9/11/01 and the spirit of NY(the spirit of America!)

With the anniversary of a date which will live in infamy, 9/11/01, rather than focus on the tragedy that befell NY & America on that date, I instead choose to focus on How the spirit of NY,  and Nyers and how that spirit, that never say die attitude changed the world. If 9/11/01 had happened anywhere else, they, and their nation would have been broken both in Body and spirit.This is something we have seen throught history, but in NY, and only in NY when such a unimaginable blow was struck, did the people refuse to give in! Only in NY, and America, did the people stand up and shout defiantly to those who thought they had won a decisive victory that we werent done! Only In NY & America did we stand up, brush our selves off , and summoned our determined spirit to turn what was terrors greatest victory to its greatest failure! The dancing in the streets of Araby quickly turned to wailing as NY and America stood up and fought back! And now, 10 years later, with the capitols of Araby falling one by one into the chaos they had sought for us, we can see that when the spirit of NY, the spirit of America is roused, the world changes! And now that spirit has been roused again as NY fights against flooding. Can you hear it NY? We are once again  shouting defiantly that we arent done! The spirit of NY, the Spirit of America! One more reason why that, even in our darkest hours, we are american proud and american strong! 9/11/01 was a great tragedy for NY & America, But it was a showcase of our greatest power, our greatest strength, the spirit of Ny, the spirit of America! and for that we can on this day of days be proud as Nyers & as americans!!!

what a differance leadership makes

To think that a mere year ago, the public would have once again cringed at the mere thought of scandal when the then Gov patterson was in office , but now with the unquestioned leadership of Gov Cuomo in hand, and well in hand, what would have stuck like goo to Govs Patterson & Spitzer just rolls off of the New Gov Cuomo like water off of a Ducks back! And that is for, the NYs citizen, a very good thing! NYS has had more than enough of tabloid scandal thank you, and hopefully this will be a signal to focus less on the trivial when it comes to political reporting in this state!

Gay marriage, cuomo and the legislative aftermath winners & losers

Now that gay marriage has been legalized in NYS, firstly let me say that only History will judge if it was a monumental acheivement in sociology, or to quote a phrase " a date which will live in infamy"! But that aside, it is clear that there was only one Big winner in this and that Was Gov Cuomo II. Because with his national ambitions now clearly apparent(something I pointed out here first Im proud to say) it can be said that, based on his first few months in office, Gov Cuomo II is a political force on the rise in the Democratic party!  And he(Gov Cuomo II ) can serve as a textbook lesson in how to provide STRONG leadership to those who have whiffled and waffled in their leadership  roles! Leaders lead, they dont compromise and Cuomo II has proven that! Now to the losers ,and that would be everyone else! From the democrats who have kissed the cuomo ring, to those republicans who are now lame ducks walking due to their yes Vote on gay marriage,everyone lost yesterday except for gays and Gov Cuomo. Well played Gov, Well Played! Not bad for a first six months but when the politial honeymonn ends--- now that will be another story, one that we will watch for in the coming months and years!

Capitol hill prometheus

How like Prometheus, the god who stole fire from the gods and was punished forever for it, is President Obama as he enters into this re-election bid. Because in order to win he must, like prometheus, steal fire from the gods!~He must ignite, like he did in 2008, a fire among americans! Rationale wont win this election, facts wont either! This is fire verus wind. The winds of the republicans that threaten to topple everything that Obama has built! If Obama intends to win another term the same fires he once harnessed, the  fires that galvanized A nation, he must harness again! Because with the republicans set  to unleash, unfetter, and deregulate the rich and powerful, the poor, minorities and middle class in America face another republican nightmare! Being cool clam and collected will not win relelction for the president, being the smartest man in the room wont win relection for the preisdent, but a fire will! A fire like the one that blazed him into office, a fire where hope and change trumped greed  and divisiveness! FIRE Mr president, not Ice!!!! Because if you dont ignite a fire in America, a whole lot of Americans are going to feel a republican cold in 2012!

back from the brink!

It's a good thing that lawmakers have stepped back from the brink as this same sex thing goes, because this is not something that should be steamrollered into law. Cuomos leadership strength aside, I think this should be something that the people of NY vote on, not have legislated upon them! It would be good for everyone involved and it would truly settle the matter because it would come from the people not from politics or the motivation of same! So i'll go on record here and say that I hope there is no vote on the issue, and if there is one, i hope it fails, because this is for the people to decide in the ballot box, not legislators!

courage & conviction, not whatever way the political wind blows!

As the legislative session draws to a close, I hope that on this Same sex marriage issue, that it passes or fails due to the courage and conviction of those who are addressing the matter, not by politicans going with whatever way the political wind is blowing! This issue(a issue that shouldnt be priority in my opinion in this time of high unemployment, fiscal concerns, educational issues and much more) Is something that strikes at the very core of right and wrong in America and it should be about that, as opposed to being simply politics or political fodder! As I said ijn a prior blog post there is a price to be paid for this, and with that price being so high, we cannot afford to be steamrollered in to making a decision simply for politics sake! Simply this is not a issue of civil rights or quality of life, this is a small issue magnified to levels where it should not be or hold, and it shouldnt be putting other more important issues on hold as well! This issue has been a measure of courage and conviction(or the lack of same )on Albanys capitol hill, not a issue of republicans versus democrat and that is what will be most remembered by voters like myself in future elections, who had the courage to stand by their convictions when addressing this issue instead of going in whatever way the political  wind blew! its not wrong to vote no, and its not wrong to vote yes, UNLESS your vote shows a clear lack of courage and convictions! And if it does then shame on you!!! Because the public deserves better than a political sham vote and a political sham issue, which to be frank this same sex marriage issue is and has become! What the public needs to focus on is the fact that while all this time has been spent on this sexual nonsense, real quality of life issues like Rent Control  are given the lowest of priorities and that my book is very wrong! So when the session ends tomorrow or is extended, the voters need to remember that! courage and conviction, not whatever way the political winds blows, that is what is wrong with Albany politics, and that is what needs to be fixed in Albany! And politics in general!

Anthony Weiner(a lesson in Priorities)

With the resignation of Anthony Weiner, we have here a object lesson in priorities and what happens when that which should be low priority becomes too high! Here was a man who had it all and squandered it because sex became too much of a priority, and that is something that needs to be understood in NYS as well. For while we are caught up in this same sex nonsense, rent control in NYC is in serious jeopoardy! Rather than calling a special session on rent control, it should be done to address the same sex marriage issue once and for all. I think people having a place to live takes a far greater priority than the validation of sexual preferance! As does trying to find a way to not lay off 10000 individuals among other pressing concerns!
Anthony weiner is gone, and in his passing, not one job has been created or saved, and not one rent has been stabilized, our soldiers are still abroad and at war, our educational system is still under siege, and our youth and seniors are still at risk! Priorities people priorities! I hope that is the lesson that is learned from the Weiner debacle, because clearly, we lack them when it comes to real issues versus trvial pursuit in NY!