By Seth Barron, includes “… John Dewey said that politics is a shadow, and “attenuation of the shadow will not change the substance.” Getting rid of Silver is fine, and will definitely give Bharara’s career a boost. But New York’s lobbying and consulting class has become a shadow government—getting politicians elected and then feeding them money through corporate clients. Until that system of corruption gets exposed, New Yorkers won’t be able to trust their leaders.”
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