Anyone you think would be a good candidate for the 2011 county exec race?

I think we have a number of potential candidates. The one who comes to mind the quickest is the mayor. I believe firmly that if Bob Duffy ran for county executive that Maggie Brooks would probably retire and choose not to run. That’s what my advice to her would be because Bob transcends city-suburban boundaries. He is viewed by Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike as someone who has got enormous integrity and exhibits great leadership skills. I’d love to see him run for county executive.

After Bob Duffy’s refusal to explain to the public why he’s trying to take over control of the Rochester City school district this might very well be a leading candidate for overstatement of the year.

Mayor Duffy is handling this issue very poorly and has ticked off (in one way or another) just about everyone in the City except Joe Morelle and David Gantt.  This has been his first real leadership test since becoming Mayor in 2006 and he appears to be stumbling.  No matter what happens at the end of the day Duffy’s perceived failure at managing the issue correctly just may cost him more personal political capital that he intended to expend.

It is still up in the air how this will affect Duffy’s chances for running for any higher office.  His name has been floated for County Executive, Congress and as a Lieutenant Governor candidate for both David Paterson and Andrew Cuomo.  As this issue is already creating divisiveness throughout the local community, I think his running for County Executive next year is off the table.  That particular ship is quickly sailing away.

Whispers have been building about huge news regarding New York governor David Paterson, who took office after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer. Friday, The Huffington Post noticed the growing media buzz about a forthcoming New York Times scoop, but little other information could be gleaned from the handful of anonymous sources. Now, The Business Insider is reporting exclusively that the news will drop Monday and Governor Paterson’s resignation will follow.

Then there is this story:

Gov. Paterson has drawn fire for picking AEG days after Flake left open the possibility he’d support the governor’s likely opponent in the Democratic primary, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

A source with ties to a failed bidder said the selection process “smacked of favoritism” toward AEG.

Other bidders described chaotic, secretive dealings and said state officials seemed to be “making the process up as they went along.”

Flake declined to comment as he left church and drove off in a black Mercedes-Benz.

“Why would I talk to you?” he snapped at reporters.

As if this wasn’t bad enough, questions have been raised about a “charity” Senate President Malcolm Smith helped set up to aid victims of huicane Katrina:

ALBANY — An investigation has been launched into a New York-based charity for Hurricane Katrina families that collected tens of thousands of dollars — most of which are now unaccounted for, a lawyer for the man in charge of the funds told The Post yesterday.

Claude Stuart was on the advisory board of New Yorkers Organized to Assist Hurricane Families, or NOAH-F, and was in charge of the money collected — at least $31,000, according to board member Candace Sandy.

As The Post reported yesterday, tax records showed only $1,392 was ever given out.

Yet board members contacted by The Post were clueless as to where the rest of the money went.

(Who was it that said George Bush didn’t care about black people?  I don’t think he ever stole from them.)

All of this makes me long for the good old days when Joe Bruno was in charge – at least his graft was honest!

One of their more recent articles connects the dots between the political machine that serves at Obama’s right hand with ACORN and the Working Families Party totally intertwined.  It resembles a chart similar to that of a Mafia crime family organization.  It’s a long read but I assure you that you won’t be disappointed and will come away with a better understanding of the now well-known corrupt organization, ACORN/WFP.  Read the entire story here and check out the Hexagon of Power below.  Keep this in mind when you read the lies coming out of the mouth’s of ACORN’s Bertha Lewis and WFP’s Dan Cantor here in New York.

In Virginia, the weather also has changed dramatically. Recently arrived residents in the northern suburbs, accustomed to today’s anemic winters, might find it astonishing to learn that there were once ski runs on Ballantrae Hill in McLean, with a rope tow and local ski club. Snow is so scarce today that most Virginia children probably don’t own a sled. But neighbors came to our home at Hickory Hill nearly every winter weekend to ride saucers and Flexible Flyers.

In those days, I recall my uncle, President Kennedy, standing erect as he rode a toboggan in his top coat, never faltering until he slid into the boxwood at the bottom of the hill. Once, my father, Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy, brought a delegation of visiting Eskimos home from the Justice Department for lunch at our house. They spent the afternoon building a great igloo in the deep snow in our backyard. My brothers and sisters played in the structure for several weeks before it began to melt. On weekend afternoons, we commonly joined hundreds of Georgetown residents for ice skating on Washington’s C&O Canal, which these days rarely freezes enough to safely skate.

Meanwhile, Exxon Mobil and its carbon cronies continue to pour money into think tanks whose purpose is to deceive the American public into believing that global warming is a fantasy.

Washinton DC has seen an all time record of snowfall and cold temperatures this year and winter is only half over. Fortunately the prophet Al Gore has provided an explanation. He and his anointed clerics claim the warming causes the cooling. If this keeps up we will all freeze to death because of Global Warming.

While the rest of the Democrat naysayers follow the orders of their party bosses and simply cast consistent partisan “No” votes without offering any substantive ideas, Gumina acted maturely and supported bills he knew were good for his district and the people he represents.

What appeared last year to be a anticipated Democrat sweep of contested GOP Legislature seats has not only resulted in Republicans holding onto the majority, but now sees them increasing their lead in the County Legislature to 16 out of 29 seats.  This is a very, VERY good thing for the people who live in this community.

It’s good to see true ideology trumping pure political partisanship by at least one Democrat in County government.  Monroerising offers our congratulations and support to Mr. Gumina for holding true to his principles and not succumbing to the Democrat political machine.  I can only imagine the abuse and pressure he must have faced from his Democrat colleagues after supporting GOP initiatives he knew were right.  He did (and now has done) what is best for his constituents and for that he should be commended.

The inherent left-wing tilt of the mainstream media has been in full view this past week as the members of the Fourth Estate have, by and large, ignored a story about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi that would have already brought down virtually any Republican politician guilty of similar behavior.

For those of us who pay regular attention to political news, this has been brewing for a good three years. Shortly after San Fran Nan became Speaker of the House, she began demanding military aircraft to transport her between Washington and San Francisco every weekend. A year ago, the right-wing activist lawyers at Judicial Watch made a bit of a splash by demonstrating through Freedom of Information Act requests that the Speaker was using military aircraft “like a personal airline.”

Well, now we know that the botoxed socialist has run up at least $3.2 million in charges to the American taxpayer (that’d be YOU) to fly her and her family off to various exotic and mundane locales. Actually, frequently the passengers being shuttled around were just her adult children—no Madame Speaker in sight, accounting for $2.1 million of that bill. It gets better, though: $101,000 of that pricetag is the bar tab.

A $101,000 bar tab over the course of two years: That means the average bar and grocery bill on Air Pelosi was a cool thousand bucks a week! Now, at Casa de Hobbes, we’re gearing up for Sunday’s Big Game. We’re planning on have quite a few friends over. And we went out and bought food, adult beverages, football-shaped chip bowls, plates with Colts logos, etc. and had a hard time spending more than $150. So, what kind of frat party from hell must she have been throwing week in and week out on the U.S. taxpayer’s tab to spend $101,000?

And come to think of it, why in hell are we responsible for her bar tab anyway? Did she only fly on ladies’ night? Or does the federal government pick up all of its employees’ bar tabs when they travel? Because, with the federal payroll beefing up to 2.15 million employees this year, that could get pretty expensive—and we’ll be sending our employment application in right away.

Watching government, we’ve learned that no party is immune from the piggy behavior of some of its elected officials. But it sure seems like Nancy Pelosi has an awful big sense of entitlement. And it irks us to no end that she expects us to pay for it, and that, other than Fox, no one in the news media seems to think this issue is worth reporting on.

Pelosi needs to be held accountable. We don’t know what this fall’s elections portend, but if the GOP does take back either house of Congress, we’d hope someone would decide to give Speaker Pelosi’s receipts the once-over.

We just hope the taxpayers don’t end up getting stuck buying another round.

We honor Navy Corpsman Xin Qi who was killed by a suicide bomber in Helmand Province, Afghanistan January, 23 2010

Comdian Wanda Sykes had this to say about it on the Jay Leno Show. Leno was unaware of it. I guess he doesn’t eat in the cafeteria.

The study, obtained by Fox News, found that Pashtun men commonly have sex with other men, admire other men physically, have sexual relationships with boys and shun women both socially and sexually — yet they completely reject the label of “homosexual.” The research was conducted as part of a longstanding effort to better understand Afghan culture and improve Western interaction with the local people. 

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In one instance, a group of local male interpreters had contracted gonorrhea anally but refused to believe they could have contracted it sexually — “because they were not homosexuals.” 

Apparently, according to the report, Pashtun men interpret the Islamic prohibition on homosexuality to mean they cannot “love” another man — but that doesn’t mean they can’t use men for “sexual gratification.” 

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The report said: “When it was explained to him what was necessary, he reacted with disgust and asked, ‘How could one feel desire to be with a woman, who God has made unclean, when one could be with a man, who is clean? Surely this must be wrong.’” 

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The report also detailed a disturbing practice in which older “men of status” keep young boys on hand for sexual relationships. One of the country’s favorite sayings, the report said, is “women are for children, boys are for pleasure.” 

This is outrageous.  But it also makes me wonder.  Are we really that far ahead of the Afghan Pashtun?  These poor men have been stigmatized to the point of not being able to accept who and what they are.

It’s something all gay people struggle with.  I became enlightened when I was in New York City many years ago and saw La  Cage Aux Folles and heard this song.  If we want to change the world, we should give everyone a copy of this John Barrowman classic.

Rewrite the Constitution and break down its firewalls through Judicial and Bureaucratic fiat.

Concentrate all meaningful power in the Federal Government.

Suppress and Repress the Individual by attacking his Unalienable Rights through laws and constant torment.

Eliminate Private Property through Confiscatory Taxation and Regulation and wage constant war against Business Enterprises and Entrepreneurs.

Control Institutions of Education at all levels and turn them into Indoctrination Centers for the State.

Change the Citizenry by opening National Borders to virtually all comers and changing the qualifications for Citizenship to include mostly poor, uneducated illegal aliens.

Destroy the Private Financial Institutions that have funded the Greatest Production and Accumulation of Wealth for the Most People the World has ever known.

Destroy Capitalism and replace it with Redistributive Policies by Destroying the currency and Replacing it with a new currency or Revaluing the old currency.

Eliminate American Sovereignty through arrangements and agreements with Foreign Countries and International Bureaucracies.

Use American Foreign Policy not to improve American Economic and National Security, but to advance the Notion of One Government Globalism.