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Originally Posted by ARyan
Agreed, and glad you see it.
That said, to say NYRA is free and clear of any problems is fatuous.
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No one said NYRA was free of any problems but those problems are relatively minor until they become part of a political campaign then a political war.
Not to sound like Oracle but I called this years ago. Spitzers loves to ride in on a white horse. I also have been waiting for a politician to come up with a state agency to run the whole thing. The only surprising thing was it took Bruno so long to break out his idea which certainly wasn't cooked up recently. Strong politicians love state agencies because they control them, which leads to greater power for them. They will throw out the old "We run the state and its 100 billion dollar budget. How hard can a couple of racetracks and a casino be?" argument. Watch, it will happen.
I mean why let some outside companies or NYRA have any control when they can create a public agency that can "make" the state a bunch of money for the local pork projects and create more political patronage jobs?