Granted, it’s an anti-incumbent stance with regard to the New York state legislature, but it’s still an impressive editorial:
New Yorkers should be appalled at their failed state government, particularly their corrupt and clueless Legislature. Scandal and irresponsibility have been Albany’s creed for decades. This year, the gang added another outrage to the list: complete fiscal incompetence.
The only solace is this: The entire Legislature is up for re-election in 2010. And unless there is a sudden turnaround — and, so far, we see few signs of it — New Yorkers have no choice but to vote out all the lawmakers and start over.
Although the details vary from body to body, I’d think that a similar sentiment could reasonably be expressed towards most legislatures, including Congress, around the country.
The entire editorial is worth a read; although the details are particular to New York State, I’m sure you can think of analogs in your state, or in Congress for that matter.
I still think they’re trying to set up cover for endorsing Cuomo over Paterson.