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Lovely NY, lovely.

In better news Republicans gained a couple NYC council seats in Queens. Including the one of this commie rat who just elected Comptroller.

But Tom Ognibene who left his council seat in 2005 to run as the Conservative against Bloomberg again failed to win his old seat back.

I think the GOP has 5 seats now.

More lousy news I didn’t remember maybe you guys did that the ancient DA of Manhattan (took office right after Dewey left, ok a little after that ;) ) is retiring. His replacement is Cyrus Vance Jr. Carter’s SOS’s son. Blech.

Mao Takes Manhattan: Empire State Building Goes Red and Yellow for China
September 30, 2009

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China under Communist rule and Mao's 1949 revolution, the Chinese will hold a military parade in Beijing on Thursday of unparalleled size -- 5,000 soldiers, 43,000 fireworks and a display of 52 new weapons -- followed by a civilian parade of 100,000 marchers and 60 floats, many chanting new nationalistic mantras coined by the Chinese government for the occasion.

For a nation that worships Mao, and the path of development and prosperity the Chinese people believe he charted, nothing less would do to commemorate its 60th anniversary.

But when it comes to the commemoration of China's 60th anniversary in the U.S., perhaps we could -- and should -- expect a little less.

Wednesday night in New York City, the Empire State Building will illumine its familiar spire with red and yellow lights in honor of Communist China. The Communism-themed color scheme will stay lit through Thursday night, much to the delight of China's consular officials, who were on hand for a ceremony in the lobby of the iconic building Wednesday morning, and to the acute dismay of the dozen or so protesters outside, and to many Americans who question whether honoring China's Communist revolution here is at all appropriate.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-flumenbaum/empire-state-building-goe_b_305122.html
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Empire State Building Goes Red for Communist China, Sparking Protest
September 30, 2009

Sept. 30: The Empire State Building lit in red and yellow to honor the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

NEW YORK — New York is seeing red over the decision to turn the city's highest beacon — and one of America's symbols for free enterprise — into a shining monument honoring China's communist revolution Wednesday night.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,557823,00.html?mep
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Mao Tse-Tung

AKA Chairman Mao, AKA 'The Great Helmsman'. (Tse-Tung can also be spelt Zedong. Translated the name means 'To Shine on the East'.)

Country: China

Kill tally: 14 to 20 million deaths from starvation during the 'Great Leap Forward'. Tens of thousands killed and millions of lives ruined during the 'Cultural Revolution'.

http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/mao.html

Did you see the results in Long Island? Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, the Democrat that was so highly touted that he actually had gubernatorial aspirations, only received 48.1% and is clinging to a 237-vote lead over Republican challenger Edward Mangano (who got 48.0%); had Mangano won the Conservative Party endorsement, we would have picked up the seat (the Conservative Party candidate got 3.9%) without having to wait for absentee ballots and recounts and such.

For Nassau Comptroller, Republican George Maragos got 50.1% over incumbent Democrat Howard Weitzman, and has a 576-vote lead with all precincts in. Expect a recount.

The GOP also reclaimed a majority in the Nassau County Legislature, with Republican Howard Kopel defeating incumbent Democrat Jeffrey Toback by 9%. The GOP may also be able to pad its new majority due to the fact that Republican Joseph Belesi appears to have defeated incumbent Democrat David Mejias (who was often mentioned as a potential candidate against Peter King) by 28 votes.

http://elections.nytimes.com/2009/results/long-island.html

All told, quite an impressive showing in Nassau County. I hope this bodes well for regaining a couple of the state senate seats that the GOP lost in 2007 and 2008.