A centrist, he has boasted of his
track record of delivering state budgets on time or close to it, cajoling or strong -
arming New York's
legislative leaders into agreements.
A lot of worrisome «smaller» federal sentencing issues that could benefit most from congressional oversight and
legislative reform — the application of the
Armed Career Criminal Act, child porn victim restitution awards, fast -
track departures, the persistent growth of the federal criminal docket — did not even get mentioned.