Gotham Gazette: Silver - Saint or Sinner?

Now Paul Newell one of two announced challengers to Silver has fired back on the same blog.   "Sheldon Silver is neither a progressive Democrat nor a conservative Democrat. Sheldon Silver is a status quo Democrat," Newell writes.  "Sheldon Silver chooses his positions so as to best maintain his power.  As Silver's power derives from a Democratic held body, it is often in his interest to strike a comparatively progressive pose. But progressive action is rare."