They Don't Represent Me

The Republican Party in New York State in a well-planned coup, offered leniency, I suspect, to two corrupt Democratic Senators, in exchange for jumping party lines to permit the Republicans to regain control of the Senate and the legislative agenda. Now what comes out is that the ego of another one of these "so-rich-I-can-buy-myself-into office" guys, Tom Golisano, played a role in this turn of events because he felt slighted by Malcolm Smith and helped orchestrate the coup. See the June 9, 2009, New York Times.

Corruption and greed, ah, so familiar.

And add into the mix some racism and patriarchy. Racism, because we are too stupid to see the inefficacy of David Paterson except through a lens of race, and the ineptitude of Malcolm Smith any other way, too. They are just not good politicians, like most of the fools running Albany. We don't look at Joe Bruno or Sheldon Silver, label them Italian or Jewish, and then attribute their mistakes to some ethnic gene. Race is only visible when it's darker. That's the shame of America.

And let's not forget patriarchy and the power of the Catholic Church either. Dean Skelos, that slick haired new majority leader, has an agenda for the legislature that doesn't include same sex marriage or full and accurate medical information about reproductive health.

Revolt! I am writing to my Senator Carl Marcellino and telling him right now that I will do everything legal and feasible to make sure he isn't reelected. He doesn't represent my interests.