Republican Platform - Despite Program Failures, Increase Funding for Abstinence Education
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With the selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate, Presidential candidate John McCain went out of his way to continue the ongoing Republican alignment with conservative Christians. As media outlets have noted, the Alaskan Governor has been a strong proponent of both creationism and abstinence education for public school students.
Ironically, directly after McCain’s selection [...]
Dollinger’s New Ad
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Democratic state Senate candidate Richard Dollinger is up with a new television ad starting Tuesday in his race against Sen. Joseph Robach, R-Greece, Monroe County.
Unlike, this one focuses on him rather than his opponent. Aides said that Dollinger will turn his campaign message to his platform, instead of hammering Robach as his ads have done.
This [...]
McCain, Obama Camps Respond To Economy
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Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton said: “This is a moment of national crisis, and today’s inaction in Congress as well as the angry and hyper-partisan statement released by the McCain campaign are exactly why the American people are disgusted with Washington.
“Now is the time for Democrats and Republicans to join together and act in a [...]
Rally to protest Putnam job cuts
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Putnam’s largest union plans a protest Wednesday against county plans to cut jobs and not fill vacancies in 2009.
“We’re very upset with the proposed cuts when there is money from sales tax for these jobs,” said Jessica Ladlee, spokeswoman for the Civil Service Employees Association, Southern Region Office.
After the 5:15 rally outside the Historic [...]
House To Reconvene Thursday
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Meanwhile, the 732.76, or 6.6%, to 10,410.37, according to preliminary calculations—the most ever in a day.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House leaders say they’re reconvening Thursday instead of adjourning for the year as planned, after dealing a $700 billion financial market bailout a stunning defeat.
The fate of the rescue package remained in doubt as Democrats and Republicans [...]
Highest Property Taxes in America!
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Bill Gouldman, Republican challenger to longtime Democratic state Assemblywoman Sandra Galef, brought a prize to her Ossining office today for what he said is her contribution to making Westchester County number one in the nation in property taxes.
“Last week the U. S. Census Bureau reported that Westchester County pays the highest property taxes in America,” [...]
Treadwell: I Would Have Voted “No” Too
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Republican congressional candidate Sandy Treadwell agrees with his opponent on one thing: He wouldn’t have voted in favor of the financial bailout either.
Treadwell’s opponent Democratic Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, Hudson-Columbia County, voted against the measure, along with Reps. Maurice Hinchey, D-Hurley and Republican Rep, Randy Kuhl, Hammondsport, Steuben County.
Treadwell said “I would not have supported the [...]
Jim Kelly Scores One For Stachowski
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Buffalo Bills legendary quarterback Jim Kelly is crossing party lines (he’s a Republican) to endorse Democratic Sen. Bill Stachowski of Buffalo.
To pull Kelly out with five weeks until the election shows how is becoming between Stachowski and Republican Dennis Delano, a former Cold Case detective who helped free two wrongly convicted prisoners and who [...]
State getting hammered by Wall St. meltdown
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Among the other shoes dropping in today’s economic meltdown: state tax revenues.
The state could lose as much as $3.5 billion in tax revenues by March 2010, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said today.
“The preliminary September numbers show the fallout from Wall Street is starting to hit the state hard,’‘ DiNapoli said. “The volatility in the markets [...]
Mamaroneck candidate calls for 4-day work week
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Ronald Trucchio is running as a GOP candidate for Mamaroneck village trustee this season. He said in an interview with me that he’d like to see the village implement a 4-day work week for its non-emergency employees. The end result, he said, would cut back on energy costs.
“It’s not normally a view point that a [...]
