Going Out With A Bus Tour (Updated)
Today is Sen. Joseph Bruno’s last day in office and he’s going out with a bus tour with the media of all he’s done for the Albany region—including the many places that grace his name for all the money, that’s taxpayers’ money, that he used to fund projects in his home district.
Updated: Bruno met with the media before he took the bus tour with television cameras in tow. He said it was emotional leaving the Capitol for the last time, but said he’s accomplished much.
I asked him if he’s going to own thoroughbred horses and run them, something he couldn’t do as a senator because of state ethics laws. He said it’s something he’s considering.
“That’s one of the things I’m going to be looking at. For the first time ever, I could have an interest in a horse I could race,” he said as he walked to the bus. “As you know, I love horses. I have two colts, two yearlings in my backyard. They could go into training, so I’m going to take a look at it. One of them is City Zip’s baby, a great stallion.”
City Zip had a good run in 2000 and 2001 at Saratoga Race Course, Bruno’s home turf. A New York Times story said that City Zip won four straight races at the old track.
(Right is a picture of Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings, in light blue shirt, giving Bruno a blanket with all the projects that Bruno aided. With them is left, Assemblyman Roy McDonald, who is looking to replace Bruno in the Senate; and right, Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco.)
Here’s the tour schedule:
“Senator Joseph L. Bruno will be going on a farewell tour of the Capital Region this afternoon. The tour will begin in front of the East Capitol steps at 1:10 with a brief meeting with Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings and Leader Jim Tedisco. The bus will leave promptly after the meeting.
Stops are expected to include; the stadium at HVCC, Rensselaer Tech Park, the former site of Rensselaer High School, Rensselaer Train Station, UAlbany East Campus and Albany International Airport.”
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How about Union Station and the Union Savings Bank? Second only to Silver. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid without the charm.
These “public servants” sure seem to do pretty well for themselves. Racing stable dreams! Maybe he and Silver should be asked, not about racehorses, but about how they feel about abetting the bankruptcy of the the State. Any reporters up to the task? Precious few, unfortunately.