Barack Obama- The Buffalo Bean

Posted by Matt in Buffalo on 05 6th, 2010 | 28 Comments

I bet the news of Obama’s pending visit to Buffalo got the folks at WNYMedia even more excited than when they all watched the horse video from Carl Paladino’s emails. President Barack Obama plans to visit Buffalo next Thursday as the next stop on his “Main Street tour” of American...

Blue + Brown = Red...

Posted by Matt in Buffalo, Campaign 2010, Economy, Erie County, News on 01 24th, 2010 | Comments Off

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″...

A Massachusetts State of Mind...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2010, Featured Articles on 01 21st, 2010 | 2 Comments

Well everyone, for the past week or so, I have been fully absorbed in the U.S. Senate Special Election in Massachusetts, helping Scott Brown get elected. I devoted my blogging time to my Massachusetts blog, Hub Politics, which experienced a tremendous surge in traffic in the last weeks and days of Brown’s...

Et Tu, Chucky?...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Commentary, Federal Government, News, U.S. Senate on 01 12th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Thanks to Game Change, political gossip is currently more fun than the celebrity kind. The book about 2008’s presidential campaign has created a remarkable stir before it’s even for sale, as everyone on the outside who’s interested in politics eagerly anticipates reading about what...

Will Collins’ Critics Condemn Harr...

Posted by Matt in Kook Left on 01 10th, 2010 | 4 Comments

Back in October, several Buffalo area bloggers and websites were quick to label Chris Collins an anti-Semite for comments he made about Sheldon SIlver. WNYMedia and Artvoice in particular haven’t held back any punches against the Republican Erie County Executive. So where are they now, after...

Paterson Prefers State-Level Excess...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Economy, NY State Government on 01 4th, 2010 | Comments Off

Fiscal responsibility doesn’t mean spending other people’s money before they get the chance. Regrettably, certain governors disagree. For one, New York executive David Paterson took a break from railing about pitfalls created by the state’s massive debt to point out how much cash same state...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2010, Featured Articles on 12 29th, 2009 | 11 Comments

Rudy Giuliani’s endorsement of Rick Lazio should have put any remaining intentions of Chris Collins to run for governor to rest. Well, it apparently hasn’t. While he has yet to formally commit to the race, Erie County Executive Chris Collins has been urged by 15 Republican county chairs...

Posted by Matt in Featured Articles, Kook Left, Media on 12 12th, 2009 | 3 Comments

Local left-wing Obamabots have been moaning and groaning over things Tom Bauerle said on his radio show this week by comparing the 100 year-old pedophile who was freed this week to Obama’s ”Safe Schools” Czar, Kevin Jennings. Here are the objectionable comments (transcript via The...

Posted by Matt in State Senate on 12 3rd, 2009 | 1 Comment

The New York State Senate rejected the same-sex marriage bill yesterday 38-24. There was some hope from proponents of the bill that it would pass, but the mere $50 million in state revenue it would allegedly generate wasn’t enough of an incentive. I guess Governor Paterson will have to find new...

New Yorkers Don’t Want To Host Ter...

Posted by Matt in Commentary on 11 23rd, 2009 | Comments Off

While Barack Obama and Eric Holder think they are doing a good thing for America’s civilian justice system by sending the worst of the worst terrorists in the world to New York to stand trial, New York voters disagree. Just 35% of New York State voters agree with Attorney General Eric Holder’s...

Having Fun Making Fun of Artvoice...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Commentary, Economy, Erie County, NY State Government on 11 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment

The Artvoice Dilemma comes down to whether it’s worth pointing out any random article’s problems. It’s usually best to avoid the chore of reading an issue, much less critiquing its contents. But sometimes they churn out something so egregious that it deserves a shredding. For...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Campaign 2010, Commentary, NY State Government, State Assembly, State Legislature, State Senate on 09 21st, 2009 | 1 Comment

It’s an ominous moment for one’s career when the President of the United States tells you to quit your job. Granted, it’s the same president who spends his free time micromanaging banks and car companies, but David Paterson can’t feel comfortable about an anti-endorsement that submarines his...

Obama Tells Paterson To Drop Out...

Posted by Matt in Federal Government, NY State Government, White House on 09 20th, 2009 | 2 Comments

I believe it is not the role of political party leaders to make endorsements of candidates before a primary. When President Bush endorsed Arlen Specter over Pat Toomey in 2004, I thought it was a bad idea. When local Democrats endorsed Jon Powers before the primary that was also a bad idea — especially...

Posted by Matt in Federal Government on 07 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment

The New York Times reports that back in 2002, Bush Administration officials debated whether to send American troops to Lackawanna to arrest the terror suspects who would be known as the Lackawanna Six. Some of the advisers to President George W. Bush, including Vice President Dick Cheney, argued that...

Governor Chris Collins?...

Posted by Matt in Erie County, NY State Government on 05 20th, 2009 | Comments Off

According to the New York Post, Erie County Executive Chris Collins is a potential backup for a GOP gubernatorial candidate if Rudy Guiliani chooses not to run. NEW YORK Republicans are eyeing a dynamic but little- known upstate businessman and elected official to run for governor next year if Rudy...

Posted by Matt in Commentary on 04 15th, 2009 | Comments Off

I was disappointed to hear today that both Tom Bauerle and Sandy Beach wrote off the Tea Party movement as ineffective. I heard Sandy Beach argue that politicians won’t be swayed by these mass demonstrations, and he spent quite a long time elaborating on his view. Now, I’m not deluding myself,...