Month: March 2010

W.Va. to Bloomberg: Nanny this:

“… New York City has sent out undercover investigators to catch gun dealers violating background check laws. But West Virginia lawmakers want to make it a crime for investigators to conduct such sting operations in West Virginia. The Legislature passed a measure Saturday that targets anyone who tries to entice a firearms dealer or private seller under circumstances that the individual knows is unlawful. The bill addresses a tactic employed by New York during stings conducted last year at seven guns shows in Tennessee, Ohio and Nevada …”

New York City First Deputy Criminal Justice Coordinator Frederico Gebauer Joins Kroll As Managing Director:

“Kroll, the world’s leading risk consulting company, announced today that Frederico Gebauer, formerly First Deputy Criminal Justice Coordinator for the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, has joined the firm’s Business Intelligence and Investigations practice as a managing director in its New York office. Gebauer will supervise a wide variety of assignments including corporate investigations, fraud and detection, due diligence and regulatory issues …  He helped conceive and direct Mayor Bloomberg’s national campaign against illegal guns, including the creation of “Mayors Against Illegal Guns,” a bi-partisan coalition of over 340 mayors, and the development of the nation’s first gun offender registration statute. He also helped develop and oversee innovative litigation against corrupt gun dealers in five other states …”

Mayor’s gal: I’m not running:

“Diana Taylor, the longtime girlfriend of Mayor Bloomberg and a former state government official, said yesterday she won’t challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the election … She met with National Republican Senatorial Committee staffers within the past 10 days to discuss the possibility, and hadn’t closed the door on it, multiple sources said …”

The possibility of Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer resurfaces again the The Politico:

“Democrats are hungry for a hardball strategy against a resurgent Republican Party, and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin is positioning himself as a leading aggressor — a move that could help him in a potential run for majority leader … Durbin’s newly pugnacious strategy comes as more congressional insiders are whispering about the possibility of a Durbin vs. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) race for Senate majority leader if Nevada Sen. Harry Reid loses reelection …”

Both of Reid’s potential GOP challengers hold double digit leads over him in the latest polls.  He’s in major trouble back home.

“… Democrats on and off Capitol Hill are quietly watching Schumer and Durbin for signs of how they would rule the Senate if they have a chance to become majority leader. During the past several months, Durbin has shown himself to be something of an aggressor … At the same time, Schumer — who has long been viewed as the more aggressive partisan of the two — is building a role as a bipartisan deal maker, something that could be critical should Democrats have a narrower Senate majority or be in the minority next Congress …”

Given I believe the Democrats will get a serious spanking by the voters this fall, I’d say Schumer’s strategy is the better approach.  The full on liberal/socialist/progressive agenda is what the public is upset about and Durban’s in-your-face attitude is not what the Democrats need.