Welcome Chris Gibson
Dropping in for a visit as Ricochet's Guest Contributor this week is freshman Representative Chris Gibson of New York's 20th Congressional District.
Congressman Gibson, a longtime friend of Ricochet, spent 24 years in the Army, rising to rank of Colonel. He deployed seven times, including four combat tours in Iraq, and deployments to Kosovo, the Southwestern US for a counter-drug operation, and most recently to Haiti where he commanded the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team during the opening month of an humanitarian relief operation.
Other key assignments included tours teaching American Politics at the United States Military Academy at West Point, serving as a Congressional Fellow with US Representative Jerry Lewis (R-CA), the Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, and completing a Hoover National Security Affairs Fellowship at Stanford University.
He holds an MPA and PhD in Government from Cornell University and is the author of Securing the State, a book on national security decision-making published in 2008. Chris has been married to Mary Jo, a NYS Licensed Clinical Social Worker, for over 13 years and they have three children.
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Re: Welcome Chris Gibson
Welcome, Congressman!
I will throw a question out for you. I see your wife is a social worker. I have three small children, one with special needs. We feel blessed that she was born while we lived in NYS. (We have since moved to CT.) The services she received beginning at birth were amazing. I believe NYS has one of the best reputations in the country for social services, at least for children. I wonder if you see a way that NYS can still maintain that reputation while also solving the disastrous financial situation of the state.
I hope my question makes sense. Regardless, many welcomes and all our gratitude for your service to our country.
Oct '10
Re: Welcome Chris Gibson
Sir, welcome, sir! We salute you for your service on this your current field of battle. We look forward with great anticipation to your action reports. Do not think to spare us the details of every bloody engagement. We revel in the clash of great ideas and the triumph of truth and righteousness. Sally forth to victory, and return with the spoils of unconstitutional legislation, bound in fetters to the triumph of Republican Federalism! Huah!
Edited on Jan 10, 2011 at 2:52pmJun '10
Re: Welcome Chris Gibson
Colonel Gibson, welcome to our circle and thank you for your service. Feel free to take advantage of We the Members. You will find that we are not shy about sharing our opinions. The conversation is respectful even when we disagree, and the insights offered are a cut above the norm. Use us as a resource. We're certainly willing to play our part if you have reason to solicit our ideas.
May '10
Re: Welcome Chris Gibson
Thank you for your service.
Dec '10
Re: Welcome Chris Gibson
Welcome, sir, from a fellow previous resident of the vicinity of Smoke Bomb Hill.
Nov '10
Re: Welcome Chris Gibson
Welcome, and thank you for your service. It's great to have you both here and in Washington.
Jul '10
Re: Welcome Chris Gibson
Welcome. I also would like to Thank You for Your Service to Our Nation.
With those credentials, how should I address You?
May '10
Re: Welcome Chris Gibson
Welcome Congressman, I look forward to hearing your perspective on the political process!
May '10
Re: Welcome Chris Gibson
Jimmy Carter: Welcome. I also would like to Thank You for Your Service to Our Nation.
With those credentials, how should I address You? · Jan 10 at 5:02pm
"Sir?" It's a little tough to think of "Congressman" as a compliment!
Welcome, Congressman Gibson (on second thought, Sir Gibson doesn't quite work), and thank you for your service!
Re: Welcome Chris Gibson
Welcome, Congressman Gibson! We're delighted to have you here.
An introductory question: you're a conservative with a Ph.D. Given the tenor of the modern academy, would you recommend a similar career path for today's intellectually inclined young conservatives?