Day 1 – I was in shock and dismay regarding NYS politics, like everyone else, regarding the revelation of the political scandal of the year.
Day 2 – It’s not getting better either. People are talking about it everywhere.
It hadn’t been a great year for the Governor as it was, but this mess takes the cake. The sense of disappointment, and one word: hypocrisy.
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Okay, off the soap box.
Some okay stuff: NY Times puts up pieces of an interview its Albany bureau chief, Danny Hakim, had with Lt. Governor David Paterson on Jan. 29, 2008. Paterson, a lawyer, a (plus a fellow alumnus of undergrad Alma Mater), a Hofstra Law alumnus, is pretty inspirational stuff (even before he became lt. governor) as a person with a disability (and not just an African-American and a scion of a political family).
Speaking of Alma Mater – changes in financial aid have been announced. My question is that if you’re going to be so generous in giving grants, why bother raising tuition every year? Follow the money trail and wonder where’s the money going… money, money, money…