Skelos: The Vote's The Vote Now, But The Vote Wasn't The Vote Then

I think Dean Skelos needs to get his rhetoric straight when talking with the media. Of course things are happening at a lightening speed right now, so I can't blame him for making this gigantic rhetorical mistake today. Here's what he said when faced with the problem of Senator Monserrate's re-defection to the Democratic Party:

"There was a vote last week, 32-30, and that vote stands...The vote's the vote."

Hmm, that's interesting. I recall Senator Malcolm Smith making a similar argument about the original 32-30 vote taken way back in January of 2009. I'm glad to see Senator Skelos recognizes that the vote of a majority should stand. I look forward to seeing him cede the Majority Leader seat back to Malcolm Smith.

from the Albany Project