The Biggest Losers
By GAIL COLLINS
NYT
Our question for today is, who has the most awful political culture, Illinois or New York?
Already, I have offended many, many readers who believe their state is being unfairly overlooked. I see you waving your hands, New Jersey.
Excuse me. I was just distracted by the new 66-page federal indictment of Larry Seabrook, a New York City councilman who, along with multitudinous other charges, is accused of altering a receipt from a deli so he could get a $177 reimbursement for a bagel and diet soda.
One point for New York.
I was thinking about the dreadful similarities between the two states while listening to the New York State Senate conduct its business this week. First, there was a resolution demanding that the 9/11 terrorist trial not be held in New York.
(More here.)
NYT
Our question for today is, who has the most awful political culture, Illinois or New York?
Already, I have offended many, many readers who believe their state is being unfairly overlooked. I see you waving your hands, New Jersey.
Excuse me. I was just distracted by the new 66-page federal indictment of Larry Seabrook, a New York City councilman who, along with multitudinous other charges, is accused of altering a receipt from a deli so he could get a $177 reimbursement for a bagel and diet soda.
One point for New York.
I was thinking about the dreadful similarities between the two states while listening to the New York State Senate conduct its business this week. First, there was a resolution demanding that the 9/11 terrorist trial not be held in New York.
(More here.)
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