Brown is looking awfully weak. You can't tell cops not to enforce the law. But if [he is close to the union], he could tell them he'll go to bat for them, if they knock it off. He has either chosen not to do that, or they're not respecting it. |
Even if none of them end up winning, I think they still gave people a choice. And I think they still made the people that did win better legislators down the road because of competition. |
Fisher was a Republican of convenience. If it were up to most Republicans, everybody in the County Executive's office would change enrollment and become a Democrat. |
I think a lot of the effect of the tax revolt was pre-emptive, |
I think a lot of the effect of the tax revolt was pre-emptive. |
That's extraordinary, ... Normally, you'd have two, maybe three at most legislators would chose a particular year to retire, c'mon. |
That's extraordinary. Normally, you'd have two, maybe three at most legislators would chose a particular year to retire, c'mon. |
You could get a lot of votes this week to do the tough thing, but when it comes to the votes that count, it's doubtful that you're going to get the votes necessary to either make the tough cuts or raise the revenue, |