{"id":11479,"date":"2015-05-06T15:05:07","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T19:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=11479"},"modified":"2015-05-06T15:05:07","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T19:05:07","slug":"karma-makes-appointment-with-the-gop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=11479","title":{"rendered":"Karma makes appointment with the GOP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sooner, not later, this will blow up<\/a> in the Republicans face:<\/p>\n

“State Senate Republicans<\/a> are just fine with rampant corruption.\u00a0 At least, that\u2019s the message the caucus sent Monday night by voting to let freshly indicted Dean Skelos<\/a> stay on as their leader.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t pathetic \u2014 it\u2019s rancid.\u00a0 The vote of confidence came just hours after US Attorney Preet Bharara<\/a> dropped a 43-page criminal complaint<\/a>.\u00a0 This outlined years of evidence \u2014 including witness testimony, e-mails and phone wiretaps \u2014 in charging that Skelos sold his office to enrich his son Adam.\u00a0 The senators actually managed the miracle of making Assembly Democrats<\/a> look good …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They further embarrassed themselves today when Jack Martins<\/a> put down efforts by Daniel Squadron<\/a> and Michael Gianaris<\/a> to get a floor vote on Senate<\/a> leadership:<\/p>\n

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Democratic Effort To Oust Skelos Is Rebuffed: Senate Republicans beat back an effort from Democratic lawmakers… http:\/\/t.co\/jQP8lyWmKu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 State of Politics (@StateOfPolitics) May 6, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n