As I suspected, Andrew Cuomo has taken a hit in the polls. A rather sharp drop in fact. Although everyone from Mayor Bloomberg to Rep. Anthony Weiner to Paterson himself have rejected the suggestion floated by Republicans and some supporters of the governor that Cuomo is too conflicted to investigate...

As if New York politics needed more drama, Politco reports that Rep. Eric Massa says that the White House and DEmocrat leaders in the House of Representative ousted him over his position on health care. Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) says the House ethics committee is investigating him for inappropriate comments...

My friend S.E. Cupp, in her latest column for the New York Daily News, dares to say that the New York governor’s race isn’t merely just waiting  for Cuomo to jump in and cruise to an effortless victory. To fellow jaded New Yorkers who think they’ve heard it all, I humbly offer this:...

I suspected a while back that something was gonna take Paterson out of the race. I suspect, given the circumstances, that the Democratic Party is somehow involved in forcing his move this week. A scandal-scarred Gov. Paterson Friday pulled the plug on his short-lived election bid – but calls for...

A new Siena poll shows that in a gubernatorial race between Rick Lazio and Governor David Paterson, the only candidates who have officially declared their candidacies, Rick Lazio is ahead seven points. This is good news for Rick Lazio, although the poll still show he has work to do. Paterson is now lagging...

Maybe that’s what the signs should say because once again, Buffalo has made Forbes’ Top Ten Most Miserable Cities list. Buffalo came in ranking at #8, unchanged from last year. Buffalo has also been ranked one of the fastest dying cities in the country, too. While I am sure some would argue...

While I’m sorry to be a downer, I don’t think you’ll win Powerball.  Someone will pick the correct numerical combination, although it’s astoundingly unlikely to be you personally.  But playing is like attempting to entice a model from the opposite gender or cheering for a non-Yankees franchise:...

Rumors are flying around that a big story is going to break tomorrow about Governor David Paterson, and that he is preparing to resign because of it. Just in are reports that Paterson is denying the rumors he will resign and says the story is not running tomorrow. UPDATE: We spoke with a member of Governor...

Artvoice contributor Michael Liman had a piece in last week’s issue which foolishly argued that “[Scott Brown's] win wasn’t a referendum on healthcare reform or Obama.” It is amusing that the left refuses to take any lessons from from Scott Brown’s victory two weeks ago....

Well, speculation finally ends… Chris Collins will not run for governor. County Executive Chris Collins today said he has ended his exploratory run for governor, citing the difficult task of raising enough money for a statewide campaign and his desire to “finish the job” in Erie County. The...

Well everyone, for the past week or so, I have been fully absorbed in the U.S. Senate Special Election in Massachusetts, helping Scott Brown get elected. I devoted my blogging time to my Massachusetts blog, Hub Politics, which experienced a tremendous surge in traffic in the last weeks and days of Brown’s...

It’s nice to see a local company innovate its way to success.  It’s even nicer when they simultaneously prove the folly of looming, odious federal legislation.  Specifically, a local health provider has benefited from noticing that Canada’s health care system is often only universal on paper. ...

While the media and left-wing bloggers are having a field day criticizing Chris Collins for his recent inappropriate comments, Chuck Schumer, who last year had to apologize for calling a flight attendant a “bitch” has put his foot in his mouth again for using a inappropriate and pornographic...

Rudy Giuliani’s endorsement of Rick Lazio should have put any remaining intentions of Chris Collins to run for governor to rest. Well, it apparently hasn’t. While he has yet to formally commit to the race, Erie County Executive Chris Collins has been urged by 15 Republican county chairs...

Local left-wing Obamabots have been moaning and groaning over things Tom Bauerle said on his radio show this week by comparing the 100 year-old pedophile who was freed this week to Obama’s ”Safe Schools” Czar, Kevin Jennings. Here are the objectionable comments (transcript via The...

I had the opportunity to sit down with Rick Lazio while he was in town yesterday. I’d never met him before. I wasn’t a New York resident during his unsuccessful Senate bid, so this was not only my first time meeting him, but my first real opportunity to assess him as a candidate that I might...