In a stunning course of events that continues to unfold Manhattan Democratic County Leader Assemblyman Keith Wright has called for current Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to resign. One by one it seems that Assembly Democrats are deserting the singing Sheldon Silver ship. There had been a call for a 5 person caretaker administration of the assembly while Speaker Silver fights the charges of corruption levied on him.
The 5 names were all possible replacements for silver with one exception, that being Keith Wright. They were Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle, former Manhattan County Leader Denny Farrell, Bronx County Leader Carl Heastie, Joe Lentol of Brooklyn, and Kathleen Nolan of Queens.
The lack of the Manhattan County Leader and possible candidate for Congressman Charles Rangel's seat could mean that Wright is seriously looking at the 15th Congressional seat. Therefore it would not make any sense to include Wright in any replacement process for Speaker Silver if Wright was to leave the assembly in less than two years.
The game continues, but it is looking worse for current Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver each and every day. How long will it take until Silver joins his friend Vito Lopez as a private citizen, and former assemblyman?
