Throughout the 2006 campaign, Michael Arcuri called himself a “Boehlert Democrat” in reference to then-Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, a Republican who represented the area for 24 years. Much to the disappointment of Republicans, Boehlert did little to criticize the man who would eventually take his place.
We saw their chummy relationship on display again last week when Arcuri referred to Boehlert as his “mentor” during a dedication ceremony in Boehlert’s honor at Utica College.
“You can see the gleam in his eyes when he speaks of what he did in Washington,” said Boehlert’s successor, Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-Utica, who called Boehlert his mentor. “It’s not an easy task, but he made the job seem effortless.”
How sweet.
