| It's gone quiet here, but there are a few things that have happened lately worth noting.
In court today, Judge Thomas J. McNamara wasn't enthusiastic about getting involved in the squabbles of the coup:
"I'll be candid," Justice McNamara said, expressing that it was his desire "to have this matter resolved within the context of the Senate, not within the context of any court."
He added, "You really have to do this amongst yourselves."
Court reconvenes at 9:30am Monday if necessary. CapCon has the legal filings. (Memorandum | Coup transcript | Breslin affirmation | Smith complaint).
Democratic Senators got out of Albany and met in Manhattan, emerging to proclaim themselves united, though I'm still not clear about Thomas Duane's openness to negotiation. Yesterday he seemed safely with the Dems, but the Times piece today quotes him leaving it open:
His comments prompted the Senate's only openly gay member, Thomas K. Duane, to say he was open to abandoning the Democratic caucus, a day after his staff insisted he was staying put. "Today, I'm in the Democratic conference, and I'm a Democrat," he added. "There's no way to predict what's going to happen tomorrow, let alone what's going to happen when everyone comes back on Monday."
Liz Benjamin does report Duane being at the Democratic meetings today.
A few major resignations came in over the past few days:
And there are more accusations of Espada-like misuse of non-profits in the Bronx, of City Councilman Larry Seabrook and Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo's grandson, who is also City Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo's nephew.
Oh, and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb wants David Letterman fired. |
