New York Loves Pat Riley?

As the legislators up in Albany scramble for late-in-the-game restorations of some of the governor’s proposed cuts, it looks like the session may drag into tomorrow and possibly even one day next week.

It’s comforting to know, however, that the assembly found time to issue a proclamation congratulating Miami Heat coach and Schenectady native Pat Read More

Lay Off ‘Pat the Rat,’ You Brainwashed Sheep

It seems like the ultimate New York heresy

It seems like the ultimate New York heresy. You should have heard some of the reactions I got from guys around the Observer office. You’re going to do what ? You’re going to write a column defending Pat Riley ?! Almost as if I were proposing Read More