If you’ve been wondering, New York’s 21st Congressional District is still in a rotten mess. Back in January, Democratic Rep. Bill Owens announced he was retiring.  The New York Times reported: Mr. Owens is the latest Democrat whose decision to leave Congress may hurt his party’s chances of gaining in the House in November. Democrats have now lost several incumbents in districts where the party is vulnerable to Republican challenges -- including one in Utah and one in North Carolina, both of which the Democrats are expected to lose. Owens had come to power in 2009 after a special election that followed a harsh ideological war between Republicans and Conservatives. Republicans endorsed moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava, while Conservative/Tea Party voters endorsed a previously unknown accountant named Doug Hoffman. Conservatives didn’t just endorse Hoffman, they clamored around him. Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty backed him. Conservative...(Read Full Article)