So, I picked up a copy of Artvoice yesterday to find their cover story this week is an interview with Brian Higgins about the public option. Are we supposed to be impressed that Brian Higgins spoke about this issue with a left/wing publication that is as likely to factcheck Higgins as they are likely...

Well, it was a pretty good Election Day… certainly better than last year. My apologies for the lateness of this reaction post. Circumstances beyond my control kept me from writing… anyway… It was extraordinarily gratifying to see Jon Corzine lose in New Jersey. That alone made last...

Whatever you want to call it: electoral fusion, fusion voting… no one can convince me that it is a good idea. Last week, we saw another example of how it actually causes more problems in the electoral processi The county’s two elections commissioners Wednesday said the Independence Party primary...

A $1,000 per ticket fundraiser in Rochester today for Erie County Executive Chris Collins has fueled speculation that Collins may run for governor next year. Buffalo News reporter Bob McCarthy recaps Collins’ recent activity: The county executive, meanwhile, has been traveling the state in recent...

We pay dearly when lawmakers spend at will: American workers toil deep into summer to cover our officials’ thorough profligacy. August 12 was Cost of Government Day, which is the day of the calendar year when the average American worker has earned enough gross income to pay off his or her share of...