The local paper today neglects to mention that the 23rd Congressional District is doomed to be subsumed into some other district in two years. That's because the 2010 census will show a relative population loss in New York compared to the subsidized South and the welfare West, and the state is likely to lose at least one House seat. Redistricting will take place. And the 23rd as we know it will cease to exist.
By the way, here's something I forgot about McHugh: He's relatively progressive on gays in the military.
