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Reality Check: Foul Nectar Of The Beatdown: New Republicanism And New York Yankees Carry The Day

James Campion — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:42:29 +0000

November can be a cruel month for some. Turkeys would not describe it as a “fine time.” Turkey blood flows freely when the October calendar turns and the winds blow cold. Their slaughter is complete and in great numbers. Turkeys would be glad to tell you what it is like to be absolutely certain that you are doomed. But, alas, they cannot. Politicians and Major League Baseball players have to do it for them. Perhaps the Philadelphia Phillies and Andy Spano and Jon Corzine and nearly the entirety of the Democratic Party’s line-up in Virginia can best define the brutal…

Reality Check: Rob Astorino; Friend & Colleague In The Land Of Scum

James Campion — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:24:08 +0000

Not one hour ago I received a link to a story in the Journal News that turned my stomach, something that rarely happens to cynical old hacks who’ve not only seen but done it all twice. It seems that during the previous day’s debate between candidates for the county’s executive position at Pace University, the incumbent, 72-year-old Democrat Andrew Spano saw fit to frame his Republican opponent, 42-year-old Robert Astorino’s economic policies as racist. Spano, after a dozen years in office, the duration of which Westchester’s tax bracket has elevated to that of A-Rod, the Clintons or the guy who…