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Thursday, December 15, 2011. New ethics panel posts a tough sell for Cuomo. Attracting people to state government is a major problem for me. Why? Over the last few years, Albany has not enjoyed the best reputation, the pay scale . is not the highest, and when you go into the public sector you expose yourself to criticism, scrutiny, et cetera.". I would like venture a guess, Governor Cuomo. Posted by albany layman. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Malcontents and Other Blogs. Daily News: Daily Politics.

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Thursday, August 16, 2012. Voters can end company's political clout. OK, Mr. Advocate. You have identified a problem. That's all well and good. You also spend a lot of time lecturing Teh Voters of Albany County. As an Albany County voter, I kinda resent the lecture. You failed to mention that if it wasn't for your colleagues, Gavin, Carleo-Evangelist, Hinman (and others I'm sure), Teh Voters would have no idea that all these contributions were from the same company. Blame Teh Voters all you'd like. B...

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Autoplay video is a scourge of the internets. Posted by albany layman. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Malcontents and Other Blogs. Democracy in Albany (hiatus). The albany project (defunct). Albany's Citizen One (you read her, I'm not going to). Albany Community Television (defunct). Beaux Albany (status unknown). Daily News: Daily Politics. City of Albany - Office of Audit and Control. Fahy, NYS Assembly. Breslin, NYS Senate. Tonko, US Congress. Gillibrand, US Senate.

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Friday, February 8, 2013. Suggested topics for disgraced former Congressman John Sweeney's new radio show. You were once given the nickname "Congressman Kick-ass." Describe at length the actions that you took to gain that nickname. A group of aspiring political activists turn to you for advice. They are considering the tactic of harassing election officials as they attempt to count votes. How would you advise them? Describe at length your experiences visting the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Friday, August 24, 2012. This is a fantastic essay. It provides a useful framework for interpreting the bullshit rhetoric that gets thrown around in political circles and in the media. With that essay in mind, I will focus on one piece of this article, Broke cities: What's next? I happen to agree with that first sentence, being a fan of democracy. But that's beside the point. On to the rhetoric: "[.] they don't have sufficient power to manage their workforce costs [.]". Posted by albany layman. Albany's ...

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Saturday, September 15, 2012. Reality check for political reporters. Reality check for Soares. Albany County district attorney wins big victory after a nasty. Nasty as defined by . . . the wind, apparently. That collective exhale you heard Thursday night came from Albany County prosecutors. I wondered what that was! District Attorney David Soares, the two-term incumbent, easily defeated. Challenger Lee Kindlon in a Democratic primary, but scars. Of the grueling nine-month race may not heal anytime soon.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Regarding this: Busch: Who will watch public health if Kenwood is chosen? I'm not familiar with Legislator Busch. Perhaps she's a lovely person. I do wonder, though, if she is aware that she is joining a not-proud tradition of suspecting immigrants of being diseased. For example, here. Posted by albany layman. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Malcontents and Other Blogs. Democracy in Albany (hiatus). The albany project (defunct). Albany Community Television (defunct).

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011. Despite Protests, Cuomo Says He Will Not Extend a Tax Surcharge on Top Earners. Mr Cuomo insisted that under no circumstances would he consider backing the extension of the surcharge, saying it would encourage residents and businesses to move to other states. Governor Cuomo: Appeaser of rich whiners. Also, the governor's premise of needing to appease the rich whiners is wrong. Tax Flight is a Myth. Posted by albany layman. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Fahy, NYS Assembly.

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Monday, December 19, 2011. GOP field already growing for senator's seat in 2012. The Times Union tries to make a race of it. By centering an article around a guy who is "mulling a run" in paragraph three (in the reporter's words), but who is "unlikely to do it" in paragraph seven (in the gentleman's own words). Odd construction, that. The article also offers up some opportunities to the GOP to get some shots at Gillibrand on the record, which is fine for them, but an odd choice for the TU.