Democracy In Albany

I am a little surprised to read that you think that it is acceptable for the governor to use state resources for blatantly political purposes. Would you be equally thrilled if you discovered that Albany city and country officials were using tax payer funded resources to discover who you are and keep track of your doings?  

Somehow I think you wouldn't be so happy with that.

Did Bruno break the law?  No, he did not.  Did Spitzer's people?  We do not know.  And we do not know because both of the agencies that investigated this, the State's AG and Soares didn't subpoena anyone and did not have anyone under oath. I would agree with you except for that matter.

Spitzer's people admitted to unethical behavior. Rather expediently too. Almost like they wanted to fall on their swords so they could deflect damage.  Andrew Cuomo passed the buck to David Soares because Soares had subpoena powers. Soares probably read the Times Union and discovered that it wasn't sexy enough to waste his time on and didn't do an thorough investigation before making some very impolite remarks about Cuomo to the TU and issuing his "See No Evil" report.

1.  Bruno was using the helicopter to fly to fundraisers in NYC.  He claims he also was going to "meetings" for state business but we are told that we can't know who he was meeting with because it was secret.

2.  The cops were on the job anyway.   They were asked to keep records.   I don't see that as abusing state resources.   I would fully expect that when any state employee uses any state vehicle they must document where, why and who they traveled with.   If I was in charge, that would be required.   Why?  Because the tax payers deserve that.

I remember when you used to defend Tom Delay and John Sweeney.   I'm confident in my "spidey sense" on how these things go.  Bruno is a crook.  

I have also pointed out that I think spitzer has handled all of this very poorly from Day One.

I'm pretty certain city and county officials are using our tax dollars to do a lot of illegal things.  Not thrilled about that at all.  

I pointed out several times that I disliked Sweeney and would never vote for him. I also pointed out that the campaign wasnt won on the issues. It was won basically because of an illegal release of confidential information.  

No problem having the state police used because they are on duty anyway? So I guess you wouldnt mind having the state's taxation and finance used for political retribution because afterall, they were on duty anyway. No problem justifying the whole thing with fraudulent foil requests too, I bet. The people plotting and scheming were also on duty.

So, DIA. You have no problem with the state's resourced being used against the political enemies of the steam roller. I always thought that you were one of those left wing idealolical types with that scarey photo of RFK on your study wall. You know the one- where he is looking off somewhere with an expression on his face that makes you wonder what the hell he is looking at.

Now I have to wonder if you are not really a disciple of the Patron Saint of dirty politics.

Saint Richard the Dick.

Lets see, DIA:

1. You like smear campaigns because you know your candidates cant win on issues. Sex scandles and Mike's stunts. That was a Nixon favorite.  

2. You take an issue which to a rational person would be seen as a good thing (Higher ethical standards for Republican leadership, for example) and keep beating the drum about how this is a demostration of evil.

* thinks it over some more *

Likewise, Joe Bruno, as my next paycheck says "he doesn't report his use of public resources" for personal gain in his tax returns either. IMO, this is what Bruno's "shouting and screaming" trooper scenario is all about.