[ReformationFan]

Indeed. But are they actually conservatives or just liberal Republicans in the tradition of the late NY GOP governor Nelson Rockefeller?

[Syncro]

Good point

See Post #13

[Billthedrill]

But are they actually conservatives or just liberal Republicans in the tradition of the late NY GOP governor Nelson Rockefeller?

Dunno - someone on another thread who apparently is familiar with these guys said they're pretty liberal, but hey, it's New York.

What amuses me is the whole "we captured it once, it's ours for life" attitude some of the younger Dems seem to have. The pros have seen it all before.

[moose2004]

Skelos is a true conservative and Golisano is a deficit hawk, and those are facts.

[ChicagoHebrew]

Indeed. But are they actually conservatives or just liberal Republicans in the tradition of the late NY GOP governor Nelson Rockefeller?

Worse. They are uber-corrupt liberal Democrats. They didn't split from their party over principle. They split because the GOP offered them even more goodies to send back to their district, and (it is believed) quiet some ethics complaints against them.