Welcome to this week’s edition of In Case You Missed It… ROBUTRAD, Health Care and lots of little local Political drama top the news, oh yeah, the State Senate was in session for a moment as well.
Let’s get to it shall we?
More fallout form ROBUTRAD
Now that the criminal complaint against ex-Gates GOP leader Bob Morone is public, additional revelations continue to come to light. We discover that Robutrad crossed political boundaries as a Democrat who ran for a County legislator position but worked for ROBUTRAD was told to support the opposition or else.
The D&C editorial board comes out strong on transparency and Accountability. City News comes out even stronger on lack of County leadership. Sean Carroll (13Wham) provides some analysis - this is deeper and more will come out and some folks will get away.
Finally, in a surprise to probably no one - Gates Supervisor has memory problems and finally announces that he had work done by the ROBUTRAD crew.
Health Care -Are they listening?
Well, the debate Health Care continues - Watch this video of Congressional testimony and see how and why Insurance companies rescind benefits from people they cover. It’s the profit motive people. We discuss blowback on the Senate if Health Care, specifically a real robust health care option is not passed. Senator Schumer’s plan gets a little definition - big surprise - and, per this account, pulls up short.
I got on a bus to D.C. to make my and other voices heard. Here are my initial observations with more to follow this week.
Local Political drama
The Conservatives should rethink their endorsements of local Republicans. Turns out the GOP doesn’t exactly follow the Conservative Party principles.
Greece Police Chief Merritt Rahn gets suspended again - this time without pay.
Monroe County Bond ratings are downgraded.
Add ethical questions to the long list of RenSquare problems.
The State
The Senate is back in session if only for a moment. Paterson weighs in,
Some Senators want to tax Indians - violating a treaty. Hey, about about working on that dysfunctional State Senate thing first.
Rick Lazio wants Governor Paterson’s job
Quick Clicks -
The Jazz Fest is Over
The Mendon Library breaks ground.
Local car shop goes green.
Post election drama is Iran continues as the opposition steps up.
Tech Support makes RT play better on the Internet.
Wingnuts are back - More birth certificate “He’s a muslim” BS and waiting for the Conservative resurgence. Hold your breath - Are you turning blue yet?
The Town of Brighton has a highly successful medical waste collection effort.
Greece gets exactly what it needs - another WalMart.
Senator Gillibrand backs SCOTUS nominee Sotomayer
Massa votes against climate change bill citing lack of Hydrogen Fuel Technology.
That’s it for now - see you next week.