Various thoughts on current events with an emphasis on politics, legal issues, books, movies and whatever is on my mind. Emails can be sent to almostsanejoe@aol.com; please put "blog comments" in the subject line.
Yes, the NY Senate is split 32-30, Republican. The pro-SSM vote split 29-4. So, let's have a tad bit of perspective here. The old Senate was as evenly split, the balance a handful of conservative Democrats.
