[D]espite the egregiousness of these charges, there’s something simultaneously repulsive and endearing about Sheldon Silver. He represents a bygone time of New York City politics — men in fedoras, backroom deal-making, using taxpayer-funded perks to reward loyalty. Call it sleazy, call it charmingly authentic. You decide.
January 25th, 2015 at 9:00AM
be interesting if Sen.Gillibrand ever takes a run for Pres/vice-Pres what comes oozing out of the old family closet.
January 26th, 2015 at 12:08PM
I was only thinking this morning when I saw his picture in the NYT: if he wants to look less like a crook, he really needs to ditch that fedora.