Monthly Archives: June 2023

Would NY-23 Republicans prefer Tom Reed if he had a challenger? We have no idea, because he hasn’t had a serious one. Josh Gottheimer, co-chair with Reed of the Problem Solvers Caucus, does. Gottheimer’s challenger is Arati Kreibich, a progressive … Continue reading →

Andrew C. McCarthy is a former federal prosecutor, who recently considered running for Congress in New York. He is a Fox contributor and contributing editor for the National Review. He leans right politically. I found this opinion article in The NY Post interesting. … Continue reading →

The article was written by a NY23rd resident who wishes to remain anonymous. Dailykos released its 2016 most competitive districts list which included our district NY23rd. While other sites such as congressional quarterly named this race as “leans republican” several … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →