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Republicans Seize Control of State Senate (New York)
The New York Times ^
| June 8, 2009, 3:50 pm
| Jeremy W. Peters AND Danny Hakim
Posted on 06/08/2009 4:14:38 PM PDT by Syncro
Edited on 06/08/2009 4:20:28 PM PDT by Sidebar Moderator.
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Republicans Seize Control of State Senate
By Jeremy W. Peters AND Danny Hakim
Rob Bennett for The New York Times; Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times
Two state senators Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx and Hiram Monserrate of Queens moved to defect to the Republican side, which would end Democratic control of the chamber.
Updated, 6:20 p.m. | ALBANY Republicans apparently seized control of the New York State Senate on Monday, in a stunning and sudden reversal of fortunes for the Democratic Party, which controlled the chamber for barely five months.
A raucous leadership fight erupted on the floor of the Senate around 3 p.m., with two Democrats, Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx and Hiram Monserrate of Queens, joining the 30 Senate Republicans in a motion that would displace Democrats as the party in control.
It was a noisy and acrimonious scene on the floor of the Senate as Senator Thomas W. Libous, a Republican from Binghamton and the partys deputy leader, shouted for a roll-call vote, while Democrats attempted to stall the vote by asking to adjourn the session.
All 30 Republicans stood with their hands raised, signaling a vote for a change in leadership. Mr. Espada and Mr. Monserrate joined them, each raising his hand. Republicans won the vote by a 32-to-30 margin. The Senate will now be governed under a new joint leadership structure, with Mr. Espada serving as the president pro tempore, and Senator Dean G. Skelos, of Long Island, as the new majority leader.
TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: coup; deangskelos; espada; hirammonserrate; homosexualagenda; malcolmasmith; monserrate; newyork; ny2009; pedroespadajr; statesenate; thomaswlibous
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:14:38 PM PDT
by
Syncro
To: Syncro
APPLAUSE TO THESE FINE COURAGOUS GENTLEMEN.
To: ronnie raygun
The democrats are whining and crying like little babies, and throwing fits!
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:17:06 PM PDT
by
Syncro
To: Syncro
Is it really going to change anything in new York?
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:18:07 PM PDT
by
Tzimisce
(Socialism is the worst kind of Pollution.)
To: Syncro
Seize Seize Seize! (/aRnie!)
We’d need a dozen Dems to switch in California to reach this kind of ‘change’. The problem is there aren’t a dozen with half a brain to begin with.
Here’s to hope-ing it’s not just another Bait’n’Switch ploy.
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:18:16 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
To: Tzimisce
Probably not, but it sure is fun to watch. :-)
To: Syncro
Harrr Re-Publeekins takes control...."
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:19:21 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
To: Syncro
NY is so effed-up, it doesn’t make a bit of difference
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:20:02 PM PDT
by
wny
To: Syncro
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:20:58 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Billthedrill
Indeed. But are they actually conservatives or just liberal Republicans in the tradition of the late NY GOP governor Nelson Rockefeller?
To: Billthedrill
Oh yeah, my heart jumped for joy!
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:21:15 PM PDT
by
Freedom56v2
(If you think insurance is expensive now, just wait till it is free! PJ O'Rourke.)
To: Billthedrill
"Probably not, but it sure is fun to watch. :-)"
Yeah, it's always fun to see the Dems have a hissy fit.
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:24:34 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: Cicero
Yes, it is very good news.
The nay-sayers don't realize the tactic of death by a thousand cuts.
The first ones seem insignificant, but incrementalizm works for the leftists, it can work for us too.
Now all we need to do is turn Republicans into conservatives...
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:27:39 PM PDT
by
Syncro
To: Tzimisce
Is it really going to change anything in new York? In the end probably not. These two guys are still downstate democrats. As long as Shelly Silver is Speaker and Patterson is governor, not much is going to change for the better. It may slow the decline a bit.
Upstate NY is a complete disaster area. Syracuse and Buffalo are abject crapholes, and are looking more like Beruit or Baghdad. Rochester is only a couple of steps behind them. Utica/Rome, Binghamton, Watertown, and Elimira are too far gone to be saved.
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:28:23 PM PDT
by
Ouderkirk
(Democrats: the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy and Sedition)
To: Syncro
I delight in their misery. Their tears nourish me.
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:29:09 PM PDT
by
CounterCounterCulture
(RECALL Abel Maldonado; DEPORT Arnold Schwarzenegger)
To: ReformationFan
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:29:17 PM PDT
by
Syncro
To: Syncro
Yesterday the EU, today New York....there IS hope!
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:29:21 PM PDT
by
Fu-fu2
To: CounterCounterCulture
LOL, if nothing else it is great to see dems throw tantrums!
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:29:53 PM PDT
by
Syncro
To: Syncro
Shhh!
If you listen carefully you can hear the NY-SENRATs soiling themselves.
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posted on
06/08/2009 4:33:32 PM PDT
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(RATs...nothing more than Bald Haired Hippies!)
To: ReformationFan
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.
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