Don’t Cry For Baby Joe Mesi...
It looks like at least one good thing has happened as a result of the Senate coup.
Joe Mesi, the former heavyweight boxer appointed to a controversial new office in Buffalo by State Senate Democrats, resigned Thursday effective immediately.
Mesi, 35, who lost a contentious State Senate race last year...
Irresponsible New York...
Posted by
Matt in
NY State Government on
05 21st, 2009 |
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I couldn’t help noticing that Tom Golisano, in explaining why he is leaving New York, said that his tax dollars “will not continue to fund Albany’s bloated bureaucracy, corrupt politicians or regular handouts to the special interests.” I just find it a bit ironic since his own...
Another Democrat Loser Gets Another High...
Posted by
Matt in
NY State Government on
04 28th, 2009 |
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If you thought Joe Mesi’s $70,000/year Senate job wasn’t bad enough…
A Democrat who was ousted by Amherst voters in the 2005 supervisor’s race has landed on her feet with a job in the Democratic-controlled State Senate.
Susan Grelick, who served nine years as Amherst supervisor, started...
Post-Election Reactions...
Posted by
Matt in
Campaign 2008 on
11 6th, 2008 |
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With the election over, I thought I give my post-election thoughts on some local races I covered.
NY-26: Chris Lee
It was a good night for the voters of the 26th district. They saw through Alice Kryzan’s smear campaign and elected Chris Lee to represent them in Congress. The choice was clear: Send...
New Siena Poll Shows Stachowski’s ...
A new Siena poll shows some interesting shifts in some State Senate races. First, in the 58th Senate District Bill Stachowski has retaken the lead over Dennis Delano.
Stachowski now has a 47-43 percent lead over Delano, after trailing 49-36 percent in the previous Siena poll in this district where Democrats...
SD-61: The Case For Electing Mike Ranzen...
New York State is already over-taxed, over-regulated, and being run into the ground by Democrats at all levels of state government. This article explains what is at stake in the 61st State Senate District election:
There’s no shortage of big, important political races this fall, but it’s hard to...
SD-61: Ranzenhofer and Mesi on WBEN...
Listening to Mike Ranzenhofer and Baby Joe Mesi on WBEN with Kevin Hardwick… and it is quite clear why Baby Joe had previously been avoiding debating Ranzenhofer. While Mike is demonstrating a clear understanding of the issues and is giving definitive answers, Baby Joe is giving more wishy-washy...
SD-61: Joe Mesi Will Fight For His Donor...
It’s kind of funny how similar Jon Powers and Baby Joe Mesi are. Both have shady dealing with their respective charities. Jon Powers’ failed charity, War Kids Relief, according to disclosure forms, lined his wallet a lot better than it helped Iraqi children, and Joe Mesi’s Organ...
SD-61: Baby Joe Avoids Debates With Ranz...
Mike Ranzenhofer accepted seven invitations to debate Baby Joe Mesi.
But, apparently Baby Joe isn’t willing to step into the ring with Mike Ranzenhofer.
Ranzenhofer’s challenge to Joe Mesi on September 24th forced the Mesi campaign to commit to three overdue debate invitations. Mesi responded...
SD-61: Baby Joe Mesi Says Cutting Taxes ...
Looks like Baby Joe isn’t really interested in fighting for lower taxes.
The state’s projected $9 billion budget gap for next year didn’t stop State Senate candidate Michael H. Ranzenhofer from suggesting a massive, across-the-board cut in taxes last week.
Ranzenhofer said his tax plan —...
SD-61: Comparing Ranzenhofer’s and...
I’ve noticed a lot of ads on TV for the tight race Senate District 61 between Mike Ranzenhofer and Baby Joe. So, I’ve decided to weigh in on two of those ads, one from each campaign, that features the candidate talking to the camera.
First, here’s Mike Ranzenhofer’s:
Next, here’s...
SD-61: Baby Joe Mesi Running Away from D...
Baby Joe Mesi, who “challenged” Mike Ranzenhofer to three debates over a week ago, is now apparently running away from debating Ranzenhofer, who had immediately accepted the challenge.
From the Ranzenhofer campaign:
Mike Ranzenhofer, Candidate for State Senate in the 61st Senate District,...
SD-61: Baby Joe Mesi’s Own “...
A reader of The Buffalo Bean has informed me that “Baby” Joe Mesi has what could be described as his own “War Kids Relief” scandal with his Fight for Organ Donation Foundation.
According to the reader, “from 2003 to 2006 Mesi’s charity, Baby Joe Mesi’s...