Wednesday, June 10, 2009
'Don’t talk to me about ethical background in Albany'
Something you don't see in Massachusetts: real partisan competition. The latest in New York's ongoing soap opera:
Something you don't see in Massachusetts: real partisan competition. The latest in New York's ongoing soap opera:
The revolt has thrown Albany into an almost surreal scene of confusion; on Tuesday, both Mr. Smith and the Republican Senate leader, Dean G. Skelos, were claiming to be the majority leader. Democrats locked the doors of the Senate chamber, preventing Republicans from gathering there, and refused to turn over the keys, prompting Republicans to threaten to hold a legislative session in the park outside.
