tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post2689312270614395039..comments2023-10-26T08:02:44.948-04:00Comments on Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State: Cuomo For President?Don Pescihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167988001948356357noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-32985809236701465232011-02-04T10:17:15.958-05:002011-02-04T10:17:15.958-05:00There’s a pretty fair piece on it here
I recall th...There’s a pretty <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=puMCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=cuomo+AND+mob&source=bl&ots=y93aLKBysZ&sig=beu2ld7x6xoeuLE0iMkxcwYTUDA&hl=en&ei=_hVMTcqmGcP78AbP_pnXDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=cuomo%20AND%20mob&f=false" rel="nofollow">fair piece on it here</a><br />I recall the rumors. Son Andrew has gone after the mob pretty vigorously as attorney general, not generally thought to be the best way to gain friends and influence people there.<br /><br />At this point, much of the talk is an urban legend. I don’t doubt for a minute there is much corruption in NY politics.Don Pescihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11167988001948356357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-829698111367086862011-02-04T09:51:42.535-05:002011-02-04T09:51:42.535-05:00I have friend that has in-laws intimately involved...I have friend that has in-laws intimately involved in the NYS democractic party in Albany. They told him that one of the reasons Mario Cuomo dropped his bid for the White house was his son's involvement with some shady (mob involved) affairs.<br /><br />Supposedly Andrew had shed his wilder ways, but it is very hard for NYS pols to go far because of the sheer corruption of the local politicsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206650643306740510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-52136498599646429162011-02-03T16:41:03.390-05:002011-02-03T16:41:03.390-05:00First New Jersey, now New York. Will Connecticut ...First New Jersey, now New York. Will Connecticut ever get someone with the intestinal fortitude to lead us out of the fiscal wilderness? Or are we destined to the fate of states like California and Illinois.Pauldznoreply@blogger.com