I do agree with that. As to Schumer, I think he is a damn fine Senator overall. If you know him only from the national stage, I'm sure to some he comes across as yet one more NY liberal. But the smaller scale, quality of life issues he gets involved with which don't make the news is a long list, and I applaud him for it. His support for Gillibrand is certainly due in part to party loyalty-I doubt he would have said boo to anyone Patterson appointed, but I think beyond that, Schumer recognizes disagreement with her, but will move past them to work on the common ground as upstater and downstater together.