Just when you think you have an ally in a State Senator he does something stupid like this. Espada? George, Espada? I have more respect for my toilet bowl than I do for that corrupt ass Espada. Not only patronage jobs but a no show job for his son, openly screwing the taxpayers by taking state funds, funneling them into places where he benefits like the health clinics or where ever the hell it is.
So we have no allies, none, zilch, nada. So much for getting rid of the tolls at the Grand Island Bridges. Thompson, vacant in the brain and vacant in the toll fight. Bye George, thanks for nothing.
SAY IT AIN’T SO, George!…NO WORD AS TO WHETHER PEDRO JR. WILL ATTEND SCHEDULED BIG APPLE FUNDRAISER FOR MAZIARZ PUT ON BY PEDRO SR.
Last spring when the roses were in bloom and an old man’s fancy turned toward backroom coups and power grabs, Senator George Maziarz was posing to anyone who would listen as the Prince of Reform, the White Knight of Niagara who was leading a crusade against patronage and corruption, despite the fact that he has placed more cronies in cushy state jobs than most residents of the Governor’s Mansion.
These days, however, his credentials as a political virgin are more and more starting to fray, especially now that word has leaked out about a fundraiser being held for his benefit later this month in New York City, hosted by that other paragon of Albany rectitude, Senator Pedro Espada. You remember Pedro, he’s that other great Patron Saint of Good Government who is currently being investigated by no less than three Grand Juries in his native Big Apple for offenses ranging from campaign finance irregularities to general financial irregularities to residency violations.
The very same Albany politician who recently tried to get his son and namesake, Pedro Espada Jr., an $120,000 a year job on his staff.
If you’d like to go, it will cost you $500 to honor George on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 5:30-7pm at the Penn Club, located at 30 West 44th St. under the sponsorship of Pedro and Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos. In case you were wondering, you can make your check out to: “MaziarzStateSenate.”
