A conservative voice crying in the liberal wilderness of Greater Binghamton, NY
By Jim Willis on Oct 5, 2007 in Gov Eliot Spitzer, Government & Politics | 5 Comments
It always seemed to me when Eliot Spitzer was Attorney General he would target a particular legitimate business enterprise (one with lots of money), make noise about some technical violation of the law, then that business would pay money to the state and it would all disappear quietly. That, my friends, is called a “shake [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 4, 2007 in Restaurants, Reviews | 0 Comments
Italian restaurants are at the top of our family’s favorites when it comes to eating out. This past year we were introduced to the culinary delights of Michelangelo’s Restaurant, located at 465 Court Street in Binghamton (map). Devastated and then rebuilt after the June 2006 flood, Michelangelo’s serves up what I consider to be the [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 3, 2007 in Business | 2 Comments
Another great day for capitalism. Bigger fish gobble up smaller fish and the fallout is 101 families in Greater Binghamton who will be without a steady source of income once M&T gets done with their buyout of Partners Trust Bank (Press & Sun-Bulletin story). No, I’m not a bleeding-heart liberal as you will no doubt [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 2, 2007 in Government & Politics, Mayor Matt Ryan | 3 Comments
Binghamton’s socialist mayor, Matthew Ryan, has hired a new Director of Community Relations. You may remember this new position was hotly debated by City Council in August during budget hearings. It seems the Democrat-controlled council (Ryan’s own party) did not see the need to pad Ryan’s ranks with yet another Citizen Action clone for an [...]