ’07 changes Joe Bruno stated that, “these reforms are the first step, not the last, in our overall government reform effort.†Not to beat a dead horse, but read the City Bar’s report - http://www.nycbar.org/pdf/report/Committee_on_State_Affairs.pdf . Albany Reform | City Bar | Eliot Spitzer | Joe Bruno | Rules Reform | Sheldon Silver  brought to you by |
