Richard Brodsky for AG?

Richard Brodsky for AG? (0.00 / 0)

Let's cut through the jibberish.  

Silver was against congestion pricing so no matter how many Assembly members debated, it wasn't going to happen.

The Assembly doesn't know how to handle the process of committees conducting hearings, bill mark-up and votes on legislation. Silver rules. That's why Rules Reform is so critical.  Three men in a room continues to be the default method of governing in NY.

BobinRochester

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by: BobinRochester @ Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 08:06:22 AM CDT

And Brodsky is SIlver's foot-soldier (0.00 / 0)

in perpetuating this system

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by: Roatti @ Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 08:16:13 AM CDT

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not a hack (0.00 / 0)

Disagree all you want with him on the merits of congestion pricing, but Richard Brodsky is hands down one of the smartest  and most effective legislators we have. Just ask the Yankees

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by: DanLevitanWFP @ Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 12:42:44 PM CDT

i have to agree with dan here (4.00 / 1)

you can say all kinds of things about brodsky, but he's certainly not a hack. he's actually one of the smartest (and most prolific) legislators in the state.

TODAY is day one. It always is.

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by: phillip anderson @ Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 13:40:07 PM CDT

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His views on government transparency (0.00 / 0)

are extremely disappointing. Can we at least agree on that?

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by: Roatti @ Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 15:05:49 PM CDT

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Brodsky (0.00 / 0)

I think it'd be a pretty good day for New York if Brodsky were to be elected into any statewide office.  On most issues, he's as progressive as they come, and he's been an outspoken and forceful agent for good for quite some time now.  

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by: Kluggy @ Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 21:39:58 PM CDT

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Brodsky and Con Ed (4.00 / 1)

In 2006 northwest Queens suffered through a nine-day brownout.  Thousands of people had no power at all; the rest of us (myself included) experienced extremely low electricity.

Before the nine days were up, several residents banded together to create "Western Queens Power for the People" (WQPFP) in an effort to hold Con Ed responsible for their failure (note:  Mayor Bloomberg defended Con Ed and their CEO).  Over the next two years, WQPFP discovered that under the law they could only force Con Ed to eat the $45 million cost of getting things back up and running -- they could not force Con Ed to pay for their incompetence.

Despite this limitation, WQPFP not only succeeded in getting Con Ed to pay the $45 million cost, they also got Con Ed to pay residents and businesses a small amount ($100 for residents, $250-350 for businesses) in the form of a rebate.  Con Ed is also paying for greening projects, and a $500K study (conducted independently) to determine what happened and how it can be prevented from happening again.

Throughout the two year, WQPFP repeatedly called on local elected officials to join them in this effort.  None did.  To add further insult, when they announced their settlement, some local electeds (who weren't at the table) decried the settlement as being woefully inadequate.

There was one elected official at the press conference -- Richard Brodsky.  He worked with WQPFP because he believed in holding Con Ed responsible for their irresponsible behavior.  While others stood on the sideline and then, to their great shame, jeered the efforts of constituents, Brodsky dug in and got to work.

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by: Dan Jacoby @ Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 14:09:01 PM CDT