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Spitzer: is resignation necessary?

I’m not happy about his behavior, particularly since Spitzer has never publicly discussed decriminalizing prostitution. On the other hand – it’s not corrupt, and has nothing to do with influence-peddling – it only matters if enough people care about it. And – whatever people say – the facts speak for themselves – lots of people, [...]

Republican Majority in NY State Senate reduced to 1; Democrat wins special election

In a special election to fill an empty seat, Republicans have lost a special election – in a district in which they have a nearly 2-to-1 advantage. From Danny Hakim‘s piece on the Times website this morning: The victory meant that a single Senate seat now stands between the Democratic Party and full control of [...]


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