Author: Gatemouth

Back in 2000, a widely held pre-election suspicion was that George W. Bush was going to win the popular vote, but that Al Gore was going to triumph in the Electoral College.

In a race between Russ Gallo and Ben Akselrod, I am agnostic.

I do not care which of them can deny more minority religions a place to worship, or deny LGTB persons more rights.

Gate: Dybbuk, be a mensch.

As promised, this piece documents why the toy balloon known as Dov Hikind’s political power largely consists of hot air.

The time has come, the blogger said, to speak of many things.

In 2006, as part as part of a longer piece, I posted a detailed complaint about the failure of the Republican Party in NYC to provide the voters with general election choices.

Given the failure of Vito Lopez's real political opponents to mount a write-in campaign for a credible candidate, Republican Richy Martinez looked to be the only Republican (other than those who cast a vote in the legislature for same sex marriage, or are running against a member of the Barron family) who was a sure-shot for a Gatemouth endorsement.

But then Martinez said, in regard to Lopez: 

A lesson learned:  “Rope a Dope” is NOT a good debate strategy.

At the Atlantic Antic nine year old Dybbuk asked "who was that guy who was pretending to like you."

"That was Bill DeBlasio; he's next in line to the Mayor. Aren't you impressed?"

Cuomo doesn't mind if any Republican uses his likeness in an ad, so long as it's accurate.