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By Jim Willis on May 29, 2008 in Energy, Government & Politics, Rep Maurice Hinchey | 6 Comments
The “somewhat” useful idiot is being thrown out in front of the bus again with the latest scheme from the leftists in Congress. His name is Congressman Maurice Hinchey, and he’s about as stupid as they come. Problem is, he keeps getting reelected by people around these parts.
Today, Mr. Hinchey, the man who wants to [...]
By Jim Willis on May 29, 2008 in Education, Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 1 Comment
Taxpayers from the Maine-Endwell School District are being shaken down to pay for new construction at the M-E school to the tune of $59.6 million. Yes, you read that right–nearly 60 MILLION DOLLARS. The money will be spent upgrading four school buildings, a bus garage, and building a brand new 8-lane swimming pool. Let’s hope [...]
By Jim Willis on May 28, 2008 in Education, Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 1 Comment
Out come the obligatory “the sky has now officially fallen” stories for the poor, deprived children of the Chenango Valley Central School District. I can see it now, these poor kids will become waifs by this time next year. (Violins please.) The cause of this calamity? Those greedy taxpayers who voted down the CV budget [...]
By Jim Willis on May 27, 2008 in Education, Government & Politics, Society & Culture, This Site | 0 Comments
If you read this blog on a regular basis, I would like to point out a little feature in the middle of the page (just to the right of my articles) called Blogroll. That’s a fancy name for “list of links to other sites.” Most of the links are to other blogs that I read. [...]
By Jim Willis on May 26, 2008 in Memories | 0 Comments
Today we celebrate Memorial Day. I’ve been taught what Memorial Day is about, but over the years of picnics, movies and other well-meaning distractions, it may have lost some of it’s meaning. It’s good to revisit the true meaning of this holiday. Let me ask, do you know what the roots and meaning of this [...]