Monday, December 19, 2011

Gillibrand early target
GOP field already growing for senator's seat in 2012


The Times Union tries to make a race of it. By centering an article around a guy who is "mulling a run" in paragraph three (in the reporter's words), but who is "unlikely to do it" in paragraph seven (in the gentleman's own words).

Odd construction, that.

The article also offers up some opportunities to the GOP to get some shots at Gillibrand on the record, which is fine for them, but an odd choice for the TU.

Then, down in the lonely, last paragraphs, we read that "53 percent of the voters were prepared to re-elect Gillibrand" and "she dwarfed her potential challengers and trounced both Maragos and Wilson in hypothetical head-to-head matchups."

Gotta make things seem contested, apparently. Better for business, perhaps.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

New ethics panel posts a tough sell for Cuomo

"Attracting people to state government is a major problem for me. Why? ... Over the last few years, Albany has not enjoyed the best reputation, the pay scale ... is not the highest, and when you go into the public sector you expose yourself to criticism, scrutiny, et cetera."


Pay scale?

I would like venture a guess, Governor Cuomo.

One of the reasons you have this dreadful problem with recruitment might be because your social circle consists of rich people. If your social circle included people from the middle class, or heaven forbid the lower class, you might find that those people would consider these public sector positions to be a step up and an opportunity to serve.

But those classes likely don't donate big dollars to you, and it seems you don't associate with them. Perhaps you should consider expanding your social circle, and perhaps you might find a larger pool of candidates.