You changed the subject. I do not disagree with her own policy. I call her out for her lying and poor behavior that would never be accepted by our parents when we were growing up or our own children. This is not about policy. It is about right and wrong. And if you still believe the verdict is out on climate change, then you need to crack a book.
(Just FYI, you can hit the 3 little dots and edit comments. It’s a power that should only be used for good, but this is a good case for it)
What I would like to see Stefanik accomplish would be to use her leadership position in a manner that is prescribed by the Declaration of Independence, to use just powers in line with consent of the governed. To find consent rather than to create division.
Well, I was just paraphrasing Thomas Jefferson, so if I was very vague blame him.
Generally speaking the best advice is very vague, do the right thing, treat others as you wish to be treated yourself.
You know who else was very vague? Jesus. The guy rarely told people exactly what to do. He didn’t say “don’t stone that woman.” He said to let the person without sin cast the first stone and then everyone else could join in with gusto. Pretty vague. What did he mean by sin? Regular sin, mortal sin, original sin? He should have been much more specific.
You’re just here engaging in sophistry, to be polite. You don’t get to set the rules for what is debated. But, if it makes you feel good to declare victory. Huzzah!
Bridget Shaw left a brilliant comment on the very least that should be expected of Elise Stefanik if she wanted to fulfill her claims of independence or bipartisanship. Also, she promised to serve only 5 terms anyway.
If she gets her fondest wish tho, I suppose she’ll be whisked off to be Orange Jesus’ running mate.
Do you always put words into other people’s mouths? Maybe your personal perception of politics is the problem.
I recognize that she has a very different worldview and I’m not providing a specific list of demand which I know she won’t adhere to. My position is a good one. I just want her to consider individual issues in a balanced fashion and making decisions that attempt to achieve consensus. That isn’t vague.
If you are saying Republicans believe in lying and that Democrats don’t then that is true. This entire column is about Elise Stefanik’s moral failure. That you support that moral failure means you need to do some soul searching.
Mike, you write “What I would like to see Stefanik accomplish would be to use her leadership position in a manner that is prescribed by the Declaration of Independence, to use just powers in line with consent of the governed.” When Carl challenges you, you then claim you are “Well, I was just paraphrasing Thomas Jefferson, so if I was very vague blame him”
So, you want Stefanik to specifically follow the words penned Thomas Jefferson that you later say are very vague, It’s like the teacher that tells the child if you see something say something and when the child does just that the teach tells the child don’t be a tattletale.
Are you also paraphrasing Jesus` when you write “He said to let the person without sin cast the first stone and then everyone else could join in with gusto.” The following link suggest that Jesus had some pollical skills since he was able to negotiate hostile climate
I didn’t say I was being vague. Carl did. IF is an important word. I did not accept Carl’s erroneous contention, but IF he believed it to be vague he should not blame me but Thomas Jefferson. Personally I don’t believe Jefferson was being vague. Carl did not “challenge” me, he misread, misunderstood, or more likely was predisposed to want to argue rather than find agreement.
So your response entirely misses the point.
My question to you, are you asking questions to find common ground or simply trying to find stuff to disagree with?
I looked and none of these would been become law without the support of Senator Schumer, who is very careful to make sure that the North Country is not forgotten. As far as I can tell the only legislative item that Rep. Stefanik initiated, that became law, was the naming of the post office in Plattsburgh. You can look it up.
Not sure what the desires are of 50-60%* of the voters are, but to be clear what they hear from mia_pos_tKKK is lies.. now if you are saying they want lies.. then they got it
* 'of voters' meaning those who vote... I believe there are so many who do not vote.. but that said.. I go back to are they voting facts.. doubt it.
there is a good chance she will always win, you won't sway 'carl tucker' with facts, he is immuned to them.. look at anyone who supports mia_pos_tKKK and you will not see a person who understands the issues and facts.. read the posts on her social media
Also worth pointing out that a politician governing "in consent with actions according to elections" does not have any relevance to the accusation that s/he is terrible.
Kathy Hochul, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrant just won re-election in which constituents expressed approval of their job performance. Does that mean no one can say they stink?
I’m continually impressed that Stefanik detractors are able to spell her name correctly while those enamored of her come up with infinite misspellings. Very strange. Reminds me of Orange Leader going with her to Watertown and mispronouncing her name. Maybe if she had one that was a little more Anglo and not quite so foreign. Maybe her family should’ve anglicized it like the Drumpf family did. How unfortunate that after they went to all that trouble Drumpf’s grandson is re-embracing the little guy with the Chaplin mustache they were trying to disavow.
I suppose it’d be too much to ask of Stefanik that she come out and say President Biden won the election rather than engage in little tricks like congratulating him for being sworn in. That’s the sort of thing the right got apoplectic with Bill Clinton for. With Elise, I suppose they just see it as clever. So clever, she is.
When Trump purposely mispronounced her name in front of hundreds of active duty Army personnel and she sucked it up, continued smiling … that is when Trump knew he owned her soul. That’s how he judges loyalty, that he can purposely belittle people and they say nothing. It is a sign of people with weak character. Stefanik failed and virtually the entirety of GOP leadership failed the test.
Not to be picky, but the Declaration of Independence is not the governing document of the United States. The Constitution is. Two very different documents.
Correct. The Declaration is the founding document setting the intention of the new state. It sets the ideals on which the Articles were used to form a government and the constitution was written to correct problems in that former government. If one is to consider the intent of what is written in the Constitution the Declaration provides a lot of context.
Admit that Biden won the election. Condemn the insurrection on January 6th. Acknowledge the damage climate change is doing to her district and support strategies to reduce the damage. Oppose the sale of assault weapons. Admit that George Santos was a fraud. Apologize for her part in escalating the evil "replacement theory" that prompted the massacre of Blacks people in a Buffalo supermarket. Withdraw her endorsement of the indicted former president. Bring high quality Internet and cell service to her district. I could go on, but you get the idea.
Before the 2018 professional election it was my idea to ask both candidates not to lie to the people. Elise Stefanik refused to abide by that pledge. To get both candidates to agree not to lie during the election would be a great accomplishment.
Thanks for this and the entire year Ken. I too would rather not have to pay attention, as that great New Yorker cartoon put it, "My desire to remain informed is at odds with my desire to remain sane". It's my mantra, but I go to the Dem meetings, lick stamps and put up road signs. And Elise kills the opposition anyway. One of the most disheartening aspects of all of this is, they vote for her. The most recent candidate, Matt Castelli was a flawed candidate insofar as he tried to run on her policies lite, succumbed to often stated notion that the Dems were as equally responsible for the current political deadlock. He was a 2nd amendment guy, but only the second half. But truth be told, one would have to be blind to think her support in this district due to her political skill, it's blood sport, and she more than most has a desire to "own the Libs" , and that's all that matters to our increasingly click baited short attention span culture. I get Elise's newsletter, and she brags about getting funding she voted against, telling us how accessible she is and bashing every single thing the Dems do. And she calls them names. So Elise has made one thing clear, if they're for it, we're against it. It's not how it works. The Republican party has devolved into "my way or highway" party and that is not how our system works. And I didn't even mention her support of Trump and her accusation of criminal activity of President Biden, where there is none to be found.
But truth be told, she responds to her constituents, who seem to enjoy her antics, who seem to be of the opinion that screwing things ups a good idea. She doesn't seem to know that politics is a gentle art, and that compromise is needed to advance our society. She now ignores climate change (that she used to at least acknowledge, and supports the guy who says he'll undo what President Biden has so skillfully accomplished, a small start on addressing climate disaster. So no, you didn't cover her too much, I'd say a good balance. Keep up the good work, and Happy New Year Ken, I never stop expecting miricles!
If I was to reduce myself to name calling like she does, "swampy stefanik" comes to mind. Your writing is professional and adult. I would be wise to do the same.
“If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.” - Ulysses S. Grant
I have moved to Michigan, and then Eli$e remains in my sights since she called out MY VOTE in another state, in defense of a lie. A Big Lie. I tried to write LTEs, Ken, but the Post Star saves space for only current residents. That’s a shame. Because I follow her since she is a danger to so many people’s well-being as her staff *adequately* serves the people of NY21. Elect someone else, folks. Someone with integrity. Someone not fundraising with a violent madman indicted for misusing his presidential immunity and his campaign to enrich himself at any cost. Eli$e plain and simple doesn’t care what she gives away in pursuit of her ego.
Could one one of your best posts Ken. You have hardly missed the mark when commenting on Stefanik's behavior. Her ways are a study in being awful and divisive and staying true to her course. Our predicament in the 21st continues to frustrate us while at the same time give her all the room she needs to continue on her mission. All of us should send this post to our friends and place it on our FB pages to expand its reach. Not hard to do that at a bare minimum.
Well said! So many of us are caught in the dilemma of how much time and attention to give those who we know are trying to divide the country and destroy democracy. On to 2024.
I think the problem with the Elise Stefanik issue is that she does win by a 2 to 1 margin over and over. To be overly critical is to say the majority of people here are stupid or at least sheepish. Web hits based on her name as a keyword are not votes.
She mostly wins because it’s such a ruby red district. If she wanted to prove she actually has political chops, she’d run in Albany where she’s from. Instead, she used the fiction that she was a resident of Westport where her family’s summer camp is.
Nikki Haley recently pointed out the odd-shaped boxes Republicans have to contort themselves into to please the MAGA base. She managed to somehow end up saying the Civil War was about the economic freedom of slave owners.
Elise is a better contortionist than Haley, but there’s going to be a breaking point. Everyone who enters Trump’s orbit is destroyed. She thinks she’s clever enough to avoid that and hold the tiger’s tale. We’ll see.
She has done so little for our small towns. She promised broadband coverage during her very first campaign! Today, you can still drive Route 22 the entire distance of Washington County and only get service in extremely short bursts; mostly none at all. So many other promises right down the drain.
Sorry, Charlie, I am not an elitist and I just believe that these folks are just brainwashed into believing that you just go to the polls and blindly vote for the traditional party of your ancestors. They are not paying attention to how their party has changed direction.
How wonderful you are! Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy 2024, and hoping you will continue to write The Front Page for a long time. You are a voice of intelligence and reason in a time and place where both are often hiding.
Thank you for holding Elise Stefanik accountable. She was once my representative and may be again with redistricting. Her presence is a huge weight on our shoulders. It was on mine. I agree with all you said about her in your column. The most dangerous thing about her is her support of the protofascist Trump. She not only threatens us in the North Country, she threatens the entire country.
Ken, you ca NEVER waste too much time criticizing Stefanik....the North Country has been lulled into ignoring her antics and you're the last line of defense....THANK YOU for all that you do!
Unfortunately many will see past your factual responses to her lack of ethics in what I believe is her campaign to be picked by #45 to run on his ticket as VP. I am constantly shocked that her voting constituents have not been in front of her constituents .
You changed the subject. I do not disagree with her own policy. I call her out for her lying and poor behavior that would never be accepted by our parents when we were growing up or our own children. This is not about policy. It is about right and wrong. And if you still believe the verdict is out on climate change, then you need to crack a book.
So often, it only seems to be about the “R” after their names, not at all about personal integrity.
we have moved on from the answers
those have been provided to (and ignored by) you
I am curious. What exactly has Stefanik accomplished for “us” her constituents?
oh oh oh Mr. Kotter I got
N O T H I N G
(Just FYI, you can hit the 3 little dots and edit comments. It’s a power that should only be used for good, but this is a good case for it)
What I would like to see Stefanik accomplish would be to use her leadership position in a manner that is prescribed by the Declaration of Independence, to use just powers in line with consent of the governed. To find consent rather than to create division.
Well, I was just paraphrasing Thomas Jefferson, so if I was very vague blame him.
Generally speaking the best advice is very vague, do the right thing, treat others as you wish to be treated yourself.
You know who else was very vague? Jesus. The guy rarely told people exactly what to do. He didn’t say “don’t stone that woman.” He said to let the person without sin cast the first stone and then everyone else could join in with gusto. Pretty vague. What did he mean by sin? Regular sin, mortal sin, original sin? He should have been much more specific.
you are cute when you speak in gibberish
though while I enjoy the accent
I like facts
maybe if you stop playing whack a mole it might help
You’re just here engaging in sophistry, to be polite. You don’t get to set the rules for what is debated. But, if it makes you feel good to declare victory. Huzzah!
Bridget Shaw left a brilliant comment on the very least that should be expected of Elise Stefanik if she wanted to fulfill her claims of independence or bipartisanship. Also, she promised to serve only 5 terms anyway.
If she gets her fondest wish tho, I suppose she’ll be whisked off to be Orange Jesus’ running mate.
Do you always put words into other people’s mouths? Maybe your personal perception of politics is the problem.
I recognize that she has a very different worldview and I’m not providing a specific list of demand which I know she won’t adhere to. My position is a good one. I just want her to consider individual issues in a balanced fashion and making decisions that attempt to achieve consensus. That isn’t vague.
If you are saying Republicans believe in lying and that Democrats don’t then that is true. This entire column is about Elise Stefanik’s moral failure. That you support that moral failure means you need to do some soul searching.
I just want her to stop lying her ass off and stop calling any opponent corrupt and unconstitutional.
Mike, you write “What I would like to see Stefanik accomplish would be to use her leadership position in a manner that is prescribed by the Declaration of Independence, to use just powers in line with consent of the governed.” When Carl challenges you, you then claim you are “Well, I was just paraphrasing Thomas Jefferson, so if I was very vague blame him”
So, you want Stefanik to specifically follow the words penned Thomas Jefferson that you later say are very vague, It’s like the teacher that tells the child if you see something say something and when the child does just that the teach tells the child don’t be a tattletale.
Are you also paraphrasing Jesus` when you write “He said to let the person without sin cast the first stone and then everyone else could join in with gusto.” The following link suggest that Jesus had some pollical skills since he was able to negotiate hostile climate
https://interestingliterature.com/2023/04/let-he-without-sin-cast-the-first-stone-meaning/#
What are your thoughts on the vagueness doctrine?
I didn’t say I was being vague. Carl did. IF is an important word. I did not accept Carl’s erroneous contention, but IF he believed it to be vague he should not blame me but Thomas Jefferson. Personally I don’t believe Jefferson was being vague. Carl did not “challenge” me, he misread, misunderstood, or more likely was predisposed to want to argue rather than find agreement.
So your response entirely misses the point.
My question to you, are you asking questions to find common ground or simply trying to find stuff to disagree with?
It is very clear she represents the desires (not to be confused with the interests) of a comfortable majority of NY21 voters.
That still does not answer the question: what exactly has Stefanik accomplished for us her constituents in the last few years?
Given that she consistently commands the support of around 55-60% of voters in her district, SOMEONE should be able to answer that question.
I looked and none of these would been become law without the support of Senator Schumer, who is very careful to make sure that the North Country is not forgotten. As far as I can tell the only legislative item that Rep. Stefanik initiated, that became law, was the naming of the post office in Plattsburgh. You can look it up.
so you support all the deomcrat party accomplishments
but pretend mia_pos_tKKK had something to do with them
I see why honesty is tough for you
But they cannot. And asking the question makes you a liberal according to Mr. Tucker.
I couldn't disagree with you more
Not sure what the desires are of 50-60%* of the voters are, but to be clear what they hear from mia_pos_tKKK is lies.. now if you are saying they want lies.. then they got it
* 'of voters' meaning those who vote... I believe there are so many who do not vote.. but that said.. I go back to are they voting facts.. doubt it.
there is a good chance she will always win, you won't sway 'carl tucker' with facts, he is immuned to them.. look at anyone who supports mia_pos_tKKK and you will not see a person who understands the issues and facts.. read the posts on her social media
Also worth pointing out that a politician governing "in consent with actions according to elections" does not have any relevance to the accusation that s/he is terrible.
Kathy Hochul, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrant just won re-election in which constituents expressed approval of their job performance. Does that mean no one can say they stink?
and yet Kathy Hochul, Chuch Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the people who put up the policies.. that you ignore mia_pos_tKKK taking credit for
(psst, mia_pos_tKKK has zero policy, she preaches hate and nothing else)
I know you are advised to facts.. but they are the things that make you wrong
https://www.newsweek.com/gops-stefanik-slammed-after-touting-13m-hospitals-she-voted-against-1752113
https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/46652/20220930/stefanik-says-she-brings-600m-into-ny21-but-some-of-her-claims-are-misleading
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gops-stefanik-claims-credit-relief-funds-voted-rcna52340
As I said, just don’t lie. That would be a start.
https://www.congress.gov/member/elise-stefanik/S001196?q=%7B%22sponsorship%22%3A%22sponsored%22%7D
bills sponsored
https://projects.propublica.org/represent/members/S001196/bills-sponsored/115?fbclid=IwAR2h3i-nqdBQdEDYYJm2kw62VyhIVbX2bC2WU5UYaTglGaRVy3zbi4jo8o4
I’m continually impressed that Stefanik detractors are able to spell her name correctly while those enamored of her come up with infinite misspellings. Very strange. Reminds me of Orange Leader going with her to Watertown and mispronouncing her name. Maybe if she had one that was a little more Anglo and not quite so foreign. Maybe her family should’ve anglicized it like the Drumpf family did. How unfortunate that after they went to all that trouble Drumpf’s grandson is re-embracing the little guy with the Chaplin mustache they were trying to disavow.
I suppose it’d be too much to ask of Stefanik that she come out and say President Biden won the election rather than engage in little tricks like congratulating him for being sworn in. That’s the sort of thing the right got apoplectic with Bill Clinton for. With Elise, I suppose they just see it as clever. So clever, she is.
When Trump purposely mispronounced her name in front of hundreds of active duty Army personnel and she sucked it up, continued smiling … that is when Trump knew he owned her soul. That’s how he judges loyalty, that he can purposely belittle people and they say nothing. It is a sign of people with weak character. Stefanik failed and virtually the entirety of GOP leadership failed the test.
“My name is Reek.” 😢
owned?
or mia_pos_tKKK submited?
Not to be picky, but the Declaration of Independence is not the governing document of the United States. The Constitution is. Two very different documents.
Correct. The Declaration is the founding document setting the intention of the new state. It sets the ideals on which the Articles were used to form a government and the constitution was written to correct problems in that former government. If one is to consider the intent of what is written in the Constitution the Declaration provides a lot of context.
It’s Stefanik
Admit that Biden won the election. Condemn the insurrection on January 6th. Acknowledge the damage climate change is doing to her district and support strategies to reduce the damage. Oppose the sale of assault weapons. Admit that George Santos was a fraud. Apologize for her part in escalating the evil "replacement theory" that prompted the massacre of Blacks people in a Buffalo supermarket. Withdraw her endorsement of the indicted former president. Bring high quality Internet and cell service to her district. I could go on, but you get the idea.
Excellent comment!
Before the 2018 professional election it was my idea to ask both candidates not to lie to the people. Elise Stefanik refused to abide by that pledge. To get both candidates to agree not to lie during the election would be a great accomplishment.
"
Carl Tucker
Curious.
What exactly would you like to accomplish?
"
welcome to the gqp. senior tucker after maybe reading a column pointing out that pos_tefanikKK has done nothing but evil... asks what would you like
senior tucker, the simple answer: don't do evil
more
help your district
don't support criminals
don't lie
don't repeat lies
don't avoid your constituents
don't practice hate speech
when your hate speech leads to deaths in Buffalo.. APOLOGIZE and STOP the hate speech
when your hate speech leads to three men being shot in Burlington... APOLOGIZE and STOP the hate speech
don't introduce 2,000+ bills that are only for posturing
don't brag about 'results' when in nine years you have passed two bills into law and those were naming buildings
don't profit off of insider trading
don't break the law by meeting with your super pac
don't avoid all local media
don't send a lie-filled release to a weekly then 'share' it as if it was news
Thanks for this and the entire year Ken. I too would rather not have to pay attention, as that great New Yorker cartoon put it, "My desire to remain informed is at odds with my desire to remain sane". It's my mantra, but I go to the Dem meetings, lick stamps and put up road signs. And Elise kills the opposition anyway. One of the most disheartening aspects of all of this is, they vote for her. The most recent candidate, Matt Castelli was a flawed candidate insofar as he tried to run on her policies lite, succumbed to often stated notion that the Dems were as equally responsible for the current political deadlock. He was a 2nd amendment guy, but only the second half. But truth be told, one would have to be blind to think her support in this district due to her political skill, it's blood sport, and she more than most has a desire to "own the Libs" , and that's all that matters to our increasingly click baited short attention span culture. I get Elise's newsletter, and she brags about getting funding she voted against, telling us how accessible she is and bashing every single thing the Dems do. And she calls them names. So Elise has made one thing clear, if they're for it, we're against it. It's not how it works. The Republican party has devolved into "my way or highway" party and that is not how our system works. And I didn't even mention her support of Trump and her accusation of criminal activity of President Biden, where there is none to be found.
But truth be told, she responds to her constituents, who seem to enjoy her antics, who seem to be of the opinion that screwing things ups a good idea. She doesn't seem to know that politics is a gentle art, and that compromise is needed to advance our society. She now ignores climate change (that she used to at least acknowledge, and supports the guy who says he'll undo what President Biden has so skillfully accomplished, a small start on addressing climate disaster. So no, you didn't cover her too much, I'd say a good balance. Keep up the good work, and Happy New Year Ken, I never stop expecting miricles!
I love reading your columns. I love the people’s stories you write about and agree with your stands on el.
If I was to reduce myself to name calling like she does, "swampy stefanik" comes to mind. Your writing is professional and adult. I would be wise to do the same.
I like Seditious Stefamik
*Stefanik
I vowed I would use the term “Evil Elise” but it just seemed too juvenile after awhile.
Taking the high road is always best, but it doesn’t get you as much attention.
“If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.” - Ulysses S. Grant
And here we are.
Great quote.
A little weird in the context of modern day.
gQpedos would win the patriotism award for their symbolism.. I didn't know you could buy that many American flags.
But when you throw in intelligence (do they get that displaying an America Flag, with a Confederate Flag... cancels out the patriotism??)
Call me troublesome, but I don't have too many American flags and I think you are a patriot when you don't commit insurrection or support it.
So much for intelligence
W. E. B. Du Bois said either the United States will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States. He nailed it, didn’t he?
We are living it.
Indeed.
I have moved to Michigan, and then Eli$e remains in my sights since she called out MY VOTE in another state, in defense of a lie. A Big Lie. I tried to write LTEs, Ken, but the Post Star saves space for only current residents. That’s a shame. Because I follow her since she is a danger to so many people’s well-being as her staff *adequately* serves the people of NY21. Elect someone else, folks. Someone with integrity. Someone not fundraising with a violent madman indicted for misusing his presidential immunity and his campaign to enrich himself at any cost. Eli$e plain and simple doesn’t care what she gives away in pursuit of her ego.
That’s odd because I have seen plenty of letters about Elise from outside her district.
Really? I will try again.
(I am no longer a subscriber, however, for the same location reason )
Could one one of your best posts Ken. You have hardly missed the mark when commenting on Stefanik's behavior. Her ways are a study in being awful and divisive and staying true to her course. Our predicament in the 21st continues to frustrate us while at the same time give her all the room she needs to continue on her mission. All of us should send this post to our friends and place it on our FB pages to expand its reach. Not hard to do that at a bare minimum.
It would be nice if she directly talked to her constituents in person, too.
She is not a good listener. I have called her office(s) frequently.
Well said! So many of us are caught in the dilemma of how much time and attention to give those who we know are trying to divide the country and destroy democracy. On to 2024.
I think the problem with the Elise Stefanik issue is that she does win by a 2 to 1 margin over and over. To be overly critical is to say the majority of people here are stupid or at least sheepish. Web hits based on her name as a keyword are not votes.
She mostly wins because it’s such a ruby red district. If she wanted to prove she actually has political chops, she’d run in Albany where she’s from. Instead, she used the fiction that she was a resident of Westport where her family’s summer camp is.
Nikki Haley recently pointed out the odd-shaped boxes Republicans have to contort themselves into to please the MAGA base. She managed to somehow end up saying the Civil War was about the economic freedom of slave owners.
Elise is a better contortionist than Haley, but there’s going to be a breaking point. Everyone who enters Trump’s orbit is destroyed. She thinks she’s clever enough to avoid that and hold the tiger’s tale. We’ll see.
Great list of her “accomplishments,” Ken. Thanks.
Just look at the media sources she chooses to talk with! Steve Bannon? NEWSMAX? Yikes.
Don’t you think a balance is preferable?
Gullible cult followers would be more suitable for the 2/3 of D21. Refuse to look at the facts. We’re doomed.
Is it that or is it elitist to think that way? Maybe they like their towns and feel incumbents are the best way to keep things as-is?
She has done so little for our small towns. She promised broadband coverage during her very first campaign! Today, you can still drive Route 22 the entire distance of Washington County and only get service in extremely short bursts; mostly none at all. So many other promises right down the drain.
Sorry, Charlie, I am not an elitist and I just believe that these folks are just brainwashed into believing that you just go to the polls and blindly vote for the traditional party of your ancestors. They are not paying attention to how their party has changed direction.
And furthermore,
When you walk around with a blindfold on, sooner or later you will fall off the cliff. My advice: pay attention!
How wonderful you are! Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy 2024, and hoping you will continue to write The Front Page for a long time. You are a voice of intelligence and reason in a time and place where both are often hiding.
Thank you and all the best to you and yours this holiday season.
Thank you for holding Elise Stefanik accountable. She was once my representative and may be again with redistricting. Her presence is a huge weight on our shoulders. It was on mine. I agree with all you said about her in your column. The most dangerous thing about her is her support of the protofascist Trump. She not only threatens us in the North Country, she threatens the entire country.
Ken, you ca NEVER waste too much time criticizing Stefanik....the North Country has been lulled into ignoring her antics and you're the last line of defense....THANK YOU for all that you do!
Happy New Year!
Great, great comment!
I did play defensive back in high school so I’m used to being last line of defense.
Unfortunately many will see past your factual responses to her lack of ethics in what I believe is her campaign to be picked by #45 to run on his ticket as VP. I am constantly shocked that her voting constituents have not been in front of her constituents .