The trial begins less than three weeks after Cuomo will deliver his State of the State address and, along with the other cases, could cast a
shadow over the legislative
session and the following elections.
But even invited speakers seemed aware of the
shadow hanging
over Albany, including Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, who opened the Senate
session with a prayer noting that humans are «weak and short - lived, lacking in comprehension and judgment,» and its elected representatives seemingly desperately in need of a moral primer.