Weekly Wrap-Up

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sums up the week perfectly...

http://in.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idINTRE5251VN20090306

“Never waste a good crisis,” Hillary said in a speech in Belgium today. You and I see America reeling from a recession. Hillary sees an opportunity for “global warming” hysteria and bigger government. Way to look on the bright side, I guess.

Here at home, President Barack Obama isn’t wasting the current economic crisis. For someone who campaigned against “the politics of fear,” President Obama sure seems happy to exploit people’s concerns about health care and the economy.

The result? Read this Wall Street Journal piece for a look at how “Obama’s Radicalism is Killing the Dow” – and how his left-wing policies will hurt businesses and families, and weaken America’s national security...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123629969453946717.html

Here in New York, Senate Republicans have presented an “alternate” budget that, at first glance, cuts more spending, gets rid of Gov. Paterson’s most ridiculous taxes and fees and keeps the STAR rebates that were promised to New Yorkers...

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=776967&category=REGION

The Conservative Party is studying this new budget proposal, and talking with our allies in Albany to see if the cuts go far enough – and if this budget offers enough to taxpayers.

More bad news for Gov. Paterson... The headline says it all: Paterson’s Approval Rating Plunges to Record Low...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/nyregion/04marist.html?ref=nyregion

This has got to worry Gov. Paterson: According to the Times, “Even Eliot Spitzer had a higher approval rating, 30 percent, in his last days as governor after being implicated in a prostitution scandal almost a year ago.”

Bad news for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, too. More and more left-wing Democrats are plotting primary challenges against Hillary’s replacement...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/nyregion/05senate.html?ref=politics

Are the liberals in trouble heading into 2010? Now that’s what I call a good crisis – and you can bet the Conservative Party will not waste it.

Have a great weekend!