February 12, 2007

More on state intrigues

This morning's Ithaca Journal is quiet on Dryden, though maybe we wouldn't want a story about eleven feet of snow.

There are two pieces on the current situation in New York State politics. Yancey Roy tells the general story of the comptroller's race, and I think his conclusion nails the key problem in the legislature today:

Almost no one envisions a scenario in which the political leaders just say: here are all the candidates, every one of you just vote for the one you think is best.

On the opinion page, Jay Gallagher looks at odds of a Democratic takeover in the State Senate.

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