So who really holds the power in state government? Well, the governor and the Legislature make the rules. One can only wonder how and why these powerful forces exercise their muscles. In short, the answer is “Because they can.” Let’s just say that you are elected to one of these […]

  If there is one thing I am worried about, it’s the possibility that Donald Trump will once again be “elected” president of the United States. The man is a tyrant. The January 6th Committee has shown without a doubt that Trump doesn’t play fair and is willing to cheat. […]

My granddaughter, Hana, just celebrated her fifth birthday. Can you remember when you were five? This turned out to be a great birthday party. Lots of people came and we all went swimming and it was wonderful to see parents and children of all ages speaking and interacting with one […]

You’ve got to hand it to Attorney General Letitia James. She’s a gutsy lady who isn’t afraid to take on some of the fiercest and most evil characters in our current political universe. For starters, she has entered into seemingly mortal political combat with Donald Trump who has taken her […]

Let’s face it. A good deal of the way politics are practiced in New York is, at the very least, morally corrupt. Some of the people we have come to depend on to be honorable are anything but. The system is fixed. It has been fixed by the very people […]

You gotta’ like Tom Suozzi. I know that I do. He really wants to be governor of New York. If he were on a Little League team, he would be the kid described as having “a lot of heart.” He gets up there and really swings away. It’s interesting — […]

Andrew Cuomo has now officially missed the boat. He had his shot, but his former lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, seems to be where she wants to be. She’s a smart woman and unlike Cuomo, she has not accumulated a lot of enemies and seems set for reelection. It would take […]