<b>“If you hold a tiger by the tail, you have a difficult choice to
make: Do you let go or not? It’s not a good thing to alienate any
legislative leader.”</b><br>
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—Richard Runes, lobbyist for Glenwood Management, a large New York
state real estate developer that allegedly gave tax work to a law
firm that then made undisclosed payments to the state's Assembly
Speaker, who had allegedly recommended the law firm. The quote
refers to continuing the use of this law firm, knowing that if it
came out, it could mean trouble; but if they canceled the arrangement, it could also mean trouble. Runes said he felt uncomfortable
with the arrangement from the start. Yes, lobbyists are often uncomfortable with
illegal arrangements.<br>
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From <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/nyregion/lobbyist-cites-unease-over-p…; target="_blank">an
article in today's New York <i>Times</i></a>.<br>
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