Hope everyone enjoyed America's Birthday and had time to thank a veteran.

Apparently Fred Dicker had time to take a walk down memory lane and wrote about the changes in Albany since he has been here.Definitely worth the read: http://tiny.cc/qwKhj

Week five on the Senate Saga and not much has changed. Assemblyman Gianaris had a press conference earlier today and tried to sell an idea he had that would end the impasse. Liz Benjamin writes about his suggestion and the fact that AG Cuomo does not believe it is constitutional. She also points out that, possibly, the AG has his own agenda. Interesting read: http://tiny.cc/fg1u8

With Senator John Sampson's ascending to a leadership role in the NYS Senate the NY Post has an article on the links between his member items and contributions: http://tiny.cc/NU20B

If you thought your pension was safe because you work for government, you may want to think again: http://tiny.cc/SfaAJ

More information from the CATO Institute on Health Care Reform: http://tiny.cc/4tkJr

Somebody please give President Obama a copy of Oliver North's column "Wrong Again" http://tiny.cc/3UT4s