By Jim Willis on Nov 8, 2007 in Elections, Government & Politics, Mayor Matt Ryan, Society & Culture | 2 Comments
The American form of government was uniquely crafted as a representative republic. Some would say a democratic republic (small “d”). We were not founded as a mob rule democracy, contrary to the beliefs and ignorance of many voters in Binghamton. One person stated in a Press & Sun-Bulletin story chat with reference to those of [...]
By Jim Willis on Nov 7, 2007 in Elections, Environment, Government & Politics, Mayor Matt Ryan | 0 Comments
It is a sad day in Binghamton, where I live. Socialist Mayor Matt Ryan has helped get a slate of Citizen Action toadies elected to City Council. There is now much less of a counterbalance against his gross incompetency. He is arguably the worst mayor in Binghamton in a generation. And now he has a [...]
By Jim Willis on Nov 2, 2007 in Elections, Government & Politics, Mayor Matt Ryan | 2 Comments
Citizen Action is a hard-left, socialist organization. They pretend to be “for the little guy,” but they really want to take your money from you and give it to other people, and tell you how to live your life. Lea Webb (who works for Citizen Action) and Sean Massey (who works at Binghamton University) are [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 2, 2007 in Government & Politics, Mayor Matt Ryan | 3 Comments
Binghamton’s socialist mayor, Matthew Ryan, has hired a new Director of Community Relations. You may remember this new position was hotly debated by City Council in August during budget hearings. It seems the Democrat-controlled council (Ryan’s own party) did not see the need to pad Ryan’s ranks with yet another Citizen Action clone for an [...]