Author Archives: whungerford

About whungerford

* Contributor at NewNY23rd.com where we discuss the politics, economics, and events of the New New York 23rd Congressional District (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, (Eastern) Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben,Tioga, Tompkins, and Yates Counties) Please visit and comment on whatever strikes your fancy.

An outline of conflict in the Middle East

Posted on January 5, 2020

No more than a sketch of history as I remember it. Palestinians seek justice CIA overthrows popular government of Iran, restoring monarchy. Islamic revolution deposes Shah. Hostage crisis aids election of Ronald Reagan Eight lost years Election of G.H.W Bush … Continue reading →

Posted in Trump, War | Tagged | 1 Comment

President Trump’s biggest accomplishments of 2019

Posted on December 30, 2019

    The White House • December 30, 2019 TOP 10: President Trump’s biggest accomplishments of 2019. Here are things President Donald J. Trump claims to have done for the American people in 2019: The Trump Boom is going strong. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020, Health Care, Immigration, trade, Trump | 3 Comments

Bad Arguments

Posted on December 19, 2019

House Democrats got their historic day. They now own the first impeachment in American history that had no bipartisan support, only bipartisan opposition. They now own the first impeachment that contains no criminal violations, only political disputes.–White House These arguments … Continue reading →

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DJT should be removed from office

Posted on December 18, 2019

I have not wanted DJT as President even before he was elected by a minority of the voters. Here are some reasons:         Unjustified attacks on Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, John McCain, G.H.W. Bush, Hillary … Continue reading →

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Verbage

Posted on December 10, 2019

Redundant verbage: Breaking news (news) Duly elected (elected) ; the qualifier is necessary because the election is suspicious. Tax payer dollars (money); mostly borrowed money these days Hard working taxpayer (taxpayer) struggling dairy farmers (dairy farmers) Beloved Christmas movie (Christmas … Continue reading →

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Early voting in NYS

Posted on December 1, 2019

LWVNYS Early Voting Survey Report During New York State’s first ever early voting election period, the League of Women Voters of New York State conducted a survey to study voters’ experiences. Over a two-week period, the League collected 1,791 survey … Continue reading →

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Tom Reed on impeachment — sequel

Posted on November 26, 2019

“I get frustrated where there is a sense of normalization that the congressman brings and that our concerns about Trump and the things that are happening are, its not that big of a deal, and you’re fine, stop worrying about … Continue reading →

Posted in Reed's Views, Trump | Tagged | 1 Comment