Like many of media colleagues, I spent most of my day to day reporting on the announcement that former Senate majority leader Joe Bruno will not seek reelection in the fall. Nearly every person that I spoke to called Bruno a powerful advocate for Saratoga Springs, and extolled the many good deeds that he has done for the city. And there's no denying that Bruno has delivered Saratoga County and Saratoga Springs far more than our fair share of pork.

But what nobody outside of the newsroom said, at least not publicly, is that maybe it's not such a bad thing that some other community, perhaps one needier than ours, will get some of that pork. The Senate majority leader has access to more funding through appropriations and grant money, which will likely no longer flow as steadily as they have to Saratoga Springs.

Dean G. Skelos, who at this moment appears to be the front-running to succeed Bruno, is from Long Island. While most of his constituents are no worse off than most of Bruno's, they pay a lot more taxes than us here in Saratoga Springs. Perhaps this change in leadership will benefit that community, after we've benefited for so many years.

There's no doubt that us here in the city have had a great sugar-daddy in Bruno, and now it's someone else's turn, and that's the way the world works.