Onions.
They can bring tears to your eyes. But the debate between state senators and assembly members over whether to make corn or onions New York's official vegetable is enough to make a person weep.
With all the major issues on the Legislature's plate, lawmakers ought to be embarrassed to be serving up something so trivial.
I like the suggestion on gotham.com to combine the veggies and compromise on the cornion. It could turn out the only legislation that they actually agree on.
Add lima beans and we could have sufferin' succotash with a kick -- and a kick, out of office, is the only cure for what ails the Legislature.