In the wake of his visit to Poland, Mitt Romney announced the formation of a “Polish-Americans for Romney” committee. 

And picked to served on the eight-person national advisory board was George Maziarz, a state senator from the Buffalo-area. Reached by phone in his district office, he said that top members of the Romney campaign team reached out to him while the candidate was campaigning in the mother country yesterday, and in a brief interview he slammed President Barack Obama for a gaffe he made several months ago, when he referred to Read More

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office has just announced that former top Rudy Giuliani aide Joe Lhota will be the new head of the Metropolitan Transporation Authority.

“Joe Lhota brings one-of-a-kind managerial, government, and private sector experience to the job and a lifelong commitment to public service that will benefit all straphangers,” Mr. Cuomo said in a statement. “I look forward to working together as we continue to reform the MTA, reduce costs, and improve service for New Yorkers.”

The move has been rumored for several days, and after Gov. Cuomo appointed Patrick Foye to head the Port Authority yesterday, he has now taken full ownership of running two massive New York City based agencies. Read More

How unpopular is Barack Obama? The New York State Democratic Party is now trying to tie a Republican congresswoman to the president.

Upstate congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle was nominated to be a representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations earlier this week, despite once calling Mr. Obama “the worst president in history.” Read More