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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 03:16 PM
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Skelos is majority leader as GOP reclaims Senate (New York)
Edited on Mon Jun-08-09 03:23 PM by ccharles000
ALBANY - Senate Republicans have seized control of the chamber in a leadership coup in which they got two Democrats to join their caucus, a stunning move that could change the nature of electoral politics as well as the end of this year's legislative session.

Dean Skelos was elected majority leaders after Senators Hiram Monserrate, D-Queens, and Pedro Espada, D-Bronx, voted with Republicans to change the leadership of the chamber.

The defections ended Malcolm Smith's six-month tenure as the leader of the senate.

Monserrate and Espada gave the Senate Republicans the 32 votes they need to switch leadership.

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=808194
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Beetwasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 03:17 PM
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1. WTF??? Why The Hell Would Moserrate and Espada Do That?????
Holy crap that is all sorts of fucked up!!!!!!!
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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 03:25 PM
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2. I agree it is fucked up
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Beetwasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 03:30 PM
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3. Apparently It Might Be Related To Legalizing Gay Marriage!
Mutherfuckers!
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 03:32 PM
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4. Skelos lived in my neighborhood,
attended my high school, was a very cute kid!!!
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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 08:18 PM
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5. kick
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Lavender Brown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 09:05 PM
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6. Those are two of the most corrupt Democrats in the Senate
They're where they belong. :puke:
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