This is the eventual upshot of this realignment of local government's priorities, this doomed attempt to do good deeds by stealth – little more than skyscrapers in exchange for bus stops.
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called for "a fundamental realignment" of state government on Wednesday, saying New York needs to rethink the services it provides and face up to its overspending problem before it is too late.
Although detail was lacking, the governor's "fundamental realignment" of state government included a few particularly promising ideas: The creation of three commissions to recommend within weeks how to trim state government agencies and authorities by 20 percent, how to remove the costliest state demands on local governments, and how to cut Medicaid costs, probably by at least $2 billion.
It is unlikely to be overturned without a major realignment of the federal government.
But these elements should be subsumed under the broader concept of the rule of law.Implementation of the rule of law implies a realignment of the relationship between government and governed, and a reiteration of the rules of the game (laws and rights) and their implementation (the judiciary, law enforcement, citizens' attitudes).
A fundamental realignment of Irish politics is under way.
So is this election truly a "realignment" of American politics?
Mr. Putnam and other researchers say the subtler long-term effect could be a realignment of people's attitude toward government, the beginnings of which can be seen in recent government actions: the bailout of the airline and insurance industries, disaster aid for New York City, the extension of unemployment benefits and an increased federal role in airport security.
Details of the realignment, which was delayed a year by the change of government in September 2009, have been leaking out since large joint military drills this month between Japan and the United States that included the American aircraft carrier George Washington.
The acceptance of less integrated and nationally led aid required also a realignment of power between constituencies within the Ugandan government.
