An Open Letter To John McCain
Dear John, I supported you for President eight years ago and again when you announced in 2007 because I think you are the man best prepared to be President as our nation faces an epic struggle with terrorism. I hail from Connecticut and I am all too familiar with the House of Bush. Last week […]
Boxing Lessons
By Roger Stone Six months ago my friend Joe Jingoli recommended boxing lessons. Although I had spent years weight training I had never developed a punch. Learning how to load your weight behind your right and jabbing with your left has been a great experience in achievement and success. I have spent hours on the […]
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
By Roger Stone A museum built as homage to former Governor George Pataki? It’s wacky, but it’s true. Veteran Pataki crony and bagman and D’Amato torpedo, Charles Gargano, is actually collecting money to build a museum and educational center near Pataki’s mid-Hudson Valley home. Presumably they will teach how to vastly increase the state’s debt […]
Quote Of The Week
“Eliot Spitzer’s tantrums were bizarre because you never knew when they were coming or why, whether it was contrived or whether he was a psycho.” NY Gov. David Paterson NY Post, June 16 2008
Pataki And Gargano – Under The Microscope
By Roger Stone Former New York Governor George Pataki was elected in 1994 in a surprise victory over incumbent Mario Cuomo, largely due to the $14.5 million raised by wealthy GOP rainmaker Charles Gargano. Pataki’s finance chairman made his fortune in the private sector as an executive at a construction company fined for bid-rigging in […]
Murphy At The Bridge
By Roger Stone I have been a friend and critic of Mike Murphy, the Republican consultant. I have criticized him on these pages, chiding him for going “Hollywood” which he denies and pointing out Rick Lazio’s terrible campaign that allowed Hillary Rodham Clinton to go to the US Senate. Now is no time to quibble […]
Crist Shines
By Roger Stone Looking at the last 30 days and the kinetic energy generated by Florida Governor, Charlie Crist demonstrates why the Florida Governor is the right choice for Vice President on the McCain ticket. Crist has the courage to change his position on off-coast gas and oil drilling when the relevant facts changed and […]
Seminole Deal Crashes
By Roger Stone Anyone with a fundamental understanding of federal Indian law would have recognized that Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s Compact with the Seminole Tribe granting them the use of Las Vegas style slot machines as well as table games such as Black Jack and 21 violated Federal Law. The 1988 Indian Gaming Act allows […]
Rove Gang Moves In
By Roger Stone McCain Campaign Manager, Rick Davis, was unable to repel a Rovian boarding party with the naming of Steve Schmidt as the new day-to-day manager of the McCain campaign. Davis retains the title but is relegated to ?long-term planning.? Schmidt is part of a troika of former Rove aides now in place to […]
Where’s Andrew?
By Roger Stone Last year Albany New York District Attorney David Soares quickly cleared New York Governor Eliot Spitzer in his investigation into Troopergate without questioning a single person in the Governor’s office under oath, and without using his subpoena power to get and review emails from the Governor’s office. When Spitzer resigned from office […]
