Dicker: Sheldon Silver, Dean Skelos Sabotaging Cuomo's Spending Cuts
For all the talk of "radical" change NY budgeting, the status quo Legislature is watering down Governor Cuomo's efforts to bring even modest cuts in spending.
Dicker reports GOP Senate Leader Dean Skelos is paying lip service to cutting spending as he is "jelly spined" in his fear school aid cuts on Long Island and Upstate prison closures will cost him his narrow majority next year. While there are those who want to see significant changes, the political mantra in NY still rests with spending, spending and more spending.
Meanwhile, Assembly Speaker Silver is so marinated in the broth of the United Federation of Teachers and other left wing groups that want to keep spending through enactment of tax the rich proposals the Governor opposes.
There will be no April 1st budget and the Wisconsin model reassures the spenders that there will be national support in the form of the White House and DNC for their actions.
NY Post story via the Mayor's blog