By Jim Willis on Nov 14, 2007 in Gov Eliot Spitzer, Government & Politics | 2 Comments
This morning’s Press & Sun-Bulletin bring us this glorious news:
With a new poll showing his popularity plummeting, Gov. Eliot Spitzer today will drop his controversial policy to allow illegal immigrants to obtain drivers’ licenses, a Spitzer spokeswoman confirmed late Tuesday.
The retreat comes as Spitzer will meet this morning in Washington D.C. with New York’s congressional [...]
By Jim Willis on Nov 13, 2007 in Business, Reviews, Stores | 7 Comments
In a word–yes! We do need another Wal-Mart. Not that it will make much of a difference to me personally. I shop at Wal-Mart only occasionally. I avoid it when I can. Why? Small isles…always crowded day or night…getting mugged for a donation by kids on the way in…90% of the items for sale are [...]
By Jim Willis on Nov 12, 2007 in Business, Environment, Transportation | 2 Comments
In typical and predictable fashion, the leftists at the Press & Sun-Bulletin have written an editorial blaming Detroit for not producing fuel-efficient automobiles. The implied message is, high prices for gas would be just fine if we were driving cars and vans and SUVs that got 100 miles/gallon. In part, the editorial reads:
[I]t still doesn’t [...]
By Jim Willis on Nov 10, 2007 in Reviews, Society & Culture, Stores | 1 Comment
Anyone who knows me, really knows me (like my family), knows I am a book freak. I love books. I read books. I keep books–to the point they litter our house! I suppose it’s been that way since grade school when I started reading Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout and science fiction by Isaac [...]
By Jim Willis on Nov 8, 2007 in Elections, Government & Politics, Mayor Matt Ryan, Society & Culture | 2 Comments
The American form of government was uniquely crafted as a representative republic. Some would say a democratic republic (small “d”). We were not founded as a mob rule democracy, contrary to the beliefs and ignorance of many voters in Binghamton. One person stated in a Press & Sun-Bulletin story chat with reference to those of [...]
By Jim Willis on Nov 7, 2007 in Elections, Environment, Government & Politics, Mayor Matt Ryan | 0 Comments
It is a sad day in Binghamton, where I live. Socialist Mayor Matt Ryan has helped get a slate of Citizen Action toadies elected to City Council. There is now much less of a counterbalance against his gross incompetency. He is arguably the worst mayor in Binghamton in a generation. And now he has a [...]
By Jim Willis on Nov 6, 2007 in Reviews, Theatre | 2 Comments
My wife and I had a rare night out last Friday to see a play. After reading Sarah D’Esti Miller’s review in the Press & Sun-Bulletin, I decided to take my wife to “A Shayna Maidel” (pronounced a-shain-a may-dull) put on by the Chenango River Theatre in Greene. I’m really glad we went! “A Shayna [...]