Posted on 01/25/2015 3:01:52 PM PST by Libloather
ALBANY — The early jockeying to possibly replace embattled Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has already begun, the Daily News has learned.
A state assemblyman from the city said he has received calls directly from Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle, and surrogates of Assemblyman Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) and Keith Wright (D-Manhattan) in recent days to gauge his feelings on the uncertainty in the chamber.
None of the three directly told the assemblyman that they were looking to topple Silver.
Morelle did say he'd be interested in being a candidate for the speaker position should Silver step down or be pushed out his members.
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Released on Bail, Sheldon Silver Says He ‘Will Be Vindicated’
Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was released this afternoon on a $200,000 bond after being arrested for wire fraud, mail fraud and extortion—and told reporters outside a federal courthouse he would be vindicated.
“I am happy the issue is coming to be aired in a legal process,” Mr. Silver said in a brief statement from a podium before dozens of reporters. “I am confident that when all the issues are aired I will be vindicated.”
Fighting over the remains already, the vultures.
Yeah, to get their snout in the trough.
Blood in the water. They don’t care whose. Looks like he isn’t getting to walk like Spitzer.
It has been a sick joke for years here in NY state that everyone knew what Shelly was doing.
But nobody would do a darn thing about it.
Of course he’ll walk....This just “looks good”.
I hear Anthony Weiner is up for it.
Sheldon Silver is an “Orthodox Jew” who supports all the liberal abominations. What a lowlife!
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