Liz Benjamin picks up an editorial from Outlook Long Island, which talks about Brian Foley's refusal to answer questions on marriage equality.

The fact is, it isn't enough to have 32 Democrats in the state Senate. If too many of them are against decent, progressive values, then we won't get the changes we need. Brian Foley is one of those who will get in the way of progress and change.

Despite receiving the endorsement from Democracy for America, Jimmy Dahroug still doesn't seem to resonate with the state's Democratic Party leaders.

We've been through this before. A couple of months ago, a NY Times article listed Republican-turned-Democrat Christopher Bodkin as Caesar Trunzo's main Democratic opponent, and didn't even mention Dahroug. After seemingly solving that potential fiasco, it appears the state Dems are at it again. This time, they're back to looking at Brookhaven Supervisor Brian Foley.

Why? The answer is the usual answer to that question: Money. Foley has a lot in reserve, while Dahroug, despite raising a lot more than he ever has before, is still lagging behind Trunzo.

Of course, if the so-called "leaders" would stop looking like idiots and  read more »