Chairman Mike Long responded to the Watertown Daily Times editorial of last week: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20090822/OPINION03/308229975/-1//OPINION03 and the Adirondack Daily Enterprise Poll on the 23 CD is an indication that the Conservative Party will be nominating the right candidate! (55% Hoffman; 21% Owens and 24% Scozzafava) Hoffman wants a debate, Scozzafava says "not yet" http://news10now.com/content/top_stories/480409/hoffman-challenges-scozzafava-to-debate-issues/?RegionCookie=1052

The NY Post is correct in calling the endorsement of Bill Thompson by DC 37 "An Ugly Endorsement" http://www.nypost.com/seven/08242009/postopinion/editorials/an_ugly_endorsement_186201.htm

Interesting poll numbers for the Members of the Legislature: http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2009/08/24/daily3.html but will voters forget their frustration next November?

Looks like the Obama Administration needs a refresher course in what the media's role should be...and perhaps the media is beginning to remember what its roll is: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/The-thrill-is-gone-for-Obama-and-the-media_08_24-54389032.html

Late Friday afternoon the White House acknowledged the deficit will be $2 Trillion more over the next ten years... what was $7 Trillion is now going to be $9 Trillion without health care reform. http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE57K4XE20090821

How would the media react if a republican administration used tax dollars for a political message? Let us know if the main-stream media covers this story: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/22/white-house-reveals-identity-firm-sent-unsolicited-e-mails-health-reform/

The Club for Growth is looking for Video's from Town Hall Meetings: http://www.clubforgrowth.org/protests/new_york_1/

The WSJ has an article on opening up competition in health care reform. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550604574360923109310680.html This idea will help, but tort reform is also necessary. There will never be real reform to bring down the cost of health care until the trial lawyers are unable to drive the costs up. Think John Edwards.

Breaking now: US Attorney General Eric Holder will appoint prosecutor to probe alleged CIA abuses! Can you hear the cheering in Iran? Amongst the Taliban? In North Korea? More on this tomorrow....