New York state will now allow us to gamble, legally, on sports betting. But what about political betting? You’d have to be impaired not to understand that along with drinking and prostitution, gambling has always been part of our culture. Now the great New York Seal will make it all […]
Publisher’s Corner
Publisher’s Corner: Biden needs to remember that blue states brought him to the party
You get what you pay for.” It’s always a question of when rational policy meets the politics of the moment. Now it’s the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT) versus the question of, “How are you going pay for it?” This was the doing of Donald Trump, who decided […]
Publisher’s Corner: Remembering a champion of women’s rights
I really loved Ross Graham. She recently died and I wanted to write my personal tribute to her in a way that everyone else might understand. That’s because we all had someone like Ross Graham in our lives – a person who made such a difference on our development as […]
Publisher’s Corner: Governor’s troubles reveal cracks in the Legislature
It does seem that when Andrew Cuomo ran into trouble, albeit some of it of his own making, his political enemies came out of the woodwork. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s role is, to say the least, confusing. There are some who say that he is trying to help the Governor. […]
Publisher’s Corner: “Know Thyself” is good advice for politics and life
Lessons to be learned in politics: Try to be very good to those who work for you. If you assume that being angry and too demanding with your staff is a good way to get the most productive work out of them, you had better think again. One of the […]
Publisher’s Corner: Be careful what you wish for, legislators
So anyway, the guy I call “Tough Guy Andrew” is fighting for his political life. His enemies list grows and grows. At the very top of the list are members of the state Legislature, of both parties, who are in a serious get-even mode. It seems that they are very […]
Publisher’s Corner: The News in Review
The news in review: Okay, so Ted Cruz became an international scandal. Why? The guy is a creep. There is so much built up animus against Donald Trump from any thinking, decent person that all that energy needed a place to go. It got transferred to Cruz. When Cruz and […]
Publisher’s Corner: America, have heart!
I never thought that the spineless, degenerate, almost all white Republican senators would prove their patriotism and vote to convict Donald Trump. Trump, of course, was impeached for inciting the heinous, murderous, sickening riot of January 6th. On that date, the seat of government was desecrated and our Constitution threatened […]