Can The Giants Bring Calm To Chaotic Albany?

Big Blue's Presence Could End Stalemate The last place any non-elected New Yorker wants to go these days is Albany, the capital of the great Empire State, which is in the throes of one of the most chaotic periods of political unrest in the state's history. But, that is where the New York Football Giants, their entourage and their accompanying media pool will be heading in a few weeks. The state senate is in a hopeless deadlock which has virtually shut the government down during a session that has massive tax, education, labor, health and budget bills waiting to be acted upon. The story up there these days is another one of those that you just cannot make up. The Democrats had a majority until a few weeks ago when two of their senators switched allegiances to the Republicans. They deposed the sitting speaker and claimed their coup was legal. Before anyone could formally challenge, one of the defectors, Hiram Monserratte—who is under indictment for slashing his girlfriend with a ... (link)