links for 2009-11-25

Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand may have a serious problem on her hands if Rudy Giuliani gets in next year’s race for the U.S. Senate in New York State.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state finds Giuliani, the former Republican mayor of New York City, leading Gillibrand by 13 points – 53% to 40%. Four percent (4%) like some other candidate, and just two percent (2%) are undecided.

Last weekend Democrats in the U.S. Senate took another step toward passing their government run healthcare legislation. The more we have come to learn about this legislation, the more we all have cause to be concerned about this plan. It fundamentally does not focus on patients or on quality care. In fact, it is a fiscal albatross for our already ballooning federal budget deficit.

I know there are some conservative bloggers supporting Carly Fiorina, which is unusual out here. Daniel Blatt at Gay Patriot is one of them.

He's also a part of why I decided to stay neutral. Frankly, speaking strictly as a conservative, and having been on calls with them both, I personally liked Chuck DeVore a little more than Carly in that one regard. At the same time, I've known and respected Dan both as a blogger and a conservative for years. His conservative cred has always been pretty strong with me, having seen various political positions he's held over time.

He lives in California. It isn't that I'm allowing him to make a decision for me, I didn't decide to back Carly, after all. It just seemed a stretch for me to tell Dan who his Senator should or shouldn't be.

To be fair, I should add this. I believe Dan feels DeVore isn't electable state-wide in California……