Silver swag

Why didn't you FP this? (0.00 / 0)

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by: Roatti @ Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 03:19:16 AM UTC

didn't seem like a front-page article (4.00 / 1)

More just a funny aside.

Diaries are fine too - I'm always happy to see more of them.

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by: simonstl @ Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 11:55:54 AM UTC

So-- I guess (0.00 / 0)

I don't love the Speaker well enough to get a job in the Assembly, but don't "not love" him well enough to get a free bag.  Damn, my "Wine Spectator" bag is getting old, too... and I never did add the "h" in "w[h]ine."

Somehow, I don't see it as a fashion accessory that my Obama delegate friends would appreciate....

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by: robinia @ Thu Sep 11, 2008 at 14:02:57 PM UTC

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Well I think he's right (0.00 / 0)

not to put it on the front page. It's not news or substantive. If you think it belongs there than the greater question is what is TAP's standard for the front page? Is there one. Is the FP threshold that which constitutes real news, or that which pokes fun at your enemy. Or is it simply that which will garner the most traffic. Or is it just whatever.

I know this website does not like Silver or the Democratic Assembly but there are many advocates, progressives and Democrats who do not agree. For example, this site links to Danger Democrat, the North Country's progressive blog yet you'll never see it here how they endorse Silver. That's news to me but you'll never see it here.

DD sees Silver as a true leader who cares about all of New York. And I see what they mean. Case in point the commuter tax in which Silver was damned if you do and damned if you don't. Silver sacrificed himself in order to help the Senate Democrats in a hotly contested close Senate Special Election. Check out the numbers yourself if you don't believe me. It was a suburban race in which the Republican Senate candidate Morahan called for removing the tax, the GOP Senate passed it, and the Senate Democrat's felt their race was hanging in the balance on the issue. They needed Silver. What did Silver do?

He was there for the Senate Dems. Yes, their need put the guy between a real rock and a hard place in his own district yet he decided to sacrifice himself for their greater good. Well, that's what leaders do. So have your fun beating him up, making fun of his bag, and one day you'll get a new leader who'll let the rest of the state rot because they'll see why bother it's just more trouble that'll get you nothing but ridiculed.  

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by: TruBlu @ Tue Sep 09, 2008 at 01:10:28 AM UTC

Let's give dear leader, and for that matter, all Democrats a free pass! (0.00 / 0)

Let's never ask hard questions of prominent politicians!  Let's carry their water no matter what they do!

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by: Roatti @ Tue Sep 09, 2008 at 01:58:15 AM UTC

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I'll be the first (0.00 / 0)

defend your right not to give anyone a free pass. And even defend your right to ask the hard questions. (Not that you need my help, you do just fine on your own). It's just that criticism is so incredibly one sided on this guy that it compels me to point out the contradiction of arguments against him.

When you think about it, he can't please anyone really. Not even with a bag. I'd laugh if it wasn't so sad

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by: TruBlu @ Tue Sep 09, 2008 at 02:40:29 AM UTC

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I give him credit for many things (0.00 / 0)

chief among them, being basically right on all the issues, and supporting the millionaires tax. But in NY, there is no shortage of liberal politicians- we have the privilege of supporting liberals who are also for open government and reform- and those are in short supply.

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by: Roatti @ Tue Sep 09, 2008 at 02:53:52 AM UTC

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I'm sorry... (0.00 / 0)

but being basically right on all the issues counts for more than you think. Can we admit (quietly, among ourselves) that we cannot say the same about our Governor?

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by: justthinking @ Tue Sep 09, 2008 at 04:52:49 AM UTC

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Oh, I've been admitting that already (0.00 / 0)

http://www.thealbanyproject.co...

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by: Roatti @ Tue Sep 09, 2008 at 04:59:30 AM UTC

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