Shift by Cuomo on Gas Drilling Prompts Both Anger and Praise

This is amazing and shows that the people need to stand up because ti does make a difference.

this fracking stupidity turned out to be a not so good thing for a guy thinking about running for President in '16. I'm just saying....

"Cuomo '16. He's slightly better than a repuke."

for 2016 has been operational for at least 18 months now.

This decision is doing a lot for my opinion of him.

in going against these fracking forces. besides all the carrots that the state budget could use(but, like it is so great for Louisiana, right?) the stick is terrible. They do ANYTHING to get their way. You can say they would stop short of murder but they wouldn't.

They can put the big hurt on Cuomo no matter what the popular backing. This IS an act of political courage, commitment to his own independence and doing the right thing. Without the demonstrators he couldn't defend the state and he would be swamped into oblivion. he knows that too though the people don't. Whatever happens the environmental rapist profiteers will be vengeful- even for modest regulation. he has made some enemies like that before as AG and likely thinks he can Teddy Roosevelt them into line the new smooth New Dem way, but these are front line sharks.

They run all the same ops as they do in the "third world" to bully, lie, bribe, cheap out on safety, devastate and desertify and overthrow governments. Doing what they say is deadly. Opposing them is deadly. Once in they are much deadlier to remove.

Cuomo deserves more support than he could ever earn by his own records and merits, because he has not yet become part of the physical and political ruin of our state. Imagine ONE GOP governor in NYS if Cuomo lets them get their foot in the door even with heavy regulations. Or not. They will do anything to get him out of office because they are monsters. He did not let them in right away and supports the people pressure. For that alone he is marked.

I credit the dedicated activists who've been working so hard on this - NOT Cuomo. I live in Southern Tier - in one of the Counties slated for drilling - very glad to read this. Thank you thank you H2O and other activists. Water is the new GOLD. ANY threat to water should be enough to put a stop to this hydrofracking-horror.

They weren't long or detailed enough. I hope that the handwriting is in the wall for this stupid process of fracking. There is no way on earth, hell, or the rest of the universe that it is safe, nor can it be made safe.

Congratulations on your sacrifice and good works!

Sam