Who says Democrats are soft on crime? A series of proposals already passed, paid for with your tax dollars or quickly making their way through Democrat-led Albany, give new meaning to the term, “hug-a-thug.”
Rooted in the theory that all hardened criminals need is a second, third or fourth chance; a paying job that lets them [...]

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E.J. McMahon had a great piece in the New York Post today. It talks about how state Democrats are expanding social programs and building people’s dependency on government hand outs.
A friend of mine told me that he thought this was part of President Obama’s plan — have so many people dependent on government that it locks [...]

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Really, this is going to rank right up there with one of the worst blunders of President Barack Obama’s administration.  In addition to wanting to surround himself with advisers who don’t pay their taxes, the President must also appreciate the counsel of utter and complete morons. 
Obviously, the White House and the vast majority of the [...]

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Governor Paterson should sit in his office and enjoy his last 1 1/2 year as Governor.  The more he goes on the road and tries to salvage his career, the more damage he does to his much tarnished image.
The Buffalo News had this story about how Paterson slammed opponents of gay marriage:
While Paterson urged the [...]

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Mr. Peabody had a great piece on the Senate Democrats spending millions on political patronage mills in upstate. I told you about the former boxer with brain bleeds turned failed Senate candidate Baby Joe Mesi getting a $70,000 year job in one of the those offices in Buffalo.
But that’s not all.  The Senate Democrats appointed [...]

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It’s probably a little of both.  Check out this article from the New York Post:
ALBANY — New York state faces massive budget gaps totaling almost $25 billion over the next three years despite a record high new state budget that increased taxes by some $8 billion, Gov. Paterson’s budget experts revealed yesterday.
State Budget Director Laura [...]

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Well isn’t this nice.
After passing the worst state budget in New York history with over $8 billion in new taxes and a $13 billion increase in spending, Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith is planning to take up to 20 of his colleagues on a well-deserved jet-setting vacation.
Here’s the itinerary:  Puerto Rico, China, India and Israel.
The story [...]

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The Sanctuary For Independent Media, a project of the New York Media Alliance, is proudly welcoming Liberal America’s favorite local terrorist, Bill Ayers and his wife Bernardine Dohrn to Troy New York on May 9th.  Bill and his wife are going to talk about racism in the United States.  Apparently they are concerned that even [...]

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Creates Online Petition For Citizens To Voice Support
State Senator Joe Robach announced today that he has created an online petition on his State Senate website for citizens to register their support for reinstating the STAR Rebate Check Program.
While many Upstate New Yorkers are searching for relief during these tough economic times, the recently enacted State [...]

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Senator Specter is more to be pitied than to be condemned.
More interested in re-election, he has taken the ultimate political dive by switching party affiliation. Another perfidious example of political self-aggrandizement taking precedence over any semblance of principle.
Incredibly, even at 79 the ‘ole boy still wants one thing and one thing only, i..e. to be [...]

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