Caesar Trunzo is apparently back from his Florida primary residence and campaigning in his district. The one here in New York, that is. So the question today is whether Caesar will be a bundle of energy like he always is. Oh look, here he is now.

Caesar Trunzo, octogenarian incumbent in Suffolk, is still rocking out hard on the campaign trail. Wait, here's the photo.

Heh. Rock on, Caesar.

Will the 2008 Blue Wave sweep out the ossified obstructionist Republicans in Albany? Will a Democratic take over of the State Senate actually help to clear out Albany's political constipation or will the likes of Shelly Silver STILL keep things dysfunctional? We will soon find out. But what is clear is that there are three particularly good candidates Democrats can support for State Senate who would definitely improve things. And the NY Times has endorsed all three.

NY Times State Senate endorsements:

Third State Senate District on Long Island: Voters have a good choice in the Democratic challenger, Brian Foley, the town supervisor of Brookhaven. Mr. Foley has managed to restore the town's good name after decades of rotten Republican rule. The incumbent, Caesar Trunzo, was elected in the Nixon era. His core argument for re-election has boiled down to his pride in being a major conduit for pork. Long ago, he became a living monument to the inertia in Albany. We endorse Brian Foley.  read more »

We're seeing something happen these days that's a welcome change from cycles past: Democrats reaching out to our contenders for legislative seats and putting their muscle, and their name, behind the young blood.

For example, Hillary Clinton, not a woman with a particularly open schedule these days, has endorsed - and campaigned for Eric Massa, Dan Maffei, Brian Foley, Kristen McElroy, Don Barber, and others up and down the food chain. Similarly, Governor Paterson - the subject of much grumbling in the political class in the summer due to his attempts to play nice with Skelos - has raised money for Dollinger, Foley, Addabbo, and others. All of this is announced in a daily stream of email releases.

What could bring our normally fractious Democrats together like that? Bright red oozing billows of blood in the water, for one thing; the other side has never had a weaker bench or a worse environment. This is the endgame, the final battle for New York; and I think we're going to win.

Had to take down an earlier post because of some copyright issues, but here are two beautiful Trunzo videos via TAP:

Caesar Trunzo creates the Internodal, a Suffolk transportation project that he has since disavowed (constancy! steadfastness! fighting for us!)

And here's Caesar's take on people who speak, not making this up, "Hispanic".

Caesar Trunzo: totally in touch!