Comments on: Want to go to a lawmakers’ reception? Bring a checkbook http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/03/10/want-to-go-to-a-lawmakers-reception-bring-a-checkbook/ Political news in the Lower Hudson Valley, New York state. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Westchester News http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/03/10/want-to-go-to-a-lawmakers-reception-bring-a-checkbook/comment-page-1/#comment-44454 The Westchester News Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:36:48 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/?p=8304#comment-44454 If there is no money, no fundraisers, no politicians, then everybody will say hooray because the love of money is the root of all evil. Learn to make it with nothing, the best of us do! If there is no money, no fundraisers, no politicians, then everybody will say hooray because the love of money is the root of all evil. Learn to make it with nothing, the best of us do!

]]> By: ed1 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/03/10/want-to-go-to-a-lawmakers-reception-bring-a-checkbook/comment-page-1/#comment-44422 ed1 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:15:55 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/?p=8304#comment-44422 What you say is so obvious that it's unworthy of debate. Let these pols do their fundraising on the up and up, or let the "lobbyists" do it the old fashioned way with direct bribes and envelopes filled with cash so that, at the very least, those who insist still on being bribe recipients gamble with ignominy and jail. As it stands, they've created quite a nice little loophole for themselves. What you say is so obvious that it’s unworthy of debate. Let these pols do their fundraising on the up and up, or let the “lobbyists” do it the old fashioned way with direct bribes and envelopes filled with cash so that, at the very least, those who insist still on being bribe recipients gamble with ignominy and jail. As it stands, they’ve created quite a nice little loophole for themselves.

]]> By: the consultant http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/03/10/want-to-go-to-a-lawmakers-reception-bring-a-checkbook/comment-page-1/#comment-44419 the consultant Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:08:06 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/?p=8304#comment-44419 my personal belief is that lobbyists in albany should not be allowed to contribute any money to any legislative member....fundraisers back home among constituents are fine..so is direct mail..but it is ridiculous to suggest at lobbyist is not giving money because he wants access.and whether or not the elected official gives that person access, there is an appearance of impropriety my personal belief is that lobbyists in albany should not
be allowed to contribute any money to any legislative
member….fundraisers back home among constituents are
fine..so is direct mail..but it is ridiculous to suggest
at lobbyist is not giving money because he wants
access.and whether or not the elected official gives
that person access, there is an appearance of impropriety

]]> By: PATHETIC http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/03/10/want-to-go-to-a-lawmakers-reception-bring-a-checkbook/comment-page-1/#comment-44409 PATHETIC Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:55:28 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/?p=8304#comment-44409 This behavior is at the heart of the dysfunction in Albany. I honestly was surprised to hear that Greg Ball was holding one of these fundraisers given the fact that he paints himself as Mr. Reformer and would supposedly like to keep that image while pursuing a campaign for Congress. Unfortunatley for Ball, by holding one of these sleazy Albany lobbyist events it just makes him another sleazy Albany politician. This behavior is at the heart of the dysfunction in Albany.

I honestly was surprised to hear that Greg Ball was holding one of these fundraisers given the fact that he paints himself as Mr. Reformer and would supposedly like to keep that image while pursuing a campaign for Congress.

Unfortunatley for Ball, by holding one of these sleazy Albany lobbyist events it just makes him another sleazy Albany politician.

]]> By: the consultant http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/03/10/want-to-go-to-a-lawmakers-reception-bring-a-checkbook/comment-page-1/#comment-44374 the consultant Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:11:54 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/?p=8304#comment-44374 some politicians really don't get it..they have sold their offices for so long that they think the public expects it of them and that it is ok...the attitude displayed above is symptomatic of what is wrong with albany...you would think at the very least that a public admission that contributing money gets you a seat at the table would not be something any politician would be quick to acknowledge.. wonder how smart this guy is..and he is the majority leader? some politicians really don’t get it..they have sold
their offices for so long that they think the public
expects it of them and that it is ok…the attitude
displayed above is symptomatic of what is wrong
with albany…you would think at the very least that
a public admission that contributing money gets
you a seat at the table would not be something
any politician would be quick to acknowledge..
wonder how smart this guy is..and he is the majority
leader?

]]> By: ed1 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/03/10/want-to-go-to-a-lawmakers-reception-bring-a-checkbook/comment-page-1/#comment-44371 ed1 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:15:45 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/?p=8304#comment-44371 As Malcolm Smith says: "You gotta pay to play!" How's that for truthful arrogance? As Malcolm Smith says: “You gotta pay to play!” How’s that for truthful arrogance?

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