Contrary to what some of the early conclusion-jumpers on the Right seem to think, yesterday's coup in the New York Senate had nothing to do with same-sex marriage, and everything to do with broken commitments and one very rich man's determination to enforce an agreement.

If you want to understand what really happened, begin by reading this piece by Steve Kornacki of PolitickerNY.com.

Then read this essay by B. Thomas Golisano, the billionaire philanthropist, three-time Independent Party nominee for governor, and recent New York tax exile.

Golisano, you see, is the man who hatched the coup.