In an unsurprising development, Betsy McCaughey appears to be polling her chances for either a Senate seat, or maybe the governor's mansion, reports the Daily News.
In 1994, after the Clinton White House issued a nine-page rebuttal to her New Republic article "No Exit"—the piece that "shot down the entire blimp" of health care Read More
Betsy McCaughey, former lieutenant governor and vocal health care crusader, will be the keynote speaker at the Lincoln Day fund-raiser for the Queens Village Republican Club, which is taking place on Valentine's Day. The event is at Antun's, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
I'm just hoping she's as entertaining as last time.
ALBANY—Tonight is David Paterson's big holiday fundraiser, and tomorrow the governor will swing by an end-of-year party organized by DL21C.
Elizabeth Caputo, the chair of that group, wrote say that the party at Club Imperial will be "2010 candidates galore." She said Comptroller-elect John Liu is also expected. The cost of a Read More
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By somewhat popular demand, here's the entire Dl21C debate between Anthony Weiner and Betsy McCaughey. The first 50 minutes are above. The other 43 minutes are here.
The moments of high rancor between the combatants are spread out among long stretches of wonky talk about legislation, something that's sort of lost in Read More
Highlights included McCaughey saying we pay more for health care because we earn more, and that the changes to health care were akin to "snatching" purses from little old ladies.
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"Ezra Klein of the Washington Post: 'She's a liar but she's an interesting liar.' I guess that qualifies as a compliment in this contest."
One more! In her opening argument last night, Betsy McCaughey said “specific provisions of this bill punish New York” and that the legislation would require a “slashing Medicare services for seniors. That’s like snatching purses from little old ladies.”
Upon hearing this, Anthony Weiner briefly puts his head on the table.
