2010 election

Ann Marie Buerkle Increases Lead Over Rep Dan Maffei

November 12, 2010
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Cayuga County finished counting absentee ballots today in the NY25 House race, and Ann Marie Buerkle (R) increased her lead over Dan Maffei (D) to 711 votes. The Post Standard reported: When the counting finished this afternoon, Maffei had received 35 absentee votes and Buerkle 59 absentee votes, acccoridng to Cayuga County Election Commissioner...

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Pelosi: It’s Not My Fault We Lost

November 12, 2010
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Pelosi: It’s Not My Fault We Lost

Nancy Pelosi is still very proud of her record. She refuses to take any of the blame for her party’s historic losses last week. You’ll never guess who she’s blaming. “We didn’t lose the election because of me,” Ms. Pelosi told National Public Radio in an interview that aired Friday morning. “Our members do...

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Will Obama Cave and Extend the Bush Tax Cuts? – Updated

November 11, 2010
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It looks that way, if you listen to White House adviser David Axelrod. But then again, the boss is out of town. President Barack Obama’s top adviser suggested to The Huffington Post late Wednesday that the administration is ready to accept an across-the-board, temporary continuation of steep Bush-era tax cuts, including those for the...

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Soon to Be Speaker of the House John Boehner to Fly Commercial

November 10, 2010
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Here’s a bit of good news that could help to put a dent in the national debt. Politico reported: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Wednesday he intends to take commercial flights home when he moves up to speaker in the new Congress. “Over the last 20 years, I have flown back and...

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‘Maybe Pelosi Shouldn’t Be Minority Leader After All’

November 10, 2010
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‘Maybe Pelosi Shouldn’t Be Minority Leader After All’

Heh! Democrats are having second thoughts about the Wicked Witch of the West being their next minority leader. Gee, I can’t imagine why. At least 15 Democrats have said publicly that they have lost faith in her ability to lead — a number backed up by as many as two dozen more who are...

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Just Say No To Porkers On Appropriations Committee!

November 10, 2010
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Now’s the time to let your voices be heard, conservatives, independents, and Tea Partiers who have had it with out of control spending. Soon the Republicans will choose new leadership and we don’t have much time to weigh in. I already told you about the light bulb banning Fred Upton who wants to chair...

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Altschuler Holds Lead in NY1 But Needs Help

November 10, 2010
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Randy Altschuler called in to a conference call with the American Conservative Union this afternoon to give us a status of the NY1 race. As you’re probably aware, the race was called for the incumbent, Democrat Rep. Tim Bishop, whose lead was reported to be about 3,000 votes. The problem is that New York...

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Oh Great – SEIU Workers Counting Ballots in Contested House Race

November 10, 2010
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Oh Great – SEIU Workers Counting Ballots in Contested House Race

What’s wrong with this picture? This is an SEIU worker counting ballots in a hotly contested California House race. The Republican, David Harmer, is trailing by about 2,000 votes. The Tri-Valley Patriots took this photo: The Congressional race for California CD-11 is still undetermined. TriValleyPatriots.com took the following photo.   It is authentic. This person...

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Buerkle Picks Up More Votes, Maffei Says Pay No Attention to Vote Totals

November 10, 2010
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Buerkle Picks Up More Votes, Maffei Says Pay No Attention to Vote Totals

Cayuga County counted absentee ballots in the NY25 congressional race today. The race remains undecided, however, Ann Marie Buerkle (R) is ahead of Rep Dan Maffei (D) by 687 votes. Cayuga County was the first to count absentee ballots. According to a tweet from Auburn Pub reporter Robert Harding, it appears that Buerkle picked...

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Video: Shep Smith Upset Over Democrats’ Letter to Pelosi

November 9, 2010
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Shepard Smith is one of Fox News’ “objective” journalists. You know, Fox News – that totally right wing, neo-con, Nazi organization that doesn’t let the left have their say. Here he is reporting on a letter sent by a group of Democrats begging Nancy Pelosi not to run as minority leader. He’s clearly upset...

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CPUSA Comrade Admits Commies Have Infiltrated Democrat Party

November 9, 2010
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The only thing surprising here is the admission. What would really be surprising is one of the MSM outlets reporting this news. Hell will freeze over before that happens. That’s why we need blogs and a free and open internet. The news comes from the New Zeal blog, where Trevor Loudon has been doing...

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The NY25 Saga Continues – Buerkle Picked Up a Few More Votes – Updated

November 9, 2010
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The NY25 Congressional race is the race that never ends. In case you missed it, yesterday we were informed that incumbent Democrat Dan Maffei’s campaign took the highly unusual step of calling and knocking on doors of absentee voters, even though those votes have yet to be counted. They say they’re doing it to...

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Brace Yourself for the Dollar Meltdown – Updated

November 9, 2010
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Brace Yourself for the Dollar Meltdown – Updated

The release of the updated paperback edition of Charles Goyette‘s The Dollar Meltdown couldn’t be more timely. I just got off the phone with Mr. Goyette. The first thing I asked about was Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s plan to spend an additional $900 billion  on Treasury Bonds, the plan known as “Quantitative Easing...

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Video: Richard Trumka Takes Credit for Holding the Senate

November 9, 2010
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Here’s AFL-CIO boss Richard Trumka touting the success of the unions in holding the Senate. He said they were the “firewall.” I’d say they didn’t do as well in House races, and did even worse in state and local races. Despite all of the money they sunk into this past election, the American people...

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