What really concerns me about this stage of the game -- which is truly crucial -- is the amount of due dilligence put forth by the committee. I don't want to sound like a jerk and appear to be a heckler from the sidelines, but my concerns surround whether or not this committee is truly in a position to make a recommendation. Even though it is not binding on anyone or anything and it is merely a recommendation, can they make an educated recommendation.
The aspersion cast or appearence can have potentiall far reaching ramifications (kind of like when Peter Jennings reported that Al Gore is the next President of the US. While it didn't go that way, the mere reporting can sway the election).
How many meetings have they had? How much time has the accounting firm/consultant actually spent reviewing the bids, financials, etc. Did they conduct interviews? There should only be about a hundred or so more questions asked here?
Anyway, all that aside (and that is a great deal to push aside) -- there is aspect/question here -- does the recommendation sit until Spitzer takes office and does he get/take/have the final say over who gets the franchise? Does the current legislators try and get something done before year end (there has been talk and rumors that the legislators could meet one more time before year end and sneak this in)?
What if Spitzer wants time to re-analyze and re-examine this entire situtation? So I have one last question . . . WHERE ARE THE FRIGGIN' VLT'S??? Enough political BS already.
Eric
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