Spitzer Pushes “One New York”
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- February
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Rather than gloat over Democrats’ latest political success, Gov. Eliot Spitzer this morning pushed for “One New York” and said his budget proposal would be good for all New Yorkers.
The message comes less than two days after Democrats closed the Republican lead in the Senate to just one seat and moves Spitzer closer to having all state government under the party’s control.
Yet he’s stepping away from his tough stance last year—at least publicly—of warring with his foes. It’s all part of his 2008 message of conciliation after his first year in office was marred by his self-titled label as a “steamroller.”
“History has shown us and present circumstances dictate that we must cast aside division and come together as One New York,” Spitzer said in a speech to the Association for a Better New YorkÂÂ in Manhattan.
â€Å“Sectionalism will not take us where we need to go if we are to transform our economy, lower health care costs and elevate our schools and universities to the next level. So it is imperative that the fundamental principle of ‘One New York’ guides our budget deliberations and it is in this spirit that we must enter the budget season.”
He reiterated his ongoing theme of “We are one State with one future, and we will rise and fall together.”
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Spitzer’s “One New York”-one party control under his leadership-is a little too close to “Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer” for comfort.
Sara – Laying aside the unbelivable offensiveness of comparing a Jewish person to Hitler, this is a pretty inane comment. Unifying a state around common goals – creating jobs, lowering taxes, etc. – is not a bad thing. Divisiveness for divisisness’ sake (which is what Bruno is now pushing) is exactly what’s wrong with Albany.
And really, let’s tone things down to a reasonable level of commentary.
Inane? Spitzer is a power-mad, overly ambitious, rabidly partisan, would-be dictator. No, he’s not genocidal, but the political comparison is valid.
So long as everyone agrees with him. That’s his idea of ” One New York.”
“Creating jobs, lowering taxes?” Creating state jobs, perhaps, costing the taxpayers even more. It’s mind-blowing how totally blind or mendacious some people are. And, blind is the kindest word.
This is exactly the type of vitriol that hurts the state and stifles meaningful deabte. And you have to admit, it’s a bit ironic for you to throw “rabidly partisan” in there. Are you sure it’s the governor who’s foaming at the mouth?
Spitzer is actually gloating. Maybe prematurely.
It’s easy to say “let’s be one” when it is
your party that may soon be in contol and would
like all to be quiet on the reservation, so to speak.
God help us. “One New York” is akin to the “one world” phrase used by socialists and communists in the 1960s.
When Mr. Spitzer says “One New York,” I believe he really means to continue, “under Elliot Spitzer.”
Nelson Rockefeller, a man to whom our present governor may be compared, was never half as arrogant as the man in Albany today.
Spitzer’s single goal is to destroy the Republican Party, his only formidable political opponent, taking out its leadership and providing him with a comfortable, single party government.
Voters lose when there is one party in charge of government(s) in any particular environment. In this case, it will be New Yorkers—those same taxpayers for whom Mr. Spitzer claims to have found the solution with his “One New York” phrase—who will suffer when checks and balances are overidden once his scheme is approved.