State Senator Carl Krueger
Despite New York State’s growing $3 billion deficit, state senate leaders did not respond to Governor David Paterson’s speech to a joint session of the legislature as he would have liked.
As New York faces an economic collapse similar to the one in California, state legislators are doing what they have always done, avoiding any unpopular yet necessary actions that could threaten their jobs, while the Governor avoids pushing too much and is all too willing to compromise.
New Yorkers have come to expect the state legislature to avoid any unpopular actions but …continue reading
This is who we're afraid of?
The upcoming trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees has set off the talking heads on the news channels. I thought that I would take this opportunity to go beyond what the left and the right is saying for political points and address several facts that every American should know before they’ve made up their mind on whether Mohammed should be tried or not.
1) Trying Mohammed in New York doesn’t raise the risk of a terrorist attack
Considering that New York City has seen several major terrorist trials, there is no reason …continue reading
David Paterson
After disclosing his intent to push for a same-sex marriage bill in Albany months ago, New York Governor David Paterson is finally making good on his promise. Although most expect a gay marriage bill to ultimately fail, activists are glad that the conversation is at least beginning.
Although the State Assembly has already passed a bill to legalize gay marriage, the New York Senate has refused to bring the bill to the floor.
Now that the Democrats are willing to give the bill a go as the election has passed, Paterson is optimistic that gay people will soon have equal rights …continue reading
Rep. Anthony Weiner
The surprisingly close finish of the mayoral race between overwhelming favorite Michael Bloomberg and largely unknown City Comptroller Bill Thompson has left many Democrats wondering what could have been.
After Michael Bloomberg succeeded in extending city term limits to three, all of his major opponents bowed out of the race assuming that he would once again win by a landslide. Bloomberg took numerous steps to insure his victory which included spending a whopping $100 million on his reelection campaign. That is almost a quarter of what Obama spent to win a nationwide election while Bloomberg received less than 700,000 …continue reading
Margaret Chin
While most people were focused on the surprisingly close mayoral election between Mike Bloomberg and Bill Thompson the New York City Council was making history as white council members became the minority for the very first time.
The election of Debi Rose, the first ever African-American woman to be elected in Staten Island, and Margaret Chin, the first ever Chinese-American representative of Chinatown, means that when the City Council begins its new term in January, 27 of the Council’s 51 seats will be held by minorities.
The 2009 election also featured the election of two gay politicians from Queens being elected …continue reading
Remember to set your clocks 1 hour ahead on 2 a.m. this Sunday, three weeks earlier than normal. We can all thank the Engery Policy Act of 2005 signed by George W. Bush for the change; Daylight Savings Time (DST) will now begin on the 2nd Sunday in March and end the 1st Sunday in November. The Energy Policy Act was created in hopes to reduce energy use. However, the change in DST definition means that computers, software, and other electronic devices made before 2006 may not properly adjust the time this Sunday.
Clarence Norman Jr. who is a former assembly and former head of the Brooklyn Democratic Party was convicted of grand larceny on Feb. 23rd, 2007. Norman was convicted of illegally soliciting and pocketing campagin money. This is not the first criminal case, but the fourth case against Norman. He resigned right after his first conviction. In his previous trials, Norman was charged with stealing $5,000 from his 2001 campaign donation and trying to conceal another $10,000. In another case, although Norman was was not charged directly with selling judgeships, the trial brought needed attention to the process by which judges …continue reading
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