tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post6128988103176503803..comments2024-03-29T07:18:12.842-04:00Comments on The Brooklyn & Staten Island Independent GOP Fountainhead: Let's Say the Headlines Said, “Attorneys for State Senator Martin Golden Fight Alongside Sheldon Silver against Anti-corruption Moreland Commission Subpoenas” ! ! !Galewyn Masseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210379476512207622noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-91037776536808924912013-11-29T12:47:30.018-05:002013-11-29T12:47:30.018-05:00UPDATE & BACKFILL: THE " '...HOLY GRA...UPDATE & BACKFILL: THE " '...HOLY GRAIL... RUN AWAY - RUN AWAY - RUN AWAY ...' " EDITION<br /><br />Of course the Moreland Commission isn't as ferociuos as Monty Python's "killer rabbit" in ISOTHG, but the MC creates a fear and loathing all its own...<br /><br />That's why Ken Lovett's pre-Thanksgiving report in the Daily News should have caused a little more stir than it did --- at least here on this blog. It seems that the legal beagles for the NYS Senate Republicans have convinced their clients to beat a retreat ( See "NYS Senate Republicans Withdrawn Push To Quash Subpoenas On Housekeeping Account Info (UPDATED)" by Ken Lovett, 11/27/13, Daily News/ Daily Politics [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2013/11/nys-senate-republicans-withdrawn-push-to-quash-subpoenas-on-housekeeping-accou]).<br /><br />All excuses to the contrary notwithstanding, this is such a big win for Governor Cuomo and his commission that he came out and announced it personally. This is some of what he had to say:<br />"If the Senate Republican Campaign Committee, which his the representative body of all the Senate Republicans, is saying they will comply that totally defeats the arguments and makes a mockery of theory of separation of powers.... If the Republican senators are complying as a group, they should individually. And the Assembly Democrats should also follow.... I think it was a wise choice.... I think it sends, forget the legalese and a mockery of a position, it sent a wrong signal to the people of this state who say we want a government we can trust. When you fight the subpoenas, it sounds like you have something to hide."<br /><br />Cuomo also said that the SRCC had agreed to comply after negotiations that limited the scope of the original subpoena, something he noted was not uncommon in these sorts of contests over subpoenas. Cuomo added that the commission's prelimimary report is still on target to be delivered Dec. 1 or shortly thereafter.Galewyn Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210379476512207622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-6425333364493382502013-11-26T14:54:39.826-05:002013-11-26T14:54:39.826-05:00I agree. I agree. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-46057482612428163642013-11-26T14:41:26.778-05:002013-11-26T14:41:26.778-05:00Need An Italian Republican To Run Against Golden.....Need An Italian Republican To Run Against Golden..Someone With Some Name Id And Can Get Some Democrat Support..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-46149398199735272272013-11-26T14:40:33.207-05:002013-11-26T14:40:33.207-05:00As long as Golden gets a cut off whatever is going...As long as Golden gets a cut off whatever is going on, he turns a blind eye. Has been going on for years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-88626459977516107702013-11-26T11:41:15.025-05:002013-11-26T11:41:15.025-05:00Is Kevin Caroll running against Golden?Is Kevin Caroll running against Golden?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-87240437525842573222013-11-25T21:55:41.178-05:002013-11-25T21:55:41.178-05:00UPDATE: REMEMBERING WHAT THE POST ABOVE WAS ABOUT ...UPDATE: REMEMBERING WHAT THE POST ABOVE WAS ABOUT AND "THE BEAT GOES ON: LA DE DA DE DEE, LA DE DA DE DA" EDITION<br /><br />The Daily News' Ken Lovett reports that a majority of legislators are complying with Moreland Commission subpoenas (See "Source: Majority Of NYS Lawmakers Complying With Anti-Corruption Panel's Request For Info" by Ken Lovett, 11/25/13, NY Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2013/11/source-majority-of-nys-lawmakers-complying-with-anti-corruption-panels-request]). <br /><br />In a separate article that appeared on the Daily News blog Daily Politics after the first, Lovett quoted Governor Cuomo to have said, "Those that can provide the information are providing the information, and those that can’t provide the information are arguing separation of powers--but I think it belies their whole argument...." that the attempt by legislative leaders to keep the "whole group together" didn't work and "They've lost about half that group...." Furthermore, according to Lovett's post, "Cuomo suggested that those members who are complying 'have nothing to hide and those are members who don't want the stigma of defying a subpoena' going into an election year. *** For those who are not complying, Cuomo said it raises the questions of why. 'What are you afraid of?,' adding that 'the imagination then runs wild.' " (See "Gov. Cuomo: Legislature Battle Over Moreland Panel Not About Separation Of Powers" by Ken Lovett, 11/25/13, Daily News/ Daily Politics [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2013/11/gov-cuomo-legislature-battle-over-moreland-panel-not-about-separation-of-power]).Galewyn Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210379476512207622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-6324538573442642052013-11-25T20:54:57.528-05:002013-11-25T20:54:57.528-05:00Kevin Caroll is going to runKevin Caroll is going to runAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-1618025313582637702013-11-25T15:42:09.916-05:002013-11-25T15:42:09.916-05:00So far only one GOP player has talked to me about ...So far only one GOP player has talked to me about his running against State Senator Martin Golden, and noted he has a friend or two in high places. [For clarity only --- that is not the GOP player who talked to me about my running against State Senator Golden. As I pointed out to that poor delusional individual, "As far as I'm concerned, there is no 'me' in 'candidate' for any office."]Galewyn Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210379476512207622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-59220372511335675162013-11-25T13:15:38.664-05:002013-11-25T13:15:38.664-05:00What a rogues gallery Golden has around him.
Still...What a rogues gallery Golden has around him.<br />Still no opponent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-61017944149935036972013-11-25T11:36:25.595-05:002013-11-25T11:36:25.595-05:00Russ Gallo for State Senate!Russ Gallo for State Senate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-50306436948344081062013-11-25T10:08:19.408-05:002013-11-25T10:08:19.408-05:00Easier said than done....
There are factions insi...Easier said than done....<br /><br />There are factions inside factions.... <br /><br />So far, not everybody is enthused about one former district leader's "'volunteering" to be the default candidate against Golden in a primary. However, everybody does say that they would prefer a fresh new face.<br /><br />I'd like to suggest Timothy Cochrane; he's the current Energizer Bunny of Brooklyn GOP politics.... Please note that I said "...like to suggest..." -- I won't of course, because everybody knows that to keep peace in the house I am backing ykw....<br /><br /> <br /><br />Galewyn Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210379476512207622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-44794340516042086342013-11-25T09:41:34.866-05:002013-11-25T09:41:34.866-05:00Golden hasn't had a real primary in a while ei...Golden hasn't had a real primary in a while either....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-16398255903972605672013-11-25T01:28:53.954-05:002013-11-25T01:28:53.954-05:00An alliance that has existed between Golden, Hynes...An alliance that has existed between Golden, Hynes, Cuomo is coming full circle.<br />The result will be a bundle of casino cash for Cuomo, Mikes crew, and a taste for Marty.<br />This will make OTB look like small potatos.<br />Does anyone believe Seddio is going to back a democrat against Golden?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-70863043085029475832013-11-24T23:15:03.601-05:002013-11-24T23:15:03.601-05:00They are getting more competitive as time goes by....They are getting more competitive as time goes by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-77893783995555416562013-11-24T12:08:11.265-05:002013-11-24T12:08:11.265-05:00He's also never had a real competitive race, e...He's also never had a real competitive race, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-27871984700969166392013-11-24T05:21:32.955-05:002013-11-24T05:21:32.955-05:00How much of the Cuomo agenda is Marty Golden signe...How much of the Cuomo agenda is Marty Golden signed on for as chairman of his new Select Committee on Science,Technology, Incubation and Entrpreneurship like the Buffalo High-Tech Manufacturing Innovation Hub @ RiverBend. <br /><br />That's one of the "Public-Private" deals that Marty likes so much that has been given $250 mil in NYS $pendola$ so two companies, SORAA and Silevo, that haven't made a profit yet can "expand" into the Buffalo area. This is a brainchild of New York State's highest paid employee, Alain Kaloyeros of the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, which will be running the RiverBend project through the State University of New York’s Research Foundation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-91283337242092055712013-11-24T02:21:53.243-05:002013-11-24T02:21:53.243-05:00Almost impeccable logic....
Proofreading ? Not ...Almost impeccable logic.... <br /><br />Proofreading ? Not so much.Galewyn Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210379476512207622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-62019395608551670722013-11-24T01:47:44.995-05:002013-11-24T01:47:44.995-05:00Considering no democrat has come forward to run, I...Considering no democrat has come forward to run, I would think that could increase senator goldens re-election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-8664262473829166122013-11-24T01:18:51.241-05:002013-11-24T01:18:51.241-05:00OOH ! OOH ! OOH ! OOH ! I ALMOST FORGOT.....
Sinc...OOH ! OOH ! OOH ! OOH ! I ALMOST FORGOT.....<br /><br />Since "Anonymous November 23, 2013 at 9:26 PM" mentioned State Senator Golden's "...most effective district office ..." --- Today I got some buzz from an old Bay Ridge wag, who claims to know about such things, it seems that Golden's staffers GK and RR weren't in love with some of JQ's post-election commentary about the local City Councilman and the City Council seat going forward, probably with JQ looking at the possibility of a special election sometime soon. <br />Galewyn Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210379476512207622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-1698921341684617872013-11-24T01:06:19.322-05:002013-11-24T01:06:19.322-05:00Marty Golden has never lost an election.
Never has...Marty Golden has never lost an election.<br />Never has and never will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-2654576876582993052013-11-24T00:55:49.330-05:002013-11-24T00:55:49.330-05:00That's all very nice, I suppose, but the issue...That's all very nice, I suppose, but the issue of the post above is whether State Senator Golden supports and is a beneficiary of the Skelos-Klein-Silver lawsuit against the Moreland Commission.<br /><br />"Senator for Life..." Sorry, I'm not familiar with that office or title.... <br /><br />"He has the most effective district office...." in the 74 Hundred Block of 5th Avenue --- I can go along with that, unless you count the bank and the real estate branch offices as "district offices."Galewyn Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210379476512207622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-48384328856158861732013-11-24T00:42:18.726-05:002013-11-24T00:42:18.726-05:00In reply to "Anonymous November 23, 2013 at...In reply to "Anonymous November 23, 2013 at 3:41 PM" above --- I beg to differ.<br /><br />What part of the Cuomo agenda does this blog support ?<br />a) The S.A.F.E. Act -- No, but State Senator Golden did...;<br />b) 9/10ths of Cuomo's Women's Agenda -- No, but Skelos, the GOP State Senate Conference. and State Senator Martin Golden apparently do;<br />c) Cuomo's Ethics proposals -- No, this blog merely has commented on the news about the Moreland Commission and what it seems to be looking into; adding that politics and the Moreland Coomission ain't beanbag;<br />d) any other items on the "Cuomo Agenda" -- No, not commented upon to date.<br /><br />As for "criticizing a democrat for once..." -- most recently, this blog did several negative pieces on City Councilman David Greenfield, a Democrat endorsed by the Conservative Party, and during the campaign City Councilman Elect Chaim Deutsch, a Democrat who defeated the GOP-Conservative Party candidate David Storobin.Galewyn Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210379476512207622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-53954573381271624752013-11-24T00:26:35.395-05:002013-11-24T00:26:35.395-05:00Marty has dedicated his entire life to public serv...Marty has dedicated his entire life to public service. A hero police officer and a full time senator. He has the most effective district office because he hires staff not because of political affiliation.<br /><br />- signed a supporter of Senator for Life Marty GoldemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-7819052021657753802013-11-23T21:32:15.454-05:002013-11-23T21:32:15.454-05:00Anonymous above - you are probably Marty Golden wr...Anonymous above - you are probably Marty Golden writing behind an anonymous wall. Senator Golden is a crooked politician and it will all catch up to him one day - he couldn't be a cop, and he can't be a politician and he will figure that out soon enough. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872239785607728837.post-5631716314477590672013-11-23T19:06:44.613-05:002013-11-23T19:06:44.613-05:00Yeah. Try bashing democrats like jeff krauss or co...Yeah. Try bashing democrats like jeff krauss or conservatives like gerry kassar. Leave our republican state senator alone. It isn't his fault that his staff is made up of all nonrepublicans and that the bay ridge manor generates lots of cold hard cash for his family. If the dems can use public $ to pay their friends then gold3ns council candidates can blow ome public $ at the manor. Its only fair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com