I think there is more to it than anybody says but that might be the compromise that will prevent more embarassment for the majority party of NY. Well, it would be hard to beat Mr. Spitzer affair anywayor that one of Jim McGreeveys Confession.

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Top Senator in New York Won’t Seek Re-election.

ALBANY — Joseph L. Bruno, the Senate majority leader and New York State’s highest-ranking Republican, said Monday evening that he would step down at the end of his term in December. Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times Joseph L. Bruno, left, with Governor David A. Paterson in Albany on Monday. Later in the day Senator Bruno announced his retirement. Mike Groll/Associated Press Joseph L. Bruno spoke in Albany in May. His announcement, which startled people in the Capitol, came three months after Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned following reports that he had been implicated in a federal investigation of a prostitution ring. The two men were bitter adversaries, and their battles had defined Albany. Republican colleagues had not anticipated the move by Mr. Bruno, 79, who has been their leader since 1995. “Today, I met with my Republican colleagues in the Senate, and informed them that I will not be running for re-election this November,” Mr. Bruno said in a statement. “After 32 years in office, I have decided that it is time to move on with my life and to give my constituents an opportunity for new representation and my colleagues in the Senate who have supported me an opportunity for new leadership.” It is not clear whether he will remain Senate majority leader as the Republicans struggle to hold on to their one-seat majority in the November election. Mr. Bruno, who represents Rensselaer County and most of Saratoga County, gathered his colleagues in the Senate behind closed doors to tell them the news. One Senate Republican said Mr. Bruno told them that the decision to step down was “not at all related” to a federal investigation of Mr. Bruno’s outside business activities. The senator said Mr. Bruno did not explain why he was leaving. “We expressed our sorrow and disappointment,” said the Republican senator, who described the meeting only on the condition of anonymity because he did not want to be seen as breaking Mr. Bruno’s confidence. Mr. Bruno has been under considerable stress in recent months. His wife of 57 years, Bobbie, died in January. Under his leadership, the Senate Republicans lost a key special election in February, putting their majority in further doubt and opening Mr. Bruno up to criticism that he had failed to employ an aggressive strategy in the race. After breaking the news to his colleagues, Mr. Bruno asked them to remain in a private conference room while he met with the two men who have long jockeyed to be his heir apparent: Senator Dean G. Skelos of Long Island and Senator Tom Libous of Binghamton. Eventually, as Mr. Bruno’s meeting with Mr. Skelos and Mr. Libous stretched on, the other Republican senators left, still stunned by the turn of events. “I need a drink,” one cracked. Still, despite Mr. Bruno’s recent difficulties, his relationship with Gov. David A. Paterson, with whom he served in the Senate, has been a warm one, and Mr. Bruno seemed genuinely relieved in recent weeks that the relentless tension and name-calling that defined his relationship with Mr. Spitzer had ended. “I’ve always found him to be forthright, direct, engaging, an appealing personality,” Mr. Paterson said. “And I think that this is in some ways a sad day for Albany and for me, who liked to feel that I had a friendship with him outside of government.” Several of the Senate Republican members are older; Mr. Bruno had convinced them to stand for re-election this year. It was not clear whether, given his departure, others would follow. But the news could certainly affect Republicans’ morale. “His resignation, I think, will have an effect on their ability to hold on to their majority,” said Assemblyman Michael Benjamin, a Democrat from the South Bronx. “He was the center. And when the center falls, everything falls apart.” Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who cultivated Mr. Bruno as an ally in Albany, said Mr. Bruno had accomplished much. “Joe Bruno has been a good friend to me and the people of New York City for all the years I have known him,” Mr. Bloomberg said in a statement. “Time and again, when we have asked him for leadership, he has delivered — for our schools, our environment, our economy, and our people. He has more than earned the right to retire, and we wish him all the best.”