2010-07-30T08:40:44Z http://blog.pdagv.org/comments/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:blog.pdagv.org,2009-08-11:2346349 Kevin McTighe 2009-08-12T02:19:47Z 2009-08-12T02:19:47Z I'd just like to say that, as a transplanted Long Islander myself, I know what a terrific influence Nora Bredes was on the local political scene in Suffolk County. Although I was on the South Shore (Center Moriches) I respected her energy and ideals there. Brookhaven Town, where I lived, was known as "Crookhaven", even among the very people who were profiting from that corrupt regime! Nora was, I believe, in Smithtown but she'll certainly tell you that it was like the wild west down there in Suffolk when it came to ethics. She was a breath of fresh air and a harbinger of hope for Democrats all over Suffolk and I think she'll be a great influence on the Rochester political scene when she gets to represent the 18th.