Author: Gatemouth

What we have in Nick Pinto’s front page-blurbed, six-page gift to Vito Lopez purporting to be a profile of Congressional candidate  George Martinez as a modern day Che Guevara is conclusive evidence that the thing which currently calls itself “The Village Voice” is no more capable of intelligently covering local electoral politics than the average junior high newspaper.

Barron (on the anti-Barron minyon): None of the people who were there represent any part of my district. 

In the aftermath of Congressman Gary Ackerman’s decision not to stand for re-election in the Sixth Congressional District, several candidates sought the support of Queens County Leader Joe Crowley.  

Richard Brodsky (forgotten but not gone) on Cuomo's appeal: Don't underestimate the power of the idea of a candidate hard right on economics and hard left on social issues.

Hans von Spakovsky (Senior Legal Fellow / Manager, Civil Justice Reform Initiative Center for Legal and Judicial Studies Uncategorized

Sorry, but when I think about the things that make Charles Barron going to Congress worrisome, the way he dresses does not top my list.

Best headline of the day.