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A Family Affair

posted over 3 years ago by Wildcard | 1 comment
Don't you think people have been a bit harsh on the Spitzers since the revelation of his indiscretions with a prostitute and his resignation as governor of New York? I'm not defending Mr. Spitzer but I am a bit puzzled about how people are showing...

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Tryst & Shout

posted over 3 years ago, updated about 11 hours later by Pressly | -1 comments
You've probably heard by now, New York is getting a new Governor on Monday. A lot has been said on this already. Cal Thomas did so particularly well, so I commend to you his take on the situat...

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I get no kick from campaigns

posted over 3 years ago, updated 6 days later by MaeWestNY | 4 comments
• • Politicians have roving eyes.
• • While talking to you, their eyes are often "casing the joint" not unlike a jewel thief. It's part of the trade: taking the temperature of the audience, working the room. It becomes an automatic response for ...

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I'm not laughing.

posted over 3 years ago by pseudonym | 1 comment
I have a reasonably good sense of humor. I can prove it. I laugh at most lawyer jokes. Occasionally, I even tell one. And I’m a lawyer.

But I also understand the other side of the equation. As a young attorney, lawyer jokes really bothered me. I ...

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Eliot Agonistes in Albany

posted over 3 years ago, updated about 8 hours later by MaeWestNY | 4 comments
While Manhattan enjoyed a clear sky blue day, the storm warnings gathered over Albany, moving towards the governor's mansion.
• • How could someone as powerful, ambitious, driven, and intelligent as New York Governor Eliot Spitzer find himself emb...

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A gladiator embattled in The Empire State

posted over 3 years ago, updated about 1 hour later by MaeWestNY | 2 comments
The "Death Ray" struck Albany and shocked the people on the pavement.
• • The New York Governor's mansion is an odd setting for a courtship or a gladiators' tournament. Here within the stately walls of this historic residence it almost seems as i...

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