Well, he's certainly better than Gov. Paturkey - which is not saying much. But the longer he's in office the more he mimics the style (or lack of it) of his neighbor, New Jersey's Gov. Chris Christie. Which is definitely not saying much. Donald Trump, Chris Christie, Andrew Cuomo - is there something in the metro area water perhaps, that helps creates political caricatures such as these?
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It's ironic that this very day in East Hampton, Andrew Cuomo is being well-rewarded for his water carrying by one of his biggest donors, Dan Loeb, who is on the board of the Success Academy Charter School. Gov. Cuomo, who acts like a bully, is rewarded with millions from Dan Loeb, who has been accused of bullying tactics to manipulate CEOs, and they both reward Eva Moskowitz, who has bullied her way into operating a chain of charter schools locating in more and more affluent neighborhoods while bullying the at-risk low-income kids who can't keep up right out of her school. Hmmm....I guess the bullies stick together.
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Cuomo's cave on assault weapon ammo accountability under the SAFE Act to appease Upstate Sen. Lawrence is a betrayal of one of the demonstrably good results his style has brought into legislation.
Probably he thought he could sneak it by. But, Lawrence, a braggart and not the brightest bulb in the box, went public with it. Now the whole SAFE Act looks vulnerable to sniping. An NRA victory that makes Cuomo look like a grandstand player more than a true anti-gun-violence governor.
Probably he thought he could sneak it by. But, Lawrence, a braggart and not the brightest bulb in the box, went public with it. Now the whole SAFE Act looks vulnerable to sniping. An NRA victory that makes Cuomo look like a grandstand player more than a true anti-gun-violence governor.
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57? The kid needs to grow up already.
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It is hard to accept that this lowbrow governor is the son of Mario.
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While being interviewed by CNN during the search for the prison escapees in upstate NY, I witnessed Governor Cuomo belittle, berate and bully his brother Chris Cuomo, a co-anchor of the New Day show. The younger Cuomo looked stunned but can't venture what he was thinking or feeling. The Governor could have greeted his brother warmly and it would have made his day. I felt sorry for Chris Cuomo and developed a distaste for the Governor's style of interacting with "lesser" beings.
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Ask a teacher what they think of Cuomo. He has vilified teachers so much that we have almost all given up hope of being treated fairly under Cuomo. As he pushes for 50% of our ratings to be determined by VAMs and high stake testing, all the research shows it is absurd to do so. So it must be personal. Cuomo hates teachers. And I say this as we see steady progress overall in student achievement because of the hard work of teachers every day. It must be that he wants to destroy public schools to make way for the corporate interests that support him.
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Much of Cuomo's bulling has been to give increased control of education to charter schools. The fact is charter schools perform about the same a regular schools even though they have the advantage of cheating.
1. They suspend students for even minor infractions
2. They advise weaker students who win the lottery to not attend their school
3. They "council out", expel weaker students and discipline problems
4. They run their schools like Paris Island so many students can't take it and drop out
5. They do not replace students who leave so they wind up with only the most motivated students
If Cuomo doesn't know these facts he is either stupid or venal. All members to the NYS legislature should oppose him.
1. They suspend students for even minor infractions
2. They advise weaker students who win the lottery to not attend their school
3. They "council out", expel weaker students and discipline problems
4. They run their schools like Paris Island so many students can't take it and drop out
5. They do not replace students who leave so they wind up with only the most motivated students
If Cuomo doesn't know these facts he is either stupid or venal. All members to the NYS legislature should oppose him.
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The governor needs to be the only honcho in the state. By not supporting legislation that applies to NYC, he is giving a clear message. In addition, I am quoting from another article in today's NY Times, to show his true nature:
"The administration of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo agreed on Friday to suspend a plan to require background checks on ammunition sales, putting in doubt part of the gun control law that he considers one of his proudest legacies.
The decision, which the administration did not publicize, was the result of an unusual deal the governor’s office reached with the State Senate’s Republican majority. The Senate’s Democratic minority and the speaker of the State Assembly condemned the move."
"The administration of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo agreed on Friday to suspend a plan to require background checks on ammunition sales, putting in doubt part of the gun control law that he considers one of his proudest legacies.
The decision, which the administration did not publicize, was the result of an unusual deal the governor’s office reached with the State Senate’s Republican majority. The Senate’s Democratic minority and the speaker of the State Assembly condemned the move."
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I agree with the comments that we seemed to have reached a nadir in terms of civility. We see it in the workplace, in the streets, in our politics, and on the interwebs. Those who would say "who cares as long as things get done", just abet this base discourse and add no value to an existence where we all need to get along to survive.
As a life-long Democrat, I, for the first time, sat out a gubernatorial election simply because I cannot stand Andrew Cuomo. Let's face it, he may get things done but he's a class-A jerk.
As a life-long Democrat, I, for the first time, sat out a gubernatorial election simply because I cannot stand Andrew Cuomo. Let's face it, he may get things done but he's a class-A jerk.
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Cuomo is in my opinion the worst of the worst. Always has been, always will be. I would rather eat glass than ever vote for a non Democrat but in his case I certainly would vote for whomever was running against him.
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"A vengeful man? Ridiculous, Mr.Cuomo said. I am the opposite,"
Words from the mouth of a narcissists with zero insight . He is riding so high in power that he should be denied any further office: he is on his own pawed way to tyranny.
What happened to the common good, as was in the ethics of his father? They raised a megalomaniac!
I cannot wait for the other shoe to drop, as he is still being investigated and now tries to get to the good side of Scneirderman . (He is not to be bribed...)
Can we start a "Recall Cuomo from New York City" grassroots?
Words from the mouth of a narcissists with zero insight . He is riding so high in power that he should be denied any further office: he is on his own pawed way to tyranny.
What happened to the common good, as was in the ethics of his father? They raised a megalomaniac!
I cannot wait for the other shoe to drop, as he is still being investigated and now tries to get to the good side of Scneirderman . (He is not to be bribed...)
Can we start a "Recall Cuomo from New York City" grassroots?
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When Cuomo said to DeBlasio, "Welcome to Albany", what he meant was, "Welcome to Andrew Cuomo's Albany." With all the glee with which Satan might say, "Welcome to Hell."
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Having come of age as his father's close advisor, Cuomo believes that the ways of Albany are the only way to conduct government. To say this is incorrect belabors the obvious. To say it's unfortunate underscores his put down of De Blasio that he doesn't know how -- or doesn't want -- to play the game.
I have my problems with De Blasio, and I don't agree with all of his fights with the governor, but his complaint about Cuomo's vengeful way of doing business is exactly right.
I have my problems with De Blasio, and I don't agree with all of his fights with the governor, but his complaint about Cuomo's vengeful way of doing business is exactly right.
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When it was obvious he was not campaigning for Democrats in the last election, I decided not to campaign for him, and so I voted for one of the other gubernatorial candidates, whose name I do not even remember.
That was the first but probably not the last time I refused to vote straight Democratic. I think the liberal New York State legacy is about to take a nose dive under his questionable politics.
That was the first but probably not the last time I refused to vote straight Democratic. I think the liberal New York State legacy is about to take a nose dive under his questionable politics.
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I'm a New Yorker and I don't like this arrogant governor. However, I'm eternally grateful for the SAVE legislation, happy that NY was a state that welcomed rather than fought gay marriage and grateful that we rejected hydro fracking.
I will probably never vote for this governor, but he may be the only person who can take on the powerful public employee unions in this state.
I will probably never vote for this governor, but he may be the only person who can take on the powerful public employee unions in this state.
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In the same edition of the NYT, the governor yields to Senate Republicans to suspend portions of the Safe Act on sale of ammunition.Every chip in the Safe Act costs additional lives to gun homicide. This slap in the face of his Democratic colleagues is yet another indignity that he heaps on them regularly. He has no loyalty to the people who helped elect him. It's about time that the bullied Democrats, not just the NYC Democrats, rise up against him. They can soften him up before Preet steps in to finish him off.
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I will never forget the immediacy in which Cuomo embraced the Charter school cause in order to humiliate DeBlasio's appearance in Albany. Eva Moskowitz bullied her teachers to man head counts and hand out pizza on the bus rides to Albany. They were told there would be no school that day, that they were to travel to Albany with parents and all the students. The teachers feared reprisals if they didn't comply, as they are not protected by a union. Cuomo pontificated behind the lectern which had a sign, Charters Work! And he was rewarded with $4,000,000 in campaign funding from Moskowitz' hedge fund cronies. He's being led by the nose by Moskowitz for campaign financing. I can't respect him. And the charters get school space rent free - on the taxpayers' dime.
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If they could spend more time getting things done as salaried employees rather than wining maybe our schools, mass transit, utility costs, etc would be better
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I testified at the Moreland Commission. The retaliation for doing so has been beyond brutal; it's the tactics of a communist regime. I actually (Idiotically) thought the Governor wanted to know about the profound corruption that we, the little people, had been forced to endure. Clearly not since he shut it down just like they shut down the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on on corrupt NY lawyers. You want a democracy? Go somewhere else, maybe where Bernie Sanders is.
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Public education is a bedrock of democracy. Every dollar of taxpayers' money given to private schools or charter schools is part of a long, patient, relentless campaign to destroy public education in the United States so that rich people can turn education into a business from which they can make profits and make it a system to teach children to be well-behaved, docile workers rather than informed, thoughtful citizens. When public education is underfunded, it will perform badly, and then its enemies can say that it doesn't work, which is reason to divert more money to education-for-profit.
Cuomo is on the wrong side here.
Cuomo is on the wrong side here.
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It's terrific that the sunlight is illuminating Andrew Cuomo's character! No question he is a bully and is driven not by principle but by ambition. We know the fate of such leaders. And he is too full of hubris to see that he has been outed. And praise from Paterson--really, does anyone take Paterson seriously! Hopefully in the next primary, we will have a strong candidate opposing Cuomo.
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In vetoing very sound legislation concerning annexation and regional oversight, the governor just threw the residents of Orange County under the bus, along with bipartisan legislators from the Assembly and Senate and a large number of regional/local representatives--all to serve a special interest group regardless of the impact on the public good and the environmental resources/finances of the region. His arrogance is astonishing. I'm sure, in the future, he will enjoy the blue waters of the Hamptons. We in the lower Hudson Valley will have to deal with salination of the Ramapo River, huge infrastructure costs, and the likely development of a 50,000-resident "city" that can't pay its own expenses, relying extensively on Medicaid/SNAP. Great legacy you're leaving us.
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I'm curious as to what accomplishments Cuomo's defenders are so proud of? The end of this latest session only proved how much more dysfunctional Albany is, and much of the problem was Cuomo's meddling. And what about the Moreland Commission and the farcical attempt Ethic Reforms? The "welcome to Albany" retort displays an absurd comfort with the status quo on behalf of the Governor.
What I am most disappointed about is that the bubbling talk of potential Primary challengers to Cuomo is focusing on the same school of tainted career politicians. I for one who hope that Zephyr Teachout's humiliating success all across the State in her underfunded Primary challenge last year would have automatically qualified her for a rematch, I for one am hoping she runs again, and this time she'd almost certainly get the Working Families Party's nod after Cuomo's betrayal. I can only wonder how De Blasio feels having worked so hard to help Cuomo get their endorsement.
What I am most disappointed about is that the bubbling talk of potential Primary challengers to Cuomo is focusing on the same school of tainted career politicians. I for one who hope that Zephyr Teachout's humiliating success all across the State in her underfunded Primary challenge last year would have automatically qualified her for a rematch, I for one am hoping she runs again, and this time she'd almost certainly get the Working Families Party's nod after Cuomo's betrayal. I can only wonder how De Blasio feels having worked so hard to help Cuomo get their endorsement.
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“New Yorkers want officials who can manage the government and work with the Legislature to end gridlock”
This is backwards. We've been dealing with dysfunctional NY government for decades. If doing the 'people's business' is requiring our representatives to be conniving sociopaths to get past legislative gridlock, then we voters need to do what's necessary to end the legislative gridlock, not look for the 'best sociopath' or 'our sociopath' to manage it!
When Cuomo had the public behind him and his campaign promises to push for serious redistricting reform, we discovered the issue was just another bargaining chip for him, to be negotiated out of existence for whatever was more important or expedient for Mr. Cuomo. Among other things, that's when he lost the confidence of this Democrat. Some things ARE negotiable in politics, no question. But not issues fundamental to the nature of governance and accountability for ALL New Yorkers, such as fair representation, from which all things in government begin.
But for Mr. Cuomo? He has become a symptom of what ails New York politics. He preferred 'same old, same old' for his immediate, and apparently personal, purposes. I voted for a governor, not a sociopath who seems wholly at ease with threats and blackmail as a 'style' of governance.
This is backwards. We've been dealing with dysfunctional NY government for decades. If doing the 'people's business' is requiring our representatives to be conniving sociopaths to get past legislative gridlock, then we voters need to do what's necessary to end the legislative gridlock, not look for the 'best sociopath' or 'our sociopath' to manage it!
When Cuomo had the public behind him and his campaign promises to push for serious redistricting reform, we discovered the issue was just another bargaining chip for him, to be negotiated out of existence for whatever was more important or expedient for Mr. Cuomo. Among other things, that's when he lost the confidence of this Democrat. Some things ARE negotiable in politics, no question. But not issues fundamental to the nature of governance and accountability for ALL New Yorkers, such as fair representation, from which all things in government begin.
But for Mr. Cuomo? He has become a symptom of what ails New York politics. He preferred 'same old, same old' for his immediate, and apparently personal, purposes. I voted for a governor, not a sociopath who seems wholly at ease with threats and blackmail as a 'style' of governance.
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Cuomo may be a bully, but DiBlasio is just plain incompetent.
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Because he won't give in to a bully?
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Mayor De Blasio is a breath of fresh, clean, and wholesome air among all these "competent" political bullies, with their stale tactics and rhetoric.
Cuomo forceful? Bullying is a sign of weakness, not strength. Cuomo is a pathetic man.
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What do you expect from someone who failed the bar exam FOUR times? He obviously isn't getting anywhere on his intelligence.
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Maybe his academic record is why he takes out his greatest aggression on teachers?
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That whole NE in-your-face style (Cuomo and Christie) is unacceptable in the rest of the country. Very off-putting. Uncivilized.
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Governor Cuomo shares his arrogance, bull doggishness and conceit with his two ill-distinguished triumviral colleagues who govern our state and are now under indictment. Cuomo's traits are long-standing and highly unlikely at this time in his career to be self-corrective. First, NYS Attorney General, now the NYC Mayor, whom next will Cuomo "welcome to Albany." The measure of this powerful yet apparently insecure man man was foretold in his refusal in a primary with a foretold outcome favorable to him, could not deign to acknowledge let alone shake the hand of a Professor of Law at a prestigious New York university---but let us not look across the river.
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When Cuomo rammed through the same-sex marriage laws, he did so by violating the requirements of the NY State Open Meetings Law. When I pointed out to people that his heavy-handed and illegal tactics may have worked, but they endangered the law - leaving it open to attack - people said they didn't care.
"Fine," I said. "You don't care because you agree with the legislation? Then don't whine when Cuomo uses the same underhanded methods to pass a law you don't like - because YOU are allowing him to do this."
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"Fine," I said. "You don't care because you agree with the legislation? Then don't whine when Cuomo uses the same underhanded methods to pass a law you don't like - because YOU are allowing him to do this."
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There were spirited debates in both Assembly and the Senate, which is all that counts. The governor can TRY to ram a bill through, but the Legislature still gets the final word.
As Preet Bharara said, "Stay tuned."
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If you think Governor Corporate is "embracing Democrats with whom he has clashed" by designating Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor in cases of police violence... you're very naive. The governor is hoping police backlash will land on Eric, rather than himself.
Of course, Eric - being unimpeachably honest - will survive. He may also be our next governor.
Of course, Eric - being unimpeachably honest - will survive. He may also be our next governor.
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Spitzer, then Cuomo. Perhaps AG isn't the best springboard to the Governor's office.
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Sounds like he's somewhat abusive, or confrontational. Not good. Maybe should get some counseling.
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I want a Governor who takes the needs of New York City seriously.
Take, for example, the tragic state of our subway system, which celebrates each fare rise with a decline in service. Today, I believe that it was the 7 Ave. line that went out. Yesterday it was the 6th Ave line, and the L and G are so commonly out or delayed that they have their own websites (istheL/Gtrainf*cked).
Commuters are crushed during rush hours. I swear the trains are less crowded in Delhi. The other morning some tall guy rested his elbow on the top of my head while I clung to the pole on the way to work..and others just giggled.
If Cuomo could bully some decency into the mass transit on which New York's engines run, I would settle for that. But he seems not to care for this city nor the people who live here and pay taxes that provide revenue.
Take, for example, the tragic state of our subway system, which celebrates each fare rise with a decline in service. Today, I believe that it was the 7 Ave. line that went out. Yesterday it was the 6th Ave line, and the L and G are so commonly out or delayed that they have their own websites (istheL/Gtrainf*cked).
Commuters are crushed during rush hours. I swear the trains are less crowded in Delhi. The other morning some tall guy rested his elbow on the top of my head while I clung to the pole on the way to work..and others just giggled.
If Cuomo could bully some decency into the mass transit on which New York's engines run, I would settle for that. But he seems not to care for this city nor the people who live here and pay taxes that provide revenue.
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The rest of the State would like a governor who doesn't just take The City's concerns seriously.
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Como should resign for the good of the state; he never got it that it was not about him, it was public service (as his father understood).
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Mario he ain't... Say no more
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I guess Mr. Cuomo's hard-edged tactics eventually bred some hard-edged resistance.
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When is Cuomo reinstituting the Moreland Commission?
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Sometime around the Twelfth of Never...
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Beyond all of the Cuomo missteps already well-documented by my fellow posters, I would also like to add his continued efforts to look away as political corruption runs rampant across Long Island. Almost every week, our local newspaper chronicles yet another example of ways in which our local governments are fleecing taxpayers. As a result, the costs of living and doing business in this region have become prohibitive when they need not be.
Today, we read about a Nassau County contract awarding process deemed a "recipe for corruption" by the current acting district attorney, as well as a local sanitation commissioner who took $391,000 in pension funds to which he was not entitled. And, for those of you who don't live here, this stuff is just the tip of the iceberg.
When Cuomo disbanded the Moreland Commission, snubbing his nose at any chance for ethical reform, most of the commission members were strangely silent, with one alluding to the intimidation he had been subjected to by Cuomo's staff. Among those silent was the former Nassau DA, who was soon after able to glide right into the Congressional seat she wanted so badly.
Now that the two top legislative leaders have been charged with crimes, it's time for the U.S. Attorney to step in with a sweeping investigation of our state and local governments. It's clear they would have plenty of work to do, starting with the top.
Today, we read about a Nassau County contract awarding process deemed a "recipe for corruption" by the current acting district attorney, as well as a local sanitation commissioner who took $391,000 in pension funds to which he was not entitled. And, for those of you who don't live here, this stuff is just the tip of the iceberg.
When Cuomo disbanded the Moreland Commission, snubbing his nose at any chance for ethical reform, most of the commission members were strangely silent, with one alluding to the intimidation he had been subjected to by Cuomo's staff. Among those silent was the former Nassau DA, who was soon after able to glide right into the Congressional seat she wanted so badly.
Now that the two top legislative leaders have been charged with crimes, it's time for the U.S. Attorney to step in with a sweeping investigation of our state and local governments. It's clear they would have plenty of work to do, starting with the top.
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If the excuse for Cuomo's boorish and Machiavellian behavior is that he gets things done, then why does the MTA still not have a capital plan, when it was supposed to be passed by May? Cuomo hasn't even presented a proposal. He doesn't care about New York City or the subways.
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Admit I don't know much about New York politics, other than what I read in the time, but I can never understand any elected official who tries to undermine public schools. Sure, the public schools have problems, but they are required to serve everybody, charter schools obviously have the ability to pick and choose. Effort should be made to improve the public schools, as well as early education. By the way, I was horrified to see the article several weeks ago about the East Ramapo school district issues and did see that no monitor was appointed. I did see that Cuomo did support the appointment of a monitor.
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This man is a politician, in the worst sense of the word. He signed a bill this week stripping counties of their right to determine town boundaries within their counties -- after the Senate and assembly passed the bill. so much for supporting local governments. Why did he do it? -- to pander to a group that supported him. He is untrustworthy, arrogant and a bully. All you can say is that he is not his father's son!
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Unless Cuomo continues to resist the Sharpton\DeBlasio agenda I will not vote for him or any other Democrat in the next election. It is our mayor who, with his overly expansive view of a non-mandate, is out of touch with mainstream Democrats like myself, the rest of the state and the rest of the country. For those who advocate " home rule", I would say fine but let it apply to Manhattan as distinct from the other boroughs. Of course that is ridiculous, my point being that we all have to compromise.
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I was one of the many Democrats who voted for George Pataki, an unknown at the time, because Mario Cuomo, living in a bubble, refused to acknowledge that people were unhappy with him. He refused to step aside after 12 years in office. If another Democrat had run I would have voted for him. I see Andrew Cuomo as suffering from the same lack of self-awareness. It must run in the family.
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Gov.Cuomo and Gov.Christie - Bullies both of them and always off the record. Maybe it is the common air NY and NJ breathe in. We really missed out on a radical change in Zephyr Teachout. I voted for Cuomo only because I hated the other guy even more.Now I wish I had stayed home. Gov. Christie vengefully penalized the Mayor of Fort Lee for not endorsing him with the Bridgegate creating chaos and untold misery to thousands of commuters and making Fort Lee into a giant parking lot without an exit. And Cuomo is doing the same with all the mayors and legislators, crushing anyone who dares to oppose him. Nothing could be more evident than his dismissive attitude towards Mayor Bill de Blasio. He intimidates his own Party members and has no qualms joining hands with the enemy just to get his agenda passed. My way or the highway, summarizes both men.
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The governor bullies voters as well as legislators. He decides he wants to give tax credits for private school tuition without ever mentioning his support of this in his campaign or discussing it with his constituents. Many of us would not have supported his re-election if we had known that he wanted to use public funds to support private schools. Fortunately, he was not successful.
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Cuomo might be effective - at pushing through things that bolster his image on the national stage. In terms of what's actually good for New York (the city or the state), forget about it.
The recent prison break is perfectly exemplary. How many legislative items needed to be dealt with, when he decided to break off and participate in the manhunt, like he had anything to contribute to it? He can play Tommy Lee Jones upstate, but he can't cut a deal that gives NYC permanent control over its schools, adequately funds the MTA, or fixes a massively distorted tax break for real estate developers and their princeling investors.
NYC needs to ally itself with the state's other cities and push for home rule. If this kind of self-promoting governor is what we're going to be stuck with, it's time we be allowed to take care of our own business.
The recent prison break is perfectly exemplary. How many legislative items needed to be dealt with, when he decided to break off and participate in the manhunt, like he had anything to contribute to it? He can play Tommy Lee Jones upstate, but he can't cut a deal that gives NYC permanent control over its schools, adequately funds the MTA, or fixes a massively distorted tax break for real estate developers and their princeling investors.
NYC needs to ally itself with the state's other cities and push for home rule. If this kind of self-promoting governor is what we're going to be stuck with, it's time we be allowed to take care of our own business.
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I have plenty of issues with Governor Cuomo but his refusal to pander to party hacks be they Republicans or Democrats is not one of them. Without a strong Governor the inmates in Albany (Silver, Skelos, et. al) will surely run the asylum into the ground.
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Silver and Skelos were the guys he was in bed with running this state, in a manner that wholly disregarded the public platform that got him elected in the first place! If that's not 'pandering' (to the hacks) I have to question your definition of the word. He has shown himself to BE one of the inmates running the asylum.
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--Mental note to Andy Cuomo: "What goes around, comes around", or "As you sew, so shall you reap."
--Mental note to New York Times: Review your own reporting and reassess your rationales the next time you get it into your corporate individual head to endorse Cuomo...both in the primaries and in the general elections.
--Mental note to self: You’ve never voted for him. Good job! Keep it up!
--Mental note to New York Times: Review your own reporting and reassess your rationales the next time you get it into your corporate individual head to endorse Cuomo...both in the primaries and in the general elections.
--Mental note to self: You’ve never voted for him. Good job! Keep it up!
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Prematurely disbanding the Moreland Commission, betraying over 1 million NYers on rent regulations, holding mayoral control of schools hostage...I could go on. Setting aside whether his intra-political tactics are bullying and intimidating, Gov. Cuomo is hypocritical and mean-spirited, and firmly in bed with the real estate industry.
I can only hope Preet Bharara finds enough on him to force him out of office.
I can only hope Preet Bharara finds enough on him to force him out of office.
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Andrew Cuomo's tactics are nothing new; he has been using his rough elbows ever since his stint as his father's campaign manager in an unsuccessful bid to unseat Ed Koch as Mayor of NYC. During this campaign one of the most scurrilous attacks against Koch, whom I was not supporting, was rumored to have come straight from Andrew Cuomo. Who can forget "Vote for Cuomo, Not the Homo?" Yes, I understand that there was no "proof" but the longer Andrew Cuomo stays around the more convincing that he was part of the attack.
His personal vengeance and wrath against those who do not agree with him reaches new lows as he ascends politically. Just ask Bill DiBlasio...and the citizens of NYC, many of whom are fed up with his politics of vengeance.
It was thrilling to see the Gay Marriage legislation passed, but almost a no brainer in NYS. It was appalling that he cancelled his own Ethics Commission when things got too heated and to watch as the leaders of both the NYS Senate and Assembly got indicted. Let's remember that Cuomo is the only one of the "three men in a room" still standing. Hopefully for NYS and NYC this will be his last hurrah.
His personal vengeance and wrath against those who do not agree with him reaches new lows as he ascends politically. Just ask Bill DiBlasio...and the citizens of NYC, many of whom are fed up with his politics of vengeance.
It was thrilling to see the Gay Marriage legislation passed, but almost a no brainer in NYS. It was appalling that he cancelled his own Ethics Commission when things got too heated and to watch as the leaders of both the NYS Senate and Assembly got indicted. Let's remember that Cuomo is the only one of the "three men in a room" still standing. Hopefully for NYS and NYC this will be his last hurrah.
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That happened, but it was in 1977, when Koch was in Congress and Cuomo had settled a disagreement over putting subsidized (low income) housing in Forest Hills, Queens. Abe Beame was the one term lame duck.
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All I can say is "Go Preet Bharara!" I can't wait to see Cuomo in the same boat as Silver, and I hope it sinks.
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He's a bully; the Democratic version of Chris Christie. The only reason he won the first election is because the Republicans managed to somehow find a candidate even nastier than Cuomo was. (Paladino). Once in, its hard to unseat a Democratic incumbent.
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Hard, maybe, but not impossible. His father was unseated. Surely Andrew noticed that. One hopes.
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Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it. Gov. Cuomo does not seem to remember what happened to his father, a far more thoughtful and intelligent man. Mario Cuomo lost his final election because he arrogantly antagonized a majority of the active grassroots Democrats and local leaders throughout NY. Without their support, voters did not turn out and Pataki won. Andrew is headed in the same direction.
Sins of the fathers . . .
Sins of the fathers . . .
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I'm a lifelong Democrat. Cuomo is almost as bad as Chris Christie. The next Governor's election cant' come fast enough for me.
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The Cuomo boys, Andrew governor, Chris on CNN have their jobs for only one reason--the last name.
I don't think either is qualified to sell time shares.
New Yorkers really need to rally round and elect someone other than Cuomo. Hopefully by the next election his poll numbers will be so low, that he will just go away. Maybe Preet will take him down sooner.
I don't think either is qualified to sell time shares.
New Yorkers really need to rally round and elect someone other than Cuomo. Hopefully by the next election his poll numbers will be so low, that he will just go away. Maybe Preet will take him down sooner.
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Andrew Cuomo has been Andrew Cuomo for years. The same Cuomo who was endorsed by The Times when he ran for Attorney General. The same Cuomo who was endorsed by The Times at least twice when he ran for governor. The same Cuomo who was elected by Democrats in primaries and again in general elections. And his fellow Democrats are now exasperated?
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I live in an Assembly district that is 135 miles long -- stretching from Utica to Middletown -- and just a few miles wide, thanks to Cuomo's redistricting deal with Republicans. That, along with the Moreland Commission fiasco and his support for charter schools, renders any description of Cuomo as a Democrat, much less a progressive, as questionable.
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Sorry Cuomo is a tried and true blue Democrat just showing his true colors.
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What you see is what you get with Andrew Cuomo. It's more about personality than it is about politics. Can one change one's personality? Attacking elected officials personally and in the public eye is not the way to win converts and political support of politicians and the electorate.
A recent example is to proffer a survey about the Attorney General. Imagine Cuomo's response if that had been done when he held that office. When that was done previously, by any other Governor?
Truth be told, in the public eye, he is really a little person, and it diminishes his legacy of any good things he has done for all of the public, and not just for his patrons and subordinates.
A recent example is to proffer a survey about the Attorney General. Imagine Cuomo's response if that had been done when he held that office. When that was done previously, by any other Governor?
Truth be told, in the public eye, he is really a little person, and it diminishes his legacy of any good things he has done for all of the public, and not just for his patrons and subordinates.
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I find it ironic that Cuomo wants to judge teachers by results on the Common Core Tests. This from a man who failed the NY Bar FOUR times!! Should we blame his law school? Perhaps his bullying comes from feeling insecure and inadequate, which is a common thread among bullies.
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Some days I have trouble distinguishing Andrew Cuomo from his buddy across the river, Chris Christie. Two peas in a pod who have proven that corruption and incompetence defy political designation.
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Only one of those peas can FIT in that pod.
They are brothers from another mother. Neither endorsed the other's opponent the last time they ran. And after Bridgegate, both legislatures passed identical Port Authority reform legislation, which both Cuomo and Christie vetoed.
Face it, they're both Republicans.
Face it, they're both Republicans.
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So he's at the Harvard Club with wealthy donors pushing for charter schools, just another way for corporations to take control of a public entity (schools) and make profits from public funds. Harvard club? Cuomo graduated from Archbishop Molloy High School, Fordham and Albany Law, good Catholic and Public institutions. What happened to his social conscience? Money anyone? Power anyone? This guy isn't a Democrat anymore, he's not interested in poor or middle class people, just the big donors.
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Mr.Cuomo, if you loose your base or Democratic base, you are gone. You have to find another profession. This is not right but this is cruel fact of politics in this country. When you become centrist, the Republican will be happy but they will not vote and the Democrats will sit at home on election day.
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If the Democratic leadership has such a problem with Cuomo, then perhaps it should have been more vocal during the election. It isn't like this behavior recently started. Instead Democratic leaders collectively turned their backs on Teachout, and in doing so showed their true colors.
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One of the reasons that Gov. Cuomo strongly prefers radio to television and overwhelmingly employs sanitized, prepackaged public appearances to anything spontaneous is that he doesn't wear well in person. He's a classic schoolyard bully, and it came as a relief that Mayor de Blasio, at long last, was willing to punch him in the nose.
What continues to be disheartening is that this great state of ours doesn't attract a better caliber of public servant to its highest office.
What continues to be disheartening is that this great state of ours doesn't attract a better caliber of public servant to its highest office.
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This is a battle within the NY State Democratic party between Cuomo, a solid liberal, and those on the party's far left.
Although I am definitely NOT a fan of Cuomo, I do agree with him in his description of DeBlasio as "bumbling and incompetent". The same can be said of many on the far left.
I am a registered Democrat. I am also in that ever shrinking minority which is moderate. Neither Cuomo nor certainly DeBlasio fit that description. Unfortunately for NY, the far left has taken over the party. As a moderate I no longer feel that this is my party.
Although I am definitely NOT a fan of Cuomo, I do agree with him in his description of DeBlasio as "bumbling and incompetent". The same can be said of many on the far left.
I am a registered Democrat. I am also in that ever shrinking minority which is moderate. Neither Cuomo nor certainly DeBlasio fit that description. Unfortunately for NY, the far left has taken over the party. As a moderate I no longer feel that this is my party.
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The "far left" - what a joke! There is no far left in this country.
When Faux Nooz fans claim to be Democrats, it is just so obvious.
When Faux Nooz fans claim to be Democrats, it is just so obvious.
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You sound confused.
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What you really mean is that there is no left which can be far enough for YOU.
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There is nothing sadder than watching Democrats try to out-liberal each other. Cuomo de Blasio are tripping over each other to give away more free stuff to people who don't earn it. Universal pre-K, eliminating bail for criminals and turning them loose, more public housing, etc. They can't give hard working tax payer money away fast enough. Meanwhile New York state continues to lose jobs and population as local taxes rise to meet state mandates and school systems find multiple ways around Cuomo's infamous tax cap. Good luck to all us New Yorkers. Our state is morphing quickly into the laughing stock of the nation under the "leadership" of Cuomo and de Blasio.
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True... Only NY Times readers don't get it. Te one area you were wrong about were jobs in the city. Thankfully Bloomberg was able to guide NYC's economy well because if he didn't they whole state would be bankrupt (since NYC gives more to Albany than it gets). Cuomo does actually understand it - which is why he pushes against this mayor.
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Let me see...
Universal Pre-K is paid for by taxes and has shown through many studies to benefit society and the economy in a variety of ways; eliminating bail for low level, non-violent criminals saves the city millions of dollars and keeps poor families from losing even more when a parent can't make bail and the family is thrown into chaos; and adequate public housing (which isn't free but only subsidized) strikes me as the right thing to do in a city teeming with millionaires and billionaires who often pay a lower percentage in taxes than their dirt poor housekeepers. And New York State is actually GAINING jobs (47,400 in May alone).
Meanwhile, take a close look at how things are going for your infamous Republican governor over there in New Jersey where the states credit rating keeps getting bumped even lower. I could go on and on about all the economic problems in NJ, but I think most Times readers know the scoop.
You know, it never ceases to amaze me how rightwingers can absolutely disregard all facts in order to create whatever fantasy makes them feel warm and fuzzy. You come up with a narrative that isn't anywhere close to the truth and then you and a couple of fellow rightwingers exalt in your cleverness. Wouldn't surprise me if it's also an opportunity to pull out your guns and Confederate battle flags and wave those around too...
By the way, none of this detracts from the fact that Cuomo is a lousy governor. A GOPer would never admit not liking one of their own
Universal Pre-K is paid for by taxes and has shown through many studies to benefit society and the economy in a variety of ways; eliminating bail for low level, non-violent criminals saves the city millions of dollars and keeps poor families from losing even more when a parent can't make bail and the family is thrown into chaos; and adequate public housing (which isn't free but only subsidized) strikes me as the right thing to do in a city teeming with millionaires and billionaires who often pay a lower percentage in taxes than their dirt poor housekeepers. And New York State is actually GAINING jobs (47,400 in May alone).
Meanwhile, take a close look at how things are going for your infamous Republican governor over there in New Jersey where the states credit rating keeps getting bumped even lower. I could go on and on about all the economic problems in NJ, but I think most Times readers know the scoop.
You know, it never ceases to amaze me how rightwingers can absolutely disregard all facts in order to create whatever fantasy makes them feel warm and fuzzy. You come up with a narrative that isn't anywhere close to the truth and then you and a couple of fellow rightwingers exalt in your cleverness. Wouldn't surprise me if it's also an opportunity to pull out your guns and Confederate battle flags and wave those around too...
By the way, none of this detracts from the fact that Cuomo is a lousy governor. A GOPer would never admit not liking one of their own
Ah yes, the rapacious 1% and their defenders accusing the have-nots of being "takers". Have you no shame? Does your greed and lying have no limits? Arrogance befitting the likes of Trump, Christie, and Cuomo, indeed.
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What greater red flag could there be than when Cuomo disbanded the Moreland Commison ? It screams personal corruption. He must go.
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The ultra liberals were running NY bankrupt. So now their is a governor who is a Democrat that fiscally is a centrist (on moral issues he's as left as they come) - so the "spend it all and tax everyone else" are of the Dems is crying foul. That is in Albany - in the mayors office - and many NY Times readers.
It amazes me how these same people venerate his father - while when his father (a very nice man) was governing - NY state was bleeding jobs and population. The budget tricks back then? Forget about it...
It amazes me how these same people venerate his father - while when his father (a very nice man) was governing - NY state was bleeding jobs and population. The budget tricks back then? Forget about it...
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This is all a little inside baseball. Voters don’t really care much about whether or not the governor is polite or nice or devious and sadistic. He sounds like a very unpleasant person, but so what.
What is more troubling for many Democrats are parts of the Cuomo agenda. For example mayoral control of the New York City school system is something that not should be held hostage to the Governor’s championing of charter schools.
What is more troubling for many Democrats are parts of the Cuomo agenda. For example mayoral control of the New York City school system is something that not should be held hostage to the Governor’s championing of charter schools.
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I also think the Gov. doesn't trust the Mayor to have control of the school system. Is he wrong? Not so clear. I worked for the city council. Council members are rarely the people you would want running something as big and complicated as NYC and its schools, no matter how liberal his or her politics.
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[Pardon this little sidetrack]
Jacob: We're fortunate in this situation to be able to get our heads around the major contentious issues. Once the presidential race gets really under way we will read and hear a lot of opinion purporting to be about a candidate's policy stance, which only someone with a remarkably broad understanding of the issues would recognize as unfounded, and which probably will be personality-based in fact.
Jacob: We're fortunate in this situation to be able to get our heads around the major contentious issues. Once the presidential race gets really under way we will read and hear a lot of opinion purporting to be about a candidate's policy stance, which only someone with a remarkably broad understanding of the issues would recognize as unfounded, and which probably will be personality-based in fact.
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to most people it makes a difference. Obnoxious leaders generate opposition and their agenda is thwarted. It is a dysfunctional style.
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de Blasio appears shocked that NYC requires working with other people, many of whom don't share his progressive utopian vision. Rubber, meet Road.
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The Gov. is a boorish, unprincipled, ethically challenged political hack of the first order. But he does get the job done, a job at which so many others have failed, namely unlocking the Albany gridlock of the also unprincipled, ethically challenged state senators and representatives.
At least he has accomplished something.
At least he has accomplished something.
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I hope that Cuomo holds his ground. It's past time that both parties beat back the fringe groups that don't represent the majority. The "Progressives" are just a leftist version of the Tea Party. The leftists and rightists should form their own national party if they don't like it - but the mainstream should stop pandering to them. DeBlasio doesn't represent anywhere near the majority of the NYC electorate. Cuomo hopefully can help give him the boot in 2 1/2 years, just like his dad helped to get rid of another terrible mayor, that being Dinkins.
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Cuomo best friend and model is Gov. Cristie of NJ and their idol Trump.
Didn't vote for Cuomo on last election, and will not do it in the next, since I support public education as real democrats do.
Didn't vote for Cuomo on last election, and will not do it in the next, since I support public education as real democrats do.
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The best antidote to the corruption and heavy-handedness of the first man in the room, Sheldon Silver, proved to be Preet Bharara.
The best antitode to the corruption and heavy-handedness of the second man in the room, Dean Skelos, proved to be Preet Bharara.
And we can only hope that the best antidote to the corruption and heavy-handedness of the third man in the room, Andrew Cuomo, will prove to be Preet Bharara.
Maybe one of the lessons in all this is that New York is long overdue for a woman as governor and that Zephyr Teachout deserves a second look.
The best antitode to the corruption and heavy-handedness of the second man in the room, Dean Skelos, proved to be Preet Bharara.
And we can only hope that the best antidote to the corruption and heavy-handedness of the third man in the room, Andrew Cuomo, will prove to be Preet Bharara.
Maybe one of the lessons in all this is that New York is long overdue for a woman as governor and that Zephyr Teachout deserves a second look.
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Perhaps Trump and Christie can get him into the charm school they attended
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Nah ... the Republican candidates for President have filled all the available slots.
Progressives main issue with Cuomo isn't the style of his politics, as this article indicates - it's the substance of his politics.
With the exceptions of marriage equality and gun safety, Cuomo has betrayed his party on nearly every single issue important to the progressive cause. Instead of weeding out corruption, he took part in it, shutting down the Moreland commission when it started poking its nose in the wrong areas. Instead of combating income inequality, he fought proposals for higher taxes on the wealthy, and proposals for a higher minimum wage. Instead of achieving Democrats' goals by helping them win their campaigns, he worked behind the scenes to keep the Senate in Republican hands.
The list goes on and on, and I haven't even touched on housing or education. On far too many issues, Cuomo is a Democrat and a progressive in name only.
With the exceptions of marriage equality and gun safety, Cuomo has betrayed his party on nearly every single issue important to the progressive cause. Instead of weeding out corruption, he took part in it, shutting down the Moreland commission when it started poking its nose in the wrong areas. Instead of combating income inequality, he fought proposals for higher taxes on the wealthy, and proposals for a higher minimum wage. Instead of achieving Democrats' goals by helping them win their campaigns, he worked behind the scenes to keep the Senate in Republican hands.
The list goes on and on, and I haven't even touched on housing or education. On far too many issues, Cuomo is a Democrat and a progressive in name only.
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Seen from afar, the governor of New York seems boorish and corrupt. How do you expect this leopard to change his spots?
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He's a bully? Context is everything. He's a bully in the course of securing the funds the MTA needs for its capital projects? Bring it on. In blunting the effects of vacancy decontrol? Couldn't be happier. In shoehorning charter schools into overtaxed DOE facilities or else forcing me to PAY THEIR RENT? Take it somewhere else, fella. The problem isn't that Cuomo is a bully; it's that he only bullies Democrats.
Have to say he's clever, though. He earns easy progressive cred by having Schneiderman's office investigate certain attacks by NYPD. But this makes Schneiderman a potential lightning rod for criticism from both the civilian community and the police community, possibly throwing a monkey wrench into his gubernatorial ambitions. And did I add that he and Cuomo detest each other?
Have to say he's clever, though. He earns easy progressive cred by having Schneiderman's office investigate certain attacks by NYPD. But this makes Schneiderman a potential lightning rod for criticism from both the civilian community and the police community, possibly throwing a monkey wrench into his gubernatorial ambitions. And did I add that he and Cuomo detest each other?
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It doesn't look to me like he's on the defensive.
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Here's a great idea - Christie and Cuomo for President/Vp. They both attended the same political and charactrer building prep school!
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I think Cuomo is an incompetent and corrupt hack but bullying? Come on we are all adults here.
The issue isn't "niceness," it's whether a politician, any politician, stands for anything other than getting the best deal possible with no consideration of the principled value(s) of that deal. Like many, I was a great admirer of Mario Cuomo. He would have been a great president and/or a great Supreme Court justice. But the apple has fallen very far from the tree. Andrew Cuomo stands for nothing except "winning," and if the phrase empty victory--a few more of those wins and we'll be done for!--means anything, he's got a lot of empty victories. That he has sought to undermine Mayor DiBlasio and Attorney General Schneiderman, two of the most principled, hard-working, and committed public servants New York has had in a long time makes more than abundantly clear that the Governor is in it only for himself. Shame!
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Cuomo is indeed a Republican in Democrat clothing. He squashed an Ethics Panel a year before both the House Speaker and Senate get indicted for corruption. He openly supports charter schools while trashing public school educators. Cuomo nixed a millionaires tax but sees no problem in MTA fare increases.
And the latest fights with de Blasio seem to be just or spite than any real policy issue. Like Christie, Cuomo is planning his next political career either in the White House or Senate.
And the latest fights with de Blasio seem to be just or spite than any real policy issue. Like Christie, Cuomo is planning his next political career either in the White House or Senate.
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Sorry Ace, but Cuomo is indeed, A TRIED TRUE BLUE DEMOCRAT.............plesae stop blaming the repubs. YOu liberals all say the same thing any time a Democrat shows their true colors, he will always be a DEMOCRAT, please accept responsibility for voting this turkey in time and time again, you've only yourselves to blame, not the republicans. You just have a different picture in your head what a "real" democrat is, you will find him in ANDREW CUOMO. Accept it.
A hug? Creepy. And awkward. The Governor cannot makeup for steamrolling people - and worse - with a gesture.
But I was trying to compare him about President Lyndon Johnson - who would use any political power or threat to get things done; who literally stole votes, and who also had a monumental ego. In retrospect, much of what LBJ accomplished deserves respect. Do I think Cuomo will be been seen similarly in retrospect? At this point I doubt it, because his mission often seems motivated by building secret coalitions to further himself, not to further a progressive agenda or to produce a functioning, decriminalized, Legislature.
But I was trying to compare him about President Lyndon Johnson - who would use any political power or threat to get things done; who literally stole votes, and who also had a monumental ego. In retrospect, much of what LBJ accomplished deserves respect. Do I think Cuomo will be been seen similarly in retrospect? At this point I doubt it, because his mission often seems motivated by building secret coalitions to further himself, not to further a progressive agenda or to produce a functioning, decriminalized, Legislature.
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"Bullying, vengefulness..."?
Are we talking about Cuomo, or Christie? Is there much difference at this point between these two, as they abuse their powers as governors and also semi-collude ("see no evil, speak no evil") on the ongoing scandal at the Port Authority (which both NY and NJ govs run) and exude the same personal style, whose goal, in both cases, is ruthless advancement of THEM, rather than any real commitment to policies?
This is what happens when any pretense of principled policies become divorced from personality! It's then all about advancing the cult of personality and the personal ambitions of the personality, NOT policies (or any persuasion) to actually help the people of the state's residents.
Cuomo and Christie -- and the likes of Walker, for that matter -- personify what's wrong with US politics: relentless egos run amok in pursuit of higher offices, with no concern for the people actually government in their states.
And remember the days when Cuomo passed himself off as a reformer and Progressive?
Are we talking about Cuomo, or Christie? Is there much difference at this point between these two, as they abuse their powers as governors and also semi-collude ("see no evil, speak no evil") on the ongoing scandal at the Port Authority (which both NY and NJ govs run) and exude the same personal style, whose goal, in both cases, is ruthless advancement of THEM, rather than any real commitment to policies?
This is what happens when any pretense of principled policies become divorced from personality! It's then all about advancing the cult of personality and the personal ambitions of the personality, NOT policies (or any persuasion) to actually help the people of the state's residents.
Cuomo and Christie -- and the likes of Walker, for that matter -- personify what's wrong with US politics: relentless egos run amok in pursuit of higher offices, with no concern for the people actually government in their states.
And remember the days when Cuomo passed himself off as a reformer and Progressive?
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Cuomo is a nasty bully and a DINO. He is basically Chris Christie. Like New Jersey residents, New Yorkers should be embarrassed that they voted for him once, much less twice. In any case, the only reason that the Democrats are publicly taking on Cuomo is because they know that he is next on Preet Bharara's list and likely will be indicted soon enough. So let Cuomo strut and lash out, like the other two men in the room, he will be fighting for his freedom in short order.
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Strange someone from a state even more dysfunctional than NY or NJ is writing that.
Cuomo had a very effective working relationship with the previous nyc mayor, because they shared a vision of New York as a heavily branded luxury product serving the needs of the very wealthy, and thereby enriching the state. Now that city leadership has changed, Cuomo is more isolated in the state government, especially as a democrat.
There is always room for moderates in national politics, but the lay of the land is constantly shifting, and Cuomo no longer appears as "moderate" as he once did. His seemingly stable spot in the middle has been forcibly distracted by a tectonic shift in the political playing field.
His initial choice was to fight hard to stay in a holding pattern, and wait for the center to return to him. He now has the option of changing strategies. I remain convinced that Cuomo has more to gain from de Blasio, on a purely political level, than de Blasio from Cuomo.
If Cuomo can effectively support de Blasio, without coming across as a flip-flopper, then he can take credit both for de Blasio's progressivism AND for tempering it with his own greater experience.
De Blasio has a lot of good ideas, but he is also relatively inexperienced. Sniping at him for being "incompetent" must appeal to some ravenous constituents, but it is inaccurate, and makes the governor look politically unsophisticated.
There is always room for moderates in national politics, but the lay of the land is constantly shifting, and Cuomo no longer appears as "moderate" as he once did. His seemingly stable spot in the middle has been forcibly distracted by a tectonic shift in the political playing field.
His initial choice was to fight hard to stay in a holding pattern, and wait for the center to return to him. He now has the option of changing strategies. I remain convinced that Cuomo has more to gain from de Blasio, on a purely political level, than de Blasio from Cuomo.
If Cuomo can effectively support de Blasio, without coming across as a flip-flopper, then he can take credit both for de Blasio's progressivism AND for tempering it with his own greater experience.
De Blasio has a lot of good ideas, but he is also relatively inexperienced. Sniping at him for being "incompetent" must appeal to some ravenous constituents, but it is inaccurate, and makes the governor look politically unsophisticated.
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Very well said.
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Well Cuomo - like Bloomberg understood what it takes to bring in tax revenue to pay for all the social programs. De blasio doesn't... Neither do most voters.
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Cuomo is merely Chris Christie on the east side of the Hudson River
The voters elected them "twice" ......four elections and they finally begin to understand the characters - which was there to see all along
Americans deserve everything that is going to happen to them
The voters elected them "twice" ......four elections and they finally begin to understand the characters - which was there to see all along
Americans deserve everything that is going to happen to them
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Odd that he inherited not an iota of his father's oratorical skills. He badly needs a vocal coach. His cadence is alien and unnatural, his voice toxic Both his word choice and delivery are, for the most part, condescending. He should come with a warning by the Surgeon General.
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As an ex New Yorker, I can only cringe at the behavior of Gov. Cuomo. What an inept, embarrassing and vindictive "old school" politician. Certainly Gov. Cuomo should never have been elected to such a great State as New York!
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"Welcome to Albany?" Not for long, Cuomo.
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Are you aware that Andrew Cuomo was just reelected and The New York Times endorsed him after writing a "scathing" series about his ethics issues and his dismissal of The Moreland Commission? The Times said they "hoped" he would be more concerned and do better with ethics reform.
What a joke.
What a joke.
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Must be business as usual up in Albany. Rat on a couple of your friends and smile for the camera, the show goes on.
The Times should have endorced someone who was really going to shake things up, i.e. Teachout.
The Times should have endorced someone who was really going to shake things up, i.e. Teachout.
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That Andrew Cuomo is a bully surprises people? Really? These must be people who didn't know his father! The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
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It's about failed policy making and NO job creation on a daily basis in New York by the Cuomo administration. Cuomo says he created 500,000 jobs, but when you call Dept of Labors office they have no clue. When you all the Governors office and ask for how these numbers were created nobody responds.
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So Gov. Cuomo has to be very aggressive to manhandle the corrupt politicians of Albany and get anything done. No surprise there.
I didn't realize he was regarded as: a) so antagonistic, and b) practically a Republican.
In Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo, we get the governors we deserve. NY and NJ are known for a history of corrupt politics. It takes egotistical, driven, take-no-prisoners men to get anything done.
Neither are presidential material. Christie is a jerk who seems to have lost all respect in NJ and is widely seen as ignoring his state to focus on the Presidency. Cuomo's tactics are despicable.
Cuomo needs to do better if he's going to regain the trust and confidence of New Yorkers, especially those from NYC. We're already holding our nose from the stink of NY politics. But don't hold your breath that Cuomo will change his style much.
I didn't realize he was regarded as: a) so antagonistic, and b) practically a Republican.
In Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo, we get the governors we deserve. NY and NJ are known for a history of corrupt politics. It takes egotistical, driven, take-no-prisoners men to get anything done.
Neither are presidential material. Christie is a jerk who seems to have lost all respect in NJ and is widely seen as ignoring his state to focus on the Presidency. Cuomo's tactics are despicable.
Cuomo needs to do better if he's going to regain the trust and confidence of New Yorkers, especially those from NYC. We're already holding our nose from the stink of NY politics. But don't hold your breath that Cuomo will change his style much.
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Mixed feelings. Politicians use a range of tools to get work done. And there have always been politicians that adopt Cuomo's tactics. But to be clear, even if distasteful, we shouldn't think that the other politicians are "nice." Just because they may not come across the same way doesn't mean they don't backstab, lie, engage in self interest, and otherwise behave in unsociable ways. To run for public office may take a certain personality, a personality needed in a Democracy, and it doesn't typically mean they are nice people--the wrong metric. Read any of Robert Caro's biographies on LBJ, a liar and narcissist, who nevertheless supported Civil Rights legislation and the momentous and Medicare among other exceptionally important achievements (no need to point out his deficits, I get it and not the point).
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There's no cryin in politics. What are De Blasio et al aiming at?
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One still has to wonder why the New York Times endorsed Cuomo in the last election.
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See his republican competition? No problem understanding why Andy was the NYT's candidate of choice.
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If Cuomo is tough enough to stop our Sandinista pro-union, pro-Sharpton, anti-education mayor, then I'm all for Cuomo. Keep it coming, Gov!
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Since when is de Blasio's concern about the education of ALL students "anti-education"? I guess if you think that most at-risk kids without caring parents don't deserve the same kind of funding given to schools that can get rid of those students and don't want too many of those more costly at-risk kids, you support Gov. Cuomo. But really, I don't think you should be proud of it. Most of us can see beyond our own self-interest to what benefits the most vulnerable children. Can you?
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"Sandinista pro-union"?
Are you kidding?
Why not call unions working for the interests of working middle-class people "terrorists" a la Walker and Faux News?
Extremism -- and extremist rhetoric -- run amok!
Are you kidding?
Why not call unions working for the interests of working middle-class people "terrorists" a la Walker and Faux News?
Extremism -- and extremist rhetoric -- run amok!
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if it's good for the people, then it must be bad. Only policies that help the 1% will be tolerated.
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A politically moderate but effective Democrat who won't drink the "progressive" Kool-Aid. It's the gravest sin of all to a liberal naife like de Blasio - the practical enemy in a liberal fantasy land. If only reality wouldn't keep getting in de Blasio's way....
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" politically moderate"?
In WHAT way is Cuomo "politically moderate"?
Sweeps statewide corruption under the carper and tries t use it to his own benefit, takes money from special interests who also fund the charter schools industry and then (surprise, surprise!) endorses blatantly pro-charter and anti-public school policies and funding that rewards his financial backers and their interests, opposes unions and working people while favoring the 1%...
Sorry that ain't "politically moderate" except maybe in a some banana republic!
In WHAT way is Cuomo "politically moderate"?
Sweeps statewide corruption under the carper and tries t use it to his own benefit, takes money from special interests who also fund the charter schools industry and then (surprise, surprise!) endorses blatantly pro-charter and anti-public school policies and funding that rewards his financial backers and their interests, opposes unions and working people while favoring the 1%...
Sorry that ain't "politically moderate" except maybe in a some banana republic!
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Reality = what needs to be improved
It's a suprise to New Yorkers that Cuomo is heavy handed and arrogant? really ! Remember he had a very a good teacher!
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Education reform. Sounds good, doesn't it?
Some of Gov. Cuomo's "reforms" are not necessarily going to improve education in New York State. Privatizing education and ramming a questionable teacher evaluation plan down the throats of the legislature as part of the budget battle demonstrate both bullying and questionable judgment.
As others have observed, I am also suspicious that his aggressive positions are part of a plan to jockey for a position in the presidential race. Cuomo vs Christie: what would that look like?
Some of Gov. Cuomo's "reforms" are not necessarily going to improve education in New York State. Privatizing education and ramming a questionable teacher evaluation plan down the throats of the legislature as part of the budget battle demonstrate both bullying and questionable judgment.
As others have observed, I am also suspicious that his aggressive positions are part of a plan to jockey for a position in the presidential race. Cuomo vs Christie: what would that look like?
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Only someone from New York state could imagine that the rest of the country would entertain a contest for the highest office between two such louts.
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It would look like the voters of both parties were extremely unwise, one might almost say, silly. What all has the governor gotten done in the Legislature in the last year, not five years ago? As for rooting out corruption, to the extent that a few corrupt politicians have been indicted, was Gov. Cuomo the prosecutor? No. And will he be able to prevent the next bunch of sleazoids from doing the same thing by blustering at them behind their backs? Would they care if he did? They know just how "well" he did last year with that "gigantic" 53% mandate against a candidate whose name most New Yorkers would not be able to recite just nine months later. I am not impressed with the governor. When you are fighting for principle, bullying may work, and need not be done behind the scenes, hiding behind generic pseudonyms. When you are just fighting for personal satisfaction and victories, it doesn't. If he thinks that the mayor is a naïve lightweight, he might try to quietly mentor Mr. De Blasio, not humiliate him.
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Yes, it is not just that Gov. Cuomo is a bully. It is that he KNOWS he can be a bully because he is doing the bidding of the richest people in the country. They have his back (who is paying for all those commercials touting his accomplishments, anyway?)
He is like the school bully who does the dirty work for the rich kids who want to make sure no one gets in their way. The bully does their bidding and thwarts anyone who might challenge the rich kids, in the hopes that he will benefit down the road. The irony is that the rich kids have no respect for the bully and will leave him in the dirt as soon as he is no longer useful to them. Poor Gov. Cuomo would be much better standing up for some real principles that he believed in. He may end up in the same place, but at least he will have his dignity intact.
He is like the school bully who does the dirty work for the rich kids who want to make sure no one gets in their way. The bully does their bidding and thwarts anyone who might challenge the rich kids, in the hopes that he will benefit down the road. The irony is that the rich kids have no respect for the bully and will leave him in the dirt as soon as he is no longer useful to them. Poor Gov. Cuomo would be much better standing up for some real principles that he believed in. He may end up in the same place, but at least he will have his dignity intact.
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I'm so disappointed with his performance. He helped the Republicans to win the Senate and then conveniently blames them for his failure to advance progressive legislation on taxation, ethics, etc. He abuses the City at every opportunity, witness his failure to support affordable reforms to 421A and rent regulation, lack of support for mayoral control of education and his reflexive support of budget busting increases in police pensions.
Time for him to make way for real leadership that will clean up the cesspool in Albany.
Time for him to make way for real leadership that will clean up the cesspool in Albany.
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He's doing what a governor is supposed to do, which is govern the entire State, which many posters refuse to acknowledge comprises much more than NYC. Much of the rest of the State is Republican, so deserves their representation, and frankly disagrees with much of the wants and needs of the city. As for mayoral control of schools, given his track record in managing them, DeBlasio is lucky he got one year of control; I would not have given him any control whatsoever. He is bumbling and incompetent.
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His failure to support rent regulation??
Aren't you aware of the long list of significant pro-regulation changes that Cuomo forced through the State Senate?
Aren't you aware of the long list of significant pro-regulation changes that Cuomo forced through the State Senate?
Who is paying for Governor Cuomo constant off-election year(s) television commercials?
Answer that question and you will understand Cuomo actions, style and who is pulling the strings.
Answer that question and you will understand Cuomo actions, style and who is pulling the strings.
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The current ads touting all of those "supposed" jobs the governor himself created ran around $ 53,000,000.00 to the NY Taxpayer and a grand total of roughly 76,000 jobs.
Has dear, sweet, loveable Andrew had one too many lunches with you-know-who from New Jersey? Has he learned too much from that bully that he has now also become one? I think so.
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So, okay. The guy passes five budgets on time, enables landmark gay marriage legislation, and by all accounts actually makes it to public events on time (unlike, say, DeBlasio). So the story is about his "abrasive style". Because, what--they can't complain about his effectiveness?
And as for his comments about DeBlasio.... DeBlasio is, in fact, bumbling and incompetent.
He can't make it to funerals on time, skips significant events out of pique (like the opening of the bridge between Manhattan and the Bronx), and insults his own employees in public. He argues against hiring more police officers, then turns around and hires even MORE than was proposed. And so on, and on....
Regardless of whether you support his policies, he's ineffective at implementing them, or at doing pretty much anything. "Bumbling and incompetent" is a perfectly accurate description.
At some point you just have to acknowledge the emperor has no clothes... and Cuomo did.
And as for his comments about DeBlasio.... DeBlasio is, in fact, bumbling and incompetent.
He can't make it to funerals on time, skips significant events out of pique (like the opening of the bridge between Manhattan and the Bronx), and insults his own employees in public. He argues against hiring more police officers, then turns around and hires even MORE than was proposed. And so on, and on....
Regardless of whether you support his policies, he's ineffective at implementing them, or at doing pretty much anything. "Bumbling and incompetent" is a perfectly accurate description.
At some point you just have to acknowledge the emperor has no clothes... and Cuomo did.
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"David A. Paterson, who now heads the state Democratic organization, acknowledged the roughness to Mr. Cuomo’s approach but defended its effectiveness."
So effective that this lifelong Democrat would vote third party if Cuomo's name ever appears on a ballot. Good job David!
So effective that this lifelong Democrat would vote third party if Cuomo's name ever appears on a ballot. Good job David!
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Really refreshing to see conflicts being aired in the public. Because you are in the same party does that mean you always have to go along to get along? The Mayor of New York City was blasted the other week when he was critical of the Governor. He was accused of being a novice at politics. Now we were told he would have to beware of the Wrath of khan. For it was not wise to publically go against the Governor. I ask what’s better to air your differences in public and resolve them. Or do we want lanes closed on bridges as a way of getting even? Its time what usually goes on behind closed doors saw the light of day. It is great knowing we are not living in Mayberry with a sheriff named Andy! This is New York.
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Let's take stock of the State of the State. The leaders of the Legislature have been arrested on corruption charges. The Sheldon Silver Grand Jury Indictment speaks to the "negotiation" to close the Moreland Commission while subpoenas of the Legislature were being contested in court. Hasn't the Governor effectively been indicted? Every policy and law put forth by this administration is suspect. And where are the Moreland Commissioners who were supposed to clean up this cesspool? I hold them supremely responsible for this corruption for their failure to perform their sworn duties. And where is the Bar Association in holding their members accountable to their Professional Standards? NYS is an ecosystem of insider deals and incestuous relationships. The Moreland Commissioners and Special Advisors are:
Co-Chair William J. Fitzpatrick
Co-Chair Milton L. Williams, Jr.
Joseph A. D'Amico, Special Advisor
Raymond W. Kelly, Special Advisor
Robert M. Morgenthau, Special Advisor
Barbara Bartoletti, Special Advisor
J. Patrick Barrett
Richard Briffault
Daniel J. Castleman
Derek P. Champagne
Eric Corngolld
Kathleen B. Hogan
Nancy Hoppock
Seymour W. James
David Javdan
Robert Johnson
David R. Jones
Lance Liebman
Joanne Mahoney
Gerald F. Mollen
Makau W. Mutua
Benito Romano
Frank A. Sedita III
P. David Soares
Kristy Sprague
Betty Weinberg Ellerin
Peter L. Zimroth
Thomas P. Zugibe
Co-Chair William J. Fitzpatrick
Co-Chair Milton L. Williams, Jr.
Joseph A. D'Amico, Special Advisor
Raymond W. Kelly, Special Advisor
Robert M. Morgenthau, Special Advisor
Barbara Bartoletti, Special Advisor
J. Patrick Barrett
Richard Briffault
Daniel J. Castleman
Derek P. Champagne
Eric Corngolld
Kathleen B. Hogan
Nancy Hoppock
Seymour W. James
David Javdan
Robert Johnson
David R. Jones
Lance Liebman
Joanne Mahoney
Gerald F. Mollen
Makau W. Mutua
Benito Romano
Frank A. Sedita III
P. David Soares
Kristy Sprague
Betty Weinberg Ellerin
Peter L. Zimroth
Thomas P. Zugibe
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Nobody likes a bully. Bullying gets you nowhere. When the bullying starts people put up their defenses.
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Great article on Chris Christie! Oops, Andrew Christie, Oops Again. Whatever.
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But it worked so well for Chris Christie.
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Don't worry, folks. BdB isn't sticking his thumb in Cuomo's eye without a reason: the three men in a room are about to become three men in a cell.
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Mr. Cuomo has to be tough. For too long this state has been operated like an ATM for the public employee unions----notably the school teachers as well as the pet projects of a corrupt legislature. Stay tough Mr. Cuomo.
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SO what's changed under Emperor Cuomo?
"...there are certain tensions around both stylistic and substantive concerns, that will have to be resolved over time."
It is not just that Cuomo is a bully, it's also very much what he stands for, defending his wealthy patrons. Just his undermining of public schools by draining the public treasury to pay profits to his charter school supporters alone is enough to reveal what he is. Cuomo uses the Republicans in the Senate to hide his real agenda, a very conservative approach to economics - let the middle class pay not the rich. The fight with de Blasio (and Schneiderman) is not really about personality but about Cuomo's dirty tactics aimed at undermining their more democratic policy goals.
Cuomo only got elected twice because the alternatives were Republicans. I hope in the next election we get a real choice, and not just between two types of Republicans - one who is openly greedy and selfish, and a sneak.
It is not just that Cuomo is a bully, it's also very much what he stands for, defending his wealthy patrons. Just his undermining of public schools by draining the public treasury to pay profits to his charter school supporters alone is enough to reveal what he is. Cuomo uses the Republicans in the Senate to hide his real agenda, a very conservative approach to economics - let the middle class pay not the rich. The fight with de Blasio (and Schneiderman) is not really about personality but about Cuomo's dirty tactics aimed at undermining their more democratic policy goals.
Cuomo only got elected twice because the alternatives were Republicans. I hope in the next election we get a real choice, and not just between two types of Republicans - one who is openly greedy and selfish, and a sneak.
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I'm tired of seeing bullies in politics, with the people they are supposed to be serving are the ones to suffer. Cuomo isn't an ineffective leader from what I can tell, however he could be so much more effective if he could reign it in and act like a respectful and thoughtful person sometimes. Also, play nice with Deblasio...he was elected and not just appointed...which means at least some of us actually want to see him get things done.
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Actually, our Comrade Mayor slipped into office with 17% of the eligible vote. Hardly a mandate.
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DeBlasio received the votes of 17% of the total number of people registered to vote in NYC. So yes, he was elected - technically that is.
I doubt that any politician can adjust or change the style that got her or him to the top.
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I have mixed feelings about Cuomo. I don't agree with his style, nor do I like him ignoring many issues that are core to the Democratic platform. But that being said, there is no denying that he does manage to get past gridlock and get results on issues he cares about. Given the level of dysfunction in Albany, that is quite an achievement and I really don't think a "good guy" politician would be taken seriously (as Paterson mentions in this article) or be allowed to get his/her way on key issues.
Still, there are a lot of legitimate criticisms for Cuomo, including his complete failure to implement any meaningful ethics reforms despite making that a key campaign issue. Despite all that he has achieved, you can't help but shake the feeling that he doesn't really have the people's or the State's best interests in mind when making his decisions in office... just his own.
Still, there are a lot of legitimate criticisms for Cuomo, including his complete failure to implement any meaningful ethics reforms despite making that a key campaign issue. Despite all that he has achieved, you can't help but shake the feeling that he doesn't really have the people's or the State's best interests in mind when making his decisions in office... just his own.
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Yes, he 'does get past gridlock on issues ....HE cares about'. Too bad they are rarely the issues that benefit New Yorkers the most, like ethics legislation, housing, pension reform, etc.
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I wonder if the sub-text here is gay marriage. For some that is the entire political platform of the recent past.
I noticed that none of the commenters are using their full/real names. All I know is that when living in NY I once said I was going to contact Gov Cuomo about a concern I had and the response I got was, "I wouldn't do that if you ever want to work again." So I didn't. But I did seriously consider changing my political affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
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If you register as an independent you will lose a chance to vote in the only state gubernatorial election that counts: The Democratic primary.
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I routinely see commercials touting the accomplishments of Governor Cuomo, put out by this or that front group and find it pretty creepy that someone in his position should have to stoop so low. I suppose, he's appealing to the low information voters who gobble this stuff up - you know, the same ones who keep reelecting Chuck Schumer because he shows up, like clockwork, on their Sunday newscasts spouting this week's feigned outrage.
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As distasteful as some of Cuomo's tactics are, he is the only effective bulwark against DiBlasio's policies. Plus, Di Blasio is a good example of "the pot calling the kettle black". Recall his disgraceful inauguration when he and his acolytes insulted Mayor Bloomberg to his face?
Cuomo is the head of the entire state, not just the ultra progressive NYC.
Cuomo is the head of the entire state, not just the ultra progressive NYC.
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jld, while I don't agree that we need a bulwark against DiBlasio's policies, I'm glad you reminded me about those inaugural speeches, which did not set a good tone. On the other hand, that episode and the recent DiBlasio interview are examples of blasting in open view. Anonymous quotations amount to shooting from the hip. I'm inclined to see Mayor DiBlasio as more courageous than Governor Cuomo (for what that might be worth).
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Totally agree with you on DeBlasio. He's a disaster for NYC, and it will only get worse as time goes on.
So so happy I voted for Teachout. When will he be investigated???
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Good luck with Teachout...run her for Gov and you will get a real Republican running things in Albany!
Politics might be a tough business but it can also be a professional one. Saying things to mayors like, "You're incompetent" and "Spare me" is not professional behavior at all. Sounds like Cuomo needs to be taken down a couple of notches. Or fired on Election Day.
Ms. Teachout, are you ready for another try?
Ms. Teachout, are you ready for another try?
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The reporter does a great job ignoring the real criticisms being made of Cuomo, including quashing a corruption investigation when it got too close to him (then claiming he could do whatever he wanted, since was "his" investigation), lying brazenly for political gain (just ask the Working Families party), seeking continued Republican control of the Senate and harboring megalomaniacal hopes for the presidency, which influence his every decision, to the detriment of the state.
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Right. He's a bully and he enjoys having others fear him. But to what end? What have the actual achievements been, especially those intended to support middle and working class New Yorkers? And what are the principles that drive all this bullying and clinging to power? His outrageous and likely corrupt derailing of 'ethics reform' pretty much says it all.
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Andrew has always been out for Andrew. His weak attempts to seem otherwise are just that. Enough said.
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A quibble. Remember it was Gov. Paterson who, by executive order, brought gay marriage to New York -- even though to get to the wedding you had to drive to CT, MA, VT, NH, ONT or QUE. Cuomo brought gay weddings here, no small achievement. But let credit be rightly apportioned.
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He's not my favorite in the list on NYS governors, but anyone who squashes DeBlasio (speaking of arrogant), gets my support.
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Amen.
History will look back on DeBlasio's years as a disaster for NYC.
History will look back on DeBlasio's years as a disaster for NYC.
Reading articles like this, I always thing of my father's advice to be courteous to people on the way up, because, eventually you will meet them on the way down.
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I thought that was Ed Norton advice to Ralph Kramden concerning the NYC sewer system.
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De Blasio and all these "scurvy politicians" knew perfectly well what Cuomo was when they renominated him against a much better nominee (Zephyr Teachout), and then reelected him against a much better candidate (Howie Hawkins). Now they squeal. But next chance they get they'll support him--or someone just as dubious and devious.
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The governor's behavior mirrors the type of bullying, obnoxious style I increasingly experience in my work life in New York. The city has never been a warm and fuzzy place, but over the past 10-15 years, professional civility has fallen to sub-basement levels. (Interestingly, I don't see a similar increase in bad manners among strangers; if anything, public behavior has improved.) But in the workplace and among colleagues - everyone is a Cuomo these days. It is wearying, dyfunctional and often downright depressing. When you've just been shredded by someone you should be working in partnership with - you feel hopeless. I do my best not to be overcome by it, but not always successfully. I feel the mayor's pain! (as a former president would say....)
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I certainly agree with your assessment of the professional climate in the city; the workplace has become a back stabbing gladiator fest. With the exception of lower crime levels over decades past, I don't see much improvement in public behavior. Those out and about in the streets behave in the same obnoxious, self entitled manner as they always have, if not worse.
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Interesting comment. I used to live in New York. Thanks.
If what Stacy-in-Manhattan describes is true, I wonder what industry she works for. Wall Street? High-end legal firms? Real estate developers? Or has the "light" gone out entirely in enlightened management? Productivity hovers closer to zero than otherwise if this describes any workplace. Next step is law court, and that I sub-zero.
The Working Families Party must be so proud that they sold their soul to support this guy.
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The WFP never had any soul to sell. That they exist at all without having any candidates of their own shows just who and what they are.
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I don't watch the CNN morning show because Chris Cuomo's on it.
Chris and Andrew appear to come from a family where no one distinguished between aggressive and assertive behavior or what is appropriate interpersonal behavior once you walk out the door of the family home.
I imagine Chris Christie comes from the same kind of dysfunction.
I don't have a dog in this fight other than politicians who have so little self control of their temperament and in their public relationships don't need to be president of a nation.
And, I am sick of mean, nasty, petty people in politics. And, we debase ourselves and our country when we support them.
Chris and Andrew appear to come from a family where no one distinguished between aggressive and assertive behavior or what is appropriate interpersonal behavior once you walk out the door of the family home.
I imagine Chris Christie comes from the same kind of dysfunction.
I don't have a dog in this fight other than politicians who have so little self control of their temperament and in their public relationships don't need to be president of a nation.
And, I am sick of mean, nasty, petty people in politics. And, we debase ourselves and our country when we support them.
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Since you never watched Chris Cuomo, you can't make any judgements about him. You probably wouldn't want to be judged based on some of your friends or relatives either. And it just so happens that Chris is a very nice person who has also been on the receiving end of his brother's nastiness.
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As usual, just as the abrasive Glick kowtowed to Sheldon Silver, now she plays the sycophant to the new undisputed top-dog, Cuomo.
Too bad she doesn't treat her constituents with the same respect she bestows on her superiors.
Too bad she doesn't treat her constituents with the same respect she bestows on her superiors.
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I see the advantage in being perceived as tough in the world of politics, but the main problem I have with the Governor is that he seems only concerned with his political career and gaining personal power. New York seems to him just a rung on the ladder of ego and personal ambition and he is more than happy to extract from it whatever might benefit him before moving on and leaving his party, the state and anyone else who no longer benefits him behind. Not his father's son by any means, politically speaking.
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I'm confused. The NYT's actually expects a politician to admit he behaved badly?
The Times should consider studying the link between politician and narcissistic personality disorder. I mean Cuomo is perfect, just ask him.
The Times should consider studying the link between politician and narcissistic personality disorder. I mean Cuomo is perfect, just ask him.
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Cuomo is Christie's Tweedledee!
Each one an arrogant bully,
Christie's Cuomo's mentor
Each one's right of center
And serving all Rich Folk is free!
Each one an arrogant bully,
Christie's Cuomo's mentor
Each one's right of center
And serving all Rich Folk is free!
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This from a man who never spent a day in a public school as a student, parent or teacher.
In order to beat out Zephyr Teachout for the endorsement of the Working Families party, he pledged to work to elect a Democratic majority in the State Senate. It was a pledge he reneged on within a single day of securing the Working Families endorsement. Not surprisingly, the Republicans maintained their State Senate majority, largely built on the Long Island delegation being nine Republicans and no Democrats.
Let us not forget his high handed dismantling of the Moreland Commission.
Nor should we excuse his cozy relationship with his brother from another mother, Chris Christie. Cuomo was astonishingly quiet while Bridgegate spun out. And in the aftermath, the New Jersey and New York legislatures passed identical bills to reform the corrupt cesspool that is the Port Authority. Both Cuomo and Christie vetoed the bills. So they both are OK with the status quo? Some of us aren't. Two Novembers ago, when Christie was running for reelection, Cuomo refused to endorse his democratic opponent, Barbara Buono. Even worse, tasked with electing Republican Governors, Christie couldn't even manage a pro forma endorsement of Cuomo's Republican challenger, Rob Astorino