There is no other Democrat politician in New York that is loathed more than Sen. Charles Schumer. One thinks of Schumer, one knows he is a mover and shaker in progressive politics, right up there with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. These politicians are old pros, they have their special interest base, corporate deals, campaign [...]
This year’s election cycle 2010 – voters are paying attention! Like it or not, they are learning quickly that the political process is not pretty. Laden with power structuring, job making, back slapping deals, the electorate is more than disappointed, if they were a pot of hot water they’d be boiling over by now. Electing [...]
The politics behind the race to unseat progressive Democrat John Hall (NY Distr. 19) from the US Congress sadly makes for a good sitcom on comedy central. The problem is people are “nutty” in their own right, and they bring this nuttiness to the political process where well meaning adults sometimes act like twelve year-olds. [...]
The primary in District 19 has been, by far, the most exciting Congressional race in 2010. Five congressional candidates vying for the Republican, Conservative, and Independence Party nomination, each having something different to bring to the table, all determined to beat incumbent Democrat John Hall. Tea Party Patriots, aware, involved and consumed with interviewing candidates, [...]
So excited my picture made the front page of the New Paltz Times, I barely noticed the article to go with the photograph, written by Mike Townshend. Thanks to Pam O’Dell of GardinersRight I addressed a tea party crowd on Tax Day last week and the New Paltz Times (or maybe I should say “Slimes”) [...]
(Editor’s Note: Congressional District 20 represents parts of 10 counties and stretches from Poughkeepsie to Lake Placid. The following article was published yesterday at Newscopy.org.) Congressman Murphy Has Some Explaining To Do: Will Republicans Take Back The 20th? By: Raquel Okyay Rep. Scott Murphy (D) has some explaining to do. He voted for the unpopular [...]
The tea party has erupted on the political scene with much fanfare and much criticism. All due to the sheer number of people involved – no one can ignore them anymore – every town in America has a tea party, and if you have not attended one by now, the odds are someone you know [...]
