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Prospective Democratic candidate Leon Koziol has failed the
contact test. Bob Aubin
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Much was made at the end of 2005 about a possible campaign for
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the Democratic nomination in the 24th District by attorney Leon
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Koziol. Since then, there has been relative silence. A few name
recognition ads for Koziol have apparently run on television, but I
haven't been glued to the tube enough to catch them. Discussion
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of Koziol, in the newspapers and online, has dropped down to
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So, I was curious. Was Koziol still considering a run for Congress, 20 - 20 True Blue
or had he thought the better of it? I found the telephone number 23 - Bob Aubin
for Koziol's office on a PDF of a legal letter he had written for his 24 - Take Back New York's 24th
work with Upstate Citizens for Equality, and gave him a call.
ought to have an answer for that question," he told me. Vito Fossella and Bush are Best
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I was floored. How could someone contemplate running for Michael Arcuri
Congress without considering how they would be different from Why is Democrat Bob Johnson on
the other candidates? How could someone seek the Democratic the No-Fly List?
nomination without knowing what kind of Democrat they are? New York - Republican's Waterloo
How could a candidate begin putting television ads on the air in 2006
without knowing what the theme of his campaign would be first? Bob Johnson second quarter
fundraising numbers
"I'm a moral traditionalist," he said. I asked him what that meant. January 2006
He talked to me about how he regards himself first and foremost February 2006
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society cannot keep up with. He said he wants to work to bring May 2006
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back and preserve traditional moral values. He complained about
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the "very liberal viewpoint" that appears on television these days.
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So it appears that Leon Koziol intends to be the Joseph
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Lieberman of the 24th District, running from the right. He's free
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to make that choice, of course, but it may not be the best way to
clinch the Democratic nomination in a year when the Republican
Party and its right wing agenda are less popular than they have
been since the days just after Watergate.
A few minutes later, Koziol shifted his focus, and said that he
really ought to be regarded as "the most qualified public interest
advocate" among all the Democrats in the race. He talked about
how he has clients throughout the district, people that he has
helped, and would be working with their support during his
campaign.
The administrative assistant was friendly, and said that she would
either email me a copy of the campaign video or send a tape to
me through the mail. She said she would be in touch with me
soon by telephone or by email to have a time for an interview
arranged.
So, the waiting began. The Koziol campaign never called back.
They never sent an email. They did not send me a copy of
Koziol's TV ad. I received no further contact at all.
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Leon Koziol failed the contact test. Although he may still make an
announcement that he is running for Congress, and may wage a
campaign of some sort, I wouldn't expect much more than a few
sporadic fits and starts.
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Dan Maffei has raised an impressive sum for only being in the
race for a short while. Palomma Capanna will need to increase
her numbers next quarter if she expects to be competitive. Mr.
Walsh raised a lot, but he also spent a lot, he must be worried.
More later after I've had time to look through the reports.
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Dan Maffei
Palomma Cappana
Ken Howland
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This time it's a New York local. The Times Union's blog Capitol
Confidential has this to say:
Of course, Mr. Walsh has accepted money from. It's time to give
back the dirty money, Jim.
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Well, it's been six long weeks since Congress went out on recess.
But all good things have to come to an end eventually and Sue
Kelly and her colleagues are headed back to the hallowed halls of
Congress. What's on the agenda for the second session of the
109th Congress? Here's a brief look at two key votes:
--Sue gets another shot at voting to cut $40 billion from the
budget. This would cut $12.7 billion from federal student loan
programs -- the largest cut ever -- at a time that college costs
are rising sharply. Medicaid would be cut by $7 billion and
funding for Medicare and child support enforcement would also be
cut sharply. The House is voting on this again because the Senate
made several changes to an earlier budget bill. Sue's already
voted twice here and here in favor of these drastic cuts, so it's
unlikely she'll suddenly have a change of heart the third time
around.
--More tax cuts for the wealthy. The House will vote on extending
tax cuts on capital gains and dividends, even though those tax
cuts are not set to expire for another two years. Kelly voted to
approve this once before. There's no reason to believe she won't
do it again.
With these types of irresponsible votes, maybe we're all better off
when Sue is on vacation.
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The commission will hold a public meeting Feb. 8. Look for more
information then.
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Postscript:
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"You should check out the speculation about Bruce Tytler at the
Syracuse.com Cortland County Forum. It appears he is destined to
run for Congress, gather donations, drop out of the race and give
the money to the Cortland County Democratic Committee that can't
raise money under Bill Wood.
Tytler was the one term Mayor of Cortland who spent his entire term
tied up by a battle with the Water Board and accomplished
nothing."
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Democratic Party i.e. one Mr. William Wood. The joke will be on all
of those who thought that Bruce was a candidate of substance and
principle and once again, Mr. Wood like a theif in the night thwart
all people of any decency. Remember, this is just a rumor however,
heard while dinning at a local eatery in the first block of Main St. at
the begining of the one-way section."
To this attacker, I say: Whatever your agenda, this is not the way
to promote it. If Bruce Tytler is not fit to represent the 24th
District Democrats in the general congressional election this year,
we will find that out when he starts campaigning. If Bill Wood is
not to your liking, then gather up a group of Democrats who will
support you, and make a run for his position.
Democracy works best in the open, not under the veil of whisper
campaigns.
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Look to see the first content for Take Back Congress - New York
in just a few days from now.
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