One can only hope this assessment at Daily Kos holds:

“First, Gillibrand’s district leans Republican, and gave Bush 54% of the vote in 2004. It’s quite likely she’ll be a bit more liberal representing the entire state - a similar thing happened to Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, a moderate Democrat in the House who became significantly more liberal in the Senate.

Second, it’s very likely Gillibrand will run the risk of a serious, well-funded primary challenge if she doesn’t position herself with the mainstream of the New York Democratic Party.

She’s worked very hard to become a United States Senator, and has earned the reputation of a coming political star.

If she wants to ensure she keeps it - and keeps her Senate seat - she will need to slide somewhat to the left.”
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/22/192955/106/715/687804

She wants to keep DADT? Yikes.  There is no good excuse for that.

She wants to keep DADT? Yikes.  There is no good excuse for that.

And didn’t Bill Clinton sign that…...and you don’t seem to have a problem with HIM…..ain’t no comments about what an asshole Bill Clinton was.

What a (fuckin’) hypocrite.

ignore it, folks.

I’m an upstate resident in a moderate conservative district and I think Judy Brown’s comment is correct.  Our former moderate GOP congressman, Sherwood Boehlert, was basically run out of office by the Club for Growth, which was targeting Republicans they thought were too liberal.  It pushed this district to a Blue Dog Democrat (Michael Arcuri), which might not be ideal but is an improvement.  The CFG targeted another congressman in an adjacent district and they ended up electing a more conservative Republican.  (This is the district in which Randall Terry ran for Congress, getting something like 15% of the vote).

But still, although I’m a big homo I feel pretty strongly that there’s far more to be concerned about than what our new senator has to say about LGBT stuff.  Upstate has been hurting for a very long time, bleeding jobs and farms and young people.  Hillary Clinton got off on the wrong foot but turned things around quickly, becoming a wonderful advocate for upstate, bringing in defense manufacturing jobs and supporting legislation that kept NY families on their farms.  Given the climate up here I think bolstering the economy has to be the first upstate priority for a new senator, and in that context I think Gillibrand is a much better choice than many of the other names that have been tossed around.

ignore it, folks.

I’m desperately curious about one thing, though. Why is “fuckin’” in parentheses? Is he supposed to be whispering, reckon?

Why does there always seem to be the assumption of Bill-Clinton love until proven otherwise? And denelian’s not even a flyby troll, unless there’s some impostering happening.

Auguste,
It’s easier than thinking.

There is indeed impostering. It thinks it’s clever.

There was a long profile of Gillibrand in the Dartmouth College alumni magazine a few months back.  I don’t remember anything about LGBT issues coming up, but I don’t remember a lot of things.

there IS imposteruing happening with my name. please chck UP address someone just showed me a different one on my LJ

seriously, Auguste, i sent you an email about this person who is impersonating me,

now that i have slept, i am kinda amused that *I* was chosen - i am not the most common poster, it’s kinda weird.

and the only reason i know about is because some kind, anon soul came to my LJ and asked about the shit someone posted under my name about Michelle Obama. *THAT* one still makes me angry.

that is interesting about her record.  In the 2006 election, MoveOn had us calling into her district to GOTV for Gillibrand.  I can only assume the alternatives from that district are significantly worse.

But Gov. Patterson has the whole state to choose from…If inexperienced Caroline could pretend to that throne, then who could not?

This is not a good move, and here is why, from the article: “Her House seat, unfortunately, will be a difficult hold. Presumably Gov. Paterson will shortly schedule a special election, as required by law.”

This is a chance to “double up” on liberal leadership: If Patterson had selected a solid liberal from a solidly liberal House district, then progressive Dems would have a solid vote in the Senate and in the House, when the special election in the liberal House district sends another Progressive to Congress. Meanwhile, this woman who at least gets a B- would still represent a conservative area of NY, which perhaps would be the best to hope for in that region. But now, progressives get an unreliable vote in the Senate and possibly, with this replacement election, a Republican or conservative going to the House.

there IS imposteruing happening with my name.

Yeah, that was happening to me, too. Turned out to be Amanda Marcotte using my chosen name.

Hey, I figured if she didn’t care about stealing names….why should anyone else?

The Real Denelian:  You know, I thought something odd was going on.  I was wondering when you lost your mind and became a turd.  Good to know you’re still yourself, if hounded by an inept doppelganger.

Jesus, Paterson has turned out to be a complete and utter DINO tool (and not just on this appointment). Makes me glad I don’t live in New York State anymore.

Makes me glad I don’t live in New York State anymore.

Most everyone who leaves feels that way, particularly about NYC.

Overcrowded
Crime
Overrepresentation of minorities
Terribly expensive
Old infrastructure
Target for Islamic terrorism attacks
Uber Welfare state

The list is endless. New York is highly overrated

I didn’t live in NYC, asshole (though I grew up in the suburbs), and NYC is the only part of the state I would WANT to live in. Take your racist crap and shove it up your xenophobic ass.

Also, you’re a fucking moron. Places become crowded and expensive because nobody wants to live there? Flunk logic much?

“Overrepresentation of minorities”? Um… even putting aside the total racism, that just doesn’t make any sense.

Um, folks, the NYC comment was made by the impostor troll…..

Ah, sorry then for the troll-feeding. I haven’t been hanging around here much lately.

Jeebus, this is getting out of hand.  We need a secret handshake or something.

I don’t understand the “DINO” comments.  If, at core, Gillibrand supports the Democratic Party and the Democratic platform, does she really not qualify as a Democrat because she’s got some differences? 

I feel pretty strongly that one of the things that got the GOP into trouble was their ideological rigidity - the whole “RINO” thing.  As I mentioned above, I’m in a district that’s moderate conservative and that the GOP lost when their own people ran Boehlert out of office because he was too moderate for their tastes.  I tend to think that if enough people agree with Steve, the Democrats are going to be out of power lickety-split.  I’m also concerned that what’s being implied here is that people are willing to chuck upstate concerns out the window because Gillibrand doesn’t fall into line on a couple of issues.  There were a lot of problems with Democratic classism during the elections.  Not Obama (well, a little bit Obama) but from the rank-and-file.  That’s really not good, and I’m a little concerned that it might be playing out here, as well.

speedbudget
thanx!