Klein: I’m Voting for Malcolm Smith
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Despite talk to the contrary, Sen. Jeff Klein said this morning that he plan to vote for Malcolm Smith to lead the Democratic conference—whether it’s in the majority or the minority.
“I never asked anybody to vote for me for leader. I intend to go back to Albany on Wednesday in the majority and vote for Malcolm Smtih for majority leader,” he said.
And he said he’d do the same in January, if Democrats take the majority.
“I have every intention, and hopefully I’ll have the opportunity to nominate Malcolm Smith for majority leader,” Klein continued. “And I’m looking forward to being the deputy majority leader.”
Klein said the main reason for Wednesday’s meeting of the Democratic conference in Albany on Wednesday is to formulate proposed cuts to the state budget, which are due to Governor Paterson on Friday.
Yet Klein said he’d just as soon see a vote of confidence for Smith as well.
“I hope there is, so we can get the politics behind us and move forward and start to change things,” he said. “If we take the vote and we make Malcolm the majority leader, I think that would be a good thing do to on Wednesday.”
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No he will not. After tuesday the gloves are off.
Klein saying the right things today, if the dem’s take control of the Senate, there will be an internal war. Maybe there will be a dem or two who will cut a deal with the rep’s and the rep’s will maintain control of the Senate. There are some dem’s who have been screwed by there own party and may be thinking of jumping ship for the right deal. There is much more to come.
Klein would end hope for reform in Albany.Yesterdays stories on Smiths intent to bring major change to how the Stare Senate is run is not new-hes been saying what was reported in the NY Times since day one. If Patterson does anything to encourage Kleins takeover, David will lose tremendous support among reformers in 2010.
Does this “reform” include dumping Silver and loosening the stranglehold the unions have on Albany? No. What possible “reform” could either Klein or Smith effect other than to raise taxes even higher than they are and drive everyone who keeps this State afloat out of NY State until they create an East St. Louis which will eventually declare bankruptcy?
hey…the teachers union and others completely control
albany…the teachers get health care benefits for life
the police and fire unions get to stuff overtime into
their last three years to make their pensions twice as
much as they would be under normal circumstances…
they are all stealing and you are paying..not me
i dont pay property taxes anymore..but i know theft
when i see it
He doth protest too much, methinks.
“I knew him, Horatio, a man of infinite jest.” However, the consultant kids you not.
The Politicians are out of control too. They are members of the NY Retirement system and only need five years to be vested. They get outstanding health insurance/dental ins. Only work three days a week for 6 months. Make minimum salary of 79,500. they are scamming the system more than the teachers.
yes and we need elected officials who can put a stop
to that kind of stealing by state and local government
workers…any ideas?
Does anyone really believe this? Sure he can raise money, but he probably did the math and realizes that he does not have the votes. I am not being racist, but look at the demographics. Why would he leave the Assembly majority to run for the Senate minority in 2004? He was pushed out of his Bronx Assembly seat so that a Hispanic woman could run that was more in line with the population of the district (she also happened to be the daughter of the Bronx Democratic Chairman Jose Rivera). The Assembly is already led by a Jewish white male. You figure out the rest of the equation…