Most cats didn’t hear of Rep. Tom Reed until the Tickle Me Massa scandal (Google it), but a lot of us were fans of the former Corning Mayor well before that, so there is a great deal of pride to see him getting national attention. Granted the NY-29 might as well be part of Canada as far as us on The L.I. are concerned, but I’m still a fan. 
Just in the past few months, Speaker Boehner chose him to be one of the conferee’s of the payroll-tax bill (don’t get me started), and Politico named him runner-up of the Freshman classes “Most Likely to Succeed.”
As his sophomore year starts, Reed recently interviewed with National Journal to reflect back on his time so far in Washington…
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“[Cendella]is out there working hard and meeting with a lot of people…very, very impressive young man.” – Manhattan G.O.P. chairman Dan Isaacs
Should old acquaintance be…nah, bump that. Election 2012 is finally here and we’re back with podcasting answer to Sodom and Gomorrah and your conservative anthem for the underground…it’s the place where the RINOs and the radicals come together as one…it’s THE RIGHT HOOK.
There’s an interesting development out here on The L.I. and the NY-1. When last we spoke Randy Altschuler (after a ridiculous, unnecessary primary) came within a few percentage points of defeating incumbent Rep. Tim Bishop. He’s back for a rematch this year…and apparently is a handful of races cats are already keeping an eye on.
