NY Times: Democratic Choice for Attorney General (Schneiderman)

[Renew Deal]

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There are five Democrats in the Sept. 14 primary to replace Mr. Cuomo, who is running for governor. Daniel Donovan Jr., the Staten Island district attorney, is the Republican candidate. For the Democratic nomination, we support State Senator Eric Schneiderman.

Mr. Schneiderman has courage, a strong voice and a deep commitment to ethical government. During his 12 years in the Senate, he championed important laws protecting women’s rights and repealing the overly harsh Rockefeller-era drug laws, and he challenged his party’s leaders when they chose expedience over conviction.

Given the sump of Albany politics, we still thought long and hard about whether any member of the Legislature could be entrusted with this job. Mr. Schneiderman has demonstrated beyond a doubt his commitment to cleaner and more transparent government.

Thanks to him, New York now has laws that will make it easier to prosecute fraud in government contracts and end the cynical practice of prison gerrymandering. Other efforts — promoting transparency in Albany and curbing the power of dirty money — have been blocked by political leaders eager to protect the sleazy status quo. His willingness to keep pushing is crucial.

This year, he again bucked his own party leadership, and demonstrated his legal skills, by crafting and pressing the case to expel Hiram Monserrate from the State Senate after the Queens politician was convicted of domestic abuse. It was the first expulsion of an Albany lawmaker in 90 years.

Mr. Schneiderman has the backing of many of the state’s unions, which too often have resisted reforms. He also has bucked these unions — for example, supporting a less-costly pension plan for new state employees.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/21/opinion/21sat1.html

[Historic NY]

1. if the NYT like him then there must be a better choice.

[Nite Owl]

2. Dinallo worked with Spitzer

it's either him or Schneiderman for me so far.