New York State has too many overpaid government workers.  Also, New York State has too many government workers.  Those are the pair of conclusions to take away from a disheartening study by a conservative group called the Empire Center for New York State Policy. To summarize the Channel 2 story about...

Tickling kingpin Eric Massa is jobless, although he’s still affecting Democratic politics.  How should we remember the Southern Tier’s former federal conduit as he prematurely transitions back to private life?  The answer is “As a left-wing fanatic who also turned out to be a lowlife perv,”...

As I suspected, Andrew Cuomo has taken a hit in the polls. A rather sharp drop in fact. Although everyone from Mayor Bloomberg to Rep. Anthony Weiner to Paterson himself have rejected the suggestion floated by Republicans and some supporters of the governor that Cuomo is too conflicted to investigate...

My friend S.E. Cupp, in her latest column for the New York Daily News, dares to say that the New York governor’s race isn’t merely just waiting  for Cuomo to jump in and cruise to an effortless victory. To fellow jaded New Yorkers who think they’ve heard it all, I humbly offer this:...

Take off your Klan hoods and pay attention, my fellow conservatives: we’re in trouble.  To wit, Douglas Turner has found us out.  It’s hard to get through The Buffalo News copy-churner’s columns, as his output is as boring as it is unpleasant.  But disregard how he’s a student of the Rod...

I suspected a while back that something was gonna take Paterson out of the race. I suspect, given the circumstances, that the Democratic Party is somehow involved in forcing his move this week. A scandal-scarred Gov. Paterson Friday pulled the plug on his short-lived election bid – but calls for...

Liberals tolerate any lifestyle choice, unless that choice is smoking.  That little trail of fumes emanating from the lit end of a smooth, satisfying, delicious cigarette or rolled-up-phonebook-sized cigar frightens them far more than, say, radical Islam or unsustainable deficits. As evidence, the fun...

A new Siena poll shows that in a gubernatorial race between Rick Lazio and Governor David Paterson, the only candidates who have officially declared their candidacies, Rick Lazio is ahead seven points. This is good news for Rick Lazio, although the poll still show he has work to do. Paterson is now lagging...

You’d think they’d be grateful.  But the beneficiaries of our involuntary kindness are too busy punishing us for it.  New York State is planning on propping itself with tax refunds in lieu of promptly returning the overpayments to their proper owners.  A governor who amusingly thinks he could...

By now you have probably figured out that the big bombshell story about Governor Paterson was not much of a bombshell story. It certainly was nothing that would prompt Paterson’s resignation. Rick Lazio has criticized the New York Times before for letting hype brew about the story without publishing...

New York State is attempting to simultaneously help the economy and environment.  Yeah: they’ll do nothing for either.  Enticed consumers spent the weekend racing about trying to grab government entitlements for those outfitting their kitchens and basements.  They’re taking part in a transparently...

The one thing that’s better than making money is being handed some.  That’s why anyone who doubts the Earned Income Tax Credit is the most wondrous gift our benevolent government has ever bestowed upon us should read The Buffalo News. In particular, their January 31 take on the subject, helpfully...

We need government-funded trains to facilitate travel across the country.  On top of that, their construction will spur financial recovery.  That’s because it’s 1936.  Regrettably, when it comes to fixing and administering the economy, we’re still coping with a Depression mentality; further,...

Artvoice contributor Michael Liman had a piece in last week’s issue which foolishly argued that “[Scott Brown's] win wasn’t a referendum on healthcare reform or Obama.” It is amusing that the left refuses to take any lessons from from Scott Brown’s victory two weeks ago....

If one wants to acquire wine to enjoy with your Doritos and cookie dough, one shouldn’t have to make a second trip.  The freedom to purchase fermented grape juice on the same receipt as one’s other groceries might not be explicitly guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.  But the prohibition against...

Barack Obama wants something.  Scott Brown doesn’t.  Brown wins.  Yes, last week’s special election provided the most awesome result of all time. But it could delightfully be topped.  The one thing more fun for conservatives than the phrase “Republican Senator Number 41″...