I lost all respect for Al D'Amato the day he sang the "old McDonald had a farm" bs years ago. Given the fact he got fired by the voters, by a large margin, the gall he displays with this is stunning.
He's one of the reasons I have never joined the Republican Party, choosing to stay a registered lifelong Independent. He's a prime example of why I refer to the GOP "Leadership" as The Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight.
If he was a Republican vote even 20% of the time (and he was much better than that), he was miles ahead of Chuck "The Schmuck" Shumer.