Hey Joe, I'm in contracts on a house in Hall's district and am pretty sure I'll be voting up there this year. How vulnerable do you think he is? I'm in Southern Westchester now and I can feel that Lowey will be vulnerable, especially if her pockets of support can't get inspired to come out in November. I'd very much like to get some good conservative, Washington outsider, tea party type candidates onto the ballots around here to challenge the NY Democrat establishment as I feel the tide may be right for a meaningful change...

NY pizza FTW!

Weird, my tax return was down about $400 bucks since I had to pay Obama's withholding reduction back, but then again, I am one of those rich guys making a 5 figure salary...

On the bright side, I got a raise at the beginning of the year and nearly 60% of my increased wages are going to taxes. Thank god, I was worried they might take all of it.

My mom works in one of NYC's top hospitals and has met "Crazy Eyes" Rangel (her nickname) on a few occasions. He barges in for ridiculous reasons, shuts half the hospital down for himself, and treats the staff as if they are absolute scum. I once couldn't believe that this guy could year in, year out, continue to hold elected office. Then I realized he represents Harlem...

Lol, I love Rage's music but I can't stand their message. To make a point, I have gladly pirated all their albums and would never pay to see them live!

I wasn't nearly as impressed by Licensed to Ill as I was by Check Your Head. Ill always seemed like a rehash of the previous one. I am curious to hear your thoughts on Nasty though. I would probably place it a little higher than Ill...

Hey, he was great as "Encino Man", the second best of the 90's Paulie Shore movies. (The best being the hillarious [though also full of enviromental alarmism] movie known as "Biodome")

I've been recruiting people to join the Republican Party this year specifically in the hopes that the Tea Partiers would begin to coalesce around some good candidates here. We have so many big offices up for grabs yet none of the more establishment NY Republicans with a shot at winning (Giuliani, King) seem all that interested in any of the positions.

For the Senate, I like Kudlow against Schumer. He has the best chance of taking that gas bag down and understands economics, knowledge Congress is in dire need of right now. Gilibrand's seat is the most vulnerable though, I think the Republicans could run a brick against her right now and win which is why I'm waiting for a good, true, fiscal conservative Tea Party candidate to get onto that Republican line. She's hugely unpopular with poor name recognition so we might be able to get a real good Washington outsider into Hillary's seat.

I'm also convinced that my districts 18 and 19 (live in one, work in the other), are both ready to go Republican. Hall is a once reelected newbie in a district that has been Republican since the early 90's. Lowey's been there for ages, but I can feel in the air that she is also very vulnerable.

The only race I don't think we have a shot at is the governor's seat. The NYSlimes is already trying to oust Patterson so they can simply anoint Cuomo, and I'm not sure anyone can beat him without a boat load of cash. Maybe Golisano could pull it off, but I doubt he's interested anymore. But hey, I'm hoping we can get a good Tea Party candidate to get behind for that one also.

Just keep us all informed. I will be sending many friends, family, and coworkers to the polls in September (and I don't forget primary days, I work the polls) and I want to have some good candidates to get them to vote for. So keep us informed guys! Having NY send some great fresh blood conservatives to DC might not be just a dream anymore!

One of the greatest albums ever and easily my favorite Beasties album. Lookin forward to Check Your Head, my #2 favorite BB album.

I was having Christmas dinner with my liberal cousins from San Francisco. Of course, the Senate had just passed their health care bill and it was a heated topic of discussion. When my cousins couldn't answer my questions on how it would be paid for, or what other social spending program gives them confidnece that this monstrosity would come in anywhere near the projected cost, they said what we really need to talk about is the "racial component of opposition to Obama". I was taken aback. I asked, "Did you just imply that my opposition to this bill is somehow based in racism?" I was told that in fact I do come off as rather bigoted. I said that was interesting considering they were the only ones to have even broached the subject of Obama's race and mentioned that I honestly am no more fond of Obama's white half than I am of his black half. I also told them that their side better come up with better arguments because the racism crap is only helping to build the opposition to their socialist agenda. They laughed and claimed that conservatism was dead and I better get used to it. A month later Scott Brown was elected. I believe they are still crying.