What's left to consider in the matter of Sen. Hiram Monserrate, the convicted girlfriend abuser? He needs to be gone. New Yorkers have no need to subsidize any more convicts within their state government.

If ejecting this senator means Democrats lose his vote during budget deliberations, so be it. The Senate is hopeless right now with or without Monserrate.

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