George J Marlin
On the Right: Sen. Brooks’ assessment proposal
Shortly after Ed Mangano was sworn in as county executive in January, 2010, he announced with much fanfare, a commission…
N.Y. public schools pay more, get less
In 1970, when I graduated from an inner-city working class Catholic high school — Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School —…
On the Right: Time for Ed Mangano to pack it in
Eight years ago I co-chaired the Conservatives for Mangano Committee. I agreed to join the committee — which was responsible…
On the Right: Leftists embracing states’ rights?
With Republicans controlling the White House and both houses of Congress, desperate leftists are suddenly embracing “states’ rights” to protect…
On the Right: Wanted: statesman for county exec
Reports that the Republican Party is unlikely to nominate for a third term the disgraced County Executive, Ed Mangano, who…
On the Right: Sewer lease plan: too heavy a cost
With the federal indictment of County Executive Ed Mangano and Nassau’s protracted fiscal crisis, the Republican Party will have to…
On The Right: Nassau’s political silly season
It’s that time of year again — British journalist G.K. Chesterton’s “silly season,” when politicians hope that taxpayers are preoccupied…
On The Right: Nassau’s protracted financial crisis
At its June 30, 2016 meeting, the board of directors of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority unanimously approved a resolution…
On The Right: Oyster Bay’s never-ending fiscal mess
In late April, Standard and Poor’s rating service lowered the credit rating of the Town of Oyster Bay’s general obligation…
On The Right: The season of corruption in N.Y.
Have you noticed that just about every day there’s a headline regarding corruption probes of state and municipal officials and…
On The Right: State still a fiscal, economic mess
Despite endless rhetoric coming out of Gov. Cuomo’s office that New York is fiscally and economically sound, recent studies challenge…
On The Right: Nassau County’s latest fiscal follies
Nassau County’s 2015 operating budget incurred a statutory Generally Accepted Accounting Principles deficit of approximately $105 million. This means…
On The Right: Endless L.I. corruption, incompetence
On March 31, 2016, Suffolk County Conservative Party Chairman, Edward Walsh was convicted in Federal Court of theft of government…
On The Right: L.I. Gov
The convictions of Senator Dean Skelos, his son Adam, and ex-Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke were the initial rounds…
On The Right: State’s ‘back door’ borrowing
During the economic depression of the late 1830s, New York State almost became insolvent. The state defaulted on debt…