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For Immediate Release, February 22, 2006Contact: Jen SaundersEmail: pr@nyyrc.comTHE NEW YORK YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB, INC.SUPPORTS CALL TO BLOCK PORT DEAL New York, NY: The New York Young Republican Club, Inc. supports Governor George Pataki, Senator Bill Frist, Representatives Peter King and Vito Fosella, and many other members of Congress, Governors and Mayors who have opposed the sale of American port security to the United Arab Emirates Company Dubai Ports World, a state-owned company. After the... Read More→

Looks like we have a good old fight on our hands by a surprisingly united Dem and Rep House and Senate versus President Bush. Looking at the two sides it’s interesting how the one side, President Bush who is not up for reelection, has nothing to loose and who can do the right thing is calling for the deal to pass. The other side that conveniently now has an issue is against the deal despite the ports being owned by the British and every other port in this country being owned by a foreign entity... Read More→

Has Elliot Spitzer given Republicans an opening? Spitzer in his drive for Governor yesterday claimed that he would sign legislation that would force pharmacists to let women and young girls buy the “morning after” pill without a prescription. If we recall Governor Pataki had vetoed the bill previously because he wanted young girls to get parental notification before purchasing it. Spitzer in his comments, said that “politics” should not decide, yet his support of the bill is completely... Read More→

Reading today’s headlines, you probably know that the “Cheney victim” has given a press conference. You’ll know that there is question as to whether a man who allegedly shot and killed his wife and child will get a fair trial. You’ll know that the dog that won the Westminster Kennel competition is missing. You’ll know that there is a $1 million bounty on the head of a cartoonist. You’ll know that you can easily find out about the people who have been shot,... Read More→

Using commonsense, it’s not being out of line as Republicans, to say that the chance of someone defeating Hillary Clinton for New York Senate is unlikely. Though we have the pleasure of having a Republican governor, his election resulted from having a former governor that more than overstayed his welcome at a time when even Democrats could recognize a state in decline and a shakeup was needed. Even in New York City, a liberal stronghold, Giuliani won (not on his first try remember) because the... Read More→

Today it was the Senates turn to question our new Fed Governor Bernanke and use the opportunity to try and get him to trash the President and his economic policy. Bernanke on that note did a great job of making sure not to get sucked into their tricks. The best part of the day though came from Senator Schumer. Many have read my complaints about the Senator and his call for Smoot Hawley type tariffs on China. When it was his time to speak, he actually said to Bernanke that as the Fed Gov was aware... Read More→

Today’s “The American Spectator” has a great article by R. Emmett Tyrell Jr., who is its Editor in Chief. His article, “Our Angry Left”, is an entertaining read while making some interesting points, like how “Carter was also careful not to mention that early in his political career he had courted the Georgia Ku Klux Klan”. My favorite quote though and the one of the day is: “Possibly when the mullahs and potentates of Araby see the incomparable wrathfulness of America’s left-wing... Read More→

Coming out of my house this morning, I was walking down the block and passed my car when I realized that it was parked on the Thursday side. My first reaction, knowing alternate side has been canceled every day so far and that the whole side of the street still had its cars parked on it, that there was no way the city would have alternate side parking in effect. Then I stopped and thought to myself that I know this city to well to trust it, so I grabbed my cell and dialed good old 311. Sure enough... Read More→

With all the talk of Republicans loosing the state, one spot that Republicans could steal is the seat for Attorney General. Jeanine Pirro’s move to forget about running for Senate and go after a seat she has a thousand times better chance of winning was a good move. My mother in-law who is the most bipartisan person I know when it comes to voting, said of Pirro’s move to run for AG, “now I can vote for her”. My confusion though is on her website www.jeaninepirro.com which when you go there... Read More→

Governor Pataki’s plan to have New York join a growing number of states that offer tax credits to parents who want to send their children to private school is gaining momentum. Yesterday the Governor, parents, children and even Cardinal Egan stood on the steps of the state capitol to push the issue. The constant pounding of the issue seems to be starting to work as the plans biggest opponent, the teachers union and its leader Randi Weingarten, have signaled that they might finally give in on... Read More→