The NYS Senate saga continues. The duel in the NYS Senate got even stranger today when Republican Senator Padavan (Queens, NY) apparently wandered into the senate chamber while it was in session by mistake. He was the only Republican there but with the evenly divided NYS Senate the Democratic NYS Senators, declared him present, giving them a quorum, they passed laws saving the state about 1.9 billion dollars.
The issue is when a senator is on the floor, he is counted as present even if he is wandering aimlessly about and then wanders out. There is a quorum and laws can be passed according to the rules of the senate. Well, by the time dear old Padavan wandered out, non-controversial laws giving aid to localities were passed. For the most part they would have saved home owners huge tax increases and given localities funds for essential services.
One might think the King of Queens wandering in and out might have been a good thing. The Democratic Governor does not think so though. Governor Paterson vows to veto all laws passed while Senator Padavin was wandering about the senate floor because he assumes Senator Padavan was unaware of what he was doing. So the saga continues.
Nonsense or common sense? Sometimes things get beyond either and become beyond belief.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Some Thoughts On The Passing Of Jackson
I will keep this brief as I was never a fan of the King of Pop and although I mourn the death of all individuals, I mourn the death of the news media more. Since the instant of his death, Michael Jackson has dominated every media world wide. Certainly, this is a significant obituary and worthy of note, but when it dominates all other news there is something seriously wrong with news media.
Common sense informs us other important events are occurring in the world which the media will bury with the passing of Jackson. Although, I do mourn the passing of Jackson, I mourn the passing of responsible media more. Major media has embraced nonsense and is just as dead as Jackson.
Common sense informs us other important events are occurring in the world which the media will bury with the passing of Jackson. Although, I do mourn the passing of Jackson, I mourn the passing of responsible media more. Major media has embraced nonsense and is just as dead as Jackson.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tales Of The Appalachian Trail
If we are to believe nonsense the Appalachian Trail is much longer than commonly assumed. Case in point, Republican Governor Sanford of South Carolina missing for a week has returned from his hike down this celebrated trail and managed to hike all the way to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Of course, with this nonsense the truth quickly came out with the usual tears and apologies. For many this will be a scandal of the first order as it has all the common elements. It has sex, infidelity, lies and intrigue on too many levels to mention. This story will dominate the news for days and perhaps for weeks. Perhaps Governor Sanford will have to resign, much as Eliot Spitzer did in New York. Right now, we don't know.
So this is a false tale of the Appalachian Trail as geography fans will note. The Appalachian Trail does not go through South Carolina, nor does it reach Argentina. It does go right through Albany, New York though where common sense and nonsense are currently colliding and this is the tale of the Appalachian Trail I want to talk about.
As much as media might want to focus on Governor Sanford's affair, there is a larger circus going on right here in Albany, the state capital of NY. Sometime before the Sanford affair and before the stolen election in Iran, Republicans in the NY Senate conspired to corrupt the orderly affairs of government Leading the charge was one billionaire, late from NY but currently a resident of Florida because he did not want to pay his fair share of of NY taxes as everyone else does.
Anyway, promises were made and two Democratic senators, both under criminal allegations and charges defect from their party affiliation and a coup is staged in a power grab. The success of the coup is still undetermined. The billionaire ran away and hid, one of the senators, who was Queen For A Day or so, changed party affiliation yet again leaving a real problem as the NY Senate is evenly split and no one is in charge.
As of this writing, the fight continues and NYS government is effectively shut down. Essential services cannot be provided because the senate is deadlocked
If you live in South Carolina, consider yourself lucky because you have a nonsense tale of the Appalachian Trail involving only adultery. Here in Albany, New York we have a serious problem involving politicians under indictment, more than willing to be bribed by billionaires from other states no matter what the cost is to the people and local government.
Here in River City, right along the Appalachian Trail though we are in trouble with a capital T. Common sense does not exist here. We cannot remove these rouge senators and the prosecutors involved with law enforcement have no interest in enforcing the laws we do have involving the bribery of public officials.
Common sense and nonsense, sometimes they are hard to define.
Of course, with this nonsense the truth quickly came out with the usual tears and apologies. For many this will be a scandal of the first order as it has all the common elements. It has sex, infidelity, lies and intrigue on too many levels to mention. This story will dominate the news for days and perhaps for weeks. Perhaps Governor Sanford will have to resign, much as Eliot Spitzer did in New York. Right now, we don't know.
So this is a false tale of the Appalachian Trail as geography fans will note. The Appalachian Trail does not go through South Carolina, nor does it reach Argentina. It does go right through Albany, New York though where common sense and nonsense are currently colliding and this is the tale of the Appalachian Trail I want to talk about.
As much as media might want to focus on Governor Sanford's affair, there is a larger circus going on right here in Albany, the state capital of NY. Sometime before the Sanford affair and before the stolen election in Iran, Republicans in the NY Senate conspired to corrupt the orderly affairs of government Leading the charge was one billionaire, late from NY but currently a resident of Florida because he did not want to pay his fair share of of NY taxes as everyone else does.
Anyway, promises were made and two Democratic senators, both under criminal allegations and charges defect from their party affiliation and a coup is staged in a power grab. The success of the coup is still undetermined. The billionaire ran away and hid, one of the senators, who was Queen For A Day or so, changed party affiliation yet again leaving a real problem as the NY Senate is evenly split and no one is in charge.
As of this writing, the fight continues and NYS government is effectively shut down. Essential services cannot be provided because the senate is deadlocked
If you live in South Carolina, consider yourself lucky because you have a nonsense tale of the Appalachian Trail involving only adultery. Here in Albany, New York we have a serious problem involving politicians under indictment, more than willing to be bribed by billionaires from other states no matter what the cost is to the people and local government.
Here in River City, right along the Appalachian Trail though we are in trouble with a capital T. Common sense does not exist here. We cannot remove these rouge senators and the prosecutors involved with law enforcement have no interest in enforcing the laws we do have involving the bribery of public officials.
Common sense and nonsense, sometimes they are hard to define.
Friday, June 19, 2009
About This Blog
This blog will contain what it claims to contain, common sense and nonsense as well. The literate reader should be able to distinguish between the two. The intelligent reader may be befuddled as is often the case, common sense and nonsense sometimes seem indistinguishable. The brilliant reader should get it though, knowing common sense and nonsense are only two sides of the same coin.
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