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Albany Budget - The Joke that keeps giving | 33 comments (33 topical, 0 hidden)
Voters (none / 0) (#27)
by Roscoe on Thu Nov 29, 2007 at 02:01:30 PM EST
Sounds to me like you might be thinking of running.  Good for you.  In the context of an election, which is a long ways off, you are right, of course.

I will wager that the slugs in the local political soup will, however, direct many whisper campaigns and slander campaigns and ugly criminal political behavior at your contemplated campaign, so that when you're done, and perhaps win, you'll realize that mailing rubber stamps or condoms was, as Albany goes, a clean tactic, playful even, as compared to those undertaken by people who have a lot to lose, and even more to hide.  

beginning to get my feet wet... (none / 0) (#28)
by makome on Thu Nov 29, 2007 at 02:12:50 PM EST
I just moved to Albany in March and while I have lived in the area most of my life I was not as accutely aware of what was going on in Albany until I moved here...which makes sense to a degree.  Now that I see what is going on I can also see why folks are intimidated by the people and the process (the machine eats them up and spits them out).  Change is hard and we need tough-skinned folks to lead the charge. Those are hard to come by.  We have a lot of time between now and the next election, hopefully the right people emerge from the "muck."  I would also hope that the residents are reaching a breaking point with the machine...although that may be wishful thinking.    

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