I AM the Senate!
And in the Empire State as well...MOST impressive...
Posted on 06/27/2007 10:36:30 AM PDT by jmyrlefuller
Frustrated by a legislative session that left many key issues hanging, Gov. Eliot Spitzer said Tuesday that he could govern without lawmakers.
Downplaying the importance of passing laws, the freshman governor said he favored regulatory changes and executive orders to run the state -- neither of which require prior approval by the legislature. The Democratic governor repeated his criticism of a decision by the Senate's Republican majority to go home June 21, the official end of the six-month session, though many bills remain to be considered.
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People should have known that from his performace as Atty. General in New York.
I AM the Senate!
And in the Empire State as well...MOST impressive...
Do I see a pattern here?
NY(D) Governor doesnt need legislators. Senate doesnt need voters. President doesnt need voters. Talk radio must get rid of conservatives. Rule of law does not apply to D’s?
Where’s my rifle?
Julius Caesar reincarnated.
Oh, I did. Don’t blame me, I voted for Faso.
At least Hitler ran on ending democracy. Not this pr1ck!
This is getting good.
Funny so does Elliot’s and the other RATS favorite president...Hugo.
When you elect a demoagogue, this is to be expected. I am amazed that the financial firms in the state, which Spitzer previously extorted money from, will donate to his campaign. But, that is what passes for politics today. It used to be public service, now it is all about raw power and appeasing constituencies.
Boy am I glad I left that hell-hole, though I do miss the beaches on the east end of Long Island, some of the nicest in the whole country.
And a real life example too...
Governor Spitler
Hitler said the same thing in the Reichstag...
A microcosm of life after 2008. The rationalization will be that the Republicans did it, but, we are Bolshecrats and will do it right.
This comment has all the sounds of a man who finally got elected to an office he’s cherished for a long time — only to realize that New York state basically has THREE governors. New York’s governor basically has no more power than the state assembly leader (Sheldon Silver) and the state senate leader (Joe Bruno).
Amen to that! The nerve of Spitzer. I'm sure he'd agree that, using his own logic, President Bush should rule by decree as well. Right?
Spitzer is like Rick Perry of Texas....”doing what we damn well please”
THe NY state legislature probably needs to stay a little longer in the future
As much as I despise this guy, I have to admire his "in your face" honesty about who he really is, much like Hell Clinton coming right out and saying she's in agreement with Marx..."take things from you for the bigger good"...(paraphrase).
It's alway refreshing for me to know my enemies.
FMCDH(BITS)
The funny part is they HATE each other! Around here Spitzer's methods, that is, his only preferred method, is referred to as steamrolling.
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