For Sheldon Silver, What Goes Around Comes Around

Sheldon Silver and John Liu have little in common, at first glance, beyond their status as New York politicians who have dealt with charges by the federal government.

New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver walks out of the Federal Courthouse after his arraignment in New York City on Thursday. Yana Paskova/Getty Images

Sheldon Silver and John Liu have little in common, at first glance, beyond their status as New York politicians who have dealt with charges by the federal government.

Silver is the long-serving speaker of the NY State Assembly, an Orthodox Jew born and still living on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Liu, an immigrant from Taiwan, served as a NY city council member from Queens and then city comptroller, then failed in runs for mayor and state senator.

The hidden factor in common: Both have served the needs of the communist regime in China.

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