Comments on: If It Looks Like a Dysfunctional Government …

By: Jiminy Cricket

Jiminy Cricket — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:19:45 +0000

Ed…Yes, there is a better term than “dysfunctional.” It begins with an “f” and ends in “up.”

By: a new day

a new day — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:06:23 +0000

The republicans will have no control after January. Let them vote in January. This will be a Democrat thing not a Republican thing. Voice of the Majority you blame Pataki. Why not go back farther. Blame Rockafellor. Why not blame the Republicans. Pataki has been out of office for a while. The Democrats will control all 3 branches of state government. They will have no one to blame. Remember it is a new day in January. We all voted for change. Let’s see how they do. If they succeed you know they will take the credit.
Good luck. You will need it.

By: ed1

ed1 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:08:07 +0000

If so, then why don’t the Dems get it in motion, bring up the cuts they propose, lose the Republican votes in the Senate, and then revote and re-affirm when they gain their seats in January? Because they are utilizing a thinly-veiled political game-plan of their own. It’s all Machiavelli up there. And your guys are not without sin – far from it. They’re ALL useless. By simply pointing fingers, you’re cheering on the status quo.

By: The Voice of the Majority

The Voice of the Majority — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:44:27 +0000

It’s not “each side” that wants to avoid the hit – it’s the REPUBLICANS who want to avoid the hit. They want to blame it all on the Democrats, starting the 2010 election right now. Lest we forget, the bulk of the mess began under Gov. Pataki® and the Republican Senate as well as the Democratic Assembly.

The Assembly was prepared to vote for some cuts IF and only IF the Republicans joined them. Since the cuts hurt Democratic constituencies they wanted it to be a joint effort. The Republican Senate, smarting from their loss, said “nothing doing”, and played rope-a-dope. Give us the whole budget for 2009-2010 before we vote. And the Assembly Republicans barked on the sidelines as usual, with no power and no sense of responsibility. And they keep losing seats (down to 41!).

By: Generation X

Generation X — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:59:20 +0000

The senate republicans will be out of control in January. It should be the democrats who make these decisions. Because when the Democrats take control they will blame the Republicans for the cuts. The voters have spoken. It is the Democrats call on this.

By: ed1

ed1 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:32:39 +0000

”...Senate Republicans who are unwilling to negotiate any budget cuts?” If I read this right, the Guv didn’t say this, but Joe Spector did. Have the Democrats been rallying for budget cuts? If so, I hadn’t noticed. As an independent voter, I think they’re ALL dysfunctional. Each side wants to play defensive volleyball and have the other side take the hit. Meanwhile, the State staggers. Maybe someone should come up with an even more pejorative term than “dysfunctional.” It doesn’t seem to embarrass anyone up there any longer.

By: the consultant

the consultant — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:18:36 +0000

you have to hand it to him..he says what he is thinking
this is a dysfunctional state..too much power for too
long in the special interests that contribute and
work for the candidates on both sides of the aisle..