A Criminal Organization Masquerading as…

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PJ Media:

Michael Walsh

January 27th, 2015

 

At first glance, the scandal surrounding the soon-to-be-former speaker of the New York State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, might appear to be of little interest to the residents of other 49 states, especially Illinois, whose governors progress from the state house to the Big House, and Massachusetts, where the same career path awaits its house speakers. Once again, it’s time to play Name That Party: New York, Illinois and Massachusetts are all thoroughly corrupt fiefdoms, gang-controlled precincts of the criminal organization masquerading as a political party — namely, the Democrats. Now, before someone objects that one of the four Illinois jailbird governors, George Ryan, is a Republican, let me just remind you that in Illinois the GOP long ago joined the Combine as the junior partner in abusing the public trust.

 

As a wise man once said: the scandal isn’t what’s illegal, it’s what’s legal. Everybody in New York state knows that Albany is a sinkhole of corruption, and has been as least since the days of George Washington Plunkitt and Tammany Hall. Everybody knows that Albany is controlled by “three men in a room” — the governor, the assembly speaker and the president of the Senate (generally, but not always, a Republican). Everybody knows that Albany is always open for business, providing you know how to play ball. And everybody turned a blind eye to it, decade after decade.

 

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Whaddaya gonna do? Shelly Silver may be goin’ down, most likely singing like a canary. But there are plenty of others to take his place. From the moment Bill Clinton wagged his finger at us and denied having sex with that woman, Miss Lewinsky… and got away with it… the nation has been on a collision course with its day of reckoning. Clinton couldn’t tell the truth about sex. George W. Bush couldn’t tell the truth about his reasons for war with Iraq. Barack Obama can’t tell the truth about anything. The moral caliber of the men and women we elect to high office says a lot about the state of our country’s own moral compass. And right now, it’s pointing due south, with nowhere to go but down.

 

Whaddaya gonna do? We’re getting what’s coming to us. At this point, might as well sit back and enjoy the plunge. What else can we do?

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I'd add, while sitting back and enjoying the plunge, get out of the way if you can.

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Report: New York Assembly Speaker Took Campaign Contributions From Convicted Mobster

 

No, we're not talking about Shelly Silver who was indicted by federal prosecutors on corruption charges. That was the previous Assembly Speaker, and so last month. Instead, we're referring to his replacement Carl Heastie from the Bronx who took more than $2,800 "from Tri-State Employment Services and its top executives, including reputed Bonanno associate Neil Messina" as reported by Michael Gartland from the New York Post: "Messina was sentenced to 18 years in prison last April in connection with a 1992 home-invasion murder." Of course, it hardly would be surprising if Silver took mob money over the years but, if so, it probably would be better disguised -- you know, funneled through some group by some guy who knows a guy or something -- because that's just the Genovese family Kosher Nostra way from the Lower East Side.

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Dean Skelos, New York Senate Leader, and His Son Are Said to Face Arrest Next Week

WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM, SUSANNE CRAIG and THOMAS KAPLAN

MAY 1, 2015

 

Dean G. Skelos, the leader of the New York State Senate, and his son are expected to be arrested on federal corruption charges next week, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The expected arrests, coming roughly three months after federal bribery and kickback charges led Assemblyman Sheldon Silver to step down as speaker, would signal an extension of the investigation into allegations of political corruption in Albany, and would almost certainly further upend the legislative session.

 

It is not known if Mr. Skelos, a Republican from Long Island who was first elected to the Senate in 1984, will resign his leadership post as did Mr. Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, but he is sure to face questions about his ability to lead the chamber in light of his expected arrest.

 

The charges against Senator Skelos, 67, and his son, Adam, 32, are expected to be detailed in a criminal complaint and are likely to include conspiracy, extortion and solicitation of bribes, one of the people said. The charges could be announced as early as Monday.

 

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