Daily Archives: June 4, 2023

Past is prologue | New NY 23rd

Anita Hill (1991) There is nothing new under the sun. One way to understand the Ford/Kavanaugh controversy is to recall the Hill/Thomas struggle. Here is a brief excerpt from a  contemporary account: According to sources who’ve seen the (1991) FBI report, … Continue reading

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If You Play With Fire, You’ll Get Burned | New NY 23rd

The demise of the GOP (and why) Norbrook’s Blog Over the past month and change, I’ve watched various factions within the Republican Party have a meltdown over Donald Trump’s success in the Republican primaries.  While he was once seen as … Continue reading

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Catch 22 | New NY 23rd

In Joseph Heller’s novel, everything that sounds good has a catch that means it is too good to be true, at least for you. Politics is like that; here are some examples: The President can be impeached, but only after … Continue reading

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Sen. Tom O’Mara & Rep. Chris Friend’s Legacies | New NY 23rd

This article was written by Ruth S. Young of Horseheads. Some newspapers would not print it because of its length. Senator O’Mara says the southern tier has a strong foundation upon which to build. Chemung County is at the bottom … Continue reading

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Nuclear Power | New NY 23rd

Robert Stone recently made a movie, Pandora’s Promise, which reportedly argues that nuclear power is a reasonable and necessary major source of electrical energy while slowing global climate change. I have not seen Pandora’s Promise and will not discuss it … Continue reading

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How Republican is the NY23rd? | New NY 23rd

Tom Reed and Donald Trump both have predicted that the Republicans can defeat Hillary Clinton in New York State is in the year’s election. They are being pretty hopeful, because there are more Democrats in NYC (3,071,159) than Republicans in NYS (2,731,688). (source: … Continue reading

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An Interesting Lawsuit | New NY 23rd

The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of … Continue reading

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Another set of Rep. Reed’s Town Hall Meetings | New NY 23rd

Rep. Reed in Hinsdale photo by Christina Bruner Sonsire Rep. Tom Reed has announced his Town Hall Meeting schedule for Saturday, June 3. They will be in the eastern/central part of the district–in Tompkins, Ontario, Steuben, and Chemung Counties. 8:30 … Continue reading

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Reed’s nasty campaign mailing | New NY 23rd

Tracy Mitrano Tried to hide support for a national gun registry, (1) Supports healthcare plan that will bankrupt Medicare. (2) Stated that our manufacturing jobs are not worth saving. (3) Won’t take a position about outsourcing our jobs. (3) Took … Continue reading

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Recount | New NY 23rd

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has been quietly exploring whether there was any “outside interference” in the election results and will participate in the election recount in Wisconsin initiated by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein …  —news reports The above … Continue reading

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