Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Ugly in Albany

NY Daily News columnist Bill Hammond says that a little acrimony from the governor may be the way to get the legislature to make budget cuts. Others contend that the Spitzer method is the wrong way to go.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2008/11/18/2008-11-18_time_for_gov_david_paterson_to_get_tough.html

This Irene Jay Liu article in the Albany Times-Union says that a recent Siena College poll of New Yorkers shows that they want state government to cut spending, but they can't decide what it is that they want to cut.
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=740803&category=REGION

Political blogger Jimmy Vielkind suggests that Paterson and Skelos are playing a dangerous game of chicken and political gotcha.
http://www.politickerny.com/jimmyvielkind/649/budget-breakdown-skelos-frustrates-paterson-thunders

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