Money Doesn't Talk, It Roars
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Paterson Raises $3.3 Million,
Ignores Spitzer's $10K Limit;
Local Dental Group Uprooted
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July 16, 2008 - A classic expression of frustration and outrage in American popular culture came in the movie, "Network", in 1976. Peter Finch, playing the part of a television news anchor who is losing his job, explodes while on the air, saying, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this any more." The cry is picked up by people watching the newscast, who open their windows and shout their indignation out into the street. That is the way many New Yorkers feel about.... |
Mayor Koch Calls For Reform
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Koch Calls Politics in New York
National Disgrace, Laughingstock
Seeks Citizen Action for Reform
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July 10, 2008 - I have been thinking long and hard about the state of politics in New York. We are a national disgrace and laughingstock. Our state legislature has been called the most dysfunctional in the country, and most opinion-makers who write about the subject agree with that description. We have had a most unusual situation with the recent resignation of a governor...
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2491 Days Later
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Disastermath:
Costs Rising,
Clock Running
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July 7, 2008 - Our last article, on Wednesday, July 2, discussed the difficulties at the former World Trade Center, where, six years and seven months after 9/11, the only new structure is an office tower, 7 WTC, built by Larry Silverstein. The rest of the ruin, under the jurisdiction of the public sector, has not yet reached ground level. There will be endless remonstrances between all the parties involved as to who is to blame. We listed the players last week; they are all still around... |
Sharing the Blame
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Ward, New PA Chief,
Reports on Problems
At Trade Center Site
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July 2, 2008 - The Port Authority's new Executive Director, Chris Ward, has publicly confirmed what everybody knows. The rebuilding of the World Trade Center is billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. Ward was recommended for the Port Authority job by Governor Paterson on May 2, and duly elected by the twelve commissioners representing New York and New Jersey on May 8. He succeeded Anthony Shorris, Governor Spitzer's choice, who was asked to resign... |
