Rudy out, Maggie in?
Now that that rascal, Rudy has pulled his hat out of the ring, the Republicans are looking around for new blood to help take this state back from the clutches of the dastardly Dems. Rick Lazio can’t do this alone. He needs a friendly face standing by his side, someone warm and fuzzy. That warm and friendly face, may be our very own, county executive, Maggie Brooks:
Lazio’s growing support among Republicans — he picked up the endorsement Tuesday from Dutchess County GOP Chairman Michael McCormick — has already started talk about who he may select as a running mate. Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks has been mentioned as a potential lieutenant-governor candidate, along with Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney.
But Brooks said Tuesday that while she wouldn’t rule it out, she hasn’t had any discussions with Lazio about it.”I never close the door on an opportunity, but my heart is really being county executive because there’s so much to do here,” she said. “I need to focus on governing at the local level.”
Although it might be a good idea to run Maggie as Lt Governor to get her out of our hair, it would be much more fun to be writing about Joanie Mahoney. Besides, Maggie has a lot to take care of here, where corruption runs rampant in the Republican run legislature. She might actually end up being a liability for Rick. If they look too closely, they might just look away.
Joanie Mahoney, Joanie Mahoney, Joanie Mahoney. Kind of rolls off of the tongue, doesn’t it?
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You don’t want Joanie Mahoney. I’m very close to the GOP leadership in Onondaga County and trust me on this one. She’s brought nepotism to new levels of cronyism and incompetence. The GOP caucus in the county leg out here keeps their distance from her.
No, you’re absolutely right-I don’t. I don’t want either one of them. With a little luck, they are going to loose anyway.