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Of all the things mentioned in Eliot Spitzer’s State of the State Address, the one that stood out the most was his pledge not to raise taxes. Since the beginning of his campaign, taxes have been a favorite topic among Republicans when it came to attacking Spitzer. Spitzer’s early silence on the issue and his refusal to rule out raising them gave Republicans, no matter how futile their chances of winning, something to rally around. As projected Spitzer won and Republicans around the State viewed... Read More→

The FT has an article this morning about how Argentina’s energy sector is reeling after price controls were placed on fuel by the government. In the article former energy secretary, Daniel Montamat, states that: “low prices had led to low investment across the sector, which had held back oil production and refining capacity, resulting in insufficient diesel to meet demand.” As Democrats start their reign, Argentina’s attempt at price controls and its disastrous affect should be a warning... Read More→

Just like that the Eliot Spitzer era has officially begun. Spitzer trying to continue to make New Yorkers believe the world is crumbling down around them, stated during his speech that “New York has slept through much of the past decade while the rest of the world has passed us by” under Governor Pataki. Really? If that was true somebody forgot to tell the New York real-estate market that has seen prices skyrocket over the last decade. Even homes in Suffolk County that were barely $100K ten... Read More→

Today I thought I would comment on the charade that is Newsweek. Though it’s not a revolutionary idea to claim Newsweek contains a hard left bias, it should from time to time be pointed out. I regularly frequent their website to remind myself just how bad they are and this week they really have outdone themselves. First you have to love the cover with Hillary and Obama. They made sure to pick two great photos to make them both look like the most likeable people in the world. Then they use red... Read More→

Eliot Spitzer has announced that he is picking Republican State Senator Michael Balboni to serve as his senior security official. Spitzer is painting the choice as an act of bipartisanship but under the covers it appears it’s just another one of Spitzer’s crafty moves to keep handing Democrats complete control over the State. Senator Balboni’s appointment will create a vacancy in the Senate that will need to be decided in a special election. With Democrat momentum still strong it’s a perfect... Read More→

Yesterday former President Ford passed away. For a brief look at his time in office click here.  Read More →

The day after Christmas the news is always light. It’s so light today I’ve found myself reading the NYPD police blotter. On the blotter I came across a note that said a teenager was shot and killed outside his Queens home at 1:30AM Sunday night. The teenager was a 9th grade student and his devastated parents are asking for answers. As I say a prayer for the family I have my own question. What is a 9th grader, who should be 14, doing out at 1:30AM? I’m going to go out on limb and assume... Read More→

Today I’m walking to my office and a guy three feet in front of me almost gets turned into road kill when a yellow cab plows through the crosswalk. The guy went crazy and started yelling at the cabby who rolled down his window, to ask the guy “if he wanted to die”. He didn’t mean he was going to kill him but said it to mean the guy was crazy for walking out into the crosswalk. The guy yelled at the cabby telling him he had a stop sign and should have stopped. The best part was the cabby... Read More→

It’s being reported that Alan Hevesi is about to cut a deal with Albany DA Soares that would keep him out of jail. The deal would force Hevesi to resign and plead guilty. If the report is true Hevesi is doing the smart thing. A jury is not going to be sympathetic to Hevesi even if he’s a liberal Democrat. Martha Stewart showed everyone with her jury conviction, when the little guy has a chance to take you down, they will. My question though is for everyone who voted for him in the last election.... Read More→

The Iraq Study Group called for it, many already knew it needed to be done and yesterday President Bush requested it. President Bush has asked his new defense secretary, Robert Gates, to expand the size of the military. Technically an increase in our military cannot be considered an expansion but instead a step back toward regaining what was lost. During the 1990’s, President Clinton went to great lengths to dismantle America’s fighting force. The reason America is stretched thin today is... Read More→