What They're Saying Today
May 7th, 2007
Relations between politicians and interns can be fraught with hazards as Bill Clinton found out. And this morning the Post and News weigh in on Albany’s answer to Bill and Monica.
The most remarkable things about the case of Michael Cole, according to the Daily News is not that the member of the State Assembly drank too much and then slept at an intern’s apartment. Nor is it that Cole claims he slept on the floor. What’s unusual, the editorial says, is that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver actually did something about it – censuring Cole for misbehaving, something he has not done with other miscreants in the past. But let’s not conclude things are changing in Albany, the paper says, noting, “in keeping with Albany tradition, the committee made no public report and the full Assembly took no action. We must also note that Cole is a Republican in a Democratic-dominated house. Given the complete lack of transparency, who knows what Silver would have done had Cole been a Democrat.”
The Post agrees, sees irony aplenty in Cole’s situation. The editorial lists all the members Silver has not censured for misbehavior, including two New York City representatives currently under indictment and a third – Clarence Norman – who has been convicted of an array of felony charges. “There’s one fundamental difference between all of the above-mentioned miscreants and Mike Cole (R-Buffalo)” the paper says. Cole is a Republican. The most obscene offense of all in Shelly Silver’s fiefdom.”
By Gail Robinson on May 7, 2007, 11:44 amIn category: Albany, Gotham City | 1 Comment »


May 11th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
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