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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Photo of the Week: Jill, Yogi and Michelle
Just some kids out for the ceremonial first pitch of World Series Game One on Wednesday night. Happy Halloween!
$6.8 Billion
The picture for the Empire State’s finances keep getting grimmer: Gov. David Paterson told legislative leaders today that the budget deficit has now inched up to $3.2 billion, pushing the projected gap for 2010-2011 to $6.8 billion. This will be formalized in the Budget Division’s mid-year update, to be released [today]. The last official quarterly deficit estimate from DOB in July was: $2.1 billion in 2009-10, $4.6 billion in 2010-11. Combined two-year deficit of $6.7 billion. That means the deficit reduction plan Paterson unveiled just two weeks ago – $3 billion for the current year and $5 billion over two years – is now less sufficient to address the state’s ever-mounting problems – even if lawmakers and special interests were … More >>
Even Obama’s Scientists Are Radicals
Ever wanted to power New York City with environmentally friendly goo? A new branch of the Department of Energy might want to give you a job. It’s all part of Obama’s radical faith in science. Actually, it’s all part of a new department within the Department of Energy (DOE): The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The agency will fund special, alternative energy projects with the potential to fail miserably or change the face of a nation. The acronym for this agency is Arpa-e – fitting for a quirky agency that’s full of arcane projects and is likely located in a clandestine lab under the Pentagon. Believe it or not, the department was created by George W. Bush. He subsequently neglected to fund … More >>
Buzz Off, Monserrate
Maybe the goo-goos can use this to aid their cause (courtesy of the teacher’s lounge at the school we painted a couple weekends ago): FIRE HIM NOW.
Kornacki Kracks It
The award for best post-debate analysis goes to Steve Kornacki of the NY Observer for this article: “Bloomberg Beats a Dead Horse” The irony is that Kornacki doesn’t analyze the debate at all, specifically. No guessing which hand gesture most affected turnout (Bloomie grabbing his lapels), or what response most sent shivers through people (Thompson’s grade of D- for Bloomberg’s term as mayor). Instead, Kornacki chooses to dissect the dialogue of the campaigns, compare the reality of the ’09 Race with what it could have been, and analyze why we’ve ended up with politics as usual. And as usual, he’s spot on. Bloomberg Beats a Dead Horse [New York Observer]
Tagged 2009 Mayoral Race, Bill Thompson, mike bloomberg, NY Observer, Steve Kornacki
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Politics 3.0: Some UGC On Healthcare Reform
OFA is running a video contest where you can vote user-generated videos about healthcare reform up or down to select a winner. I haven’t watched all 20, but I enjoyed this one because the grittiness reminded me of NYC: And this one because well, it just speaks the truth: Obama for America: Healthcare Reform Video Challenge
Tagged healthcare reform, ofa
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