Discuss the issue of union pay for cops and the actions taken by politicians to address it. Criticize the politicians and suggest that their policies will lead to fiscal deficits.
Spot on Joseph! So because we grossly overpay our union cops relative to ANY measure of market wage in a comparable city in America we "rectify" the situation by giving the non-Union people massive increases? All done in a time of unprecedented fiscal deficits at the state level?  The only" heads in the sand" that have occurred in recent times are the voters who have placed these immeasurably irresponsible socialists in assembly positions. Sadly bartender you'll see no "cutting " from these folks. And no self described "centrist" are you John Weddleton as you have voted lockstep with the radicals since the day you won the chair. Let's hope your time on the assembly will be short. Stand by for more gerrymandering of the tax cap and other fiscal shenanigans by these clowns.