Well, our guayabera shirt stayed in the closet and not on our back in San Juan this weekend.
The boss said sending Liz Benjamin, this newspaper’s energetic and talented political columnist and blogger, would be sufficient to cover Somos El Futuro, the annual winter conference of New York’s Hispanic legislators.
I fear Liz and I are at cross-purposes in this Brave New Media World of slapping news right onto the Web site vs. saving it for Kappy’s Tuesday gossip column.
Unfortunately, the Bronx political scene has become hot news citywide, and just won’t wait for the column.
Herewith, the big Bronx stories - with some exclusive updates:
# Bronx state Senators Ruben (The Rev.) Diaz Sr. and Pedro (The Wascally Wabbit) Espada joining a rogue devil cult in the Senate with Hiram Monserrate of Queens and Carl Kruger of Brooklyn, trying to spoil Democrats’ winning edge and elevating Malcolm Smith of Queens from minority to majority leader.
Monserrate, who we hear got a rather heavy duty call from Queens Democratic boss and Bronx/Queens Rep. Joe Crowley, cut out of the cult over the weekend, trading his vote in to chair the Consumer Affairs committee.
We hear The Rev. may be the next to bail, at least remaining neutral, beyond stalling a vote for legalizing gay marriage.
“If Malcolm doesn’t find some way to woo Carl and Pedro,” said an Albany source, “the Democrats are screwed.”
The cult is set to hold a conclave today in the Bronx. Read more..
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