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GOP ax bloodies Albany Dem staffers
By BRENDAN SCOTT and FREDRIC U. DICKER Post Correspondents
Last Updated: 4:42 AM, December 29, 2010
Posted: 2:14 AM, December 29, 2010

ALBANY -- Pink slips will be falling like confetti in the state Senate in the new year after Republicans yesterday ordered vanquished Senate Democrats to slash $4 million from the chamber's bloated payroll.

The incoming GOP majority has told the defeated Democratic leadership to cut hundreds of staffers by Jan. 20 to help close a $7 million to $14 million hole blown in the Senate budget during the Dems' leadership tenure.

The austerity order was among the GOP's first acts since the state's highest court last week unanimously denied a recount in the last contested Senate race and restored Republicans to power in the narrowly divided chamber.

Albany's spoils system ensures that the majority parties in both houses of the Legislature command far more resources for staff and supplies, but Democrats had asked Republicans to preserve all Senate jobs until the fiscal year ends on March 31.

Republicans say Democratic overspending has left them no choice but to immediately bring down the ax.

"It's not about pink slips, it's about a reduction in the budget because they've grossly overspent," said Sen. Thomas Libous (R-Binghamton).

The Democrats expect to exceed their $29 million staff budget by $7 million while the Republicans expect to come in $2 million under their $23 million allocation.......................>>>>.................>>>>....................http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/gop_ax_bloodies_albany_dem_staffers_ogYLihvbMKuCfMcJ820sCK

Why is this surprising. Democraps always hire twice as many patronage people than republicans, it is their nature and generally it works to their advantage since most of them are just there to do campaigns like Sue SaVAGE was when she was with Ohrenstein in the 80's.

Well, we'll see how the reps follow through on their promises.

They had better live up to the promises that they made to we the people or they will suffer the same fate as the Dems.

Reps always slash and burn but here is a tidbit for you--I know of a Dem who was already offered a job by the Rep Senate!  

Who? Landslide Savage? Every time the REPS reach across the aisle they get their arms cut off. First get back to a CONS fiscal foundations and stop spending like DEM lite.

Yeah I hate to tell you what gets cut off when the Dems reach across the aisle.

I bet that Bob Farley will get "taken care of" by his old man in the State Senate.

This happens every time there is a changing of the guards. The opposing parties get the axe and the majority moves in.

Actual job loss = ZERO!!