Brian Higgins- The Buffalo Bean

The Most Competitive Democraties Ever...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Erie County, Kook Left, NY State Government, The Skyway on 03 7th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Expanding the Best Picture Oscar field to 10 entrants may water down the field. But some competitions feature a plethora of worthwhile candidates. Take trying to pick the Best New York State Democrat. The academy that’s in charge of issuing the Democraties ™ would have to permit a similarly...

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 Matt in Kook Left, NY-27, Uncategorized on 11 12th, 2009 | 1 Comment

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...

Sabres Need to Win Games, Not Votes...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Campaign 2010, Commentary, Economy, Erie County, Federal Government, House of Representatives, Media, NY-27, News, Sports, The Skyway on 11 10th, 2009 | Comments Off

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...

Hope for Non-NY 23 Conservatives...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Amherst, Breaking News, Buffalo, Campaign 2009, Campaign 2010, Commentary, Erie County, NY-20, NY-26, NY-27, NY-29 on 11 4th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Imagine if the National Republican Congressional Committee had supported Doug Hoffman from the start. Instead of throwing money at a left-winger who remained on the ballot after she quit and repaid the organization by endorsing her erstwhile Democratic foe, Hoffman would be running for re-election...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Commentary, Federal Government, House of Representatives, News, The Skyway, U.S. Senate, White House on 10 12th, 2009 | Comments Off

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...

Posted by Matt in U.S. Senate on 12 10th, 2008 | 3 Comments

While I think an endorsement of anyone is premature at this point, I am pleased they didn’t jump on the Caroline Kennedy train. The Western New York heart may say Brian Higgins. But the head says Andrew M. Cuomo. It will be more than a month before Gov. David A. Paterson announces his choice...

Posted by Matt in Buffalo, The Skyway on 12 8th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Brian Higgins, according to Buffalo Rising, say eliminating the Skyway “makes sense” financially. On the basis of a newly-released New York State Department of Transportation study, Congressman Brian Higgins said, “This report, completed in October of this year, confirms what many in this...

Read My Lips: No More Kennedys...

Posted by Matt in U.S. Senate on 12 6th, 2008 | 5 Comments

Caroline Kennedy is reportedly interested in Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat. Caroline Kennedy — daughter of a slain president, niece of senators, and zealous guardian of her own privacy — is interested in the Senate seat once held by her uncle, her cousin says. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he...

Hillary Gets The Nod...

Posted by Matt in Federal Government on 12 1st, 2008 | Comments Off

Comrade Obama has named more people to serve in his regime. As widely expected, he tapped Hillary Clinton to be his Secretary of State. I have been skeptical that this was actually going to happen. I don’t see it as a wise move for Hillary if she still has presidential ambitions. So, now speculation...

Posted by Matt in Federal Government, House of Representatives, U.S. Senate on 11 21st, 2008 | 5 Comments

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...

Posted by Matt in Federal Government on 11 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment

So says the New York Daily News: Rep. Nydia Velazquez is the front-runner – for now, at least – to replace Hillary Clinton if she becomes the next secretary of state, a source close to Gov. Paterson said yesterday. There are two other top contenders: Rep. Brian Higgins of Buffalo and Rep....

Posted by Matt in Buffalo, Federal Government, U.S. Senate on 11 16th, 2008 | Comments Off

There is a lot of speculation about who Governor Paterson would appoint to replace Hillary in the U.S. Senate if she ends up as secretary of state. The one getting the most buzz seems to Brian Higgins (D-27), but, there is another Western New York politician whose name has been tossed out there. Here...

Posted by Matt in Buffalo, Federal Government, House of Representatives, U.S. Senate on 11 15th, 2008 | 3 Comments

That is the current buzz going around… Pressure is mounting for an upstater to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate should she be asked by President-elect Barack Obama to join his cabinet as secretary of state. Erie County Democratic Chairman Leonard R. Lenihan is already campaigning...

Post-Election Reactions...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008 on 11 6th, 2008 | 2 Comments

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...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008, Dan Humiston, Interviews, NY-27 on 10 28th, 2008 | Comments Off

The Buffalo Bean recently had the opportunity to interview Dan Humiston, candidate for U.S. Congress in New York’s 27th district. The interview was conducted via email and is posted below: THE BUFFALO BEAN: You were quoted in the Buffalo News last week saying that when things are bad “you...