Author Biography

A survivor of the Cubicle Wars, author Tim O'Toole is a retired New York State bureaucrat, who served seven governors (and far too many commissioners). His previous literary efforts include scintillating, provocative columns for the Albany Times-Union concerning politics and religion, plus in-house satirical jabs at government (or are they satirical?). O'Toole's modest proposals have been likened to Jonathan Swift and he is fond of puns, alliteration and honest politicians. He favors long sentences with parentheses and short chapters to make up the difference. He also firmly believes footnotes need not be restricted to history books and research journals. He firmly believes a few other things, but that is another story. An apprentice pundit - working on his professional curmudgeon certificate. Samples of O'Toole's shorter works are available at or

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