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 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 [...]
By Jim Willis on Jul 29, 2008 in Gov David Paterson, Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 0 Comments
Sooner or later New York State’s budget will come crashing down. Looks like it might be sooner.
Our illustrious, philandering governor (no, not Spitzer who was dumb enough to pay for sex, but Paterson, who gets his illicit sex for free)… will have a live televised address later today to announce the Empire State is running [...]
By Jim Willis on Jul 14, 2008 in Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 2 Comments
Asphalt, being an oil-based product, has always been pricey. But I didn’t realize the prices had reached $13,636 per parking spot–that is, a space big enough for one vehicle to park in. That’s the price New York State taxpayers just paid for 88 new parking spots at the Greater Binghamton Airport. From today’s Press & [...]
By Jim Willis on Jul 7, 2008 in Environment, Government & Politics, Sports, Taxes & Spending | 1 Comment
A few regular readers have commented to me (in person or via email) that they miss my periodic rants on this blog. The past few weeks have been busy ones. I expect they will remain and get busier! But that’s no excuse for not writing.
One of the things I’ve been doing is spending time with [...]
