Directly to the people

Governor Eliot Spitzer is not wasting time with the Albany Political Elite, but instead is going straight to the people with this Op-Ed piece in the NY Post. Click on the link below to read more.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01092007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/new_yorks_perfect_storm_opedcolumnists_eliot_spitzer.htm

Hero fits in this case

This NY Post editorial is right on. The word hero has been used way too frequently since 9/11 so that we are no longer sure exactly what a hero is. I'm not sure I fully understand the accepted definition of hero anymore, but I'll know one when I see one. Wesley Autrey fits the definition; anybody's definition. If you have been in a cave this week and missed this story, click on the link below and brighten your day.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01052007/postopinion/editorials/a_true_new_york_hero_editorials_.htm

Lawsuit to keep Bronx hospital open, for now

This James Mulder article in the Syracuse Post-Standard says that a State Supreme Court Judge has temporarily halted the closing of a Bronx Hospital targeted for closure by the state. Read the story, which could have statewide impact, at the link below.

http://www.syracuse.com/business/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/business-6/1167991424240410.xml&coll=1

Just say no

Newsday Columnist James Klurfeld is hoping that Spitzer can change the culture of Albany Politics. Read his column by clicking on the link below.

http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/opinion/ny-opklu055039968jan05,0,6072005.column?coll=ny-opinion-print

The State of the State

Governor Spitzer's State of the State Address yesterday was bold and ambitious and offered lots of promises. The links below give some reactions to the speech and some odds on how much he will be able to accomplish.

http://www.upstateblog.net/

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/485386p-408664c.html

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070104/OPINION04/701040345/1041/OPINION

Arming the Governor

Douglas Cunningham,business editor of the Times Herald-Record in Orange County, offers this straight-forward opinion on Eliot Spitzer and his avowed campaign to clean up Albany. Read this interesting take on the new governor by clicking on the link below.

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070101/NEWS/701010318

The Post Weighs In

This NY Post article by Fred Dicker and Kenneth Lovett says Eliot Spitzer will hold politicians' feet to the fire. Read more by clicking on the link below.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01022007/news/regionalnews/spitz_in_face_of_corruption_regionalnews_fredric_u__dicker_______and_kenneth_lovett________post_correspondents.htm