Corruption in Albany? Say it ain’t so!
NY is starting to rival IL in terms of just pure, criminal corruption.
What a shame.
HAHAHAHA. That’s adorable !!
Democrat Gov Andrew Cuomo was on-track to nail Albany’s systemic corruption. His 2013 Moreland Commission was focused on Democrat Silver’s ties to law firms....but Cuomo abruptly shut it down. Thus the US Atty who nailed Silver remains furious at Cuomo and continues to probe Cuomo’s actions.
Cuomo boasted the Moreland panel would dig dirt...trace campaign donations, legislation and pork-barrel
spending to connect the dots to corrupt quid pro quos. “We want to see who gives you money, the legislation you introduce and your member items,” he boasted.
Then Antsy Andy pulled the plug when nervous lawmakers, who had fought the panel’s subpoenas, agreed to toothless ethics rules.
Quelle scandale..... and now Andy’s second term begins with the Silver scandal.
Omg, I got a laugh out of that!
“Albany is terrified and in disarray after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s arrest,”
“...That’s a theory,” said Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney (R-New Hartford).”
Notice the dif between the two sentences?
“Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s arrest”
I always wanted to see him lose an election, but this will do even nicer.
Just one of the arrogant politicians who is making millions by being in politics.
There are thousands more.
Shelly was always such a tough guy when he ran the Assembly. Let’s see how tough he is now. Will he go down or will he sing and bring a bunch of other Dems with him?
Shouldn't only the corrupt politicians be the ones filling their adult diapers? Or did I miss something interesting?
Or, is it that 80% of government has grown completely corrupt, from the local-level pols padding their retirement accounts, to the highest levels of national politicians stealing everything they can get their grubhooks on? Start feeding that little popcorn-eater nails, when he starts spitting bullets, we'll send him to DC...
Seriously now folks, why is the Fed DOJ, Dept of Justus, going after Democrats in the Democrat Rock Candy Mountain, the State of New York?
I'll float my theory. Silver is close to Hillary, former Senator from NY (what were they thinking?). We got Bill attached by the hip to pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. Has Obama gone full behind Elizabeth Warren (or Biden) as his chosen successor, so he has to take out Hillary as a candidate? That's been his pattern in elections, don't beat them, remove them.
He is in his seventies. He’s looking at a life sentence unless he sings.
This could have some entertainment value.
We need Bharara here in California.
Does anyone think this is happening w/o the blessings of ubarqqa/holder/soros? Along with other stories in the news this week -— I’m wondering if the long knives aren’t coming out against the old-guard Zionists w/in the rat party.
My take:
A deal is struck.
Silver resigns.
Receives house arrest, probation, fine.
Starts his state pension.
6 months from now he quietly receives a very nice lobbying firm “no show” job.
Good. Sheldon, do the right thing and proceed to strip every asset and pension from all your “friends” in the assembly.
If you don’t your going up river hard.
LOL!
They all should be worried. Offer the scumbag a plea deal to spill the beans. I am sure that is what they are concerned about.
