Posted by: The Editors in Untagged on
Mar 20, 2010
Levy makes his case for governor under the Republican banner in an opinion piece in today's NY Post...
This is one of the most trying times in the history of New York. No state in the union has escaped the pinch of the national recession -- but here in Albany, an alarming lack of leadership and resolve has brought us to the brink of fiscal insolvency.
The people of this state are crying out for someone with a proven record as an executive manager who can balance budgets, make the tough decisions to protect taxpayers and save New York from financial ruin. I am that leader -- and that is why I am announcing my candidacy as a Republican to become the next governor of New York.
I am the only candidate who has balanced a budget, who has cut spending and taxes, who has said "no" to the special interests and who has extracted concessions from public-employee unions.
...that's interestingly tough talk from the Suffolk County Exec. Will he be able to get anything done in Albany with that level of rhetoric? Levy goes on...
My name is Sarah. I have seen first hand and heard from my friends what's going on in the Brooklyn GOP. The Brooklyn GOP leadership needs to have a message sent to them: Your collusion with the Democratic Party machine and in fighting you have brought about have hurt our party deeply.
This was originally posted in Atlas Shrugs in Brooklyn on October 10, 2009 by John Galt. I’m re-posting it here on UE because the article is still apropos, relevant and timely.
On March 18, 2010, the 1.6 million members strong American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) began distributing hundreds of first aid kits to protect Americans against the deadly virus of opposition to health care reform currently being spread by the health insurance industry and their Republican lackeys. The kits are being provided as a vote nears in the U.S. House of Representatives this Sunday on passing historic health care reform legislation.
"Secretaries Timothy Geithner and Hank Paulson told Congress at the AIG hearing earlier this month that they faced a choice: a bailout or another Great Depression. This is not true. Classic central banking offered a better alternative. Let AIG fail and lend to the market on good collateral. The Fed, acting as lender of last resort, should protect the market—not the failing firm. That policy worked well in the 19th and early 20th century by inducing banks and counterparties to hold collateral acceptable to the Fed following failures."
I don't really need links here, but if you want one, just go to Liz benjamin's Daily Politics. She's got plenty.
Message to Rick Lazio and his campaign. The fact that you cannot talk about fixing the State economy and are more concerned about what Steve Levy does shows that you are not serious about fixing the State. If you can't convince people that you are the right choice, then the game is over and you should just call it quits. If you believe you can, then run for the office of governor.
Posted by: Quickjustice in Untagged on
Mar 19, 2010
I'll admit that I had my doubts about the ascent to office of New York State GOP Chairman Ed Cox. A pleasant man, he seemed too soft-spoken, too mild, too polite, too much a gentleman for the bare-knuckle world of New York State politics. After all, this is the arena in which you must tame wild beasts unknown elsewhere in the political world: Michael Long, Michael Bloomberg, Andy Stern and the SEIU, the public employee unions, Working Families Party, ACORN, Bart Haggerty (???).
Yet in his quiet, unassuming way, Ed Cox already has proven himself with several hard-fought successes. The GOP victories in Nassau and Westchester Counties must be credited, in part, to Cox's hard-charging, tenacious, behind-the-scenes fundraising efforts. Cox has good political instincts, works hard, and is willing to take risks for the GOP. That's the definition of a leader.
The Herd
I have introductory comments to make. 
