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Category: Government & PoliticsBy Jim Willis on Aug 13, 2008 in Energy, Environment, Government & Politics | 1 Comment
It’s hard when you’re passionate–and upset–not to use words like “psycho nut-job” and “communist thugs” when it comes to our state “leaders” who believe they know better than we citizens how we should live our lives. But I’ll try to behave myself.
My latest rant has to do with kool aide drinkers who believe man is [...]
By Jim Willis on Aug 6, 2008 in Government & Politics, Mayor Matt Ryan, Taxes & Spending | 0 Comments
The closer we get to election year, the more Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan (Democrat, Citizen Action flunky, socialist) sounds like a conservative Republican. But don’t let his rhetoric fool you.
Today’s Press & Sun-Bulletin runs a story with the headline, Ryan freezes city hiring. The story reports the hammer has come down: No new hiring for [...]
By Jim Willis on Aug 4, 2008 in Energy, Environment, Government & Politics | 0 Comments
Chucky Schumer, one of our two socialist U.S. Senators from New York, thinks fuel prices are too high. The latest sleazy way he’s keeping his name in the news (and in front of dimwits who vote for him) is to talk about the price of diesel fuel for school districts in Upstate New York. He’s [...]
By Jim Willis on Jul 31, 2008 in Government & Politics, Society & Culture | 0 Comments
The slow (but picking up speed) erosion of our freedoms continues in Broome County and New York State. It started some years ago with laws that “save lives” like forcing people to wear seat belts, forcing parents to put their children in “approved” car seats, and forcing motorcyclists to wear helmets. None of these practices [...]
By Jim Willis on Jul 30, 2008 in Gov David Paterson, Government & Politics, Sen Hillary Clinton, Taxes & Spending | 0 Comments
This one “takes the cake” folks. Our do-nothing, supremely narcissistic Senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton, blames President George W. Bush for the mess that is New York’s budget. What? Ole George reached out from Washington and MADE us spend $47 billion on Medicaid–more than any other state in the country? Ole George forced millions of [...]