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Happy Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter.But Staten Island Chuck did not see his shadow, predicting an early spring. Here is the video. I prefer Staten Island Chuck. ~ Staten Island Matt  Read More →

Congratulations Michael Steele! After six rounds of voting, Michael Steele is the Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Thank you to everyone who helped Michael Steele win this election today. The RNC is in good hands. Now, let’s get to work, start winning elections, take back the House in 2010, and kick Obama out of the White House in 2012!  Read More →

Please call your Senators, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, today to object to the nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General. Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Eric Holder, but the full Senate vote is TODAY. Sen. Schumer can be reached at (202) 224-6542. Sen. Gillibrand can be reached at (202) 224-4451. Why object to Eric Holder? As deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration, in 1999, Eric Holder was responsible for the pardon of 16 FALN terrorists... Read More→

Rick asked for more information on Kirsten Gillibrand, who might be our next Senator.  Most importantly, in the House, Rep. Gillibrand voted against the bailout, voting against socialism.  On that issue, she knew better than John McCain.  Also, as Rick points out, she has a 100% rating from the National Rifle Association.  She supports hunters’ rights 100%.  She comes from a conservative Republican hunting family, and her father has strong ties to the New York GOP.  In 2006, she defeated... Read More→

In my opinion, George W. Bush was our best President since Ronald Reagan. In the WSJ today, the Architect, Karl Rove, explains why Bush was right when it mattered most, right about the War on Terror, right about the Iraq War, right about cutting taxes, right about No Child Left Behind, and right about combatting AIDS in Africa. Bush’s most courageous and difficult decision was the war in Iraq, and it was the right decision. We had dozens of reasons to remove Saddam Hussein from power, and... Read More→

The Bush Family has class. President Bush left a note for President Obama in the oval office. And Jenna and Barbara Bush wrote a caring letter to Sasha and Malia Obama.  Read More →

Rick posted the Miracle on the Hudson, but I want to take a minute to discuss the hero pilot of US Airways Flight 1549, Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III.   Sully was an Air Force fighter jet pilot in the 1970′s, and a pilot for US Airways since 1980.   On Thursday, the jet engines of Sully’s Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte hit a flock of birds three minutes into takeoff from LaGuardia.  Sully saw Teterboro in NJ, but decided he couldn’t land there, so he landed... Read More→