How deep should defense cuts go?
Rep. Chris Gibson was in for an editorial board meeting with us on Tuesday and made news talking about the need to, as he put it, flatten our whole approach defense. By acting more like a republic and...
View ArticleMr. Gibson’s case for plowshares
Our opinion: Rep. Chris Gibson’s call for military spending cuts is welcome after ten years of deficit-inducing wars. One of the bright spots on America’s economic horizon — yes, there is at least one...
View ArticleKeep politics off the farms
Our opinion: Rep. Gibson and Rep. Tonko push for funding for disaster aid for farmers. The gamesmanship over the federal budget demonstrates a disregard for the force of nature. Late summer brought New...
View ArticleOut of the mouths of pols
Here’s a novel project: Scan the speeches of politicians in the Congressional Record, crunch it through some software, and come up with a list of the words they use the most. That’s essentially what...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with the GOP?
Our opinion: House Republicans block a deal to preserve lower payroll taxes and extended unemployment compensation. So the days dwindle in a political year that seems destined to end much the way it...
View ArticleNo moderates need apply
Our opinion: A champion of reason over partisanship is voted out of office. Is there any hope for the sort of compromise that assures democracy’s functioning? Remember these words. Think of them as a...
View ArticleOur picks for Congress
Our opinion: We endorse Chris Gibson, Paul Tonko and Bill Owens. The House of Representatives for the last two years has been a symbol of Washington inaction. The success of the tea party added a new...
View ArticleA path away from the fiscal cliff
Our opinion: Both Democrats and Republicans have some giving to do in fiscal cliff and federal budget talks. In renouncing the anti-tax pledge he made to Grover Norquist and Americans for Tax Reform,...
View ArticleThe seeds of malfeasance
Our opinion: Congress can’t pass a farm bill. The determination of too many members to slash spending on food stamps makes the price of doing so too high. t’s not just Albany that qualifies as a...
View ArticleLong story short
Our opinions: We weigh in briefly on Rep. Chris Gibson’s debt ceiling vote, Jet Blue, and a new push for a single payer proposal. Politics at play When a congressman criticizes his own party’s...
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