The New York Times is reporting this morning that embattled New York Congressman Anthony Weiner has told friends he will step down: Anthony D. Weiner has told friends that he plans to resign his seat after coming under growing pressure from his Democratic colleagues to leave the House, said a person told of Mr. Weiner’s […]
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Nine Years Later…
Every of September for the last nine years I’ve tried to make sense of what happened that morning… No matter how hard I try, I can’t, the events of September 11, 2001 were an act of such incomprehensible evil that they defy words. Every moment of that day is burned indelibly into our memories, I […]
The Stupidest Law Ever Proposed
I’ve seen a lot of dumb ideas put forth by politicians on both sides of the isle, but a bill introduced in the New York State legislature by Assemblymen Annette Robinson (D-Bedford Stuyvesant) and Darryl Towns (D-East New York) is probably the single stupidest law ever proposed… anywhere! From the New York Post: City cops […]
Election Day 2009: Results and Analysis
Whew what a night… I was up until about 1:00 a.m. this morning tracking results and scribbling down various thoughts on yesterday’s elections. First, I’m not sure how much we can or should read into the results one thing is clear from the exit polling though: the economy is the number one concern of voters. […]
Election Day: November 3, 2009
I wanted to post this earlier but I suffered a bout of “connectile dysfunction” this morning and this is the first chance I’ve had to post… Get out and Vote! Preferably for the conservative candidate of your choice, but I digress. The bulk of our attention has been focused on races New York, New Jersey […]
NY-23: Scozzafava Endorses Owens
Can you hear us now? If this doesn’t prove the point that grassroots conservatives were making about Dede Scozzafava all along nothing will: One day after she suspended her own campaign and declined to publicly endorse either of her opponents, Republican Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava has formally announced her support for Democratic candidate Bill Owens. “Since […]
NY-23: Scozzafava Quits!
Dede Scozzafava, the hand-picked choice of the New York state GOP has suspended her campaign for the 23rd Congressional District and is releasing all her supporters: Dede Scozzafava, the Republican and Independence parties candidate, announced Saturday that she is suspending her campaign for the 23rd Congressional District and releasing all her supporters. The state Assemblywoman […]
Dede Scozzafava? What the Heck Were Republicans Thinking???
I have to confess the November 3rd special election in New York’s 23rd congressional district wasn’t even on my radar until I read this Wall Street Journal article… Since then I’ve been keeping a close on the race between erstwhile Republican Dede Scozzafava, Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman. I can’t for […]
Ouch: New York Gov. Paterson Blasts Pres. Obama
The feud between New York Governor David Paterson and the White House took a turn for the worse today with Gov. Patterson essentially telling reporters at Columbia University that Obama’s just cranky because he hasn’t accomplished jack (emphasis mine): I understand the president’s concern, but I understand the concern of staff members at the White […]
Breaking: New York Residences Raided in Terrorism Probe
Not a lot of details yet but the Associated Press is reporting that law enforcement agents have conducted raids related to a terrorism investigation in New York City: Law enforcement agents raided residences in New York City on Monday as part of a terrorism investigation, and began briefing Congress about the probe. New York Police […]
Remembrance: September 11, 2001
It’s it hard to believe that it was eight years ago today that the world stopped turning… Every moment of that day is burned indelibly into my memory, every site, every sound, every smell, it’s all so fresh… It still seems like it was just yesterday. Where were you when the world stopped turning?
Congressman Eric Massa: I Will Vote Against the Interests of My District
Sen. Tom Coburn is right, American’s have lost faith in their government and I can’t think of a better example of why than the attitude displayed by Congressman Eric Massa of New York. Rep. Massa met with an intimate group of Netroots activists during their annual Netroots Nation gathering in Pittsburgh this past weekend reiterated […]
Crime Doesn’t Pay: Business Owner Fires on Robbers, Killing 2, Police Say
Things went horribly wrong for the four men who tried to hold up a Harlem restaurant-supply shop on Thursday afternoon… The four men burst into Kaplan Bros. Blue Flame Corp. around 3:00 p.m. and things went downhill quickly for them: “I’d do it again if I had to.” Those were the first defiant words out […]
NY-20 House Race Too Close to Call
I’m not going to spend a lot of time rehashing the race the… I didn’t follow it that closely so I’ll defer to Ed Morrissey on what went wrong and what it all means. The quick and dirty version is this… As of 2:00 p.m. this afternoon just 25 votes, out of more than 154,000 […]
A Tax For Paying Your Taxes???
Back to the twilight zone… New York Gov. David Patterson has proposed a few interesting new taxes, including those on non-diet soda, digitally delivered entertainment services and haircuts, but the one that is sure to raise a few eyebrows is the $10.00 fee for filing your state income taxes on a paper return. ALBANY — […]