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Hevesi's Acquittal

Submitted by Elia, Nov 13, 2006 09:26

The New York voters did not vote to acquit Hevesi. What occurred was that with all of the press coverage detailing what would happen if Hevesi was removed from office and the expectation that that would occur - accompanied , of course, by the Democrat wave on election day - voters decided that they would rather have a new Comptroller appointed by the new Democratic governor. The Democrats I know (in Westchester) voted for him with their teeth gritted, counting on the Senate to remove him from office, preferring that procedure to putting a Republican in the watchdog seat overseeing the Democratic administration. Any other interpretation is a flight of fancy caused by an over-active imagination.

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I am a member of the NYS Employee Retirement System. Mr. Callaghan was on record with a proposal to begin... [MORE]	scifiknitter	Nov 14, 2006 08:30
The New York voters did not vote to acquit Hevesi. What occurred was that with all of the press coverage...	Elia	Nov 13, 2006 09:26
Your editorial overlooks the fact that many voters backed Hevesi for comptroller despite the scandal precisely because of the expectation... [MORE]	Hilary Kitasei	Nov 13, 2006 04:44
What it seems the voters chose was hate over pragmatism. Blind hate for Republicans is what put Hevesi back into... [MORE]	GroovyLady	Nov 12, 2006 18:01
I thought long and hard about voting for Hevesi, a man caught spending our money for his personal use. His... [MORE]	Robert Ballan	Nov 12, 2006 03:04
Bravo - Bravo ! I couldn't agree more. In fact in Kelly's report to the Governor he referenced precedent for... [MORE]	Tom G	Nov 10, 2006 17:01
As long as they are re-elected. So why bother having laws? Let's not prosecute anyone through the legal system; let's... [MORE]	Barbara	Nov 12, 2006 10:38
More power to him. Best regards, Charles karoly5@hotmail.com [MORE]	Charles A Boeing	Nov 10, 2006 15:55
It is seemingly odd that the people overwhelmingly selected Mr. Hevisi to return as Comptroller. However, elections is generally a... [MORE]	stanley scher	Nov 10, 2006 07:41