Some of the dumbest political analysis from Bob Lonsberry, “Pro-Gun Equals Anti-Casino“:
“Sorry, Andy, but it’s a no-go on the casinos. Upstate is not going to back you. It’s called payback, and it’s about to bite you on the arse …What am I talking about? About the convergence of two issues – the gun-banning New York SAFE Act and the governor’s plan to legalize casino gambling in New York … Somehow, as Andy sees it, three upstate casinos will turn around the economy of everything north of Westchester … The problem is, New York City isn’t behind him. To get the thing passed, he needs upstate … Which gets us back to his gun law … Pro-gun people across upstate must oppose the legalization of casino gambling … It’s about using this leverage to force a deal … It creates our best opportunity for using political pressure to get the NY Safe Act repealed …”
Nobody with any creditability seriously believes the Governor and legislature are going to do a 180 on SAFE. That simply is not going to happen. The issue of legalizing casinos is not a big deal either with politicians or the public. Lonsberry himself even acknowledges this. Why then assume the issue can be used for any sort of leverage?
Given all the recent news, what I have always said is now comming to light, the D after their names is and always has been for despot