Ed Koch, the “how’m I doin’?” former mayor of New York City, has been buttonholing lawmakers for his New York Uprising movement. Basically, he’s asked all state lawmakers to sign a “reform pledge.”<\/p>\n
People who sign are “heroes of reform,” he says. People who don’t sign, he promises, are on his “enemies of reform” list.<\/p>\n
Hats-off to one who didn’t sign: Willsboro Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward, quoted in the Times Union’s Capitol Connection<\/p>\n
\u201cLook at some of the people on your list<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d she said. \u201cYou\u2019re really going to call them heroes?\u201d Sayward said of NY Uprising\u2019s \u201cHeroes of Reform.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Sayward, a Republican,\u00a0 is known for her independence. She told the TU she doesn’t like “hard and fast pledges.”\u00a0 And,<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only people who are important to me are the people in my district. They know how I vote.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n