Freshman Assemblyman Mark Schroeder wrote a letter to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver asking him to step aside in anticipation of a Spitzer victory in November.

Schroeder, who believes Spitzer will be elected in November, said the attorney general will have a difficult time getting through his reform ideas with what he calls the "accumulated power" of Silver and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno. He also said Senate Republicans should also consider replacing Bruno. Spitzer is running against Democrat Thomas Suozzi and Republican John Faso. "I don't think there's going to be a bandwagon welcoming Eliot Spitzer," Schroeder said of the legislative leadership. On Tuesday, Silver responded in writing to Schroeder, thanking him for his "kind words regarding my tenure" as speaker. Schroeder, in his letter, said he admires Silver's "skill, professionalism and commitment to education."

I was pretty much reminded of this:

Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever.