Political quote for the day

"For many years, New Yorkers have asked the question: how could Speaker Silver, one of the most powerful men in all of New York, earn millions of dollars in outside income without deeply compromising his ability to honestly serve his constituents? Today, we provide the answer: he didn't."

Preet Bharara, United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, at a news conference to announce corruption charges against Sheldon Silver, speaker of the New York State Assembly.