Thank you, J. Powers, we’ve been waiting for you. How can I help.
I live in Livingston County and this is the rural area where Reynolds received enough votes to remain in Congress in the ‘06 election.

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teknikAL @ 95
Upstate NY peaked economically, with the rest of U.S. heavy industry, in the 1960s, when I and most of my high school classmates left.

BTW, what has NY’s vaunted junior senator done for the state? As I now live in NYC, I’d point out that she can’t even get a fair shake on counterterrorism funds.

While heavy industry may have peaked in the 1960’s, there still is a comprehensive and extensive communications network that crosses NY State as a vestige of those times. There have been investments in this throughout the 1990’s, if only to serve the government and educational interests, if not private industry.
The fact that an old timer (no disrespect) like you lives in NYC shows that there still is a depth of knowledge in the state. I would bet if there were the opportunity, you would return back upstate.
I would point to the proposed solar research/manufacturing project sponsored by Hinchey for Kingston, NY and the wind generation projects near Chittenango, NY as a starting point for new tech manufacturing and investment. I would also point to the rich agricultural history of upstate and connect that to the emerging organic food market (several great ways to also reduce petrochemical use).

I would have to agree about the counter terrorism funding. I would lay that at the feet of Homeland Security and Chertoff.
In 2004 a local university with sensitive research projects had a security plan to aid first responders (I was a candidate to assist the Dean). Unfortunately money was promised from Homeland Security, but never delivered for the project.
There are huge amounts of legislation that need to be undone at the federal level that threaten our rights as citizens in the US. We seem to be setting up a coup for a dictatorship. I believe that these issues need more attention by our freshman Senator.
To me, it appears that this agency (HS)is part of that infrastructure that prepares for a dictatorial coup; it adds a layer of bureaucracy to several existing security agencies, which we know slows down response times.
Coup? Not too far fetched in view of the Patriot Act and all the Presidential orders of special emergency Presidential powers of late: Create a sure fired SNAFU, then declare an emergency.

TeddySanFran @ 62

Thanks for your service and for taking on the odious pedophile-enabler Reynolds, Mr. Powers. I appreciate your taking time today to chat with us at FireDogLake.

How will you vote on Federal Hate Crimes legislation? Can we count on you to support this legislation during your campaign and in Congress?

Thanks for taking questions, and the very best of luck in your campaign. We need more like you in Congress.

Yes,I would have voted for it. I believe that no Americans should be targeted because of their race, gender, sexual preference, or any other characteristic.

I’m in.

Good luck, keep in touch, come back soon to let us know how your campaign progresses!

BTW, what has NY’s vaunted junior senator done for the state? As I now live in NYC, I’d point out that she can’t even get a fair shake on counterterrorism funds.

As an aside, I am not one who believes that there is a shortage of tech savvy workers in the US. I believe there is a shortage of entry level tech jobs that can prepare through experience our college graduates for the high skilled engineering and programming jobs that need to be filled.

Allen M. Abrahams
Ithaca

What mechanism do you suggest to restrict the power and influence of insurance and for-profit healthcare companies? Why let them continue to milk the system at all? Why not a single-payer system, like those that work so well everywhere else?

Are you in support of gay marriage and partner benefits?

These are three excellent questions.