Decision 2010: Our Political Picks

Written by admin on October 27, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Politics

Governor: Andrew Cuomo With the amount of dissatisfaction and disappointment that many have expressed toward New York State government, it’s clear we need a governor who has a strong vision for the office and who can take control of a Legislature that has caused embarrassment on a national level. The choice for voters is between
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New York Is a Carnival Ride

Written by admin on October 20, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

The biggest freak show in the world is on exhibit daily By Lorraine Duffy Merkl “Step right up, folks! We’ve got arcade games and prizes, stilt-walkers and circus performers, magicians, jugglers and a 50-foot Ferris Wheel!” On Columbus Day, I took my daughter and her friend to the Park Avenue Armory, whose 55,000-square-foot hall was
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Sign of the Times

Written by admin on October 6, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

“Crazy Carl” could ride voter rage to Gov’s mansion By Alan S. Chartock Everyone wants to know whether Carl Paladino can really be elected Governor. The answer is yes, he can. That is astounding to everyone who thinks he is a mad, crazy, Tea Party kind of guy—a rip-off artist who has made tons from
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Remember the Golden Rule?

Written by admin on October 6, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

Cutthroat behavior, not kind words, drives modern-day behavior By Lorraine Duffy Merkl Behavior that gets kids detention now, could get them elected governor later. “Pig.” “Cheater.” If these were the taunts of siblings at the dinner table, the parent would intervene and chastise, “That’s not a nice way for people to talk to each other.”
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Don’t Play Paladino’s Game

Written by admin on September 29, 2010. Posted in Opinion and Column

To The Editor: In suggesting how Andrew Cuomo should react to Carl Paladino (“Inside the War Room,” Sept. 23), Alan Chartock asks, “Do you take him seriously…? (You bet you do, considering how he decimated his opponent in the Republican primary.)”
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Inside the War Room

Written by admin on September 22, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

Cuomo vs. Paladino will be a real barnburner By Alan S. Chartock OK, let’s play war games—Paladino versus Cuomo. You are sitting around the war room table in both camps. If you are Andrew, do you debate? (Not unless Paladino is coming on strong and then only very early or very late in the game.)
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The Cuomo Conundrum

Written by admin on August 25, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

Lazio, a surer bet to beat than junkyard dog Paladino By Alan S. Chartock If you were Andrew Cuomo, who would you rather run against: Rick Lazio, the Republican middle-of-the-roader who is as American as apple pie and Howdy Doody, or his conservative, tea-partyish opponent, Carl Paladino? Cuomo is beating the stuffing out of both
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