Has anybody been following the Espada thing in New York? Okay, So Pedro Espada, is the senator from the Bronx, and the majority leader in the New York Senate. He helps his son get a job that pays in the low six figures.
Rick Lazio is trying (failing) to make a name for himself by starting fights with the NY Senate. Most recently he publicly calls for Andrew Cuomo to investigate the hiring of the younger Mr. Espada.
This has dual significance. Of course Andrew Cuomo was formerly referred to as the younger Mr. Cuomo, or words to that effect. You see, many years ago, there was this Mario Cuomo guy. A big deal in New York politics, he used to the governor and he hired his own son, Andrew Cuomo. But when you have money, and your son presumably has money, and you want him to have a career in politics, you hire him. You make sure that he’s only paid $1 a year. That excuses the nepotism. A grown man working for his father, in a position of an unpaid intern. But he gets to put a fancy title on his resume and that gives him access to other jobs in the future. This is just one example of how the privileged classes take care of their own. Most Americans actually have to work for a living.
It is also worth noting that Andrew Cuomo shares a stake horse with Rick Lazio. Alfonse D’amato. Yep, good old Al D’amato is backing each Rick Lazio and Andrew Cuomo, won’t it be interesting if New York gets to chose its next governor from his those two?
This is just a mock agitation. Lazio and Cuomo are working together, under Al D’amato in order to elevate each other. This is nothing more than a stage show, designed to awe the public into believing that a couple of pampered, gutless shadow boxers are actual fighters.
