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Blog Entries by Dan Collins from 08/2012

In Vino Veritas? Inside the Bogus World of Wine

Posted 08.07.2012 | Huffington Post

Don Cornwell says he got his first real look at wine counterfeiting in 1986 as a young attorney working in Los Angeles when the manager of a local...

Why New York City Republicans Matter

| Posted 08.08.2012 | New York

The Republican Party of New York City may be an empty shell, but it's a shell that serves an important function -- giving people a choice. We're all better off if they pick somebody who will at least give the Democratic nominee a serious challenge.

Linda McMahon Pins GOP Rival in Senate Smackdown

| Posted 08.15.2012 | New York

Voters went to the polls in Connecticut and picked their Senate contenders. The GOP chose former pro-wrestling executive Linda McMahon, whose single great political attribute is being rich.

New York City's Bike Lane Brawl

| Posted 08.23.2012 | New York

You can't blame the mayor, and the bikers, for trying to get as much turf as they can before the next election arrives and a new politician takes over City Hall.

Brooklyn Boss's Sex Scandal Another New Low for New York

| Posted 08.27.2012 | New York

We pay a lot in taxes in New York. If it's going to medical care for the poor, count me in. If it's going to hush up sexual harassment charges against Vito Lopez, I want a refund.

Albany Sex Scandal Goes From Bad to Worse

| Posted 08.29.2012 | New York

State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver spent $103,000 of your taxpayer money to secretly settle the claims of two women who said they were sexually harassed by Vito Lopez. As things turned out, Lopez was only warming up. Welcome to Albany.