tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post6352567144702915643..comments2024-03-28T08:55:53.818-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: Sheldon Silver To Be Arrested On Corruption Chargesreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-21797785183475664782015-01-22T12:54:16.314-05:002015-01-22T12:54:16.314-05:00I think Shelly knows where ALL the skeletons r bur...I think Shelly knows where ALL the skeletons r buried.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-33734172903655345742015-01-22T11:12:13.958-05:002015-01-22T11:12:13.958-05:00Seriously, does he really have to resign? Can he ...Seriously, does he really have to resign? Can he just refuse to resign, legally?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-76518392711096025102015-01-22T09:56:14.434-05:002015-01-22T09:56:14.434-05:00I agree, Michael. I'm not optimstic that anyth...I agree, Michael. I'm not optimstic that anything will happen to Cuomo. In fact, the timing of this helps Cuomo greatly. Assembly Dems in disarray just as he's pushing an aggressive agenda.<br /><br />Matt Taibbi suggested exactly what you're saying about Bharara in "Why Isn't Wall Street In Jail" - he's there to protect the "big boys" (i.e., the banksters.)reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-23043480200895615382015-01-22T08:48:57.874-05:002015-01-22T08:48:57.874-05:00That's assuming Bharara has any real intention...That's assuming Bharara has any real intention of going after Cuomo. Thus far, his investigations seem to be about publicity-seeking and distracting, sideshows.<br /><br />Given the fact that the US Attorney's office under Bharara has distracted the public with high profile, but systemically meaningless, indictments of inside traders, rather than going after structural fraud at the big banks.<br /><br />Until shown otherwise, I'm assuming Bharara is there to protect the Big Boys, Cuomo's real patrons, while entertaining the public with some empty legal spectacles.<br /><br />The cynicism and corruption are so deeply entrenched that it's hard to see a way of fighting out of it. Still, unless we try, they'll pick us all off, via retirement (for the lucky ones), intimidation, discontinuances, denial of tenure (or what's left of it) and pseudo-scientific evaluations. <br /><br />Hope or pray that parents and students wake up, since UFT/NYSUT is just hoping to keep the dues machine in place as long as possible.Michael Fiorillonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-54728526881518748252015-01-22T07:35:01.476-05:002015-01-22T07:35:01.476-05:00Only saving grace may be that Silver tells tales o...Only saving grace may be that Silver tells tales on Skelos and Cuomo to save himself. That's going to come too late to save public education and teachers, but at least might see one or both of them taken down too.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-35539718532191882962015-01-22T07:17:07.693-05:002015-01-22T07:17:07.693-05:00Yes, a done deal, aided by a complicit UFT mislead...Yes, a done deal, aided by a complicit UFT misleadership.Michael Fiorillonoreply@blogger.com