New York’s 20th Congressional District, whose boundaries include the economically depressed areas around Albany and the affluent Lake Placid region, has been reliably Republican for generations. Last November, however, the District’s four-term Republican Congressman John Sweeney was defeated by political neophyte, Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand. Analysts claim that Sweeney’s loss was self-inflicted. Allegations of reckless behavior, [...]
Archive for August 2007
Governor Spitzer’s Summa Theologica – By George J. Marlin
August 18, 2007Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, hero of post-World War II “vital center” liberals, must be rolling in his grave. At the Chautauqua Institution on August 7, New York’s politically wounded governor, Eliot Spitzer, in a speech titled “The Need for Both Passion and Humility in Politics,” invoked Niebuhr to knock President Bush’s Iraq policy and excuse his [...]
A Guide to New York State Public Authority Revenue Bonds – By George J. Marlin
August 12, 2007“The role of governor, one small piece of it is to deal with the legislature. The much larger piece is to run the agencies.” Governor Eliot Spitzer June 2007 “There is an unbelievable opportunity now to govern through the agencies, and that’s frankly what I’m really looking forward to.” Governor Eliot Spitzer [...]
Human Events.com – Steamroller Spitzer by George J. Marlin – August 7, 2007
August 7, 2007This ARTICLE appeared in Human Events.com August 7, 2007.
