[neverdem]

whom did he oppose? a nobody i've never heard of. Why should I allow that vote become wasted where I can place it as a wake-up call? Schumer was going to win anyways, that is a given, so I did it as a wake-up.

Who woke up, and what are they supposed to do?

Additionaly, he does work hard and is seen here in WNY/CNY. I'd rather have a liberal who treks up here to be seen and DOES SOMETHING, ANYTHING to this wretched WNY economy.

I get it. A supposed conservative upstate NY is going to prosper by having one of the most despised liberals in the minority party in of the U.S. Senate beg the rest of the Congress for federal dollars, aka taxes from every state, so he can pander to his constituents, at the same time he continues to obstruct the other work of Congress and the President.

That makes a lot of sense to the now slightly more red states when the rest of the country is whining about federal deficits. Bush is now a lame duck who doesn't forget those who have crossed him. I wouldn't hold my breath hoping for more federal dollars. BTW, for a conservative, shouldn't New York's mess be New York's responsibilty?

[ma bell]

I go for the guy who gives the effort and not come around only for photo ops like Hillary has done.

Sorry, but unlike those who pledge blind allegiance, I'd rather have someone that TRIES yearround. Not someone who has never made an appearance here. I may not agree with their policies, but he DOES SOMETHING. Eventualy, that SOMETHING could work. The way this regions economy is, with a City Control Board, anything is better. Hillary was shit, so we could only look upward.