NY-23: Bill Owens On (Some Of) The Issues

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Sunday October 04, 2009 · 7:28 AM PDT

2009/10/04 · 07:28

The other day, I shattered the ugly belief that the Republican candidate in the 23rd congressional district, Dede Scozzafava, was the most liberal. That post was a direct response to Markos' post Thursday, which also included a critique of Democratic candidate Bill Owens.

One of the arguments made by Markos is that Owens is a "conservaDem" and that he would be just another member of the Blue Dog Coalition should he win in November. Owens, who was an independent but has changed his party affiliation to become a Democrat, was picked over two Democrats to run.

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Friday October 02, 2009 · 6:39 AM PDT

2009/10/02 · 06:39

Last night, Markos wrote that Republican Dede Scozzafava was "the most liberal candidate" in the 23rd congressional district race.

This doesn't surprise. A lot of people, including people here in New York, have made the same argument. Part of it has to do with a lack of research on Scozzafava. The other half of it is a lack of information on the Democratic candidate Bill Owens, who conservatives call "liberal" and some progressives like Markos have called a "Blue Dog."

After reading Markos' post multiple times, it seems he uses the following as important points for his "liberal" labeling of Scozzafava.

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Thursday October 01, 2009 · 8:42 AM PDT

2009/10/01 · 08:42

I have always believed that the best way to debate is to do so in an intelligent manner free of rhetoric that has nothing to do with the topic and is completely based on politics.

But in Congressman Alan Grayson's case, I am not only giving him a pass, but I am standing up with him to say the same thing.

The Democrats have a health care plan. We want to make health insurance more affordable, make health care and the quality of care better and provide insurance to those that don't have it or aren't offered it.

The Republican plan, as Grayson said, is die quickly.

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Wednesday September 30, 2009 · 5:56 PM PDT

2009/09/30 · 17:56

The New York State Democratic Committee held their fall business meeting yesterday and today in Buffalo. One of the things that came out of the meeting was the passage of a resolution that expresses support for a strong public option and calling on Senator Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to oppose Senator Max Baucus's health care plan.

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Tuesday September 22, 2009 · 4:48 AM PDT

2009/09/22 · 04:48

Jon Cooper said it was an eye-opening moment for him. He was watching the press conference announcing Governor David Paterson's selection of Kirsten Gillibrand to serve as New York's junior U.S. senator. His spouse Rob inquired out loud if that was former Senator Alfonse D'Amato standing on the platform with her.

Last week, I spoke with Cooper about his possible candidacy, his career and why he is interested in running for a seat that was once held by Hillary Clinton, Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Robert F. Kennedy.

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Sunday September 20, 2009 · 6:50 AM PDT

2009/09/20 · 06:50

Cross-posted at The Albany Project

The big story in New York today is one that Simon posted late last night. The New York Times report saying that President Barack Obama has asked New York Governor David Paterson to not run in 2010 will certainly be a huge news story entering Monday.

The reaction here at TAP and in New York has been mixed. The views range from agreeing with the President to concerns about the President's involvement in New York politics.

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Monday September 14, 2009 · 5:25 AM PDT

2009/09/14 · 05:25

South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson is digging himself a hole. A really big hole. He says that he won't apologize to his colleagues for shouting "You Lie" at President Barack Obama. He thinks that his apology directly tot he president was enough.

The problem with that thinking? He does owe the House of Representatives, an American institution and a national symbol of honor and respect, an apology.

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Thursday September 10, 2009 · 5:52 AM PDT

2009/09/10 · 05:52

After last night's speech by President Barack Obama, the Republicans had Congressman Charles Boustany (R-LA) give the rebuttal. All Boustany accomplished was recycling some of the worn-out Republican talking points.

What Boustany did was provide us with a rough outline of what the Republicans health care reform plan looks like. And I use the term "reform" loosely.

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Wednesday July 29, 2009 · 9:49 AM PDT

2009/07/29 · 09:49

There are certain issues that steal the spotlight for short or long periods of time. Right now, health care is the focus of the media's attention and in Washington D.C., health care is the hot topic right now with Congress looking at reforming our broken system.

But one issue that should not be forgotten is the environment. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand hasn't forgotten about the importance the environment plays and why keeping our air and water clean and addressing the issues with climate change deserve to be a top priority.

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Tuesday July 28, 2009 · 6:14 AM PDT

2009/07/28 · 06:14

When discussing the eventual primary between Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Ezra Klein wrote on his Washington Post blog arguing that Gillibrand's support for a public option was reactionary.

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Thursday June 25, 2009 · 8:35 AM PDT

2009/06/25 · 08:35

Everyone has a reaction to the Quinnipiac poll unveiled yesterday that shows Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand trailing Rep. Carolyn Maloney 27 percent to 23 percent, with four percent of respondents saying they backed Jonathan Tasini and 44 percent of those surveyed saying that they are undecided, a huge total which will no doubt help the eventual winner in such a primary.

But while that might be the most important statistic from the poll, there are actually others that give you an idea that while Maloney might lead in a primary, that lead might not be what it seems.

There are a few other numbers from the poll that are worth highlighting:

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Tuesday May 12, 2009 · 5:14 AM PDT

2009/05/12 · 05:14

(Cross posted at The Albany Project)

When Michael Battle gave up his job as the U.S. Attorney serving the Western region in New York, he went on to serve as the Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) within the Department of Justice. In that capacity, Battle played a prominent role in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys. He was the person who contacted seven of them, according to reports, and asked them to resign.

But the firing of U.S. attorneys wasn't the only thing that Battle was guilty of. Being involved in such politically-motivated firings leads to speculation about the political influence behind some of Battle's decisions when he was a U.S. attorney in Buffalo.

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