Category Archives: Politics

Governor Cuomo’s decision to take the State of the State on a road trip out of the Capital should not be a surprise to anyone. A persistent and reasonable desire to control the story line accompanied by a nagging need … Continue reading →

All 438 Electors from all 50 States and the District of Columbia will officially cast their ballots for President and Vice President of the United States at 12 Noon today. New York’s 29 electors will meet in the Senate Chamber … Continue reading →

Dorm Authority: NY’s deepest pork barrell Dormitory Authority has grown into the top conduit of backdoor state spending By Chris Bragg Updated 11:01 am, Sunday, December 18, 2016 Times Union Albany The state Dormitory Authority, which was created by the … Continue reading →

The City Council’s phony slap at de Blasio’s scummy fund-raising | NY Post Editorial December 14, 2016 Hand a much-ado-about-nothing award to the City Council, which on Thursday will pretend it’s dealing a fatal blow to corruption with new campaign-finance … Continue reading →

Four months later… Justice delayed for Shelly Silver By Post Editorial Board August 25, 2016 Shelly Silver will stay out of jail for what looks to be another year, thanks to US District Court Judge Valerie Caproni’s ruling Thursday that … Continue reading →

Miss World’s obscene pro-China censorship By Post Editorial Board | December 14, 2016 Spoke aout against China’s illegal organ harvesting and persecution of Falun gong practitioners ‘Beauty with a purpose” is how the Miss World Organization bills itself — but … Continue reading →

Michael Benjamin (aka @SquarePegDem) was a guest panelist on CUNY Forum talking about Trump’s victory. To see the discussion, click on the CUNY Forum YouTube link below. Elections 2016: Where Do We Go From Here? Host: Bob Liff Panelists: Prof. … Continue reading →

What Donald Trump’s Preet pick means for de Blasio, Cuomo and Giuliani The possible reasons behind President-elect’s decision to keep U.S. Attorney Bharara By Jeremy Smerd Of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees so far, the most curious—from a New York perspective—is … Continue reading →

Lobbyist’s income has tripled since Heastie became speaker By Carl Campanile November 28, 2016 It pays to be a pal of the Assembly speaker. Patrick Jenkins, a longtime friend and $4,000-a-month political adviser to Speaker Carl Heastie, who replaced corrupt … Continue reading →