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I'd love to see Jim Ostrowski step forward and try like he did in 1994. A stalwart of the movement and no stranger to politics, Jim could splatter a serious piece of humble pie into the faces of the nut job lackeys of the donkeys and elephants. His broad range of knowledge, professional capacity as a lawyer and tireless pursuit of all thing libertarian could ignite theupstate freedom movement. Who knows how many in the big apple itself ?

Unfortunately, I don't see Jim doing this. I spent a long drive with Jim last March down to Poughkeepsie (and back) and I think it's safe to say he won't try it again. Without getting too personal into his life or means, it's sufficient to say that his focus on family and profession at this point in his life is more important than a quixotic run at the head guy job in New York. I spoke with Jim this weekend and he's not interested in running for office.

However, I am urging Warren Redlich to pick up his shield, mount his high horse and charge those windmills. Warren has all the credentials and qualifications that I've listed previously and he also holds public office as a town board member in Guilderland, NY. He's run for Congress twice in a hopelessly Democratic district like Albany. He's helped me multiple times during my campaigns on a pro bono basis. He's smart, funny and media savvy. While Warren does have ties to the Republican party as such, he's by no means a favorite son. If anything he's a bit of a pariah. He likes and understands freedom too much.

Check out this new endeavor . . .

The website is here.

I was invited into the RPI radio station this morning to discuss LBGT issues. It was a great time. I felt these guys listened politely and gave me an opportunity to express and poise issues unlike anything you can get on commercial couterparts. Here's the interview in three parts, thanks to Jeff Russell again.

Part I

Part II

Part III

This post is so we don't forget to highlight this video somewhere. Thanks again to Tom Caruso & Mark Femenella for producing this. Mark supplied the guitar rifts.

Thanks to Jeff Russell again.

Eric and I both attended SUNY Albany in the late eighties and were a part of the political science department at the time. During a trip to a model European Community forum at SUNY Brockport we coined the term Occidental Hedonism in between the seminar format and the mandatory pub crawls.

When I went over to represent Eric for the WROW-League of Women Voters debate to be held on March 26th, the Murphy folks thought it was quaint that we had such a long time connection. Of course they were bringing in hired guns from all over the country for their boy.

Check out these interviews Eric did about two weeks ago at our HQ for the Albany Student Press. Thanks again for Chad Polenz for going into the un-chartered waters of Eric's brain. The big time MSM has so much trouble just engaging normally with us like Chad so aptly demonstrates here.

Ever since Eric ran in 2006, I've always razzed him about the Libertarian Party being the Guns and Dope Party. All kidding aside, these are serious issues that Eric readily discusses with Chad Polenz of the Albany Student Press;