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Category: Society & CultureBy Jim Willis on Jun 17, 2008 in Government & Politics, Society & Culture, Taxes & Spending | 1 Comment
I’ve been busy lately–really busy–hence no words of wisdom on this blog for the past couple of weeks. During that time, a breathtaking development has occurred–more of our freedoms have disappeared. The New York State legislature has seen fit to raise taxes on a pack of cigarettes from $1.25 to $2.75 per pack. An additional [...]
By Jim Willis on Jun 7, 2008 in Government & Politics, Mayor Matt Ryan, Society & Culture | 2 Comments
Once again, as he does each year, Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan presided at raising the so-called “gay pride” flag over City Hall yesterday. From the City’s official press release on this, here are some of Ryan’s remarks:
“This is a chance to celebrate the many contributions of the LGBTQ [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer] community, to [...]
By Jim Willis on Jun 5, 2008 in Elections, Government & Politics, Sen Barack Obama, Society & Culture | 5 Comments
It’s official–Barack Hussein Obama is the Democrat nominee for president. Sort of. Maybe. “Presumptive” they call it. That is, he is the nominee if the Clintonoids can’t figure out a way to smear him before or during the convention. Good for the Dems. I wonder if you Dems really know what you’re getting?
There is no [...]
By Jim Willis on May 27, 2008 in Education, Government & Politics, Society & Culture, This Site | 0 Comments
If you read this blog on a regular basis, I would like to point out a little feature in the middle of the page (just to the right of my articles) called Blogroll. That’s a fancy name for “list of links to other sites.” Most of the links are to other blogs that I read. [...]
By Jim Willis on May 4, 2008 in Government & Politics, Society & Culture | 0 Comments
And the beat goes on. Citizen Action, a Marxist organization, is in town meeting this weekend. People who read my words deriding Citizen Action may write me off as being hyperbolic, but I tell you the truth when I say these people are died-in-the-wool Marxists/Socialists. I am accurately using those terms because that is clearly [...]