Tag: Albany

HERE COMES THE BRIDE — WITH HER BRIDE

webadmin | June 19, 2011 | 1 Comment
HERE COMES THE BRIDE — WITH HER BRIDE

“Change coming on gay marriage in NY”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, June 19, 2011 Clearly, the moment has arrived in New York. — One by one, Republican senators are coming around on gay marriage. And it isn’t the rhetoric of equality or any constitutional argument that has swayed most of them. It’s politics – and [...]

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GANG GREEN SUPERBOWL BLUES

Ellis | February 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
GANG GREEN SUPERBOWL BLUES

“NY teams sure left us feeling less that super”  Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, February 6, 2011 We’re not there. No matter how loud the pre-game hype may get, no matter how exciting we pretend Green Bay and Pittsburgh are, no matter how many QB profiles we read about Roethlisberger and Rodgers, the Jets and the Giants [...]

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ONE LAST MISSTEP FOR NY’S ACCIDENTAL GOVERNOR

Ellis | December 26, 2010 | 0 Comments
ONE LAST MISSTEP FOR NY’S ACCIDENTAL GOVERNOR

“A Guv full of gaffes, from start to finish”,  Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, December 26, 2010  Why not leave the same way you arrived? That’s the David Paterson approach. He stumbled into office in an uproar, and he’s stumbling out in one now, as people still shake their heads at his accidental governorship. Who was that [...]

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NY GOVERNOR WHINES – IT WASN’T ME

Ellis | December 17, 2010 | 0 Comments
NY GOVERNOR WHINES – IT WASN’T ME

“Paterson pours on the whine”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, December 17, 2010  He’s really Governor Whiney now. You’d think that David Paterson would express some appreciation — perhaps even a little relief — as he screeches to the end of his brief and accidental governorship. Appreciation because no one ever seriously thought of him as [...]

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PREDICTING THE 2010 MIDTERMS

Zo-Edit | October 29, 2010 | 0 Comments
PREDICTING THE 2010 MIDTERMS

“What we know about elections”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, October 29, 2010  So what will happen on Tuesday? Will Republicans sail across America on a wave of Tea Party passion and Obama fatigue? Or will Democrats mount a final weekend counteroffensive, reminding voters that economic frustration is no reason to revive failed policies of the [...]

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COMBATANT CANDIDATES MAKE IT INTERESTING

Ellis | September 25, 2010 | 1 Comment
COMBATANT CANDIDATES MAKE IT INTERESTING

“In guv race, dumber, uglier talk “, Newsday, September 26, 2010 It happened at week’s end. Andrew Cuomo and Carl Paladino actually agreed on something. The two main candidates for governor cut through their mutual animosity long enough to back Gov. David Paterson’s state-worker layoff plan. Please, don’t get used to all this comity. The two [...]

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POLLS PUSH CUOMO TO POUNCE

Ellis | September 24, 2010 | 3 Comments
POLLS PUSH CUOMO TO POUNCE

“Andrew attacks”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, September 24, 2010  Nothing focuses a front-runner’s mind like a suddenly tightening poll. A day after Carl Paladino snuck within six points of Andrew Cuomo in the Quinnipiac survey of the governor’s race, the Democratic attorney general leapt immediately onto the attack. His first shot? A negative TV ad [...]

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OUT OF GUV RACE, WHAT’S NEXT FOR LEVY

Ellis | July 31, 2010 | 1 Comment
OUT OF GUV RACE, WHAT’S NEXT FOR LEVY

“Steve Levy gives up the ghost” Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, August 1, 2010  Steve Levy is lucky he has such high self-esteem. Otherwise, he’d be feeling pretty bummed this weekend. Nothing is turning out like the Suffolk County executive planned. State Republican leaders were certain to pick him as their inside candidate for governor. Only they [...]

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ALBANY WRECKING OUR REC PLANS

Ellis | April 4, 2010 | 0 Comments
ALBANY WRECKING OUR REC PLANS

 ”In State Budget Mess, Albany Plays Park Card,” Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, April 4, 2010 This was the week the state-budget mess hit home on Long Island.   Or hit park, to be more precise.   My eyes glaze over at the numbers, as I’m sure yours do. Just know this much: Gov. David Paterson [...]

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AND ON THE 7TH DAY HE QUIT

Ellis | February 27, 2010 | 0 Comments
AND ON THE 7TH DAY HE QUIT

 “Paterson Election Campaign? That Was Quick”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, February  27, 2010   That was quick.   After a short and exhausting campaign, Gov. David A. Paterson finally accepted what had been obvious to everyone but him: He really couldn’t run for election and also run the state. Neither had been going very smoothly.   [...]

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