Did Espada’s constituents elect him so he can switch parties back and forth and manipulate his way into becoming the majority leader of the Senate? I don’t think so.

This should be his last term in office. This guy has a history of malfeasance …

Legal trouble has plagued Mr. Espada throughout his political career. He has been fined tens of thousands of dollars over several years for flouting state law by not disclosing political contributions. In 2005, three employees of a Bronx nonprofit health care company run by Mr. Espada, the Soundview HealthCare Network, pleaded guilty to diverting $30,000 from programs for family care and AIDS treatment to one of his campaigns. Mr. Espada was never charged. The Bronx district attorney is also investigating whether Mr. Espada lives in the Bronx district he represents.

But will it happen? Probably not. A Hispanic Democrat from Bronx doesn’t lose elections. He dies in office, or goes to jail.