[qam1]

One of the other posters on this thread commented on how we here in New York truly have no choice but to vote third party -- there is literally NO difference between the GOP and Dems -- and ten bucks says nobody will be able to show me proof otherwise.

I would up that $$ amount even further. Our GOP here in New York is further to the left than many if not most other states Democrats.

Pataki and our GOP are just as bad or even worse than Grey Davis and the liberal Democrats out in California. Yes we only have a $10 Billion deficit compared their $35 Billion but it reality it's much higher. Unlike Davis Pataki doesn't have to have a balanced budget so he can and has borrowed the deficit down and Pataki just passes his spending Boondoggles on to the counties which is one of the reasons why almost every county had double digit tax increases this past year. And even with our deficits Pataki is still planning to add 720,000 more New Yorkers to our already over burdened medicaid.

http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/fhplus/letter.htm

Hillary Clinton only wishes she could have done half as much to socialize health care as Pataki already has done in New York.

Speaking of which If you read many of the post around here in FR, many people are hoping that Pataki takes out Hillary in 2006. I for one do not. I wouldn't cast a vote for Pataki even if his opponent was Satan himself. I worked for his campaign in 1994 agaist Mario and I am really sorry I did. I am just hoping Dante was right because the lowest pits of hell awaits the ultimate traitor Pataki

Unfortunately as to third party candidates, We don't even have that in New York. Golisano was also a leftist/socialist and the Conservative Party LOL! that's not a real political party it's a scam they back whomever will give their members the most political patronage jobs. So we are talking about 5th and 6th party candidates. A conservative in France or any other socialist European country has better people to vote for than we do in New York.

[VermiciousKnid]

qam, I couldn't have said it better myself. I hear Virginia's Dems are more GOP than NY GOPers. Is this true? 'Cause I've been surfing on realtor.com & have found lots of lovely properties I'd love to own one day. (Just under 6 years to go and I'm FREEEE!!!)

Regards,

[TLBSHOW]

The bill had its critics.


Sen. John Sabini, a Democrat who represents New York City's borough of Queens, said the state was doing a disservice to bar and restaurant owners who've built rooms with ventilation systems to comply with an exemption to the city's ban. The state law carries no such exemption.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030327/ap_on_re_us/smoking_ban_2

[Clemenza]

Well said. Of course, you STILL have all of these so called "conservatives" who state that we NEED Pataki to counterbalance Shillary. Of course, we need not take seriously such people who fail to realize that Pataki is taking us as far to the left as Cuomo ever would.

I miss having Jeb Bush as my Governor.