Vito Lopez explains the only issue in the 7th CD race (and gets the Gatemouth Award for candor beyond the call of duty):
“I get a lot of agita as leader…Why not say to me, — “ ‘Hi Vito’; ‘How are you, Vito?’; ‘Are you well, Mr. Democratic Leader?’…If there is a tiger, you wouldn’t go around kicking it, would you?…That wouldn’t be very wise, would it?” With Three Spirited Primaries, Competitive Democracy Is Breaking Out in New York www.nytimes.com
The Post comes out in favor of tiger-kicking: Two more for Congress www.nypost.com
Barron: The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy's wet dream:
"The concern among senior Democrats is that if Mr. Barron wins he will be held up by Republicans as the face of the Democratic Party. Over the last two weeks, The Weekly Standard has written no fewer than five stories about him, Commentary two, Red State three. The National Review ran a long online profile. All relished the opportunity to paint Mr. Barron as unhinged radical, emblematic of the Democratic party’s true character." Charles’s Charge: For New Barron, Mugabe, Khadafi Questions Off Limits politicker.com
Res Ipsa: Charles Barron on Gaddafi, Israel, and Gay Marriage www.thedailybeast.com
George Maragos accurately calls out Bob Turners clown show sing-a-long for what it was (although his description of the louts who disrupted the kabuki as "concerned parents" seems a little naive), but one suspects that George does not have his finger on the pulse of the GOP zeitgeist Maragos Slams Turner For ‘The Pure Exploitation Of Kindergarten Children’ politicker.com
Bob Turner is another one of those right wing pols who opposes legal pot while seemingly ingesting large quantities of crack. Turner Campaign Accuses Gillibrand of Disrupting Patriotic Sing-A-Long politicker.com
In a business so dominated by pricks, this is a refreshing change. Vagina Monologues at Michigan's Capitol Steps www.washingtonpost.com