New Senator from New York pro-gun, anti-bailout — and anti-amnesty
posted at 9:31 pm on January 26, 2009 by Allahpundit
We knew about the first two but her border enforcement cred caught me off guard. You ready for this? Quote:
In Congress, Congresswoman Gillibrand has been a firm opponent of any proposal that would give amnesty to illegal aliens. The federal government must provide the necessary resources to secure our borders, which is critical for America’s economic and national security. She strongly supports legislation that would significantly increase the number of border patrol agents and place sophisticated technology along the Southern border to catch human and drug smugglers.
Congresswoman Gillibrand authored and passed an amendment that will prevent employers who have hired illegal aliens from receiving federal contracts.
In addition, Congresswoman Gillibrand believes English should be made the official language of the United States and she opposes providing non-emergency taxpayer benefits to illegal aliens. As a Member of the Agriculture Committee, she has advocated for a review of the current H-2A visa system, so that farmers will have access to legal workers when they cannot find Americans to fill their labor needs.
Pelosi and the rest of the New York congressional delegation evidently hate her, too. Dude, sign me up.
The bad news? She’s sure to get a serious challenge in the primary next year from the left, fueled by nutroots money and amnesty-shill rhetoric like this. Donate early and often. Exit question: Who could have guessed that KP would become only our second-favorite Democrat named Kirsten?
Update: Just to put this in perspective for you, on two of the three aforementioned issues, she’s to the right of Sarah Palin.
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She’s toast.
Watch the Kennedy’s work magic, behind the scenes.
Who knew Paterson was a nativist?
artist on January 26, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Pelosi hates her? Good enough for me!
Sir Corky on January 26, 2009 at 9:34 PM
And we selected that craphead McCain as OUR candidate?
TexasJew on January 26, 2009 at 9:35 PM
i’ll vote for her if she doesn’t flip flop in 2010
An Era of Hate on January 26, 2009 at 9:35 PM
DINO mania
Defector01 on January 26, 2009 at 9:36 PM
How did the Democratic Party in New York allow this women in their ranks? Some one slipped up.
Tommy_G on January 26, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Wow. There are still a few Zell Miller Democrats out there I could vote for.
And out of NY?
Wow.
BowHuntingTexas on January 26, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Now, see their still are some democrats of old out there.
Alex Martinez on January 26, 2009 at 9:36 PM
The machine will destroy her.
brak on January 26, 2009 at 9:37 PM
She’s the leader of a new trend…
“Sarah Palin” Democrats
ericdondero on January 26, 2009 at 9:37 PM
ya just HAD to get the Sarah dig in, huh a.p.?
/eyeroll
Buckaroo on January 26, 2009 at 9:37 PM
If she sticks to these positions, then I like her and would support her. If she’s anti-UN and anti-enviro-whacko I might even be in love with her :)
progressoverpeace on January 26, 2009 at 9:38 PM
exit questions — doesn’t she need to start campaigning for ’10 on day one? what does that potentially do to these positions?
Buckaroo on January 26, 2009 at 9:39 PM
But I thought Hillary liked her soooooo much. And if Hilary does like her, wouldn’t the Hildog campaign for her successor? And don’t New Yorkers love them some Clinton (I can’t understand why they would have elected one otherwise). So, if Hillary campaigns, shouldn’t that help shut up the nutroots?
darii on January 26, 2009 at 9:39 PM
How Many Blue Dog Democrats are serving in the Senate, and the House now? Because it is obvious the Republicans are in disarray okay I mean the Rinos. We are going to be leaning heavy on the blue dogs to keep the ship up right.
Dr Evil on January 26, 2009 at 9:39 PM
I’m very confused. I must consult the Necronomicon.
VolMagic on January 26, 2009 at 9:40 PM
New Senator from New York pro-gun, anti-bailout — and anti-amnesty. She is the Anti McCain…..
Dr Evil on January 26, 2009 at 9:40 PM
And they won’t be a very stable support to lean on if Pelosi keeps reining them in like she has been.
darii on January 26, 2009 at 9:40 PM
So Gillibrand is actually a LINO!
canopfor on January 26, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Yay!
That Senate seat is change I can believe in.
Spirit of 1776 on January 26, 2009 at 9:41 PM
That blind guy governor sees a whole lot better than most sighted Democrats. Hell, he sees a whole lot better than a lot of sighted Republicans, not to drop any McNames or anything..
MB4 on January 26, 2009 at 9:41 PM
By the way, just to pile on the good news, Republicans are likely to carry her now-occupied seat. Her district has a Cook PVI rating of R+3. She was the first Dem since ’93 to hold the seat and her district voted for Bush by like 54% last time around. Even Kos posters are worried about holding it.
amerpundit on January 26, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Count me among her supporters too. I’ll even send her a check next year. I expect to have a significant savings on my tax bill this April, as I’m going to be using the Geithner Method to calculate my tax liability (meaning I’m not going to be paying any taxes I don’t like). If it’s good enough for our new Treasury Secretary, it’s good enough for me.
AZCoyote on January 26, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Time to fire up Op Chaos, the sequel.
R’s need to vote for her in the Primary.
artist on January 26, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Hold on there, before you go kissing her hem, Gillibrand also supports NARAL; she is pro choice and endorsed by the pro-choice groups.
Is it enough for you to dismiss her or do you let it slide based on her other stances?
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Sounds like she’s a better pick than most of our Republicans.
backwoods conservative on January 26, 2009 at 9:46 PM
By “our” you, of course, mean “my”….right?
genso on January 26, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Define irony
Democrats running more conservatively then republicans are winning and turning out representatives like this
Defector01 on January 26, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Sounds like she’s a better pick than most of our Republicans.
backwoods conservative on January 26, 2009 at 9:46 PM
How did she vote on Taxhole Geithner?
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 9:46 PM
She sounds awesome! Pelosi hates her? Sounds about right. Gillabrand is very pretty. The way things are going I hope she wins again. But who knows. English should be first language. Borders should be controlled. Guns should be our Right. At least so far gun sales are still climbing up. That is good. And I am tired.
sheebe on January 26, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Ah well, nice while it lasted, always seems to be a
gaping holefly in theborderointment.MB4 on January 26, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Like Blago, Patterson has extracted revenge for being messed with by the Chicago mob
Sweet!
notagool on January 26, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Heh. For the governor that fell a$$-backwards into the job, he’s done something right.
She obviously clings to guns.
Kinda sounds like she has antipathy to people that are not like her.
And she’s a Roman Catholic. What’s that about religion?
More….from Wikipedia,
She also supports repeal of DOMA and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. Can’t have everything.
Not too bad, though.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 26, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Ummm, guys, she represents my county here (Warren)–I suggest you give this the 48 hour rule.
Just sayin….
irongrampa on January 26, 2009 at 9:47 PM
She also supports the Bush tax cuts and opposed Spitzer’s illegal alien driver’s licenses plan.
amerpundit on January 26, 2009 at 9:47 PM
My thoughts exactly.
Oink on January 26, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Let’s see if we can trade McCain for her.
rplat on January 26, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Pelosi hates her? Sounds about right. Gillabrand is very pretty.
Nail on the head. Liberal female barkers are intimidated by beauty.
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 9:49 PM
She wasn’t on the roll call. I don’t think she’s been sworn-in yet.
amerpundit on January 26, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Is that a RINO or Conservative? If a RINO might she be better?
BowHuntingTexas on January 26, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Is it enough for you to dismiss her or do you let
slide based on her other stances?
Bishop on Jan 26,2009 at 9:43PM.
Bishop: I can’t believe,that your going to bring up the
‘Slide Stance Position Policy’,and I’m kidding!
haha!
canopfor on January 26, 2009 at 9:51 PM
she’s pro-choice? shocking. i think the point is we could do far, far worse for a DONK senator — so we should just run with her for the next 2 years and see what ’10 brings …
Buckaroo on January 26, 2009 at 9:52 PM
I feel a tingle.
infidel on January 26, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Being anti-bailout and anti-amnesty is much more important to me than anti-abortion (I’m really anti-Roe, since abortion has no place at the federal level). The abortion issue isn’t going to be cahnged much, and that’s for the SCOTUS to fix, anyway. The bailouts and amnesty could actually destroy us, by my thinking. The fact that she would be pro-Roe is a big problem, but in today’s world the bailout and amnesty questions are much more pressing, to me.
progressoverpeace on January 26, 2009 at 9:52 PM
She wasn’t on the roll call. I don’t think she’s been sworn-in yet.
amerpundit on January 26, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Aha. Well then, let’s see what sort of path she takes with the next appointees to come before the senate before tattooing her name on our nether regions.
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Sounds too good to be true.
SouthernGent on January 26, 2009 at 9:55 PM
This is like a home run compared to Princess. I’m pretty thrilled, even if it only lasts two years.
BadgerHawk on January 26, 2009 at 9:55 PM
progressoverpeace on January 26, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Yah it’s a tough call, but like you (I presume) I would like to see the nation well secured before making a frontal assault on our social issues.
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Well then, let’s see what sort of path she takes with the next appointees to come before the senate before tattooing her name on our nether regions.
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 9:52 PM
She won’t buck the Senate leadership with a coming Primary.
Can you say rubber stamp?
artist on January 26, 2009 at 9:55 PM
I like the Blue Dogs.
I had never heard of her before the last few days but the more I learn the more I like Gillibrand. Despite the (D) after her name I think I agree on issues with her more often than not.
beancounter on January 26, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Like I said in another thread about her… if her convictions survive the Dingy Harry’s harpy nagging, she’s going to be a great ally for Republicans (the real ones) in the Senate.
But I don’t think she’s going to keep her convictions. I see her turning about face after meeting with Dingy Harry, and heading towards the left.
Enoxo on January 26, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Nervous adults, and
nervous kiddies…
Entelechy on January 26, 2009 at 9:58 PM
If it looks good,
And it tastes good,
And it feels good,
There has got to be something wrong some where,
So be careful.
Murphy9 on January 26, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Paterson, you magnificent bastard!
Sapwolf on January 26, 2009 at 10:00 PM
In NY evidently Republicans have to run as Democrats to get elected. I think NY outside NYC and Albany will love her.
DerKrieger on January 26, 2009 at 10:01 PM
As far as I am concerned her other good attributes trump her abortion stance.
Pelayo on January 26, 2009 at 10:01 PM
You’re probably right.
Sapwolf on January 26, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Can you say rubber stamp?
artist on January 26, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Part of me would question that.
She left Dear Messiah hanging on the line while she finished a presser, the dem “leaders” (laughable term) are already making it clear they don’t like her and there is a constituency who have already decided to evict her in 2010; maybe she has the seeds to stand up to them because they will hate her anyway.
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I don’t know if I could donate to a pro-choicer.
terryannonline on January 26, 2009 at 10:04 PM
No, she’s not REALLY Catholic if she is pro-abortion. But, she is probably the best we can get from a Dem, the Party of Death.
Sapwolf on January 26, 2009 at 10:04 PM
No way will I donate to her. She’ll be Reid’s b**ch in no time.
Sapwolf on January 26, 2009 at 10:05 PM
What’s wrong with LEGAL?
R D on January 26, 2009 at 10:05 PM
I’m willing to be that she is pro-abortion. So that would be the only reason to vote against her.
Well done, Chuck! Unless we conservatives come up with a fabulous pick, we’re screwed!
IrishGirl17 on January 26, 2009 at 10:06 PM
I have known some upstate New Yorkers, New York is not a liberal monolith. NYC and Long Island elect a lot of libs who get all the attention.
Pelayo on January 26, 2009 at 10:06 PM
I love how the left is criticizing her for lack of experience since they defended Caroline Kennedy’s nomination and voted for a guy who decided to run for Pres. after 143 days in the US Senate while Gillibrand has held federal office for 2 years.
I have a friend in her district who LOVES this woman. My friend is also a huge Barack Obama fan. I don’t get it.
patriette on January 26, 2009 at 10:06 PM
How does smucky schumer allways manage to get in the picture?
Alex Martinez on January 26, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Anti-immigrant? Maybe she’s against the H1-B visas too. As an IT worker, I can dream.
Sapwolf on January 26, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Nothing.
Sapwolf on January 26, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Sacre bleu! Porquoi??!!
Yeah, one of them has a voting record and one doesn’t. Gimme a break.
Gillibrand had to take those positions to hold onto her seat. Now that she represents the Peoples’ Republic of New York, it will be safe for her to align with Dingy Harry and get that 0% ACU voting record.
I like conservative Dems because it demonstrates that party isn’t totally insane. But keep in mind that most “conservative” Dems break with the socialist party leadership on one or two issues only, then vote party-line libbo. See well-known Virginia politicians Mark Warner and Rick Boucher. Hell, look at Liebs – he’s conservative on one issue only: defense. Otherwise he might as well be Zombie Howard Metzenbaum.
I hope Gillibrand stays to the right of the Dems and continues to make them mad, but I’ll believe it when I see it.
fiatboomer on January 26, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Umm this is why the GOP needs to be a big tent and let in some pro-choicers. I think abortion and gay marriage are minor issues though I vote prolife and supported Prop8 at the polls. She and the new guy from Alaska may become strategic allies in certain battles when they come up offsetting say Snowe and Collins.
goat on January 26, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Well, there are a lot of problems with what people want to do with the guest worker visa situation, but they are not fatal problems, at least, as amnesty would be. At least the guest worker stuff is reversible in the future.
progressoverpeace on January 26, 2009 at 10:12 PM
You have another second-favorite Democrat named Kirsten? The only other one I can think of is Dunst, and have you seen her teeth?
Tanya on January 26, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Hey that’s it! We just need to call ourselves Democrats and presto chango, influence, TV appearances and a smidgen of a chance for some Conservative principles.
Speakup on January 26, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Because it sure sounds like it would be the ILLEGAL just by stroke of pen being turned into “presto magico” “LEGAL”. That’s what’s wrong with that old McSong and McDance.
MB4 on January 26, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Who? Begich? He supports drilling in ANWR and that’s about it. See if he votes against Obama on anything.
fiatboomer on January 26, 2009 at 10:14 PM
I’m curious I’m not that familiar with Gov. Paterson’s record. Can anyone tell me is he a leftist or more moderate (by NY State standards anyway)?
terryannonline on January 26, 2009 at 10:14 PM
From her website….
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 26, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Allah seriously, do we need to mention Palin in threads that don’t have nothing to do with her? LOL
Dritanian on January 26, 2009 at 10:17 PM
I already feel sorry for her, she’s getting set-up for something.
christene on January 26, 2009 at 10:17 PM
fiatboomer on January 26, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Begich is also pro-gun and yes energy is an important issue.
goat on January 26, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Just remember there are some Repubs who are drinking the “climate change” Kool Aide, too.
Pelayo on January 26, 2009 at 10:18 PM
They’re just here doing the jobs we won’t do. That’s what we’re told at my place of employment. Actually, they’ll do it for more money, but without ANY vacation days or healthcare where I work.
SouthernGent on January 26, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Like death theoretically reversible, but not much more likely. More likely just a fast track “route to citizenship” or all the benefits of citizenship without the obligations. Also particularly not the best idea when millions of Americans are losing their jobs.
MB4 on January 26, 2009 at 10:19 PM
To be second now means you had to be on the list in the first place. Despite AP’s prodding and defense, she doesn’t come close to my list. In fact, I don’t have any Dems on my list and a very few Reps. This isn’t a popularity contest. This is my life and the lives of my family. Anyone who seems a threat to that is not on any favorable list of mine.
genso on January 26, 2009 at 10:19 PM
And this is all in addition to the fact that her appointment has prompted a full-on Kennedy hissy fit that even the MSM can’t ignore.
With any luck, this Patterson-Kennedy thing will get even uglier.
Infidoll on January 26, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Just when the democraps were licking their collective lips with their near super majority, we are served a great big Schadenfreude Sundae. Thank you God.
Zorro on January 26, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Don’t know if this has been mentioned, but the day Patterson announced her appointment, one of dudes on Fox was reading a little biography about her.
Her mother still shoots and kills the Thanksgiving turkey every year!
Knucklehead on January 26, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Heavens to Murgatroyd! Another fracken Global Warming loon!
Cancel the wedding!
MB4 on January 26, 2009 at 10:25 PM
As Fred basically said: (And we know he is anti-abortion)
Roe is a bad ruling not because of religious beliefs but becaus the ruling is based on a Constitutionally protected right to privacy. Which as anyone that has actually read the Constitution knows, the Costitution does not protect privacy.
Sometimes when I watch the Fred episodes of Law and Order I think they let him write his own lines and make his own political statements. Because there is no way a lib hollywood
Liarwriter could come up with half of what he said on that show.And yes HA readers there is another part of New York besides NYC/Westchester county. Her distric covers most of what was Gerald Solomon’s (A real Reagan Republican) distric, before the state was redistricted.
cobrakai99 on January 26, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Wait until Gillebrand gets a gander at Ogabe’s pecs, she will swoon in ecstasy and be his puppet from then on.
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Another reason they hate her.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 26, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 26, 2009 at 10:15 PM
That’s it, I’m not licking her photo any more.
Pro-abortion AND a global wormening sufferer.
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 10:28 PM
A little off topic – but this passage from Solomon’s Wiki bio stands out.
cobrakai99 on January 26, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Yes. You are correct. But it’s a Dem, so, it’s better than nothing (though not too much better). But if she’s anti-amnesty then there’s still some faint hope.
Her love for global warming isn’t helping much, either. Oh well.
progressoverpeace on January 26, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Chuckie Smuckie likes her. Pelosi hates her.
I’m sooooooo confused!
Caper29 on January 26, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Yes. That’s why I am anti-Roe, but I leave the abortion question to ones position in their own state.
progressoverpeace on January 26, 2009 at 10:31 PM
The Kennedy’s are not finished, yet.
nor on January 26, 2009 at 10:33 PM
yup.
billy on January 26, 2009 at 10:33 PM
if you think for one minute she would ever vote with Cornyn or Inofe, you’re sorely confused. . .
vinman on January 26, 2009 at 10:34 PM
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