Comments on: The Mess in Albany: Monserrate’s Three Dimensional Chess? http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-mess-in-albany-monserrates-three-dimensional-chess/ Firedoglake weblog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:55:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Watson http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-mess-in-albany-monserrates-three-dimensional-chess/#comment-1918368 Watson Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:49:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-mess-in-albany-monserrates-three-dimensional-chess/#comment-1918368 <p>PS: I don’t mean to discount the role of the cases pending against Espada and Monserrate. Thanks for the info, Ms. K.</p> PS: I don’t mean to discount the role of the cases pending against Espada and Monserrate. Thanks for the info, Ms. K.

]]> By: Watson http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-mess-in-albany-monserrates-three-dimensional-chess/#comment-1918366 Watson Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:21:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-mess-in-albany-monserrates-three-dimensional-chess/#comment-1918366 <p>The MSM has framed this story within its standard meme of “government is dysfunctional”. </p> <p>Has billionaire Tom Golisano’s role gotten any sunlight? I.e., what were his quid pro quos? His “good government” posturing isn’t credible.</p> <p>It seems pretty simple to me. The establishment acted to prevent the Dems from using their recently-acquired Senate majority to get frisky on tax rates or rent regulation.</p> The MSM has framed this story within its standard meme of “government is dysfunctional”.

Has billionaire Tom Golisano’s role gotten any sunlight? I.e., what were his quid pro quos? His “good government” posturing isn’t credible.

It seems pretty simple to me. The establishment acted to prevent the Dems from using their recently-acquired Senate majority to get frisky on tax rates or rent regulation.

]]> By: Millineryman http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-mess-in-albany-monserrates-three-dimensional-chess/#comment-1918365 Millineryman Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:20:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-mess-in-albany-monserrates-three-dimensional-chess/#comment-1918365 <p>And meanwhile the purpose of government to serve the people is thrown aside. Thanks for explaining this.</p> And meanwhile the purpose of government to serve the people is thrown aside. Thanks for explaining this.

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-mess-in-albany-monserrates-three-dimensional-chess/#comment-1918363 egregious Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:00:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/16/the-mess-in-albany-monserrates-three-dimensional-chess/#comment-1918363 <p>Very confusing - thanks for the explanation.</p> Very confusing – thanks for the explanation.

]]>