Comments on: Rick Lazio and Andrew Cuomo address Conservative Party of New York

By: Tom Cilmi

Tom Cilmi — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:13:58 +0000

Rick inspired me to get involved in 1992. He is a leader. While in office he was an asset to our Country and the pride of his community. Should he decide to pursue the statehouse in New York, he will no doubt inspire many more young leaders. Those who would cast stones at the sacrifices he made and those he will make in the future should ask themselves how many future leaders they have inspired.

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:02:40 +0000

Steven,

Iv spoken with two people who were there, who claim that the Conservative Party is “anything but”. Not terribly socially conservative, not terribly free-market oriented, and not terribly concentrated on small government. One guy, a friend named Ryan, spent the entire time trying to convince “conservative party” members that the welfare state had to be dissassembled and public schools needed to be privatized.

By: Steven R Linnabary

Steven R Linnabary — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:55:38 +0000

An unusual political moment comes today as Democratic Attorney General Andrew Cuomo – son of the onetime Conservative target Gov. Mario Cuomo – describes proposals for more rational ways to abolish or consolidate local government entities.

I might not be understanding this proposal. But it sounds like the discredited idea of the late sixties and early seventies to create “metro” governments.

“Metro” governments were undertaken in Nashville, Jacksonville and Indianapolis. Entire county governments (and local village and suburban councils) were abolished in favor of big unwieldy “metro” governments.

I’m surprised that any “conservative” party would entertain such an idea. I take it that there is no JBS contingent in this “conservative” party?

PEACE

By: paulie cannoli

paulie cannoli — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:11:11 +0000

“Dick Lazio”, his name is Rick Lazio.

LOL, I should have remembered that, I was thinking of a slumlord/construction scam boss in NY when I was growing up with a very similar name. Fat Dicky Lotso, although I’m not sure if that’s how he spelled his last name.

How’s about his name should be Lazy Dick?

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:08:23 +0000

The WFP is quite a force–but ultimately they are not a threat because they are shackled to the Democrats in a way that the Independence Party and Conservative Party arent. While the Conservative Party and Independence Party have large incomes seperate from the Republican or Democratic parties–the Working Families Party gets 9/10ths of its income from Democrats. The only reason they would stay afloat if they chose to step on Democratic toes is because of Local 1199/SEIU–they make up a large part of the leadership and their membership contribute about 1/14th of the WFP’s warchest..

By: Catholic Trotskyist

Catholic Trotskyist — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:50:25 +0000

Can you switch the references to “Dick Lazio”, his name is Rick Lazio.

I was impressed with Lazio during his 20000 run against Hillary Clinton. I actually would have voted for him, though I almost never support Republicans.
Very interesting about Cuomo. I hope he will speak to the WFP too. The Conservatives should be afraid of the WFP, especially because of its sympathy with Catholic Trotskyism.

By: paulie cannoli

paulie cannoli — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:07:15 +0000

Dick Lazio, I’d expect.

Andrew Cuomo?

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:43:08 +0000

I thought this story was particularly interesting. Poop on you guys. =P