Romney Needs To Get His Name Out

Written by John DeSio on March 8, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

A new Gallup Poll finds that despite his status in the upper echelon of Republican presidential candidates, many in his own party still don’t know just who Mitt Romney is. The former Massachusetts governor has just 42% name recognition across all voters, and 52% of all Republicans have not formed an opinion on him. The
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Environmental Richardson

Written by John DeSio on March 7, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

The campaign of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is keen to let the world know that since he does not see the federal government doing enough to stop global warming, he is taking care of business on the state side. Richardson has just signed two bills as part of his energy agenda, designed to make
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Woodland Critter Congressional Scorecard

Written by John DeSio on March 7, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

The Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund has released its annual Congressional scorecard, rating how committed members of both the House and Senate are to conservation issues and the environment. View it here
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That’s One Way To Get Your Message Out

Written by John DeSio on March 7, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

In this week’s Bronx Press Review, for which I serve as associate editor, Bronx County Democratic Chairman and Assemblyman Jose Rivera has developed a novel way of getting his message out: just pay for it. On page 9, Rivera has taken out a full page ad blasting Governor Eliot Spitzer over his proposed cuts to
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Koppell Says “No Thanks” To 2009 Beep Run

Written by John DeSio on March 5, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

With the term limit shuffle fast approaching in 2008, City Council Members across the City are beginning to make up their minds on whether or not they will seek higher office. For many of them, that higher office is borough president, and already they are jockeying for position. In The Bronx, one name that has
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Hillary Slipping?

Written by John DeSio on March 5, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

Maybe, but only slightly. A new Rasmussen Poll finds that Senator Hillary Clinton has lost three points since last month, now up over Illinois Senator Barack Obama 34-26, with former North Carolina Senator John Edwards bringing up the rear with 17 points. Though Clinton has lost three points since January, they did not transfer to
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Rudy Beats All

Written by John DeSio on March 3, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

Republicans might want to get used to the idea of Rudy Giuliani becoming their eventual presidential nominee, at least if things keep going the way they are. A Newsweek poll finds the former mayor is maintaining his lead over other top Republicans, and is even seeing it grow. He now holds a 25 point lead
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Schneiderman v. Bruno, Round One

Written by John DeSio on March 2, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

This morning, Manhattan/Bronx State Senator Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat, also took the time to discuss the move made by State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno earlier in the week, which saw him appoint Brooklyn Democrat Carl Kruger to chair the social services committee, a bipartisan move without precedent. Like others before him, Schneiderman sees this
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Oh Al, How We Love Thee

Written by John DeSio on March 1, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

What could be better than winning an Oscar? How about being honored by a Congressional resolution! Bronx/ Westchester/ Rockland Democrat Rep. Eliot Engel has introduced a House resolution designed to honor former Vice President Al Gore, for his work on climate change, in the wake of an Oscar victory for his documentary film "An Inconvenient
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The Draft? Again?

Written by John DeSio on February 28, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

Though multiple Congressional resolutions have failed to bring back the draft, and though most military strategists agree that a volunteer military is better for troop morale (they actually want to be there), that doesn’t seem to stop some elected officials from trotting out the old "there will be a draft any day now" argument when
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