Reform Out Of Chaos?...
The other day State Senators Dale Volker, George Maziarz and Mike Ranzenhofer wrote an opinion piece in the the Buffalo News arguing that the chaos of the Senate coup lead to much needed reforms. Citing various Democrat broken promises (such as the failure to name Bill Stachowski chairman of the Senate...
Thoughts on The Republicans Retaking The...
When I heard the news on the radio earlier today, I have to admit I was actually quite conflicted. The State Senate was rocked today when two Democratic renegade senators broke from the party ranks and joined a surprise — and successful — move by Republicans to retake control of the 62-member...
Change. Stachowski Style....
State Senator Bill Stachowski, who was just barely reelected last year, has been having to answer for some questionable actions lately, namely his giving raises to his staffers despite the state budget crisis. Despite the budget crisis, during which state leaders are angling to pull more money from taxpayers...
Post-Election Reactions...
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-58: Throwing A Hero Under The Bus For...
Back in March, Buffalo Pundit had nothing but praise for Dennis Delano, calling him “a Buffalo Hero” for his role in the release and exoneration of Anthony Capozzi and Lynn DeJac. Of course, now that Dennis Delano is running for the State Senate as a Republican and Buffalo Pundit is a Democrat...