A conservative voice crying in the liberal wilderness of Greater Binghamton, NY
Category: ElectionsBy Jim Willis on Mar 25, 2008 in Education, Elections, Government & Politics | 7 Comments
There is an interesting guest viewpoint in today’s Press & Sun-Bulletin, written by David R. Grate who is running (correction: was running but no longer is) for the Republican nomination for the 22nd Congressional District (to unseat the Somewhat Useful Idiot Maurice Hinchey). The article is titled Federal government should stay out of education. Mr. [...]
By Jim Willis on Mar 21, 2008 in Elections, Government & Politics, Society & Culture | 2 Comments
More lefty loony editorials are printed in the Press & Sun-Bulletin than I can keep up with! Here’s one from Friday, March 21st: U.S. needs a labor party. Please read it by clicking the link.
It essentially says big government programs like socialized medicine are not “extreme” and since the Democrat Party is not “man enough” [...]
By Jim Willis on Feb 10, 2008 in Elections, Government & Politics | 0 Comments
With Mitt Romney now out of the race for the Republican nomination for president, there are no conservatives left in the race. So what do we conservatives do? Do we “fall in line” and support McCain as people like Lindsay Graham, Bill Kristol, Fred Barnes and even President Bush are telling us to do? I [...]
By Jim Willis on Feb 6, 2008 in Elections, Government & Politics | 6 Comments
A big night last night for John McCain and Mike Huckabee. Mitt Romney did well, but not well enough. It’s hard to see how Romney (the only conservative left in the race) can now score enough delegates to win. As of early this morning, the delegate counts stand as follows:
Republican Delegates (1,191 needed to win [...]
By Jim Willis on Feb 2, 2008 in Elections, Government & Politics | 8 Comments
It seems the readers of this blog are supporters of John McCain’s candidacy by a wide margin. Unfortunately, your faithful author is not. Below are the results of those visiting this site and who they support in the primary (34 votes total – the poll ran for about a month):
Clinton – 3% (1 vote)
Giuliani – [...]
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Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States.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 9, 2008 in Elections, Government & Politics | 0 Comments
Yes, I watched the New Hampshire primary returns eagerly last night, wondering what would happen. It’s fascinating. I can’t remember a time when more people were “engaged” in the process. It’s also mildly depressing for me as I have this creeping feeling that Republicans are going to get beaten badly this November. I’m not trying [...]