Weekly Wrap-Up

Greetings from Washington, where I’m taking part in the annual CPAC convention.

You can follow CPAC online, and get caught up on speeches from yesterday and this morning: http://www.cpac.org/default.asp

Conservatives representing practically every issue and every part of the country are here in our nation’s capitol to find out the best ways to take on the Obama Administration, the liberals in Congress and the left-wingers in our own states.

This week has given us a look at just how tough a fight we’ve got on our hands...

President Obama’s State of the Union Address proved what you and I already knew – that our new President who talked so much about “change” is really just an old-school, tax-and-spend liberal. As for the new budget he just released... I think the New York Post says it best: “Big government is back - and so are big taxes.”

Here are the numbers: $3.6 TRILLION.... that’s the total cost of the Obama budget – paid for with $1 TRILLION in higher taxes.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02272009/news/politics/1t_in_taxes_is_hell_to_pay_157199.htm

These are taxes on “the rich,” according to the Democrats. I have a feeling more and more of us are going to be considered “rich” as the liberals look for more money to pay for all this new spending.
Make sure you read this Wall Street Journal editorial, if you haven’t already – it explains how the Obama Administration’s “class warfare” agenda is going to hurt all of us...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123561551065378405.html

In New York, the big story of the week has been Sheldon Silver’s push for more taxes and new tolls to bailout the MTA.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02272009/news/regionalnews/deal_for_tolls_on_free_bridges_all_but_d_157203.htm

According to Sheldon Silver, “Nobody likes taxes and no one likes tolls.” You’d never know it from all the taxes, tolls and fees he has supported.

What do you think about this new plan? That’s our poll question this week. Make sure you take a minute to vote.

Even with all these taxes and tolls and spending, there is some good news: Spring training is underway, and baseball will be here before we know it. The Mets are 2-0 so far in spring training, with a nice 9-0 win against the Marlins yesterday.

Is it too early to hope for a great season?

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=nym

And don’t forget these guys...

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=nyy

Have a great weekend!