The fundamental concept behind the Hawkins campaign is that it’s the people of Syracuse who have the power to rebuild their city. If no great savior from the corporate world or Washington D.C. is going to come in and make things better, shouldn’t redevelopment in Syracuse start with giving the people who live there themselves a fair shake?

Families going through hard times in New York’s 24th and 29th congressional districts might as well have Republicans representating them in Congress, their U.S. Representatives are so far to the right. Mike Arcuri and Eric Massa are two Blue Dog Democrats who need to be challenged from the left, by credible Green Party candidates in 2010.