Big Times piece on Massa/Kuhl race
Here’s the link to the big New York Times piece on NY-29. Surprisingly, Bob Lonsberry has the money quote:
“Frankly, a lot of Republicans, especially the traditional ones, feel betrayed,†said Bob Lonsberry, a conservative talk radio host on WHAM-AM (1180) in Rochester. “They don’t feel the party is fighting for their values.â€
There’s a pretty good summary of Kuhl’s shameless flip-flop on immigration:
The farmers were upset at Congress — and disappointed in Mr. Kuhl — for approving an immigration bill that is heavy on enforcement, but does not provide for a guest-worker program that they say would solve their labor-shortage problems. President Bush signed the bill into law on Thursday.
(snip)
Mr. Kuhl told the farmers that he had been convinced that a such a guest worker program might, indeed, make sense.
“The timing is right, from my perspective, to move on a legal, temporary work force for agriculture,†Mr. Kuhl said in an interview after the meeting.
(I can’t get enough of these pictures of Kuhl — this one looks like it’s straight out of a Robert Altman movie from the 70s.)
brilliant!
coincidentally, I had a Samara! shirt on today at school here in Washington, DC and I was approached by not one by two people who said that from far away the shirt looked like it said Macaca!
cheers,
jason
Next time you’re up, come to DL. I want to compare notes on the Massa campaign vs. the Barend one. National involvement in this one seems to be a big difference.
Good stuff, Exile. Who’s the other folks in the pic?
Winery owners trying to convince him to allow a guest worker program, I think.
[...] I think it’s fair to say that Kuhl, Walsh, and Reynolds have not been effective advocates for Monroe County — each has focused primarily on the parts of their district outside of Monroe County (the Southern Tier, Syracuse, and Buffalo, respectively). In Kuhl’s case, I’m not convinced he’s done much for the rest of his district either — a representative from an agricultural area shouldn’t have to be told about the important role immigrant workers play in the ag business. [...]