It's nice to know that the New York Post agrees with the NYS Conservative Party's press release issued yesterday: http://www.nypost.com/seven/02192009/postopinion/editorials/the_poll_says__cut_spending_155915.htm

And that Mayor Bloomberg has learned about the consequences of raising taxes http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123500384765617949.html

Nicole Gelinas explains the long term consequences of relying on the "windfall" handed to New York by those reaching deep into your pocket: http://www.nypost.com/seven/02192009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/windfall_no_cure_all_155890.htm

How can the State Senate accomplish any change in public pensions with Staten Island's Senator, Diane Savino, the head of the Civil Service and Pensions Committee? http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/02/17/2009-02-17_union_maid_state_sen_diane_savino_contin.html

Regarding President Obama's housing fix, Wilbur Ross states in his NY Post column that "In effect, the plan will force all home-mortgage borrowers to go through the government - meaning politicians will play a fundamentally greater role in all Americans' home-ownership decisions". (Great, politicians have done so well in their decisions lately, we can't wait to see how this will evolve.) Read more of Ross's column here: http://www.nypost.com/seven/02192009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/a_problematic_fix_155901.htm