Silver's Motives
In the Buffalo News, Silver said:
"They can give me whatever they want," Silver said of the three-member panel. "We don't have to listen to them, either."
Asked if that meant the Legislature could deviate from the list the panel recommends, he said, "I'm just saying there's no statute here, and if they don't want to follow the rules, nobody has to follow the rules."
Spitzer's office declined to comment on Silver's remark, and I'm waiting on a call back from Silver's office to get some clarification. But it seems a little weird to pre-emptively declare that the screening process that he and Eliot Spitzer agreed to be, in essence, pointless.
Silver may be putting himself out there to shield members from the criticism they're sure to face if they do, in fact, select a colleague instead of a financial expert. Or he could be sending a stern message to the panel about how displeased he'd be if the group they recommend includes no legislators at all.But there's another factor in play. Money.
Spitzer's first budget is due out next month, and numbers are being crunched now. Mike Bloomberg just presented a budget which is relying on billions of dollars in state aid for city schools. And Spitzer also has to live up to his 'no new taxes' campaign promise.
So he needs Silver. And Silver, perhaps, is simply using this occasion to remind him of that fact.
-- Azi Paybarah
who is going to be the next comptroller? silver.
Silver is for Silver
He has always been upfront about promoting a member of his assembly for the position. perhaps the 3 member panel have been getting pressure from the governor not to let any assembly person out of the process.
...that list better have DiNapoli on it....
New York State Has a constitution. In the case of a vacancy in the State Comptroller office a joint legisture should be convened (Senate and Assembly)and vote to elect a new Comptroller to serve out the remainder of the term.
Governor Spitzer has no power in this process. Therfore the Governor should stay out of it. If a meber of the legislature is picked so be it. Their are many qualified candidates in the State legislature, DiNapoli, Brodsky or Morelli.
If Silver allows the Governor to, basically, select the next Comptroller we will go back to the 70's when the Assembly was a "Rubber Stamp" for the Governor.
How could the panel pick Mulrow, he rapped up in the process to control the State's racing association.
I expect that Spitzer should be a fine Governor, however, he should take a sharp look at the State's Constitution.
If Clinton (Hillary)is elected President, Then the new Governor can appoint a US Senator to serve out the remainder of her term.
STAY OUT OF THE COMPTROLLER RACE.
Correction.
New York State Has a constitution. In the case of a vacancy in the State Comptroller office a joint legisture should be convened (Senate and Assembly)and vote to elect a new Comptroller to serve out the remainder of the term.
Governor Spitzer has no power in this process. Therfore the Governor should stay out of it. If a member of the legislature is picked so be it. There are many qualified candidates in the State legislature, DiNapoli, Brodsky or Morelli.
If Silver allows the Governor to, basically, select the next Comptroller we will go back to the 70's when the Assembly was a "Rubber Stamp" for the Governor.
How could the panel pick Mulrow, he rapped up in the process to control the State's racing association.
I expect that Spitzer should be a fine Governor, however, he should take a sharp look at the State's Constitution.
If Clinton (Hillary)is elected President, Then the new Governor can appoint a US Senator to serve out the remainder of her term.
STAY OUT OF THE COMPTROLLER RACE.