While the bubbling scandal is not sexy or catchy enough to put Cuomo in a Chris Christie — like spot, there are other,
potentially bigger consequences than bad press and public perception, as Chris Smith wrote on Intelligencer last week:
Not exact matches
One implication — with
potentially big market
consequences — of the strategy is that it sets the stage for the simmering U.S. - China relationship to boil over into a full - blown trade war in the weeks and months ahead.
The
biggest ever study of Arctic pollutants paints a picture of an ecosystem under siege — with
potentially grave
consequences for denizens of Earth's northernmost reaches.
This is a
big mistake with
potentially devastating
consequences.
But there are other questions surrounding subscription lines that involve investment risk, and some that have
bigger consequences... even
potentially systemic.
You are responsible for all balances on the card, so the
biggest risk is that the authorized user will run up
big bills, with
consequences for your bank account and,
potentially, your credit score.
On the other hand, they've opened a
bigger can of worms with
potentially more serious
consequences should they conclude that the proxies are not reliable.
I think definitely the
consequence of failing the test of lawmageddon is an erosion of ultimately the rule of law,
potentially, kind of the
bigger consequence; certainly not trivial.