Assembly
Tectonic Shifts Nationally and Statewide: Bush and Bruno going down
Back in January 2006 I had as my goals:
1.) defeating the Bush/Gingrich/McCain agenda nationally
2.) defeating the Pataki, Bruno and Silver Albany constipation
3.) defeating the local Brooklyn Vito Lopez machine.
Still working on #3 through several channels. And it remains to be seen whether indictments or ill health or Brooklyn fatigue with corruption bring down Vito Lopez. For my part I prefer indictments to ill health. But Charles Hynes, the Brooklyn DA, has pushed that aside and has focused on other, also worthy efforts. So we wait to see who will replace Lopez in time.
Goal #1 began to happen in 2006 with a massive take over of the House and an evening up of the Senate. And we have a damned good shot at continuing this in 2008 with MORE House seats, a REAL takeover of the Senate and a White House win by Obama.
Assembly | Governor | liberal | progressive grassroots | Reform | State Senate | Andrea Stewart-Cousins | Darrel Aubertine | Donald Barber | Jim Gennaro | Jimmy Dahroug | Joe Bruno | Luke Henry | Marty Connor | Paul Newell | Sheldon Silver
