Hidden in the huge spending bill that is determined to diminish the lifestyles of the good citizens of New York is the outrageous "reform" of the Rockefeller Drug Laws. http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/04/01/2009-04-01_statute_of_liberty_albany_goes_extra_sof.html

Bill Hammond has an article on the "Three Kings of Albany" certainly worth reading.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/columnists/hammond/index.html

The New York Post Editorial points out how and more importantly why the Charter Schools in New York have been denied any increased funding. http://www.nypost.com/seven/04012009/postopinion/editorials/freezing_out_the_children_162265.htm

The 20th Congressional Race is still to close to call and it may be two more weeks before we know for certain who will represent the 20th Congressional District which is really too bad since Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) could use Jim Tedisco's support on the GOP alternative budget proposal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123854083982575457.html

Cal Thomas has a new column in "TheFoxNation" calling for the return of Reagan Republicans: http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/03/31/thomas_obama_gm/ and Thomas Sowell writes about the perils of a "Rookie President": http://townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2009/03/31/a_rookie_president

Do you know who said ""We see all the time . . . how the world really . . . is growing together. The challenge (will be) whether our Constitution . . . fits into the governing documents of other nations."? Frightening statement and even more frightening when you know that Justice Stephen Breyer is the person who made the statement. Do you know who Harold Koh is?
He has been nominated by President Obama for the position of legal advisor for the State Department and a likely future Supreme Court Justice. Koh believes laws of places like Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka should carry equal weight with the laws of Virginia and South Dakota...read more about him here: http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=323391460856338