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By Jim Willis on Apr 17, 2008 in Gov David Paterson, Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 3 Comments
Our new governor, David A. Paterson, is off to a great start isn’t he? First we find out he’s a serial philanderer (self-admitted). It seems if you pay for sex like Spitzer did, you get bounced out of office. If don’t pay like Paterson, it’s “one of those phases” you go through in your marriage. [...]
By Jim Willis on Apr 13, 2008 in Society & Culture | 3 Comments
When writing posts for RSSBinghamton.com I often quote from articles printed in our local paper, the Press & Sun-Bulletin, because it’s one of the best sources of local news. It’s a liberal publication, no doubt about that. But then, aren’t most newspapers? Especially those that are part of large newspaper chains like Gannett, which owns [...]
By Jim Willis on Apr 13, 2008 in Elections, Government & Politics | 0 Comments
I haven’t had much to say on the presidential race recently because there’s not much to say. Except I remain extremely disappointed in the Republican party’s selection of a moderate–John McCain. No, he’s not conservative no matter how loudly you protest. Would he be better than Obama or the Hillary? Sure. Somewhat. Will I vote [...]
By Jim Willis on Apr 12, 2008 in Environment, Government & Politics, Mayor Matt Ryan, Society & Culture | 6 Comments
A departure today from strictly Greater Binghamton news–but not much of a departure. I’d like you to read an excellent article at The American Thinker: The slick trick behind global frauding. The American Thinker is one of the very best political blogs, period. This particular article on so-called “global warming” is outstanding. So why write [...]
By Jim Willis on Apr 7, 2008 in Government & Politics, Society & Culture, Taxes & Spending | 0 Comments
As predicted, the socialists that want to control every aspect of your life have graduated from “bad things” like cigarettes, to controlling things like…Twinkies? That’s right, now that we’re on the slippery slope of limiting your personal freedoms, we’re moving on from controlling smoking to controlling “junk food.” Read this guest viewpoint which recently ran [...]