Sen.: Assembly Speaker Silver is not the "King of NY"

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During a recent news conference Sen. Eric Adams cut loose on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, calling his request that Gov. Ravitch handle the budget in place of disgraced Gov. Paterson "inappropriate and offensive." The enraged lawmaker continued: "The speaker is not the judge and jury or the decider of who he negotiates the budget with... Our state constitution determines that," he said. "Unless he has become the modern-day Napoleon, where he crowns himself, he's only the speaker. He is not the leader or the king of New York State." Adams hasn't always supported Paterson in the past, but in this instance he was firm, reports the Post. "[Paterson is] a sitting governor," he said. "You don't state because of a credibility problem or because you don't like the suit he's wearing."

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By Sabrina Jaszi in News on March 2, 2010 11:07 AM

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SohoTimmy

He doesn't have a "credibility" problem he has a criminal problem. Sometimes playing the race card makes sense. This time it's just going to make you look stupid.

Kelles

In a totally unrelated story, state senator Eric Adams is now under investigation for the suit he's wearing

Jail_Bait

New York State has almost 20 million people. That's more than many countries.

And these are the idiots who run the show ... it's a joke and a disgrace.