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As a conservative, you may hear from time to time that you need to modernize your views.  ”Universal healthcare is ubiquitous in the developed world with one exception: America.”  ”Of course the bank bailout was necessary.  Did you want the world economy to ‘collapse?’” “College has gotten too expensive.  In Europe, college is free.  Americans shouldn’t be in such college debt.”  In word, we could summarize this smarmy attitude as Follow... Read More→

Reports the New York Post: Even in Zuccotti Park, greed is good. Occupy Wall Street’s Finance Committee has nearly $500,000 in the bank, and donations continue to pour in — but its reluctance to share the wealth with other protesters is fraying tempers. So the protestors are just regular people!  Not saints or martyrs like we’re taught by the media; and not exactly demons, their disgusting actions and signs notwithstanding. Quoting a frustrated OWS bureaucrat: “The other day,... Read More→

ABC News reported yesterday that Fisker, a “green” car company funded by the Obama Administration’s Department of Energy, has outsourced manufacturing to Finland.  To quote CEO Henrik Fisker, We’re not in the business of failing; we’re in the business of winning. So we make the right decision for the business. That’s why we went to Finland. Clearly Mr. Fisker does not know how to speak to taxpayers.  In addition to founding a flailing company with public funds,... Read More→

Writes Mark Meckler, a co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, the nation’s largest tea party organization, in Politico today: We are not lawbreakers, we don’t hate the police, we don’t even litter. A quick glance at the TV reveals the sharp contrast to the Wall Street occupiers. In recent days, I’ve been repeatedly asked by reporters, “Does the comparison now being made in the media between the tea party and the Wall Street protesters bother you?” My answer is an unequivocal: “Hell... Read More→

Some evidence to weigh when judging OWS (and other Occupy movements): Anti-Semitism rears its ugly head at OWS http://dailyrushbo.com/limbaugh-anti-semitism-rears-its-ugly-head-at-ows-the-jews-own-wall-street/ OWS Protester Proclaims “The Jews Control Wall St.” in Zucotti Park Rant http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2791880/posts Mark Levin reviews audio of OWS Protesters, recorded by WABC Radio in NY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2JGmhttIew&feature=related “Crazy anti-Semitic... Read More→

As a New Yorker, a conservative Republican, and Editor-in-Chief of the NYYRC’s official blog, I feel compelled to offer some commentary on the misfits collectively known as “Occupy Wall Street” who are trashing Zucotti Park downtown.  I suggest that elements of my background may lend some credibility to the following commentary.  For example, I have been a conservative activist since 2004; I learned of the Canadian organization Adbusters (the neo-socialist group behind OWS)... Read More→

For hard money enthusiasts, what is happening today in Greece and throughout the continent of Europe is nothing short of a modern day tragedy.  The peaceful and vibrant Western Europe that emerged following the war is descending into anarchy as EU Member countries experience something yet unprecedented in the long history of the continent: the bankruptcy of a common currency, the euro. Leaders of fellow EU nations claim that they will not allow Greece to declare bankruptcy under any circumstances.... Read More→

A liberal family member of mine decided on a recent occasion to begin a political discussion with me.  This fellow, call him Frank, is perfectly well aware that I am a conservative and an activist.  Frank is a committed liberal and has no first hand experience with politics. I’ve had many such conversations – debates, really – with Frank and people like him.  I was under no illusion our conversation would end with either of us of changing our minds; but still, I don’t mind... Read More→

The New York Young Republican Club’s former President, Lynn Krogh, was quoted recently in the New York Times in support of a Chris Christie candidacy for POTUS. Said Krogh with respect to the New Jersey Governor: “Christie understands what it is like to be a Republican in the Northeast,” said Lynn Krogh, a Republican campaign consultant in New York, adding: “He’s practical. He’s not just a barnburner.” The story explains how prominent billionaires, including David Koch and Home... Read More→

Since the entry to Rick Perry into the pool of Republican presidential candidates, the media have focused on two candidates: Governor Perry and Governor Mitt Romney.  The Tea Party candidates, including Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain, who were so prominent over the summer had faded into the background as the narrative of Perry/Romney took over the reporting cycles.  That narrative went something like this: Mitt Romney is smart, attractive, and trustworthy, yet also wooden and uncharismatic .... Read More→