tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post5692482116213363139..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Boys Will Be BoysAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-85963407323322727192009-06-15T06:55:45.688-04:002009-06-15T06:55:45.688-04:00Anon 12:05 p.m. -
The law authorizing the vlts re...Anon 12:05 p.m. - <br />The law authorizing the vlts requires an agreement between the Governor, Assembly Speaker and Senate Majority Leader. The governor can't award the contract unilaterally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-80126781298228805482009-06-14T23:08:09.827-04:002009-06-14T23:08:09.827-04:00These 2 were hard at work in luxury seats at Yanke...These 2 were hard at work in luxury seats at Yankee Stadium.<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/m92hu2<br /><br />They've got some nerve!<br /><br />A world away from the chaos in Albany, dissident Senators Hiram Monserrate and Pedro Espada Jr. watched the Subway Series in a pair of plush seats at Yankee Stadium Saturday, taking a leisurely break from the state of shame they created upstate.jknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-4085701440807300332009-06-14T20:39:24.928-04:002009-06-14T20:39:24.928-04:00I wonder if any clues to the political maneuvering...I wonder if any clues to the political maneuvering will be given by NYSRWB Chairman John Sabini at the NY Gaming Summit on June 22-23rd? Chairman Sabini is the keynote speaker at the luncheon sponsored by Aqueduct Entertainment Group, one of the bidders for the Aqueduct VLT and development project.<br /><br />Sabini should be familiar with Queens and Hiram Monserrate as that used to be his Senate district. Hopefully, somebody with knowledge of the Aqueduct VLT history is there to ask the appropriate questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-85347432404073483682009-06-14T17:53:44.638-04:002009-06-14T17:53:44.638-04:00Intriguing but the most intriguing thing is that t...Intriguing but the most intriguing thing is that there's a billionaire in Buffalo?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03874325506841146077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-18908709801591959152009-06-14T13:11:58.988-04:002009-06-14T13:11:58.988-04:00Aside from the slot machine deal, which I no longe...Aside from the slot machine deal, which I no longer believe will ever happen, no matter who purports to be in charge in Albany, there's a more parochial matter still hanging fire in Albany that's affected by the Senate food fight: legislation that would allocate 1% of purses for backstretch benevolence purposes, either through NYRA or through the NY Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, is still pending. The legislation would principally benefit the Backstretch Employees Service Team (BEST), which provides free health care for track workers. For the year ending this coming September 1st, that 1% money was primarily used to purchase drug-testing equipment for the lab at Cornell; it needs to be reenacted to make the levy permanent and to direct it to BEST. Without a working Senate, among those who'll suffer are the 2,000 or so low-paid track workers.Steve Zornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00290710261555708639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-72368986097266080502009-06-14T12:05:54.470-04:002009-06-14T12:05:54.470-04:00Well considered and thorough compilation of the re...Well considered and thorough compilation of the recent Senate circus ongoings. It surely could effect decisions like Aqueduct if it persists.<br /><br />Why can't Governor Paterson just issue an Executive Order that awards the Aqueduct VLT and development deal to some qualified team with an appropriate bid, using the $1 million a day the state is losing by not having the place operational as the rationale for the order?<br /><br />Getting the three men, whomever they are going to be, to even agree on the time of day may prove impossible, so why not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com