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,”...

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...

It’s nice to agree with your congressperson every so often.  Concurring with one’s representative makes one feel, well, represented.  That’s true even if accord happens for some as rarely as seemingly every area of the country except Buffalo gets walloped with Christmas-week snow.  Anything...

In less than a year, every member of the U.S House is up for reelection. That means, every member who voted for government-run health care has a chance to be voted out. Right now, however, I cannot stress the importance of supporting members of Congress who stood up for the taxpayers, and against the...

Can we watch hockey without getting a political lecture?  Please?  Apparently, the answer is “Nope” regardless of how poorly the two subjects go together.  The Buffalo Sabres aired a packaged segment during the first intermission of Saturday’s game based upon the suspicious notion...

The Commander-in-chief’s Nobel Peace Prize aside, there’s a war to win.  Regrettably, some of our representatives aren’t eager to back the crucial effort in Afghanistan at a critical time.  General Stanley McChrystal’s call for 40,000 more troops is being met with opposition...

Politico’s Patrick O’Connor ranks Rep. Chris Lee as one of Congress’s “Rookies of the Year.” A political neophyte just a year ago, New York Rep. Chris Lee looks like a veteran lawmaker when he’s interacting with colleagues on the House floor. And he’s fostered close...

From Chris Lee’s remarks… A great hero by the name of Brian Schramm, who grew up in Monroe County, a native of the Town of Greece, heard the call to serve early on in his life. He signed up not long after graduating high school and went on to become a tremendous Marine. On October 15, 2004,...

Earlier this week, Congressman Chris Lee voted to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) — a bill previously vetoed by President Bush, because of various expansions made by Democrats that undermined the programs original intent, which was to cover children living in...

I have just received word from Washington D.C. that Chris Lee has been assigned to the House Financial Services Committee. UPDATE: Press Release from Ranking Member Spencer Bachus: Bachus Welcomes Chris Lee to Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Spencer Bachus announced today that Congressman...

It is my pleasure to pass on the latest news from Congressman Chris Lee: Congressman Chris Lee Sworn-In, Pledges to Fight for Jobs, Fiscal Responsibility New U.S. Representative Announces Open Houses for District Offices WASHINGTON – Congressman Chris Lee was sworn-in today to represent New York’s...

It really never ends with this guy. Representative Charles B. Rangel’s legal team is reviewing his tax records to determine whether the congressman received a homestead exemption on a house he owned in Washington while living in several rent-stabilized apartments in New York City. The situation is...

Buffalo Pundit still enthusiastically supports the idea that should Hillary become the next secretary of state (which I still have doubts over) that Brian Higgins would be the best choice if Governor Paterson chooses to throw a bone to Western New York with his appointment. Buffalo Pundit offers this...

Joe Illuzzi claims that sources have informed him that Rep. Nydia Velazquez wis indeed the frontrunner to replace Hillary if she leaves the Senate to be secretary of state. Representative Nydia M. Velázquez, whose district spans parts of Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens; who is the first Puerto...