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Republicans Now Running On Platform Of Change

Igor Derysh — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:00:58 +0000

It wasn’t very long ago that President Barack Obama was Presidential candidate Barack Obama, a freshman Senator running on a platform of change after eight disastrous years of George Bush. Last night’s Republican win in Massachusetts by Scott Brown, who will now take over Ted Kennedy’s vacated seat, showed that Republicans are not only planning on running on a platform of change but winning because of it.

With the country restless and angry over the Democrats’ utter incompetence when it has come to pushing through their agenda despite a massive majority in both the House and the Senate, ...continue reading

Mr. Brown Will Go To Washington

Igor Derysh — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:00:59 +0000

A Republican is expected to win tomorrow’s special election to take over the late Ted Kennedy’s seat in the Senate according to all major polls.

In a shocking surge, republican Senate candidate and Massachusetts state senator Scott Brown has made a huge come from behind push and with the election being held today, the Republican is expected to take over the Senate seat of one of the most liberal senators in history in arguably the most liberal state in the country.

The race has made headlines news for the past week because of the high profile seat ...continue reading

Cuomo Dominates Paterson in…Everything

Igor Derysh — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:00:23 +0000

Although Governor David Paterson has been able to gain some support over the last six months, he still remains very unpopular in the polls and even less popular with people’s checkbooks. According to the New York Times, not only does Attorney General Andrew Cuomo lead Paterson in the public opinion polls by a 4 to 1 ratio, he is also dominating him in the fundraising race and has five times as much money in his campaign chest as the incumbent governor.

The New York Times reports that Cuomo currently has $16 million at his disposal whereas Paterson has ...continue reading

Harold Ford Now Supports Gay Marriage

Igor Derysh — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:00:46 +0000

Much like Senator Kirsten Gillibrand did herself, potential senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. has begun to flip-flop on the views that he held while being a Senator from Tennessee, a more conservative state.

The first in what will unlikely be a string of position reversals was Ford changing up his position on gay marriage, something that he opposed while living in an anti-gay marriage state.

We all know that politicians will say anything to get elected and seeing Gillibrand and Ford attempt to move from the conservative side to mainstream Democrat has exemplified this perfectly.

When ...continue reading

Paterson Urges Lesgislators To Legalize UFC

Igor Derysh — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:00:52 +0000

Now this man is talking my language. Seeking creative ways to help stimulate the struggling New York economy, Governor David Paterson has urged lawmakers to finally legalize the popular sport of Mixed Martial Arts (also known as Ultimate Fighting).

The governor pointed out the arenas upstate and even Madison Square Garden are dying to host the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) which has made MMA the fastest growing sport in the world.

The laws that ban the sport now were written in the 1990s when the UFC, under different ownership, made its debut in the wrong way.

Senate May Expel Convicted Monserrate

Igor Derysh — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:00:45 +0000

Perhaps justice of some kind will come of the Hiram Monserrate debacle as a special New York Senate committee has recommended that the Senate either censure or expel the “man” who was found guilty on assault charges after a fight with his girlfriend ended with the “Senator” cutting the woman’s face and dragging her through the lobby of his building (a scene brilliantly caught on security cameras).

Sources say that the Senate is likely leaning towards expelling Monserrate although knowing the Senate, anything is possible when there’s that many liars and crooks in the same room at the ...continue reading

King Won’t Challenge Gillibrand But Ford Might

Igor Derysh — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:29:13 +0000

After making a lot of hay about a possible Senate run while Governor David Paterson attempted to pick Hillary Clinton’s replacement a year ago, Long Island Congressman Peter King has decided not to run for the Senate seat. The move is more good news for rookie Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, after former Mayor Rudy Giuliani announced that he wouldn’t run for her seat either a while ago.

Still, while potential Republican challengers continued to drop off, some of her fellow Democrats have been considering seizing the opportunity and challenging that largely unknown Senator in the primaries.

Jumping into ...continue reading

This Week in Review: Jan. 9

Igor Derysh — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:00:28 +0000

Here are some stories you might have missed this week.

Rudy Giuliani claims there was no terrorist attack under George Bush.

How does that guy who mentions 9/11 in every sentence forget about the terrorist attack that happened under Bush? The guys’ whole post-2000 career is based on that one terrorist attack!

New Jersey State Senate Voted Down Gay Marriage Bill

Not surprisingly, the New Jersey State Senate voted down gay marriage in the state, a bill that would have been vetoed by incoming Republican Governor Chris Christie anyway. The final vote was 20-14 against ...continue reading

MTA Drops Student MetroCard Cuts, Wants Bus Lane Cameras

Igor Derysh — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:53:25 +0000

MTA chief Jay Walder has been busy these last few weeks trying to sort out the department’s financial mess but that hasn’t stopped him from trying to squeeze another dollar out of taxpayers’ pockets.

According to NY1, the head of the MTA has been lobbying the state to authorize the installation of bus lane cameras that would snap pictures of cars that blocked the lane.

The cameras would be similar to the traffic light cameras that are in place all over the city now that snap a picture of your car if you run a red light ...continue reading

Paterson Preaches Ethics In State Of The State Address

Igor Derysh — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:18:38 +0000

Despite the fact that David Paterson is a widely unpopular governor on his way out and despite the fact that the New York State legislature is a bevy of corruption, the governor used his State of the State address to legislators to discuss ethics and vowed to bring reform to Albany.

On the heels of former State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno being found guilty on several felony counts and current State Senator (though likely not for long) Hiram Monserrate being found guilty of assaulting his girlfriend, a push to bring some sort of ethics into a chamber ...continue reading