tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post3067578878826036975..comments2024-03-29T06:21:22.494-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: Message To De Blasio: Cuomo is Not Your Friend - Cuomo Has NO Friendsreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-9846359192027301472015-03-02T19:16:13.450-05:002015-03-02T19:16:13.450-05:00That's what I'm saying. By introducing hi...That's what I'm saying. By introducing his budget amendments, they signal they're ready to deal.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-70699130489024855322015-03-02T16:50:24.827-05:002015-03-02T16:50:24.827-05:00Exactly. You'd think everyone in the Legislatu...Exactly. You'd think everyone in the Legislature would realize it's in their best interest to band together against Cuomo's antics. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402385922506783035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-90145027061253327922015-03-02T16:01:00.985-05:002015-03-02T16:01:00.985-05:00I get that BdB needs to keep a working relationshi...I get that BdB needs to keep a working relationship with Cuomo - but Assembly Dems don't. He's worked more with the Senate GOP than he has with them, yet hre they are, introducing his 30 day budget amendments after the Senate refused.<br /><br />So much for a tough stance against Cuomo from the Assembly.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-60068029016344253912015-03-02T14:14:40.444-05:002015-03-02T14:14:40.444-05:00RBE, I don't think it's nearly as easy as ...RBE, I don't think it's nearly as easy as you'd like, having the mayor "stick a shiv" in the governor. It would be deeply satisfying to see that happen but how would he do that and he'd be able to do that exactly once before the full power of the governor's office would be brought down on him in ways that might not directly harm actual people, otherwise known as "voters," whom Cuomo also needs to court, but would make life miserable for the mayor. <br /><br />Cuomo and the State Senate despise the mayor, true enough, and the mayor knows that. There are countless ways, short of sending one of his goons to knee-cap the mayor, whereby Cuomo could retaliate in the aftermath of the first "shiv." All sorts of small and not so small initiatives that any NYC mayor depends on in Albany--budget items, approvals or waivers by State agencies, the treatment of home rule bills, the interpretations of state regulations, the federal pass-throughs that are controlled by the state, changes to the city's pension plans, I could go on--would get gummed up in ways that couldn't be easily traced to the governor but which would deeply delay, undermine and just plan f...k up City programs, policies and appointments. Folks have so little idea who the City is literally a "dependent municipality" of the state. With a deeply hostile Senate and with a brand-spanking new Speaker who opposed the Mayor's "semi-appointment" of the City Council speaker Mark-Viverito, it's not clear that Speaker Heastie has the inclination or real power yet to do much on behalf of the mayor. No wonder the mayor is "frustrated" and no wonder there's not really much he can do about it. The "shiv" works once but from that point on the mayor might as well "shiv" himself anytime he wants or needs something from Albany. <br /><br />Sad, sad state of affairs for the people of the City of New York.Harris L.noreply@blogger.com