Tonight was CBID's endorsement meeting for the 2007 Brooklyn judicial races. It was a LONG meeting and I was watching my son, Jacob, so only caght parts of it. Here are my scattered observations:

First off, Jacob, despite being in the midst of the terrible twos, was WONDERFUL. Played outside and in the child care section of the church where CBID holds its meetings. If CBID ever moved its meetings, we couldn't bring Jacob. But as it is, he loves it. Yay Jacob!

NOTE: I am getting emails and calls on this article and am updating as good points are made

As the rest of the nation looks ahead to 2008, and much of NYC is already looking to the apocalyptic 2009 elections, Brooklyn has some judicial races coming up that are proving to be interesting for those of us who are obsessed with local politics. One of those races is for a position that never should have existed, but now that it does, it needs to be freed from the grip of the local corrupt machine.

I know no one who is mourning the departure of Kings County’s second Surrogate judge Seiddio. Rather many suggest he never should have been there in the first place because he never was even remotely qualified except as a loyal tool of the machine (UPDATE: One person says he thinks Seddio has practiced probate law in private practice, which would certainly be a qualification beyond mere cronyism. I have not been able to confirm this, so far finding only bankruptcy law listed for Seddio, but it certainly is possible). And many say the position he filled, a second Surrogate judicial position in Kings County, should never have been created either.