Obama Interferes In New York State Politics
New York state politics has forever been a volatile, often unstable brew, especially for Democrats. In the mid-19th century, Martin Van Buren, the first professional politician to become president, controlled the Democratic political machinery via his loyal patronage called the “Albany Regency” – for a while. Then things devolved into “Hunker” and “Barnburner” factions... »
The Rush to Fill Kennedy’s Senate Seat
To help ensure that Democrats keep their critical 60th vote in the U.S. Senate, Massachusetts lawmakers are scrambling to change a state law which requires that a special election must be held to fill Senator Edward Kennedy’s vacated seat. The priority is to find some way to allow Gov. Deval Patrick to name a... »
