Spitzer honeymoon continues
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- November
- 29
Gov.-elect Eliot Spitzer spent more than five hours today talking behind closed doors with Democratic members of the Assembly at their annual retreat in Manhattan.
Nobody swooned, but some of the lawmakers at the session said they were impressed.
“Eliot is a very good listener,’’ said Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, D-Greenburgh.â€? If people learned anything from this event, it was this is a guy who will argue with you listen with you and reason with you and then if he is persuaded, change his mind.’â€ËÅ“
Statewide politicians often address the group, now 108 strong, but usually the speeches are short and then they leave, said Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, D-Buffalo, who was first elected in 1992.
“This was a great start to what I hope will be a productive relationship,’’ Hoyt said. We certainly didn’t agree on everything. But there were no raging debates.’â€ËÅ“
Hoyt and Brodsky said that little time was devoted to what could be the first flash point between Spitzer and the Democratic lawmakers: the Berger Commission report that recommends closing some hospitals and nursing homes.
“There was no attempt made to reach an agreement,’’ Brodsky said.
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