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Thursday, March 7th, 2013

John Quaglione – Bay Ridge

When I saw last week’s Brooklyn Paper, the ‘Twitter’ story caught my attention. I recognized the names involved, but I don’t know either man that well. As I read the story, I was annoyed that these two men argued over the littlest thing: Quaglione’s garbage and recyclying weren’t picked up. Now of course that is not [...]

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Obama Shines Hope in NYC

My best friend, Karen looked around on the subway and was disappointed that everything looked and felt the same. She thought people would dress up (or at least shower) and that people would be happier today, but she didn’t see or feel anything different. I asked her if she felt different and she said no. [...]

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Bloomberg Tax Your Cronies!

So after experiencing a wonderful evening where the first black American was elected president, I have to hear about Mayor Bloomberg’s budget cuts and tax hikes for NYC residents. Yet, Ratner and big businesses will be getting huge tax breaks. Since Ratner will have federal tax breaks, I am sure he wouldn’t mind a city [...]

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Christine Quinn

Christine Quinn, NYC council did what she today because she was caught dirty before. Let us all not forget her slush fund scandal. Quinn never had a chance at becoming mayor so she did what she could to help herself. She will need to work under Bloomberg because no one will forget her mishandling of [...]

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

NYC Call these Councilmen or Women

If you are against extending term limits in NYC, please call or e-mail the following City Council Members. Their office says they are undecided and still taking a vote. Some voice mail boxes are full because of citizens calling in to ask City Council to stick with their vote. Here’s who is still undecided: Maria [...]

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

NYC Take Action – Call your Councilman or Woman

I’m hoping that City Council votes against term limits tomorrow! Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island and Manhattan let your councilman know that this matters to you! Call or fax them! So I called Councilman Gentile. I’ve know Mr. Gentile for a long time and he is a very respectable man. I’ve always seen him go [...]

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

NYC City Council

I hope the people in the NYC Council aren’t afraid to table the vote tomorrow on term limits. Our country has run on term limits for a reason. There are plenty of other wonderful women and men who want to run for Mayor. NYC is not a loss for qualified candidates for mayor. *Remember, Bloomberg [...]

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Tom Golisano Woot!

Who’s Tom Golisano, you ask? You can read about this billionaire and his political past here, but the important thing to know is that he is calling for the City Council to vote against extending term limits. Way to go, Golisano! I bet Mayor Bloomberg didn’t think he would be met with so much opposition [...]

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Pro-Reality…more than pro-life & pro-choice

I had a conversation about abortion with a some great thinkers last night. We came to the conclusion that there is a new group of people called Pro-Reality, which is in between the pro-choice and pro-life standpoints. Now Christians (and pro-life friends), don’t get upset at me – hear me out and then please share [...]

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

100,000 Support Our Next President

Amazing picture from the Huffington Post. Click on it to see a larger version – it’s amazing! The current cover of the Huffington Post 100,000 come out in St. Louis to Support Barack. What a picture!

Monday, September 29th, 2008

US Bailout Plan Vote Coming Soon

The US government is going to attempt to pass a bailout plan to save the economy. Maybe it will work and maybe it won’t. Attempting to throw money at a situation without changing other factors rarely works. How about removing top government officials who should have had economists forecasting these problems months ago? I can’t [...]

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

The Right Person for the Job

I admit I was thrilled when I heard McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate. Although I wasn’t a fan of McCain, I considered him for a few moments after he chose Palin. I would love to have seen a woman become Vice President. As I read and learned more about Palin, I realized [...]