Thursday, December 1, 2011

Why NYS GOPers ain’t worth a wade of spit: May vote for Millionaire’s Tax-afraid of Unions

I’ve been living in New York all my life, 48 years. So believe me when I say that the Republican politicians in this state for the most part are a bunch of spineless clowns that have no business in the GOP. And if that isn’t a kick in the head, liberal Democrat Gov Andrew Cuomo wants to end the Millionaires tax .

The New Post reported Gov. Cuomo’s pledge not to raise taxes — and to let the widely backed “millionaires tax” expire — will face its toughest test yet when the Legislature reconvenes in January amid growing signs of GOP nervousness, insiders here agree.

“The fear is that the upstate senators, knowing they hardly have anyone in their districts making $1 million or more a year, will cave in to pressure, especially from the unions, to keep the millionaire’s tax and keep spending levels high so they can get past the elections,’’ said a source close to Republican lawmakers.


“The big question out there is: ‘Can Cuomo count on Senate Republicans to help him keep his promise?’

More here


Basically, we have two liberal parties in New York State and New Yorkers are the worse for it.


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