Benjamin Henry Latrobe Design Proposed for the Hall of Representatives, U.S., Section from North to South (1815) ink and watercolor on paper
For weeks now Barry and I have both been dismayed by the strange candidacy which Peter Hort has mounted for Representative of our local Congressional district.
I believe what is happening only shows that even supposedly sophisticated New Yorkers are naive when it comes to politics, or that money can persuade otherwise good people to act quite badly. Both explanations are pretty disturbing, but each is still better than some of the other possibilities.
For his reading of the subject, including both background and foreground, see Barry’s post of last night which links to his previous entries, to Hort’s own site and a number of other relevant sources.
[image of the old House chamber from Library of Congress]
Peter Hort, Stealth Republican
reBlogged via NEWSgrist: I’ve been following some troubling blog posts regarding the campaign of Peter Hort, a native New Yorker and Republican, who is running against incumbent liberal Dem Jerrold Nadler, for Congress. Please read/refer to the follow…
Peter Hort, Stealth Republican
[Hans Haacke Star Gazing; image source] reBlogged via NEWSgrist: I’ve been following some troubling blog posts regarding the campaign of Peter Hort, a native New Yorker and Republican, who is running against incumbent liberal Dem Jerrold Nadler, for C…