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by Ed Donath
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A Moment Of Silence
In New York
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The bad news in New York
involves a bi-partisan coup in the state legislature that has
overthrown its long-standing leadership and has created a moment of
silence in Albany that may not be broken until the courts render a
decision that orders the politicians to resume the
duties that they were elected to perform.
The good news is that,
during this legislative standstill, no new spending has been
approved and our near-bankrupt state is no more insolvent than it
was before everything got placed on hold.
In yet another last-ditch
attempt to end its own infighting-induced stalemate, legislators
returned for a session in the state capital on Friday. In a
matter of just a few minutes they realized that immediate resolution
of their issues could not be accomplished, so they
adjourned before the weekend began. A weekend on the taxpayers
is, of course, a terrible thing to waste.
But before they exited
the chamber, in the spirit of non-partisan cooperation, the senators
were able to reach one symbolic accord; to observe a moment of
silence for the late King of Pop.
New Yorkers really adored
Michael Jackson. Our elected officials are proving their love
for the extraordinary entertainer by extending their moment of
silence -- indefinitely.
A Moment Of Silence
In D.C.
An occasional voluntary
moment of silence -- or at least contemplation -- by our politicians
in Washington would be a very good thing.
Yet another massive
initiative, so-called Cap and Trade, with far-reaching taxation, spending
and employment implications, was approved by the House of Representatives on Friday before the ink
on your congressperson's five-pound copy of the bill had dried.
Unlike the
senators from New
York, the impending weekend was probably not the impetus for the rush to approve
one of the Obama administration's pet offerings. More likely,
the Urgent Passage Syndrome that
has resulted from the Democrat majority's rubber stamp occupation of
the White House and both Houses of Congress was behind yet another
rushed vote.
A Moment Of Silence
In The Media
Slaughter in the streets
of Tehran, nukes in North Korea, Taliban resurgence, climate change
legislation, socialized medicine and industry, the War on Terror,
homeland security, Gitmo, Iraq, immigration, government-related
scandals, natural disasters, killer transportation accidents and
dozens of other pressing issues are currently on the radar screen.
We have had our moments
of silence for Michael Jackson and, to a lesser extent, Farrah
Fawcett and Ed McMahon. Now let's get back to the real
business of reporting the news accurately and without political
bias.
RIP deceased celebrities.
RIP American journalism.
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