Politically active billionaire Thomas Golisano has Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in his sights.
The businessman and owner of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, who played chief carnival barker in the circus-like Senate coup, says he will next commit his cash to overthrowing the Manhattan Democrat who has controlled the Assembly for 16 years.
Golisano ripped Silver in a half-hour infomercial on a Buffalo TV station Saturday night.
“Quite candidly, even if Sheldon has done a decent job, 16 years is far too long in a democracy,” said Golisano, who is worth about $1.3 billion and who spent more than $90 million on three failed runs for governor.
“We need some new leadership there, and we’re going to try and encourage it there.”
A spokeswoman for Silver declined to comment.
Golisano changed his legal address to Naples, Fla., in May to protest a massive income-tax hike pushed through by Gov. Paterson and the Democrat-controlled Legislature.
That didn’t stop him from conspiring with Republicans and two rogue Democrats in a bid to get control of the state Senate.
The failed coup resulted in five weeks of gridlock and a six-figure Senate job for top Golisano operative, Steve Pigeon.
(Source: NY Post)
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cant wait for silver to retire in a democracy you should go either after your first term or second term. problem is that Sheldon gets elected via inside influence and thats got to change
Oh this is just what the public needs. This idiot who lives in FLORIDA stuck his nose into the Senate with the result of crippling New York State and costing us 10’s of millions of dollars.
Not only that, but now we’re stuck with a half-wit Senate that is led by a crook (Espada) and a thug (Sampson) who got MASSIVE raises.
That wasn’t enough though as Golisano’s little lackey made sure to get a $100,000 a year job out of this.
So in a nutshell, we New Yorkers got laughed at as Golisano and his crew enriched themselves while the city and state lost millions. Now that it’s all over? Nothing was reformed and the same idiots are still there.
This is the person you want “leading the charge” in Albany? Anyone who follows this guy deserves what they get.