Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:20:19 +0000 – By Michael GoodwinNew York Daily News Columnist/FOX News Contributor
NEW YORK — From the moment Kirsten Gillibrand was named to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate, Democratic rivals and advocacy groups criticized her as insufficiently liberal for this deep blue state. They need not worry any longer.
In a makeover that is as disturbing as it is rapid, Gillibrand is turning herself into an uber-liberal zealot. In less than three months, she has gone from a center-right representative of an upstate district to a supporter of every position embraced by the national party and its favored leftist interest groups.
Her previous objection to Obama’s plans for income tax hikes on Americans earning over $250,000 have been shelved. She now supports the hikes, even while acknowledging the taxes will exacerbate the problem of New York shipping billions more to Washington than it gets back.
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