Is Andrew Cuomo New York's Version of Martha Coakley?

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Will baseball bat strike ? Is tea for you New York ?
One never knows until the votes are counted. Highest taxes and debt makes for strange elections. Maryland tried MILLIONARE TAX, instead of increases revenue loss $$$:
March 12, 2010 "WSJ: Maryland 'Millionaire's Tax' Causes Decline in Revenue from Rich as 12% Flee the State"
http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2010/03/12-of-rich-flee.html
"Millionaires Go Missing"
"Maryland's fleeced taxpayers fight back."
"Here's a two-minute drill in soak-the-rich economics:"
"Maryland couldn't balance its budget last year, so the state tried to close the shortfall by fleecing the wealthy. Politicians in Annapolis created a millionaire tax bracket, raising the top marginal income-tax rate to 6.25%. And because cities such as Baltimore and Bethesda also impose income taxes, the state-local tax rate can go as high as 9.45%. Governor Martin O'Malley, a dedicated class warrior, declared that these richest 0.3% of filers were "willing and able to pay their fair share." The Baltimore Sun predicted the rich would "grin and bear it."
"One year later, nobody's grinning. One-third of the millionaires have disappeared from Maryland tax rolls. In 2008 roughly 3,000 million-dollar income tax returns were filed by the end of April. This year there were 2,000, which the state comptroller's office concedes is a "substantial decline." On those missing returns, the government collects 6.25% of nothing. Instead of the state coffers gaining the extra $106 million the politicians predicted, millionaires paid $100 million less in taxes than they did last year -- even at higher rates."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124329282377252471.html
Two to three trillion dollars is sitting, wanting to be invested in America. Bringing jobs to Americans. Money could easily be gone from our shores at anytime.
Millionaire tax didn't work here. America is not working. Punishing rich won't work. Most of us can't move but they can.
Will see if TEA is drink of choice in New York…

Bill Hedges of MO 9:00PM September 23, 2010

What was he supposed to do exactly? Deeply bow and prostrate himself to "Andrew". What has Lord Andrew done in his life besides be born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Nepotism in government is alive an well. What else explains his acquisition as secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development? It certainly helps that good old dad made him "assistant to his then-first-term governor father". What is a first assistant is that like the chief cook and bottle washer?!
The fact that Paladino resorts to demanding that the attorney general “be a man. Come out and debate like a man ... Frankly, I don’t think you have the cojones to face me and the other candidates in an open debate.” tactic tells me that Cuomo 1) has tried to engage in open debate. 2) Tried repeatedly 3) Cuomo is ducking for cover and has his tail between his legs.
Water carriers like you who carry his bucket of tears do nothing to disprove the fact that "Andrew" is a pup in a big dog world.
Seems to me, Paladino threw down the gauntlet. Now it's up to "Andrew" to put up or shut-up. His silence is deafening.
Apparently the Democrat views the electorate as "sheeple", and reason the hurd will be upset when they learn the truth about their leaders.

david of ID 5:27PM September 23, 2010