Obama: Don't have the rest of us bail out New York & California (along with Chrysler, GM, etc.) just because they can't govern & help themselves.

New York Senate Democrats announcing an arrangement on Thursday in which Pedro Espada Jr., second from right, returned to the caucus.

The bitter standoff that has paralyzed the New York Senate for five weeks ended on Thursday, when a senator who had defected to the Republicans returned to the Democratic fold, giving the party the majority it needed to re-establish control.

Mr. Espada’s defection on June 8 threw the Senate into turmoil and hobbled the state government, making the body a national laughingstock as the feuding factions shouted and gaveled over each other in simultaneous legislative sessions.