They fight and fight. They fight and fight and fight…Lynn Krogh and Vince Casale might play for the same team, but that doesn’t mean they agree about anything. Welcome to a new weekly feature on the blog…FRIENDLY FIRE! This week: Michigan, Condoms, and NY in 2012. Say Mitt Romney loses Michigan. What then? LYNN KROGH: … Continue reading
Tonight on THE RIGHT HOOK, our headline guests is Daniel Hannan, British journalist, author and politician who is a Member of the European Parliament. MEP Hannan became a cult-like icon thanks to a YouTube video of him telling off former PM Gordon Brown (something a lot of us would like to do to our own … Continue reading
Meet Basil and O’Hara. O’Hara was born in our backyard and her mom and older brother still hangout. Basil just wandered into our lives one day. They’re both loving members of the family, and the state of New York wants to kill them if they wander out of the yard and/or lose their collars. I … Continue reading
Don’t let the smug title fool you, I really am a big fan of Greg Ball’s. It’s just when I hear the “most Conservative of New York” it’s a little like being named the skinniest kid at fat camp. That said, New York State Conservative Party did recently give him their “Highest Conservative Rating” award… … Continue reading
I’ve been banging my head against the wall over every cacamaime reason why mixed martial arts isn’t in legal in New York, and the fact that members of the Democrat controlled Assembly are so bought and paid for by big labor that a labor dispute in Nevada is standing in the way of economic growth … Continue reading
I keep hearing the name Wendy Long being thrown around as a potential opponent for Sen. Kristen Gilligan this year. No, she’s not related to conservative party chair Mike Long, though he does sound like a fan after meeting her at the NY-CPAC… “I have to admit that Wendy Long was more decisive on issues, … Continue reading
President Obama’s decision to force Catholic organizations to provide insurance plans for their employees that cover services like contraception – despite the fact that doing so would violate a major tenet of their faith – continues a callous disregard for our constitutionally-protected religious freedoms under this administration. Likewise, incumbent Congressman Tim Bishop’s failure to break … Continue reading
The ballot fraud case in Troy, New York, shifted from a long parade of defrauded voter testimony, and focused on two operatives in the Working Families Party (WFP) Monday - Thomas Aldrich and James Welch. The trial involves two Democrats – former City Councilman Michael LoPorto, and Rensselaer County Board of Elections Commissioner Edward McDonough. … Continue reading
Ann Marie Buerkle was a surprise win in 2010, because the NY-25 wasn’t really on anyone’s “watch list.” There were six or seven CD’s we were all looking at, but hers in Syracuse wasn’t one of them. I hadn’t even heard of her until she got an out of the blue endorsement from Sarah Palin. … Continue reading
Congressman Pete King’s father used to kick my father’s ass. True story. No, my father didn’t turn around and primary Rep. King every two years just to be spiteful. But the fact that the King’s and the Brodigan’s go back together a half a century was one of his favourite stories to tell, and would … Continue reading
