New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver walks out of the Federal Courthouse after his arraignment Thursday in New York City. Silver was arrested on bribery and corruption charges after a long-term investigation by the FBI. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
In reading the newspaper article about the arrest of New York State Assembly leader Sheldon Silver, I noticed this bit:
The investigation of Mr. Silver, right, picked up speed after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in March abruptly shut down an anticorruption commission.
This reminds us of one of the benefits of our messy multipolar system of government: In this case, the state government dropped the ball and the Feds picked it up.