Peter Schmitt: Always clear where he stood
Photo credit: James Carbone | Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Peter J. Schmitt, 62, of Massapequa collapsed during a meeting in County Executive Edward Mangano's office, officials said. (May 31, 2012)
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Peter Schmitt, who died suddenly Wednesday during a meeting in the Nassau County executive's office, was an in-your-face kind of politician.
He said what he meant.
He meant what he said.
And if you disagreed with him, well, that too was just fine with Schmitt, the legislature's presiding officer.
Schmitt didn't rely on polls. Or make use of focus groups. And he, from what...
