Gillibrand Panders to Big Tobacco

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Thursday June 18, 2009 · 1:11 PM PDT

2009/06/18 · 13:11

If the tobacco regulations that congress passed last week are any indication, it’s safe to say that cigarettes aren’t very good for your health, and they tend to be rather addictive. Not according to now-New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand however. In 1996, Gillibrand fought tooth and nail on behalf of Philip Morris to keep important research on the links between tobacco and cancer out of US lawmakers’ hands.

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Wednesday June 17, 2009 · 5:00 PM PDT

2009/06/17 · 17:00

As we're all caught up in the senate leadership battles, the NYT reports late today that not only is the state's senate caught up in internal battles, but apparently now state tax revenue has taken nearly a 40% hit, comparing last month to May 2008.

From the City Room blog:

State tax revenue plunged 36 percent in May from the same period last year, according to a report Wednesday from the state comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli, providing little indication of a hoped-for turnaround in the state’s economy.

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Tuesday June 16, 2009 · 9:12 AM PDT

2009/06/16 · 09:12

As the nation reels from the recent shooting at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, we realize how important the issue of gun control is. Lives are literally at stake, and a politician’s stance on the issue is a strong indicator of one’s deepest morals. Regrettably, Kirsten Gillibrand has done a complete 180 on the issue of gun control and a slew of other important issues.

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Friday June 12, 2009 · 3:33 PM PDT

2009/06/12 · 15:33

Earlier this week, the Maloney camp released an internal poll showing her beating Sen. Gillibrand in an head-to-head Democratic primary – and leading to lots of speculation that she's in. As I wrote yesterday, this is welcome news. Gillibrand isn't the kind of progressive New York deserves. In Nebraska, maybe. Not New York. She's weak on gun control, flip-flops on immigration, and has a shady history with Big Tobacco.

I took a closer look at the poll today. Maloney's pollster, Douglas Schoen, put up a memo on the poll, which lays out a good case: if the establishment can't force her out, she's the candidate New York Democrats want:

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Thursday June 11, 2009 · 2:54 PM PDT

2009/06/11 · 14:54

The cake walk began January 23rd when then-Rep. Gillibrand received a surprise Senate appointment after only one term in Congress. Senate appointments are an anti-Democratic process to begin with (and one that some want to get rid of). What's worse is that after taking office, the establishment started clearing the field, with Senators Schumer and Menendez and even the President himself forcing Rep. Steve Israel (a very formidable candidate) out of the race.

New Yorkers were not able to vote for Gillibrand to become Senator. And, now, the etablishment thinks Democrats shouldn't have the choice for 2010 either.

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