Plain Talk, Not Rhetoric

Take a political press release for what they are worth sometimes: unless they are making a specific new announcement, they generally are for taking collateral credit.

The SUNY Oswego and Canton capital projects were projects that were on the table last year but rejected by then Governor Spitzer and then reinserted into the budget this year, long before Darrel Aubertine became Senator Aubertine.

Another point worth making in the press release is the use of the term "upper house"; did Darrel not call this a lateral move when he was deciding to run? There is arrogance in the term "upper house" that could be done away with in the future.

The school aid portion of the press release looks like an after thought and given a historic increase in school aid, it should not be in there, no specific person could take credit for that kind of funding with a month of service.

Finally, the press release does not mention Jefferson Community College and the fact that their capital project was not funded. Will this throw JCC's rumored plans for dormitories out the window or just delay them?

You should not attempt to take credit for the good without acknowledging there are faults in this budget that you would like to see improved, speak candidly, it is less transparent.