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    No, you will never, ever hear the end of 'Troopergate'

    The state public integrity commission is a much-maligned Spitzer/Legislature-created entity  that bizarre circumstances made at least as famous for being investigated and bashed than for investigating and bashing others.

    Now the panel has filed the latest chapter in the never-ending saga of Troopergate -- and Spitzer's effort to discredit the even-more-maligned Senate leadership retiree...

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Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player?

  • Erie County Executive Chris Collins running for governor despite rival Rick Lazio's strength.
  • Sen. Joe Lieberman saying "There's a lot of venom out there in our political system."
  • MTA Chairman and CEO Jay Walder saying "In short, we need to take the place apart."