Senator Gillibrand

A new Siena poll out today shows some bad numbers for both Gov. Paterson and Senator Gillibrand.

Fifty-one percent of voters said Gillibrand's appointment was OK with them, and upstaters are particularly pleased (63-19) by her pick, but name recognition continues to be her biggest problem.

Ever since NY has picked a new senator, I have been thinking about the direction that the state is taking.  NY the state that gave Obama one of the largest victories in the country, has appointed a Senator who is rated by the National Review as the most conservative representative in the NY Congressional delegation. Our governor has pick the only representative in NY that received an A rating from the NRA. The next highest Democratic ranking was Congressman Arcuri with a C- rating. This is to not even mention her position on immigration.