Just when you think things cannot get any worse in Albany things happen that just leave you shaking your head. First and foremost we are now one month without a working budget for this silly state yet our beloved legislature decided to leave town. Whatever happened to staying on the job until the job is done. Not the morons in Albany. I guess trying to solve a 9.2 billion dollar deficit is not that important. Silly me. But this is only the tip of the iceberg.
Our favorite turncoat in the state senate, Democrat Pedro Espada, has now been hit with a second lawsuit from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. This guy is a peach as it looks like, per the first lawsuit, he has been bilking lots of money from his own health clinic. The second lawsuit alleges that Pedro created a sham job training program at his company. Also, he has also pretty much hired his family into positions in his office..Again charity begins at home. Lets hope that the citizens of Bronx vote this slug out at the next election and his next job is at South of the Border in South Carolina.
Speaking of slugs lets hear it for Senator Kevin Parker, a Democrat from Brooklyn. He was heard on a radio show Wednesday morning calling his Senate Republicans colleagues "long term white supremacists". It all originated when, during a Senate finance committee meeting, they were interviewing a black candidate and, for some reason, Mr. Parker went batty. This guy is also facing assault charges involving a New York Post photographer. Sounds like Kevin needs anger management counseling.
More dysfunction was on display in Albany this past week as a report from the state's inspector general said that Lee Kyriacou, the former executive director of the state Office of Real Property Services was accused of using his staff to handle family errands. I wonder if he had them mow his yard too.
Truer words were never spoken when Senator Stephen Saland, a Republican from Poughkeepsie, said of the state Capitol "This is truly a bizarre place to be." Bizarre indeed. You would think with the extra eyes that have been placed on our beloved state government lately crap like this would not happen yet it continues to spew from Albany.
Other things that drive me nuts is the continuing ways this state is trying siphon more money out of our pockets. Boy, I just cannot wait for that soda tax to be enacted. I guess I will have to quit my "Coke" habit. Another tidbit from our idiot governor is the fact that he wants Supermarkets to be able to sell wine. The fees from this would put hundreds of millions of dollars into the states coffers while putting hundreds of liquor stores out of business. Paterson says that to counter that he would let liquor stores start selling snacks. Who in hell would go to a liquor store to buy snacks??? Some trade off.
Why can't these morons find a way to cut spending instead of robbing us?? Oh that's right, those sweetheart contracts with the state employee union and the teacher's union that are giving those people big raises in our time of financial trouble. Raises that the Unions say are untouchable. These Unions are real team players and what should happen is that some of their 'teammates' will end up walking the street because of this hard line stance. I think it is time for Buttercup to suck it up for a year and forgo their raises. These people all make a great buck and have fantastic benefits which, of course, are paid for from the pockets of all New York State residents in the form of high taxes. At least Governor Paterson is trying his best by holding back as much of these raises as he can but boy has the crying and lawsuit filing started. YEEEHAH!!!
Once again I am advocating that we vote ALL of these idiots out of office and start fresh. What we need, when it comes to redistricting after the census, is that the district lines should be drawn properly as too many Albany politicians get far too comfortable. The districts are drawn up so that republicans and democrats always seem to be able to get re-elected without working for it. Nothing like a bit of gerrymandering among friends now, eh?
What more can I say? Our state government is an embarrassment to us all. The world laughs at us. Even Greece is in better financial shape than we are. Maybe Eliot Spitzer did his prostitute bit deliberately hoping that he would get caught, and be forced to resign, because he could see this coming down the tunnel like an out of control freight train. Nah, as what could be worse than a pissed off wife???
Well, enough is enough for tonight. Even the King of Moronica gets tired of the constant flow of moronica that spews from Albany. I can only take so much. Its about time we all told Albany that in the form of voting the bums out this November.
And remember, though I may not always drink beer, but when I do, I drink Dos Equis. Stay thirsty my friends!!
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