The outcome of this vote was sad, but predictable.
I have a few messages for several parties.
• Firstly, to the supporters of liberal causes in New York State
Democrats are not automatically your friends. Flipping the Senate has not done you all that much good. The Senate Democrats have failed you.
• To Governor Paterson
Flipping the Senate did not help you. It has in fact hurt. You lack a foil now, you lack someone you are able to blame things on. It's just you, Speaker Silver, and the cowardly, incompetent people you helped to put in place in the Senate. They did not help you balance the budget, they did not help you pass gay marriage. Blaming failure on those of your own political party just does not work as well.
The Senate Democrats have failed you.
• To Senator Duane
You should have gone along with the Skelos-Espada coup, the bill would have stood more of a chance a few months back. Your personal distaste for Senator Espada pales in importance by comparison to the issue of gay marriage.
Your colleagues have failed you, and it is not only the Republicans' fault now.
• And, finally, to Republicans in the State Senate
I find it likely that many of you are basing your nay votes on the a misinterpretation of the events of the North Country Congressional race. This is a strategic error on your part, and a very bad one at that.
If this trend continues, if you continue to take your marching orders from Glenn Beck, I would be surprised if there were not a price to be paid.
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Indeed the Democrats have failed, they have no spine and no sense of leadership.
ReplyDeleteHowever, as a republican I am relieved that thye are in such disarray!