By Jim Willis on Nov 19, 2009 in City Council, Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 3 Comments
More lunacy from the green eco-nuts, this time in the City of Binghamton. (Hey, I moved out of Binghamton–so don’t blame this one on me. Any group of people who vote for, and re-elect Matt Ryan for Mayor and the Citizen Action Gang as the City Council, are certifiably nuts!)
Today’s “through the looking glass” moment: [...]
By Jim Willis on Nov 1, 2009 in Elections, Government & Politics | 0 Comments
There is an historic vote coming to the voters of Johnson City, NY on Tuesday. They will decide whether or not to dissolve the Village of Johnson City and join with the surrounding Town of Union–merging the two entities into one. The reason? Supposedly to save money. But as I’ve pointed out a number of [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 16, 2009 in Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 2 Comments
Completely mind-blowing. The grand total number of jobs created by Obama’s stimulus money in our area of New York State so far? 3 1/2. You read that right…three and one-half jobs. Not hundreds, not thousands, not even tens…just 3 1/2 single jobs. From an article in the Press & Sun-Bulletin:
In the 10 counties of the [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 13, 2009 in Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 2 Comments
A tip of the hat to the Town of Union (near Endicott, NY) for returning Obama stimulus money they didn’t want nor ask for, to the tune of $561,302. And a big “boo” to Broome County Social Services for sticking their grubby hands out to grab it before it went somewhere else–continuing the waste and [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 6, 2009 in Government & Politics, Sen Barack Obama, Taxes & Spending | 0 Comments
This gem comes courtesy my favorite local news outlet, the Press & Sun-Bulletin, from an article titled “Federal grant to pay for solar panels for Binghamton’s Carlisle Apartments“:
The Binghamton Housing Authority has won a $302,400 competitive federal grant to make one of its housing units more energy-efficient.
The grant, which was announced Tuesday, will pay for [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 2, 2009 in Government & Politics, Pres Barack Obama, Taxes & Spending | 0 Comments
Just to give New Yorkers a “push” toward the socialized health care being offered by our new Lord and Savior, the Annointed One, the Messiah, Barack…along comes so-called “reporting” from Gannett that New York’s budget is about to crash and burn due to Medicaid. Well duh! I, among many others, have been sounding the alarm [...]
By Jim Willis on Sep 30, 2009 in Exec Barbara Fiala, Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 2 Comments
Guest Viewpoint: County Executive Fiala Has Shown Leadership on Medicaid Issue
Today I am pleased to announce a first for RSSBinghamton–a guest viewpoint. And it’s from someone who is (cordially) taking me to task over my recent remarks about Medicaid. Long-term readers of this blog will know that I welcome dissenting opinions and views from my [...]