tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post2044755717042797787..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Third Times A Charm (Extensively Updated)Alan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-7387599055286892892010-02-28T10:10:35.327-05:002010-02-28T10:10:35.327-05:00Alan, following from recent WSJ on line piece abou...Alan, following from recent WSJ on line piece about Skilling-Enron case may be one of Joe Bruno's tickets to have his conviction overturned. I heard that one of the other three SCOTUS cases is ol' Joe's. Bet many in Albany are secretly rooting for Joe, after all, any one of us could be next!<br /><br />"The Supreme Court also is reviewing whether one of the laws Mr. Skilling was convicted of breaking is unconstitutionally vague. The jury found that Mr. Skilling violated a federal law that required him to provide the company and its shareholders with the "intangible right of honest services."<br /><br />"The government's use of the honest-services fraud statute has been a matter of increasing debate in legal circles. The Supreme Court seems eager to weigh in on the debate. The justices accepted three cases, including Mr. Skilling's, for review this term that involved disputes over the use of the honest-services statute."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-51398818726342258222010-02-26T17:33:34.866-05:002010-02-26T17:33:34.866-05:00Alan, I don't know how someone who so clearly ...Alan, I don't know how someone who so clearly sees through the BS of the NY pols can be so utterly fooled by the likes of Obama-Pelosi-Reid./S/greenmtnpunterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-76230407819262856922010-02-26T15:24:33.509-05:002010-02-26T15:24:33.509-05:00/S/greenmtnpunter-you say, 2010 will be different
.../S/greenmtnpunter-you say, 2010 will be different<br /><br />call me a skeptic, guilty as charged. I hope I am wrong....SaratogaSpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181152277681879529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-19596910954637307822010-02-26T15:05:58.237-05:002010-02-26T15:05:58.237-05:00Fred G/H.B.
As far as health care goes, I'm 6...Fred G/H.B.<br /><br />As far as health care goes, I'm 65, just give me the same coverage we pay for the congressional members AND their families [not to mention pensions], simple as that! And it only takes them a single 2 year term, not the 35 years I gave to NYC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-69137481041184796892010-02-26T13:00:31.695-05:002010-02-26T13:00:31.695-05:00This state needs some real leadership badly. To ba...This state needs some real leadership badly. To bad we may get Cuomo. He is no leader. I just hope Silver gets what is coming to him soon. On a side note anyone know what happened to Thoroughbred champions forum? it doesn't come up anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-79714025513692821142010-02-26T12:30:39.407-05:002010-02-26T12:30:39.407-05:00>>Because of your blind liberal bias, you we...>>Because of your <b>blind</b> liberal bias, you were dead wrong in your support of soon-to-be ex-Gov. Paterson...<br /><br /><br />Oh, making fun of his handicap, are you? :-)<br /><br />Look, I totally admit to liberal bias when it comes to national politics, but I think that I've blasted state Democrats as much, if not more than the GOP.Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-60194775281802293412010-02-26T12:25:46.897-05:002010-02-26T12:25:46.897-05:00Alan:
Because of your blind liberal bias, you we...Alan: <br /><br />Because of your blind liberal bias, you were dead wrong in your support of soon-to-be ex-Gov. Paterson, and the same goes with your fantasy about the Dems using reconciliation to pass their Obamacare monstrosity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-49641561125150810152010-02-26T12:13:45.057-05:002010-02-26T12:13:45.057-05:00Alan
This latest 'gaf' by Governor Paters...Alan<br /><br />This latest 'gaf' by Governor Paterson demonstrates that he is in fact not politically savy and probably politically naive. <br /><br />I always felt that the Flake meeting was innocuous but the Gov paid a price for it once the press made it appear sinister. <br /><br />Him taking that 'call' in the Johnson scandal just reinforces to me once again that he is politically naive. <br /><br />I suspect the various investigation will prove this but the Governor had no choice but to terminate his election bid otherwise the storm would continue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-50742753441752876832010-02-26T11:39:18.035-05:002010-02-26T11:39:18.035-05:00>>I have supported the Gov through thick and...>>I have supported the Gov through thick and thin but this revelation is the end, not just for me but everyone.<br /><br />Yup, me too. An incredible and inexcusable lack of judgment. Makes that meeting with Floyd Flake seem innocuous.Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-13377448456751164982010-02-26T11:33:18.863-05:002010-02-26T11:33:18.863-05:00I have supported the Gov through thick and thin bu...I have supported the Gov through thick and thin but this revelation is the end, not just for me but everyone. Buh-bye, meet the new boss, same as the old boss.<br /><br />What bothers me most is this crap happens all the time. The Times and other media outlets most likely have incriminating evidence about every elected official in this state, they selectively release it when it suits their agenda.<br /><br />The are all crooks, every last politico in every state and nationally and the media, which should be the watch dogs, instead appease their behavior.<br /><br />Nationally, when I looked at all those jerks sitting around that big table for the dog and pony show yesterday all I saw was a bunch of lawyers speaking on behalf of their particular special interest groups. Not a statesman among them. Both sides of the aisle will be equally culpable when the whole economic system crashes down around us.<br /><br />I just ordered my Chinese Rosetta Stone program, going to need it sooner rather than later. Perhaps we should just turn over NYRA to the Chinese now, they will certainly run the thing more efficiently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-16855365683816844032010-02-26T11:26:19.526-05:002010-02-26T11:26:19.526-05:00>>they can still find a way to screw up a fr...>>they can still find a way to screw up a free lunch.<br /><br />True that. I'm just thinking that Saratoga falls into the "too big to fail" category. Even with Joe gone.Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-62771603125245853462010-02-26T11:11:49.443-05:002010-02-26T11:11:49.443-05:00All of you- Saratoga Spa take special note- who ke...All of you- Saratoga Spa take special note- who keep saying it will be NY racing business as usual may come a cropper this time. 2010 is different. Very different, a total crapshoot.<br /><br /> The fact of the matter is none of us can really predict what will happen since the status quo is so vulnerable. Much as those Albany pols enjoy their little fundraising junkets to the Spa, they can still find a way to screw up a free lunch. /S/greenmtnpunterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-67831813255539360502010-02-26T10:47:54.129-05:002010-02-26T10:47:54.129-05:00How about the outcry over the women cracking open ...How about the outcry over the women cracking open a few Molsons on the ice after the game?Teresahttp://www.brooklynbackstretch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-70797475031502263382010-02-26T10:45:15.662-05:002010-02-26T10:45:15.662-05:00Will NYRA file bankruptcy again if the AEG deal fa...Will NYRA file bankruptcy again if the AEG deal falls apart?<br /><br />I hope not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-7150139355625517192010-02-26T10:02:25.209-05:002010-02-26T10:02:25.209-05:00Governor Patterson is terminating his re-election ...Governor Patterson is terminating his re-election bid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-16419042076828962862010-02-26T09:51:37.257-05:002010-02-26T09:51:37.257-05:00Tik Tok, not just a silly pop song, Paterson will ...Tik Tok, not just a silly pop song, Paterson will be gone, The slots will continue, The State will come up the last minute with cash to keep Belmont and the Spa going this year..on to our 4 governor since VLT's approved in '01.SaratogaSpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181152277681879529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-27959902711812292482010-02-26T09:41:37.884-05:002010-02-26T09:41:37.884-05:00Alan, I understand that the till will be nearly em...Alan, I understand that the till will be nearly empty by Belmont Stakes Day. So, that is June 5. We'll need some legislative action pretty soon, I would say. Or, a NYRA Chapter 11 encore. Hobson's Choice. /S/greenmtnpunterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-73814083120162750132010-02-26T09:36:51.535-05:002010-02-26T09:36:51.535-05:00Daily News says.....
Developing > Gov. Paterso...Daily News says.....<br /><br />Developing > Gov. Paterson will not seek reelection ...jkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593805152169668395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-6409935290932264782010-02-26T09:32:33.972-05:002010-02-26T09:32:33.972-05:00Alan- My racing pal and I were discussing that ver...Alan- My racing pal and I were discussing that very point over breakfast this morning. He fears, as do I, that this time it could be different and that the nearly paralyzed NY legislature and state government could end up punting, with NY racing the innocent bystander. Let's just hope/pray/hold our breaths that you are right one more time, Alan. /S/greenmtnpunterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-72396277812687951592010-02-26T09:25:13.729-05:002010-02-26T09:25:13.729-05:00Then there is Bernie Sanders, VT's Socialist S...Then there is Bernie Sanders, VT's Socialist Senator, comparing the global warming skeptics to the Nazis. Brilliant, Bernie. Vermonters have taken to tabbing Bernie our Senator From Brooklyn. And that is an insult to Brooklyn where my mother's ancestors settled in the post Civil War era, and the second generation enjoyed American prosperity. /S/greenmtnpunterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-11955201337596533412010-02-26T09:15:12.085-05:002010-02-26T09:15:12.085-05:00>>So, Alan, we're sticking with AEG as i...>>So, Alan, we're sticking with AEG as it is our only hope to see racing continue?<br /><br />Well, you know as well as I that, no matter what happens (or doesn't happen), they'll be a point when the Saratoga meet is perceived as being threatened, and Albany will find a way to come up with the money that NYRA needs.Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-5905588705939939892010-02-26T09:14:43.732-05:002010-02-26T09:14:43.732-05:00DRF is reporting NYRA might shut down the Big A st...DRF is reporting NYRA might shut down the Big A stables and move every one to Belmont. It could be the beginning of the end for the Big A.jkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593805152169668395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-26979718294132626492010-02-26T09:07:49.184-05:002010-02-26T09:07:49.184-05:00So, Alan, we're sticking with AEG as it is our...So, Alan, we're sticking with AEG as it is our only hope to see racing continue? It would appear that you are right on this one....even as NY state government crumbles down all around. Is there any bright light on the horizon? At least I had a few momentary laughs out of this post. /S/greenmtnpunterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-8947306434658839932010-02-26T08:16:44.103-05:002010-02-26T08:16:44.103-05:00Alan
I would have bet you would have posted the vi...Alan<br />I would have bet you would have posted the video from the NY Times. Hitler vs Eli Broad.<br /><br />RGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com