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Near the end of Tuesday’s debate, State Comptroller Alan Hevesi’s name came up. Spitzer thinks that Hevesi is an honest, able accountant who ably serves in this position. Of course, Spitzer’s definition of honest and able differs from John Faso’s, and pretty much everyone else’s for that matter. To get a little background on Mr. Hevesi, take a look at this note from J. Christopher Callaghan, Republican candidate for state comptroller. And visit Callaghan’s Web... Read More→

John Faso and Eliot Spitzer finally squared off Tuesday night in the first (hopefully not the last) debate of the NYS Governor’s race. They traded some pretty good barbs, and Eliot performed much as expected: snide comments and asides, and lots of pie-in-the-sky ideas with no realistic plan to implement them. Well, maybe that’s not completely fair. He can enact his agenda, provided he taxes us into the ground. He says he won’t, but if you believe that, then I can’t do nothin’... Read More→

Eliot Spitzer doesn’t have the guts to face John Faso on a stage down here in New York City, but we’ll still have the opportunity to see the two gubernatorial candidates duke it out. Tune in to NY1 on Time Warner tonight at 7:00pm to watch the debate taking place at Cornell University in Ithaca. And come back to the Record blog afterwards. There’ll be plenty to talk about.  Read More →

Last night, a small contingent from the NYYRC showed up to help Robert Heim in his bid to wrest the 73rd Assembly District seat from the clutches of tax & spend liberal Jonathan Bing. Robert brings a wealth of experience to his bid for the New York State Assembly. He served as a top prosecutor for the Securities and Exchange Commission. He also has worked in private practice, establishing Myers & Heim LLP to work with brokers, investors, and bankers on securities issues. Robert’s... Read More→

Be sure to attend the September general meeting of the New York Young Republican Club tonight at the Union League, 38 East 37th Street, corner of Park & 37th. We are hosting a panel on Emergency Preparedness Five Years After September 11th. Panelists will include Frank Tabert, Assistant Director, New York State Department of Homeland Security; Avi Bell, visiting law professor at Fordham University; and Philip Caracci, Republican District Leader and survivor of the World Trade Center attack. The... Read More→

As we recall where we were five years ago today, what we did, and the feelings that overcame us – sorrow, fear, anger – let’s all be sure that we take a moment and remember those who were lost. It helps me to think about not how they died, but how they lived. And it also helps me to remember why we fight now. Support the troops.Support those courageous enough to make the decisions that have to be made so that we may be safer.And most importantly, support each other. Best wishes, Rick... Read More→

For those of you out there who still think terrorist surveillance is wrong, chew on this little piece of information.  Read More →

Come to our July Social on Wednesday, July 5th at Fraunces Tavern, 54 Pearl Street at the corner of Broad Street. 7pm – 10pm. No cover. All are welcome! This historic site is where Gen. George Washington laid down his sword and said farewell to his troops after successfully whooping British butt and liberating the 13 colonies from the British Empire. It’s a great place to reconnect with fellow YRs, make new friends and celebrate our liberty & independence. We’ll also be toasting... Read More→

The Shuttle Discovery goes back into space today…and North Korea sends up six rickety rockets to flex their gelatinous muscles. Kim Jung Il is determined to join the small, but potent, club of countries with intercontinental ballistic missiles. First, he has to build them to last longer than a few minutes in flight. But make no mistake, this nutcase is determined to cause problems. We should be just as determined to stop him. If there is anyone who doesn’t think we should be spending... Read More→

So the shuttle didn’t go up Saturday. At least it could be blamed on the weather and not the “can’t do” spirit that seems to plague NASA these days. There is a lot of pressure to make this mission a success for the aging shuttle program, but as usual the media is trumping it up to be the death knell for America’s future in space if it should fail. We’ve seen failure in space before, kids. Painful as it was, we have learned from our mistakes and soldiered on. It... Read More→