James Higgins

At Freddy's primary night party, I was surprised to encounter James Higgins, one of the founders of the Monday Meeting, the city's monthly gathering of conservatives. His group hosted Ferrer more than a year ago, and while they have little in common with the Democratic nominee, his presence was a sign of just how alienated movement conservatives are with Mike.

We're not talking about a whole lot of votes here, but Alarming News's brief interview with Wall Street Journal blogger James Taranto shows what they're thinking:  read more »

Me: What?! You're voting for Ferrer?!?! Him: Yes. Me: Why? Him: Well, do you know where Ferrer stands on John Roberts? Me: No. Him: I rest my case.

Joseph Bruno, the majority leader of the State Senate, took the floor at a meeting of New York's mos  read more »