corruption

Happy Birthday New York! Well, it’s not actually quite New York’s birthday and it’s not actually quite happy, but with high profile New York birthdays happening over the last few weeks (Gov. Paterson’s on May 20th and Mayor Giuliani’s on May 28th) it seems appropriate to take some time out of our day and ask just what it is we New Yorkers are or should be celebrating.

I just watched Rudy Giuliani and Chris Christie on the Sean Hannity show. Rudy was supporting Chris Christie for Governor of New Jersey later this year, and as a proud New Jerseyan, I was reminded of yet another reason why I'm supporting Rudy and Christie for Governors of New York and New Jersey: Democrats have held power for so long in the Northeast that they've been corrupted by it.

Corruption happens often in politics and it happens in both parties, and it's inexcusable whenever it does happen-- but there's no arguing, it's happening more often and more prevalently among Northeastern Democrats than anywhere else in the country (except possibly Chicago). The reason is obvious: Democrats have held power for so long that they now take it for granted. They see public office not as a responsibility, but as a way to be above the law (Spitzer and Dodd), to tax the masses (Corzine and Paterson), and to gain personally at the expense of the public (Dodd).