Congress

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.

Pres. Obama has gotten his stimulus package through, even with out the support of any Republican representatives. Although President Obama made a huge outreach to the Republicans, they all decided that they would rather be part of the past. Much like during the Great Depression they are voting against what the people need to survive. I guess the Republicans in Congress would rather listen to Rush Limbaugh then the plight of the people of their district. According to Minority whip Eric Cantor(R-VA):

"The onus is on Speaker Pelosi. She needs to meet with us.

With President Obama reaching out to Republicans to help pass the bailout package, we are seeing the beginning of the bi partisan era in Washington.  As many Republicans are hearing from President Obama more in the short time he has been president then they heard from President Bush in eight years,many Republicans are still trying to stand strong in opposition to the President.  They prefer to take the side of the rich executives that continue to buy the corporate jets and continue to fight against measures to help stabilize the economy. This bill has the power to pass without the Republican r

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.