The Daily News endorsed Craig Johnson today; oh, and by all means do check out Errol Louis' unusually terse, one-line announcement of same on The Daily Politics. Har. That musta been painful.

Voters in northwestern Nassau County go to the polls Tuesday for a pivotal special election for a state Senate seat. They should cast their ballots for Democrat Craig Johnson, who outshines his opponent on the issues and is committed to reforming Albany.

A county legislator, Johnson is running for a spot vacated by a Republican who took a top job under Gov. Spitzer. Electing him would leave Majority Leader Joe Bruno two seats from losing his grip on the Senate and move New York closer to wholesale reforms in one house of the Legislature. That's why Spitzer is behind Johnson.

Snip. There's more.

Johnson has detailed ideas on how to get Medicaid under control and takes mainstream positions in favor of stem cell research and abortion rights. His GOP rival, County Clerk Maureen O'Connell, parrots health industry propaganda that trimming Medicaid means tossing patients into the streets, dodges on past positions opposing embryonic stem cell research and refuses to release a draft audit that, one can only conclude, criticizes how she has run the clerk's office.

Johnson was part of the team that ousted Nassau's Republican machine and saved the county from near-bankruptcy. He could now play a similar role in state government. If you're registered in the 7th Senate District, vote for Craig Johnson.

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