Comments on: Republicans take over NY Senate; is the MTA bailout doomed? http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/08/republicans-take-over-ny-senate-is-the-bailout-doomed/ A New York City Subway Blog Sat, 26 May 2012 00:19:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alon Levy http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/08/republicans-take-over-ny-senate-is-the-bailout-doomed/#comment-61569 Alon Levy Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:52:06 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3064#comment-61569 It's more socially liberal than other areas with the same voting patterns... It’s more socially liberal than other areas with the same voting patterns…

]]> By: Rhywun http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/08/republicans-take-over-ny-senate-is-the-bailout-doomed/#comment-61552 Rhywun Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:25:02 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3064#comment-61552 I grew up in Rochester. Upstate New York is in no way, shape, or form "socially liberal" (except for Ithaca). I grew up in Rochester. Upstate New York is in no way, shape, or form “socially liberal” (except for Ithaca).

]]> By: The G.O.P. Senate takeover and the MTA :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/08/republicans-take-over-ny-senate-is-the-bailout-doomed/#comment-61545 The G.O.P. Senate takeover and the MTA :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:09:57 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3064#comment-61545 [...] « Republicans take over NY Senate; is the MTA bailout doomed? Jun [...] [...] « Republicans take over NY Senate; is the MTA bailout doomed? Jun [...]

]]> By: Alon Levy http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/08/republicans-take-over-ny-senate-is-the-bailout-doomed/#comment-61544 Alon Levy Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:30:53 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3064#comment-61544 No, polls show the majority of state residents as supporting single-sex marriage. Downstate New York has the same politics as Massachusetts, and Upstate is unusually socially liberal (it's the region that helped legalize abortion in 1970, by a margin of one vote). No, polls show the majority of state residents as supporting single-sex marriage. Downstate New York has the same politics as Massachusetts, and Upstate is unusually socially liberal (it’s the region that helped legalize abortion in 1970, by a margin of one vote).

]]> By: Niccolo Machiavelli http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/08/republicans-take-over-ny-senate-is-the-bailout-doomed/#comment-61543 Niccolo Machiavelli Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:52:00 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3064#comment-61543 Does Craig Johnson get to stay on the Capital Plan Review board? Does Craig Johnson get to stay on the Capital Plan Review board?

]]> By: rhywun http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/08/republicans-take-over-ny-senate-is-the-bailout-doomed/#comment-61541 rhywun Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:10:24 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3064#comment-61541 I'm pretty sure gay marriage was DOA regardless. This isn't a cozy little homogeneous New England state. A lot of our liberals are socially conservative union workers or religious figures, which isn't so much the case in the states where it passed. I’m pretty sure gay marriage was DOA regardless. This isn’t a cozy little homogeneous New England state. A lot of our liberals are socially conservative union workers or religious figures, which isn’t so much the case in the states where it passed.

]]> By: Marc Shepherd http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/06/08/republicans-take-over-ny-senate-is-the-bailout-doomed/#comment-61540 Marc Shepherd Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:35:37 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3064#comment-61540 <em>Right now, though, I can’t imagine the Republicans doing anything to upset the current rescue plan.</em> Even if they wanted to repeal it, they could do nothing without the Assembly, which Democrats control by a secure margin. The trouble will be what happens when the MTA comes back for the next installment. Right now, though, I can’t imagine the Republicans doing anything to upset the current rescue plan.

Even if they wanted to repeal it, they could do nothing without the Assembly, which Democrats control by a secure margin. The trouble will be what happens when the MTA comes back for the next installment.

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