WASHINGTON – Western New York Representatives Chris Lee (NY-26), Brian Higgins (NY-27), Louise Slaughter (NY-28) today sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt urging him to implement much-needed guidelines on pilot fatigue and pilot commuting. During a recent Senate hearing the FAA Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety Peggy Gilligan announced that [...]

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As government encroachment gains momentum and you and I watch our liberties and money go out the window I believe a moment of thoughtful insight into what our nation once was and what it could once again be is appropriate.
We were…founded as a Democratic Republic, a representational form of democracy.
We were… founded on the notion [...]

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I remember when Eric Massa was first elected.  I was shocked that people would elect this guy, regardless of how much of a doof Randy Kuhl was.  Massa struck me as incredibly arrogant and a little nuts. 
To his credit, he seemed to be doing a decent job in his first 7 months.  But then I saw [...]

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I’ve learned that as I read different blogs or online journals that deal with politics, that I’m not always going to agree with what I read.  I think its important to read all variations of commentary and reporting when dealing with current affairs and the effect that has on our leadership.  One such publication I [...]

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As we’ve mentioned before, we have a pretty big readership base in Buffalo.  We received this from Buffalo area patriot Russ Thompson:
Today at 5 PM many people will be protesting Brian Higgins at his fundraiser.
Higgins and Slaughter refuse to hold any public meetings so we will protest the fact
that they have made up their mind [...]

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Friends, this isn’t exactly new news, but the  GOP County Chairs in the North Country have nominated Gouverneur Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava to serve as the party candidate when Congressman John McHugh is confirmed by the Senate to serve as Secretary of the Army. It’s being published that the powers that be are going to [...]

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A while back Lemon Lymon brought us this in depth review of Obama’s behind the scenes political gamesmanship that essentially forced New York Congressman Steve Israel out of the race for U.S.  Senate.  Israel was strongly considering a primary run against the Governor Paterson selection of Kirsten Gillibrand.
From that coverage, here’s quote from the Congressman regarding letting [...]

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Friends, news out of Jacksonville, Florida is saying that former Monroe County resident and political activist Tom Golisano is exploring a run for the open Senate Seat in that state.  According to the Jacksonville Observer and the blog Politics1, sources close to Golisano are saying that he is exploring a possible challenge in numerous Democratic [...]

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Friends, the NY Daily News reported yesterday, that before St. Patrick’s Day, President Obama tried to entice Long Island GOP Congressman Peter King into abandoning his constituents and take the job as the administrations Ambassador to Ireland. Of course, the job has since been filled by Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney (maybe why their ceremony [...]

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New York’s very own U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer spent over $140,000 in taxpayer dollars jetsetting around in just the first half of the fiscal year as reported by the Politico.  Schumer was bested by only one of his colleagues, Texas Senator John Cornyn.
Isn’t it nice to know that New York doesn’t just rank right up there as one [...]

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