Category Archives: long island

Saturday Night Massacre Repeat?

Posted on April 11, 2018 by David Posnett

Saturday Night Massacre 2018 version? Contrary to much of the discussion on TV, the raid on Michael Cohen (Trump’s personal lawyer) by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York tells us that i) Mueller is sticking … Continue reading →

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Talk is Cheap Mr. Zeldin

Posted on February 28, 2018 by David Posnett

From James Ewing:  A reminder of where Lee Zeldin stands on the environment.  The Scorecard as per the League of Conservation Voters. To get the specifics on each vote go their website and click on the “vote name”: http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/lee-zeldin Green … Continue reading →

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Zeldin Pushes Lies

Posted on February 23, 2018 by David Posnett

Published as a Letter to Editor, The East Hampton Star, Feb. 22 Needs to End East Hampton February 18, 2018 To the Editor, The scope of the Russian crimes, as put forth in the indictments of 13 Russian nationals and … Continue reading →

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The All-important Numbers for NY CD-1

Posted on January 30, 2018 by David Posnett

Let’s look at the important numbers in NY CD-1. Demographics: Table I  (Source: Ballotpedia, based on 2010 census) Population 720,071 Gender 49.6% Male, 50.4% Female Race 87.7% White, 4.6% Black, 3.5% Asian Ethnicity 12.8% Hispanic Unemployment 6.60% Median household income … Continue reading →

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Voters exhausted by chaos & hostility of Trump regime

Posted on January 17, 2018 by David Posnett

“There’s honor in compromise and civility.”  Ezra Klein interviewing Joe Trippi, the chief media strategist on the Doug Jones campaign. The lessons from Doug Jones’ win in Alabama are discussed in this interesting piece on VOX:  “A top Doug Jones … Continue reading →

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Zeldin and Bannon do the 2 step dance

Posted on December 1, 2017 by David Posnett

White nationalist demonstrators use shields as they guard the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017. (AP/Steve Helber) A shorter version, was published as a letter to the editor in the East Hampton Star, Nov 30, 2017:  … Continue reading →

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Is Peter King (NY-02) Going to Retire?

Posted on November 30, 2017 by David Posnett

Republicans are leaving the U.S. House at the highest rate in a decade.   Nathaniel Rakich, a reporter with 538, has analyzed the Republican exodus and finds there are 2 groups: those that are moderate Republicans and belong to the so … Continue reading →

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