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• Kuhl Reports Best Fundraising Period Ever; Raises Over $333,000

  First, I must apologize for not blogging recently. With the wedding planning (which was this weekend, and we had a very special surprise visit at the reception from none other than Congressman Kuhl), and starting my new job, I've just been swamped. In addition, while I will be blogging throughout' [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2008, 9:39am EDT
  

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce Endorses Kuhl for Congress

  The Kuhl campaign just announced today that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed Congressman Kuhl, citing his commitment to economic growth and job creation. Here is the press release:
  
  Bath, NY – U.S. Representative John R. "Randy" Kuhl, Jr.’s campaign announced that the United States Chamber of Commerce has [...]
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  Posted: May 20, 2008, 3:09pm EDT
  

• Houghton, Brooks To Serve As Honorary Campaign Co-Chairs for Kuhl Campaign

  I just got this press release from the Kuhl campaign:
  
  Bath, NY – U.S. Representative John R. "Randy" Kuhl, Jr.’s campaign announced that former U.S. Representative Amo Houghton and Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks have joined the campaign as Honorary Co-Chairs. Houghton represented Western New York in Congress from [...]
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  Posted: May 19, 2008, 11:17am EDT
  

• Congressman Kuhl Launches "Fix Washington" Project

  Last week, Congressman Kuhl unveiled his "Fix Washington" project as a way for constituents to introduce legislative proposals to the Congressman. Constituents can send their ideas to the Congressman through July 18, at which time five will be chosen to be voted for on Kuhl's website. The proposal that' [...]
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  Posted: May 19, 2008, 10:41am EDT
  

• Kuhl Holds 20 Point Lead in Latest Poll

  My apologizes for not posting in weeks. I got extremely bogged down with other obligations, but I'm back, and what better way to be back than to report such good news.
  
  A poll conducted earlier this year by McLaughlin & Associates shows that Congressman Kuhl now has a sizeable' [...]
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 9:06am EDT
  

• Congressman Kuhl Responds To Today's MPN Editorial

  You know, because MPN has nothing else to complain about, they've decided to devote an entire editorial criticizing our congressman for sending out a mailer which informs constituents about the economic stimulus package. The editorial mentions that the IRS has already sent notices to us about the package details. I,' [...]
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  Posted: March 25, 2008, 3:29pm EDT
  

• Massa v. Dickert: Libel Case Settled

  It appears that, at long last, Eric has settled with Sanford Dickert, his former campaign manager, on the latter's libel suit against Massa.' [...]
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  Posted: March 17, 2008, 3:58pm EDT
  

• Blogversation III: Blog Misinformation & "He Said, She Said"

  Rottenchester has a great roundup on the lastest postings in the Blogversation, and I would like to thank Evan, Rottenchester, and Exile for allowing me to participate in this great conversation and apologize for not posting my remarks on the last topic until now. The last few days have [...]
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  Posted: March 12, 2008, 10:16pm EDT
  

• Massa on Client 9

  After a long afternoon away from the office, I just got around to reading Grievous Angel's coverage of today's Massa presser. Frankly, this type of response was Massa's only option given his close association with Spitzer in the last election. Plus after that wonderful ad the two did together' [...]
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  Posted: March 12, 2008, 8:46pm EDT
  

• Massa Remains Mum on Client 9

  According to Rottenchester, Massa has apparently donated the $2,000.00 he received from Spitzer this year to the Steuben County's Net Domestic Abuse Program. Good for him.
  
  I'm still wondering, though, why Massa's remaining silent about Eliot "John" Spitzer, especially after today's reports that Spitzer has "used hookers" [...]
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  Posted: March 11, 2008, 7:31pm EDT
  

• Kuhl on Spitzer

  Congressman Kuhl issued the following statement today on the Spitzer scandal. We in the 29th are now waiting for Massa to come around and also call upon Spitzer to resign.
  WASHINGTON – March 11 - U.S. Representative John R. "Randy" Kuhl, Jr. (RC-Hammondsport) issued the following statement today:
  
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  Posted: March 11, 2008, 10:59am EDT
  

• NRCC: Will Eric Massa Return Spitzer's Sleazy Money?

  The NRCC asks. And we in the district await the answer... [...]
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  Posted: March 11, 2008, 8:10am EDT
  

• Spitzer & Massa: Together Again!

  I asked, and you responded. I present to you all, once again, that wonderful Massa/Spitzer ad, entitled "Day One":
  
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  Posted: March 10, 2008, 10:02pm EDT
  

• NYT: Spitzer Is Linked to Prostitution Ring

  The headline says it all. St. Eliot of New York "has been caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet with a high-priced prostitute at a Washington hotel last month."
  
  I wonder if Massa will try to secure the good governor's endorsement again this year:
  
  
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  Posted: March 10, 2008, 3:27pm EDT
  

• EXCLUSIVE: IT'S OFFICIAL...

  KUHL'S RUNNING...
  You've officially heard it here first! After weeks of speculation and unsubstantiated rumors flying around, I am at the Monroe County Republican Committee's headquarters in Rochester where Randy Kuhl will be announcing any minute now that he will be seeking a third term in' [...]
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  Posted: March 07, 2008, 9:30am EST
  

• OntarioGOP Exclusive

  Check out my blog tomorrow morning for a web exclusive. Developing... [...]
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  Posted: March 06, 2008, 9:14pm EST
  

• 13WHAM: Sources Say Kuhl's Running

  I've been hoping. I've been praying. And Evan Dawson's colleague, Sean Carroll, is reporting on WHAM's blog that "at least four Republican sources" told him that Congressman Kuhl will announce his re-election bid on Friday. I hope they're right, but since Sean doesn't name any of his sources, I [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2008, 9:04pm EST
  

• Blogversation II: How is the Media Evolving?

  Rottenchester has a good roundup of our blogversation here, along with his response to the latest question Evan has posed to us: "Where do you guys see the traditional media (and more specifically, the traditional local media) evolving? And perhaps more importantly, where is the traditional media currently failing" [...]
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  Posted: March 04, 2008, 9:28pm EST
  

• Blogversation I: Do I Consider Myself a Journalist?

  As you will see from Rottenchester's latest post, 13WHAM's Evan Dawson has asked local bloggers to participate in a "blogversation," and the first topic we will cover is answering the following question: "Do you consider yourselves journalists?"
  
  I decided to consult my copy of The American Heritage College [...]
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  Posted: March 03, 2008, 7:18pm EST
  

• Those Retirement Rumors

  On Monday, Rottenchester posted about the latest Randy Kuhl retirement rumor, this time involving the NRCC trying to convince Congressman Kuhl from seeking another term (you know, "We'll make him an offer he can't refuse..."). I agree with Rottenchester that this latest rumor sounds incredibly fishy, not only for [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2008, 1:33pm EST
  

• William F. Buckley Jr., 1925-2008

  "A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!'"
  ~William F. Buckley, Jr.
  
  I'm very saddened by the passing of WFB today. Building a political movement is much like building a house: You need to start with a firm foundation. And I would argue that while' [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2008, 1:00pm EST
  

• Ontario County's Growth

  13WHAM's Evan Dawson has a great story on Ontario County's growth compared to most of the region, along with a blog post about the Eastview Mall in Victor. It's great to read and watch stories like these about Ontario.
  
  Dawson emailed me a few days ago to' [...]
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  Posted: February 22, 2008, 12:42am EST
  

• Congressman Kuhl's Statement on FISA

  I missed posting this statement from Congressman Kuhl over the weekend. As to his comments about the Clemens hearing last week, while I'm no Yankees fan, I fully agree that last week's congressional hearing on whether or not Roger Clemens used steroids was a joke. If it turns out [...]
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  Posted: February 19, 2008, 11:27am EST
  

• Who Does My Brain Want to Vote For?

  So I took the Implicit Association Test from Harvard University today, which is designed to use your mental reflexes to rank the remaining presidential candidates in either a positive or negative light. Not surprisingly, in my results, Huckabee was ranked on top, followed by McCain, then Obama, and all [...]
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  Posted: February 17, 2008, 10:21pm EST
  

• House Republicans Protest Democrats’ Partisan Games at the Expense of America’s National Security

  CNN : "What they're doing here is that they're trying to bring awareness to what's going on. They're ratcheting up pressure on House Democrats on the FISA act, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. We heard from President Bush just a short time ago as well, so this is a full-court" [...]
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  Posted: February 14, 2008, 3:03pm EST
  

• Congressman Kuhl: We Owe Our Deceased Veterans, Not the Other Way Around

  Congressman Kuhl wrote the following post on The Hill's blog today, in which he announces that he's cosponsored H.R. 5148, a bill that would relieve families of paying certain debts if a veteran dies "as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a [...]
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  Posted: February 12, 2008, 2:25pm EST
  

• Criticism of DNC's "Superdelegates"

  With the prospect of a brokered Dem Convention seeming increasingly likely this year (especially after Obama went three for three yesterday in states as different as Louisiana, Washington, and Nebraska), Chris Bowers, an Obama supporter, indicates that he would quit the Dem party if the "superdelegates" don't vote [...]
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  Posted: February 10, 2008, 1:24pm EST
  

• WHAM Followup

  Evan Dawson replied to my comments on Rottenchester's blog here (just scroll down through the comments), and I replied to his. Perhaps my use of the word "bias" was too strong in this matter, and I appreciate Evan for taking the time to reply. As I stated in my [...]
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  Posted: February 06, 2008, 1:44pm EST
  

• Brazil Truth

  Rottenchester just posted a lengthly retort to my comments on his blog from last night, questioning how I could accused WHAM of media bias and providing a hypothetical if a Dem was investigated by the media for doing the same thing.
  
  Yet, the proof of bias (see post [...]
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  Posted: February 06, 2008, 9:55am EST
  

• Super Tuesday Results

  As expected, McCain cleaned up tonight and is clearly the frontrunner on the GOP side. And given that Romney said earlier tonight that he's in this race for the long haul, one has to wonder how that's even possible after tonight. As for Huckabee, he had a decent night, and [...]
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  Posted: February 06, 2008, 12:37am EST
  

• The Price of Kuhl's Brazil Trip: $0.00671 Per Constituent

  Congressman Kuhl just posted the total amount of his portion of the bipartisan Brazil delegation on energy independence: $4,028.93, or $0.00671 per constituent. Rottenchester found the post "snotty". But, when WHAM-13 has expended countless hours trying to do a hit job on Congressman Kuhl "getting to the truth", [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2008, 8:40pm EST
  

• Pre-Super Tuesday Results Analysis

  Given that the polls didn't open in New York until noon today, I haven't voted yet but will do so as soon as I get off from work. I don't anticipate any surprises on the GOP side. Even with CA appearing to be close (which allots its delegates proportionally), other [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2008, 3:20pm EST
  

• Super Tuesday!

  Remember that today is Super Tuesday, so please go out to vote! Polls are open from 12pm to 9pm at your regular polling site.
  
  Also, if you haven't already read my interview with Congressman Kuhl, click here! [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2008, 8:14am EST
  

• EXCLUSIVE: Interview with U.S. Rep. John "Randy" Kuhl (R-NY)

  OntarioGOP: Congressman Kuhl, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to speak with me today. Before we begin, I wanted to ask you about the presidential election since much of the news of late has been focused on the primaries, with [...]
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  Posted: February 04, 2008, 9:47am EST
  

• NH Trip Makes the Paper

  As you know, the weekend before the New Hampshire primary, a group of us from Ontario and Cayuga counties went up there to volunteer on Rudy's campaign. Here's the story from the Daily Messenger, which came out yesterday. [...]
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  Posted: February 02, 2008, 3:44pm EST
  

• Breaking News: Kuhl Endorses McCain

  And with that, I'll also report that I, too, have decided to vote for John McCain next Tuesday. As Drudge would say, developing... UPDATE: More on the endorsement from the Star-Gazette. [...]
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  Posted: January 31, 2008, 10:54am EST
  

• Well That Was Quick

  So I was about to go to bed, when I saw I had a new email message in my inbox. It was from somebody high up in the McCain campaign, expressing his condolences and saying, "Rudy is a class act (and tremendous on taxes). Very good speech (though Mitt was [...]
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  Posted: January 29, 2008, 11:50pm EST
  

• Florida Results

  Fox News and AP have just called the race in Florida for McCain, with McCain beating Romney by about 5 points with 62% of precincts reporting. In addition, Mark Halperin of Time Magazine is reporting that Rudy may endorse McCain as early as tomorrow.
  
  Naturally, I'm very disappointed [...]
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  Posted: January 29, 2008, 9:23pm EST
  

• SOTU, Earmark Reform, and Florida

  Last night, President Bush gave his State of the Union address, and it was nice to see a familiar face like Congressman Kuhl in the gallery. Here are Congressman Kuhl's thoughts on the SOTU and Bush's legacy.
  
  Prior to the speech, Congressman Kuhl wrote a [...]
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  Posted: January 29, 2008, 2:00pm EST
  

• Congressman Kuhl's Press Release on SCHIP

  About an hour ago, I linked to a story which appeared in the Daily Messenger over the weekend, which "reported" that Massa had accepted Congressman Kuhl's challenge to a debate on SCHIP, and included a statement from the Massa campaign that the debate "details were being worked out." I [...]
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  Posted: January 28, 2008, 10:33am EST
  

• Kuhl in the News

  On Saturday, I was at a Randy Kuhl fundraiser at All Things Art in Canandaigua, where a great time was had by all, so with that I give you the latest items on Congressman Kuhl in the news:
  
  Congressman Kuhl discussed his thoughts on the economic stimulus package with [...]
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  Posted: January 28, 2008, 9:34am EST
  

• In Case You Missed It: Congressman Kuhl's Statement on the SCHIP Veto Override Vote

  I was very busy at work yesterday, so I didn't have time to post this statement from Congressman Kuhl on the SCHIP veto override vote. IMHO, he hit the nail on the head:
  

  Today I maintained my support for the original purpose of the State Children's Health Insurance Program [...]

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  Posted: January 25, 2008, 2:49pm EST
  

• This SCHIP Won't Sail, Again!

  Despite the Dems' failure last year to expand SCHIP in their efforts to make political fodder over trying to cover health expenses for upper income families, illegal immigrants, and adults provide more aid for Poor Children™, the Dems are trying to exploit the SCHIP issue in the New Year (again), [...]
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  Posted: January 23, 2008, 10:19am EST
  

• Conservatives Against McCain, For Rudy

  As you know, many prominent conservatives, including Rush Limbaugh and George Will, have been making the case over and over again against John McCain as the Republican nominee, with Rush going as far as saying that Rudy, Romney, and Thompson are the only candidates in this race who [...]
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  Posted: January 22, 2008, 10:03am EST
  

• Congressman Kuhl Cosponsors Bill to Help Homeowners

  Congressman Kuhl has cosponsored a bill to help homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages "to withdraw up to $25,000 from retirement accounts such as IRAs and 401(k)s without the standard 10 percent penalty in order to avoid falling behind in mortgage payments. In addition, the withdrawn funds would not be [...]
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  Posted: January 21, 2008, 9:59am EST
  

• Congressman Kuhl Commends Dems for Attempting Bipartisanship, Massa Attacks

  For months now, Congressman Kuhl has been critical of the Dem leadership in the House for not trying to work with Republicans on a host of issues. So when the Dems approached House Republican Leader John Boehner to discuss an economic stimulus package, Congressman Kuhl commended it as a [...]
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  Posted: January 19, 2008, 10:41pm EST
  

• Nevada, South Carolina Results

  Romney's win today showed that he was smart to back out of South Carolina and campaign hard in Nevada this week, where according to the exit polls, 25% of the caucus-goers there are Mormon and 94% of them voted Romney. One thing that I have not seen played up [...]
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  Posted: January 19, 2008, 10:19pm EST
  

• ATR Releases Presidential Candidate Tax Reform Matrix

  Today, Americans for Tax Reform released a "Presidential Candidate Tax Matrix", which serves as a quick reference guide for all of the major presidential candidates' positions on taxes. According to ATR President Grover Norquist, "When taxpayers go into the voting booth to decide who the best pro-taxpayer candidate [...]
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  Posted: January 18, 2008, 4:54pm EST
  

• Congressman Kuhl Believes Economic Stimulus Package Should Include Tax Cuts

  Congressman Kuhl proves once again that he's a Taxpayer's Best Friend. From the Corning Leader:
  

  U.S. Rep. John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. supports some kind of congressional action to give the ailing national economy a boost.
  
  Exactly what should be included in a stimulus package will likely be [...]

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  Posted: January 18, 2008, 11:07am EST
  

• Congressman Kuhl Helps Form Bipartisan "Congressional Appalachian Caucus"

  From Business First of Buffalo:
  

  Rep. John "Randy" Kuhl Jr., whose congressional district includes Olean and all of Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, has joined with a bipartisan group of House lawmakers to form the Congressional Appalachian Caucus.
  
  Kuhl, R-Hammondsport, said the group will focus on building federal [...]

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  Posted: January 18, 2008, 11:03am EST
  

• Congressman Kuhl Co-Sponsors Legislation to Regulate Political Robo-Calls

  Today, Congressman Kuhl announced that he was co-sponsoring legislation to expand the scope of the Do Not Call Registry by adding to the list politically-oriented Robo-Calls.
  
  There is no question that this will be hugely popular with most people (including myself, who, despite all of the data shown [...]
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  Posted: January 17, 2008, 9:30pm EST
  

• Rudy At His Best

  Hillary can cry all she wants to, but this is the type of unscripted moment that makes one look truly presidential:
  
  
  
  It's moments like these that remind me of where I was on 9/11 and why I strongly support Rudy for president. I was in DC at [...]
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  Posted: January 16, 2008, 10:32pm EST
  

• Rudy's New Ad in Florida

  [...]
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  Posted: January 16, 2008, 11:57am EST
  

• Michigan Results

  With about 10% of precincts reporting and Romney up by 6 points, both Fox and NBC just called the MI race for Romney, who essentially had to win tonight to have any shot at winning the nomination. It's one thing to lose a state that borders your current home where [...]
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  Posted: January 15, 2008, 9:08pm EST
  

• "Giuliani -- Still Very Much In It"

  From the WaPo blog, The Fix. Money quote:
  

  The truth of the matter is that the fundamentals that Giuliani needed to be in place to have a chance at the nomination remain. The GOP field is muddled, the wealthy candidate could be out of the race as early as [...]

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  Posted: January 15, 2008, 11:49am EST
  

• The Rudy "Strategery"

  For months now, I've written several posts on Rudy's big-state "strategery" and how it was the most effective one given the (a) delegate math; (b) new, front-loaded primary schedule; and (c) lack of a clear primary challenger against him. National Review columnist Rich Lowery, a Romney backer, offers his thoughts [...]
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  Posted: January 14, 2008, 11:55pm EST
  

• Congressman Kuhl's Website Wins Award

  A few months ago, I listed some of the wonderful features which Congressman Kuhl's website offers constituents. And I'm not the only one to take note: The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) gave Congressman Kuhl's website a "Silver Mouse Award" in its "Best Web Sites on Capitol Hill" [...]
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  Posted: January 14, 2008, 11:30pm EST
  

• Another Rudy Ad, On Taxes

  [...]
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  Posted: January 10, 2008, 9:38pm EST
  

• Rudy's New Ad in Florida

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  Posted: January 10, 2008, 9:33pm EST
  

• Reaction to Massa Presser

  One of these days, I would absolutely love to attend a Massa press conference. I wonder how welcomed I would be...
  
  Regardless, here's my reaction to his presser:
  
  1) If the NH primary results are an indication that people are "fed up with politics as usual in [...]
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  Posted: January 09, 2008, 7:58pm EST
  

• MSNBC Pundits Say Rudy's Strategy is "Perfect"

  [...]
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  Posted: January 09, 2008, 7:37pm EST
  

• ATR, Club for Growth Both Praise Rudy's Tax Cut Plan

  Here's the press release on the Club for Growth's praise of Rudy's tax cut plan.
  
  And here's the press release from Americans for Tax Reform, which also reminds voters that neither John McCain nor Fred Thompson have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge:
  

  RUDY GIULIANI TAX CUT PLAN [...]

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  Posted: January 09, 2008, 3:36pm EST
  

• More of the Do Nothing Congress

  Congressman Kuhl has a recap of the reactions in the editorial pages across the country regarding the Dems' underwhelming year in Congress. [...]
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  Posted: January 09, 2008, 2:23pm EST
  

• Rudy Retains Lead in Florida

  Given the results of the Hawkeye Cauci, I was anxious to see what the polls looked like in Florida. And a new poll has Rudy still up by 5 points in the Sunshine State, and the RCP polling average has him up by 5.2 points there. And while [...]
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  Posted: January 09, 2008, 12:13am EST
  

• The NH Election Night Speeches

  After all the excitement and positives things said about Obama's and Huckabee's victory speeches in Iowa on Thursday, here are my thoughts on tonight's speeches:
  
  Romney: He seemed very upbeat, even though at the time he made his concession speech, he was down about 9 points (he eventually catched [...]
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  Posted: January 08, 2008, 11:16pm EST
  

• NH: Mid-Counting Analysis

  Shocked doesn't begin to describe how I feel about the results coming in tonight. Right now, Hillary is beating Obama by 3 points, and the AP just called this race for Hillary. While McCain was projected the winner earlier this evening, Romney has closed the gap to 6 points at [...]
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  Posted: January 08, 2008, 10:27pm EST
  

• NH: Pre-Results Analysis

  With the polls about to close in a few hours, I thought I'd offer some pre-results analysis of the race. During the weekend in NH, I thought McCain would edge out Romney in NH. Even though I saw far more signage for Romney on the ground, I thought his loss [...]
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  Posted: January 08, 2008, 3:59pm EST
  

• Huge Turnout: NH Running Out of Ballots

  Well, Drudge has the siren out, so we all know this is big! While most people's first thoughts on this will be "Obama-mania" (which it is), my first thought was that this is yet another reason to move to electronic voting machines. I know, some [...]
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  Posted: January 08, 2008, 1:38pm EST
  

• Massa Weighs in on the Presidential Race

  Eric Massa believes that the Iowa Caucus results showed a "mandate for change in both parties." Fair enough. But then he goes on to say, "We have to elect people who are bilingual, who speak both donkey and elephant." And the question I have for him is, "When have [...]
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  Posted: January 07, 2008, 10:59am EST
  

• Campaigning in NH this Weekend for Rudy

  Tomorrow morning, a group of Ontario County Republicans, including myself, will be travelling to the Granite State to campaign for Rudy, arriving back late Sunday night. I'm very excited to see firsthand what it's like in New Hampshire just days before the primary, and I'm sure a great time will [...]
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  Posted: January 04, 2008, 5:01pm EST
  

• DA Investigating Allegations of Voter Fraud in Victor

  We'll see how this plays out. From the D&C. [...]
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  Posted: January 04, 2008, 11:44am EST
  

• Cheerful Rudy

  Following up on my Hawkeye Cauci results post, John Podhoretz agrees with my assessment that the Iowa results benefit Rudy. [...]
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  Posted: January 04, 2008, 12:07am EST
  

• Hawkeye Cauci Results

  As you know, both Huckabee and Obama came out on top tonight, and if you're listening to the MSM or surfing the web right now, you'd think this was SHOCKING! "OMG, who could have predicted this???" Well, Bob Novak for one on the Democrat race, who also [...]
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  Posted: January 03, 2008, 10:06pm EST
  

• Number of Republicans in U.S. Increases in December to Two-Year High

  With New Year's and all of the coverage going on with Iowa and New Hampshire, here's a new poll of which I haven't seen much coverage, but it certainly bodes well for the GOP:
  

  The number of Americans who consider themselves to be Republicans jumped nearly two percentage points [...]

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  Posted: January 03, 2008, 2:03pm EST
  

• Is Conservative Blog Readership on the Rise?

  This post led Rottenchester to speculate that the national left-of-center blogs might be decreasing in viewership because of the rise of local left-of-center blogs. Andrew Sullivan ponders whether "the intellectual ferment among conservatives [is] more engrossing right now" in explaining the rise of viewship of national right-of-center [...]
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  Posted: January 03, 2008, 9:56am EST
  

• Tomorrow, It Begins!

  Tomorrow is the first day of 2008. Next year we will be inundated with campaign ads from presidential and congressional candidates alike. While we've already seen the beginning of the campaign season, what we will witness next year will only make the last several months look like pre-season scrimmages between [...]
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  Posted: December 31, 2007, 10:09am EST
  

• Rudy's "Looking Good"

  Click here for a memo from Brent Seaborn, Strategy Director for the Giuliani campaign. The last month has certainly not been the greatest for Rudy, but even after the Huckabee rise, Rudy still leads in the RealClearPolitics national polling average by 3.5%, and he still holds the lead [...]
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  Posted: December 31, 2007, 9:48am EST
  

• Rudy Out of Hospital, Coming to Rochester

  As you all probably know, Rudy was hospitalized last night in St. Louis for flu-like symptoms, but I'm happy to report that he's been released, feeling better, and according to 13WHAM, will still be visiting the Rochester area tomorrow night for his scheduled fundraiser and other events. Earlier [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2007, 9:54pm EST
  

• Today's Wrap-Up Headlines

  "After One Year in Power in Congress, Dems Don’t Get Much Done," McClatchy, December 20, 2007
  
  "Key Setbacks Dim Luster of Democrats' Year," Washington Post, December 20, 2007
  
  "Democratic Congress Recesses With A Whimper," U.S. News and World Report, December 20, 2007
  
  "Democrats [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2007, 6:09pm EST
  

• Holiday Wishes from Rudy

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  Posted: December 19, 2007, 3:09pm EST
  

• Kuhl Votes for Omnibus and Energy Bills

  The Hornell Evening Tribune has the story on the omnibus spending bill here. The passage of this bill helps to continue to fund the Iraq War (i.e., for our men and women fighting for us over there) and gives additional support to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  From [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2007, 6:01pm EST
  

• IRRESPONSIBLE: Democrats Prepare to Sock 23 Million Middle-Class Americans with Massive Tax Hike

  From The Hill:
  
  

  Hoyer says Congress may not be able to patch AMT
  By Mike Soraghan
  Posted: 12/18/07 12:06 PM [ET]
  
  House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) hinted Tuesday that Congress may not be able to stop a big tax increase from hitting 23 million Americans.
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  Posted: December 18, 2007, 3:00pm EST
  

• Unlike Some, Kuhl Doesn't Spend Taxpayer Money to Lease a Car

  According to the D&C, "[t]hree of the Rochester area's five members of Congress are among a minority of House members who use taxpayer-funded accounts to lease vehicles in their districts." Congressman Kuhl was one of the two in the area who does NOT use taxpayer-funds to lease a car.
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  Posted: December 18, 2007, 7:58am EST
  

• Kuhl Votes Against Tax Increase

  As I reported previously, the Senate passed an AMT patch that would not include a tax increase, and Congressman Kuhl applauded this action. However, the Dems in the House were still trying to push through an AMT patch with a tax increase, which Congressman Kuhl voted against, keeping his [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2007, 12:25pm EST
  

• Kuhl Co-Sponsors Bills on Health Issues

  First, Congressman Kuhl co-sponsored a bill designating the first week of June as National CPR and AED Awareness Week.
  
  Second, Congressman Kuhl has co-sponsored a bill saving projects for disabled children. [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2007, 10:05am EST
  

• Kuhl: A Taxpayer's Best Friend

  Two days ago, Rottenchester reported on Channel 13's hit job "in-depth story" on Congressman Kuhl's bipartisan fact-finding mission to Brazil. 13WHAM's web article posed the following question, "How much did it cost taxpayers for U.S. Representative Randy Kuhl (R, N.Y.) to spend six days in Brazil?" The figures [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2007, 12:51pm EST
  

• Dems Fail in Congress, Turning on Each Other

  With the latest Gallup poll showing that 70% of Americans disapprove of Congress' job performance, come the latest headlines:
  
  Washington Post: Democrats Blaming Each Other For Failures
  
  Wall Street Journal: Intraparty Feuds Dog Democrats, Stall Congress
  
  USA Today: Surge's success holds chance to [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2007, 10:15am EST
  

• Kuhl, GOP Challenging Dems on Pork

  From Congressman Kuhl:
  

  Today the Democratic leadership is planning to unveil their massive appropriations bill, covering funding for nearly all federal agencies. To protect the American people from the thousands of earmarks and frivolous pork, the GOP leaders have assembled a virtual "Butcher Shop" to find and publicize [...]

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  Posted: December 11, 2007, 5:49pm EST
  

• Kuhl Announces Security Grant to Firefighters

  Congressman Kuhl announced last week that the "Belfast Fire Department will receive $92,942 for operations and safety programs from the Department of Homeland Security's Fire Grant Program." [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2007, 12:04pm EST
  

• Senate Passes AMT Patch

  Finally, the Senate passed an AMT patch last night that won't raise taxes, unlike Rangel's proposal in the House. Congressman Kuhl applauded the Senate for this, and is "hopeful that the House leadership will see the movement from the Senate and bring a clean AMT patch to the [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2007, 5:23pm EST
  

• Energy Bill

  As Rottenchester reported today, Congressman Kuhl voted against the Democrat's Energy Bill. The major reasons are because the now amended bill does not do anything whatsoever to help lower gas prices and the like, but rather will increase taxes and, ultimately, the price of gas. The bill also contains [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2007, 2:22pm EST
  

• What's Wrong with This "Hornell Evening Tribune" Headline?

  This is the headline appearing in the Hornell Evening Tribune: "'Sorry' but it didn't happen: Kuhl, Massa agree on one thing: Challenger didn't apologize over criticism of Brazil trip".
  
  What's wrong with it? When I first read it, my heart skipped a beat since it's not what we've [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2007, 7:21am EST
  

• Rudy Filing in NY Tomorrow!

  Rudy will be filing the appropriate paperwork to qualify for the New York Republican Presidential Primary ballot tomorrow at 12:00 pm, at the New York State Board of Elections, 40 Steuben Street in Albany. This isn't shocking, obviously, given that he's the favorite son of New York, and his [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2007, 12:04pm EST
  

• What Was Missing from Massa's Press Conference?

  Rottenchester has a recap of Massa's presser from earlier today, and do you know what was missing? Not a single reporter asked Massa about his private apology to Engel about the Brazil trip. Instead, we have Massa claiming the following:
  

  By calling me ignorant in the newspaper, Randy Kuhl [...]

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  Posted: December 05, 2007, 4:05pm EST
  

• The Relevance of Massa's Apology and Flip Flop

  In response to my previous post's update, Rottenchester got the following comment from Massa spokesman Jared Smith: "Eric Massa has made absolutely no apologies on this subject and stands by his previous statements."
  
  So now we have a categorical denial from Massa, while Eliot Engel's office still [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2007, 7:18pm EST
  

• Massa Flip-Flopping on Apology

  Rottenchester contacted the Massa campaign today about the story I posted yesterday regarding Massa's apology to U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) for his remarks about the Brazil trip. Massa now claims that he hasn't talked to Engel about this and stands by his original statement. However, Meghan Tisinger, [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2007, 2:52pm EST
  

• U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) Questions Massa's "Fitness to Serve in Congress"

  So Massa thought he had a campaign issue with Congressman Kuhl's bipartisan fact-finding mission to Brazil. Instead, a leading Democrat congressman from New York responded to the criticism by questioning Massa's "fitness to serve in Congress" and an editorial appeared in the D&C stating that "Massa's assertion that [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2007, 3:47pm EST
  

• The Conservative Mind and Imagination

  Gallup released a poll a few days ago showing that "Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate their mental health as excellent." In addition, the poll finds that the "relationship between party identification and reports of excellent mental health persists even within categories of income, [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2007, 12:13pm EST
  

• Comments Now Unmoderated

  When I first started this blog, I decided to moderate all comments posted and either accept or reject them before publishing, based on my previous experience with other blogs I've authored. During the two months I've had this blog, I've only rejected one comment, simply because it was a profanity-laced [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2007, 11:22am EST
  

• Potential Challenger Against Arcuri

  While most of Ontario County is in the 29th Congressional district, we can't forget our friends in Geneva who live in the 24th. From the Syracuse Post-Standard:
  

  With time running out to find a challenger to freshman Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-Utica, for the 2008 election, Republicans said Thursday they [...]

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  Posted: December 01, 2007, 12:44am EST