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By Jim Willis on Jan 26, 2008 in Business, Government & Politics | 2 Comments
Not to be outdone by New York State’s nannyism, Broome County now feels a compulsion to tell you what you can, and cannot, eat. Here’s a tasty morsel from today’s Press & Sun-Bulletin:
Local restaurant workers may soon be serving french fries fried in soybean oil and cookies baked with margarine substitutes under a voluntary program [...]
By Jim Willis on Jan 26, 2008 in Government & Politics, Rep Maurice Hinchey | 4 Comments
I just have to get this one off my chest. Like I don’t do that in this space all the time, right?
Maurice Hinchey, who is unfortunately my Congressman, is such an utter and complete failure as a politician it’s beyond me how he continues to get re-elected time and again. I refer to [...]
By Jim Willis on Jan 25, 2008 in Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 1 Comment
Hopefully people read beyond the headline and first few paragraphs of a newspaper story. If not, this is what you would have seen in Wednesday’s Press & Sun-Bulletin:
Republicans in the state Senate on Wednesday countered Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s $1 billion plan to revitalize the upstate economy by passing its own “Upstate Now” proposal, which calls [...]
By Jim Willis on Jan 23, 2008 in Elections, Government & Politics | 4 Comments
Fred Thompson has bowed out, as we expected. Here is his brief statement, posted yesterday on his website:
Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement [...]
By Jim Willis on Jan 19, 2008 in Business, Energy, Government & Politics | 4 Comments
Hallelujah! The New York State Public Service Commission (otherwise known as the PSC) is recommending against the Spanish takeover of Energy East/New York State Electric & Gas. This is good news! It doesn’t mean the takeover of a key piece of the U.S. infrastructure by a foreign company still won’t happen…but it sure slows it [...]