Column It’s No Fun Jousting With Another Cuomo It’s fun to watch Andrew Cuomo. He knows that his father lost his try for a fourth term in office. To be fair, he didn’t lose by a lot and it was a very Republican year. On the other hand, Andrew has to worry that people can get tired of having the same guy in office year after year. So, Andrew is on the warpath. I have been speaking with him a…
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Faso Won’t Rule Out Another Run In 19th In Final Interview, Nor Would He Rule It In On his last day as 19th District congressman, John Faso, R-Kinderhook, would not rule out running for Congress again in 2020 – but he wouldn’t rule it in either. In his final Congressional Corner interview with WAMC President Alan Chartock, Faso replied in response to a direct question, “I’m not anticipating it, but I never say never.” It’s a New Year, continued, “and…
To Frack (Rock)? Or Not To Frack (Hard Place)? Editorial By Alan Chartock, Capital Connection For The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 11-12, 2014 When politicians take money for their campaign coffers, they owe something back. That’s because there is honor among, well, politicians and lobbyists. If you see tons of money going to politicians from the real-estate industry, you’d be foolish not to think that the people who own hotels and other big buildings want something back…