Politics on the Hudson

Stop that

Posted by: Yancey Roy - Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 31, 2007

Here was one moment of levity Saturday during the state Senate’s grilling of Alexander “Pete’’ Grannis, Gov. Spitzer’s nominee to head the Dept. of Environmental Conservation:

 Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer, D-Mamaroneck, Westchester County, complained of deer overpopulation and asked if the agency could do something to “prevent the deer from mating.’’

 After the giggles and murmurs subsided, Grannis replied: “Senator, while we regulate the hunting season, the mating season is probably beyond our control.’’

 That prompted another roar of laughter.

 

 

 

|  Email This

4 Responses to “Stop that”

1. Anoneeemus April 1st, 2007 at 10:34 pm

   Would Suzi Oppenheimer please retire? Please?? She has no clout, no ambition to accomplish anything, and no sense – common or otherwise.

2. Erik Engquist April 2nd, 2007 at 1:47 pm

   Programs to slow the birth rate among deer are actually not uncommon. Doesn’t seem like an outrageous question to me.

3. Ed D'Urso April 2nd, 2007 at 2:05 pm

   I wonder what position the deer have on human population.

4. Anthony Martin Dambrosi April 3rd, 2007 at 1:18 am

   I wonder if we’ll see folks out in their Sunday Best on Route 211 carrying signs that giving
   deer sex ed or birth control is part of the Devil’s Plan?