Economy- The Buffalo Bean

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Commentary, Economy, Featured Articles on 05 21st, 2010 | 3 Comments

Do you watch horse racing, grandpa? Betting which whipped animal can run a lap fastest is a rather inter-world-war-era diversion. Nearly everyone living in 2010 would consider television, video games, the internet, and just about anything else with a plug or battery to be more entertaining than an...

Obama Gets Buffalo Wings...

Posted by Matt in Buffalo, Featured Articles, White House on 05 13th, 2010 | No Comments

That pretty much sums up his entire trip. At least from a national perspective. A quick perusal of online stories about Obama’s split-second trip to our miserable, dying city finds that the non-Buffalo media (and blogs) really dug the fact that Obama got buffalo wings in Buffalo. USA Today: Obama...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2010, Economy, Featured Articles, Federal Government, Media, NY State Government, corruption on 04 8th, 2010 | Comments Off

There’s good news for anyone worried that sanctimonious disgrace Eliot Spitzer learned lessons and improved himself since he joined the Emperors Club: he hasn’t changed at all. Yep, he’s still as contemptible as ever. I hate to even give attention to someone who most people hoped would enjoy...

Plenty of Vacancies...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Economy, Erie County on 03 8th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Downtown Buffalo’s most common sight might be plywood. Regrettably, the vertically-placed sheets aren’t particularly appealing to shoppers, tourists, or potential apartment renters. The boarding-up-unused-places industry may be booming, but numerous other aspects of the city’s economy grow...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Erie County, Kook Left, NY State Government, The Skyway on 03 7th, 2010 | 3 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...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Campaign 2010, Commentary, Federal Government, Kook Left, Media, News on 03 1st, 2010 | 1 Comment

Take off your Klan hoods and pay attention, my fellow conservatives: we’re in trouble. To wit, Douglas Turner has found us out. It’s hard to get through The Buffalo News copy-churner’s columns, as his output is as boring as it is unpleasant. But disregard how he’s a student of the Rod...

New York Will Repay You, Someday...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Campaign 2010, Economy, NY State Government on 02 22nd, 2010 | 1 Comment

You’d think they’d be grateful. But the beneficiaries of our involuntary kindness are too busy punishing us for it. New York State is planning on propping itself with tax refunds in lieu of promptly returning the overpayments to their proper owners. A governor who amusingly thinks he could...

Another Clunker...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Campaign 2010, Commentary, Economy, Energy, Erie County, Federal Government, Media, NY State Government on 02 15th, 2010 | Comments Off

New York State is attempting to simultaneously help the economy and environment. Yeah: they’ll do nothing for either. Enticed consumers spent the weekend racing about trying to grab government entitlements for those outfitting their kitchens and basements. They’re taking part in a transparently...

Failing to Earn Credit...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Campaign 2010, Commentary, Economy, Erie County, Federal Government, House of Representatives, Media, U.S. Senate, White House on 02 3rd, 2010 | Comments Off

The one thing that’s better than making money is being handed some. That’s why anyone who doubts the Earned Income Tax Credit is the most wondrous gift our benevolent government has ever bestowed upon us should read The Buffalo News. In particular, their January 31 take on the subject, helpfully...

Off-the-Rails Spending...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Campaign 2010, Commentary, Economy, Federal Government, Media, News, U.S. Senate on 02 2nd, 2010 | 2 Comments

We need government-funded trains to facilitate travel across the country. On top of that, their construction will spur financial recovery. That’s because it’s 1936. Regrettably, when it comes to fixing and administering the economy, we’re still coping with a Depression mentality; further,...

Artvoice Misreads Scott Brown’s Vi...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2010, Featured Articles on 02 1st, 2010 | 1 Comment

Artvoice contributor Michael Liman had a piece in last week’s issue which foolishly argued that “[Scott Brown's] win wasn’t a referendum on healthcare reform or Obama.” It is amusing that the left refuses to take any lessons from from Scott Brown’s victory two weeks ago....

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Campaign 2010, Commentary, Economy, Media, News, corruption on 01 11th, 2010 | 2 Comments

City Hall can’t run the economy properly. City Hall can barely run City Hall. Buffalo has not quite been dragged into financial utopia by its government; that’s especially seen in the folly of redistributing our money among companies of the bureaucracy’s choosing. But at least one...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Campaign 2008, Campaign 2010, Commentary, Economy, Erie County, Federal Government, House of Representatives, News, U.S. Senate, White House on 12 28th, 2009 | Comments Off

It’s nice to agree with your congressperson every so often. Concurring with one’s representative makes one feel, well, represented. That’s true even if accord happens for some as rarely as seemingly every area of the country except Buffalo gets walloped with Christmas-week snow. Anything...

Dinner Should be on the Hall...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Commentary, Economy, Media, News on 12 15th, 2009 | 2 Comments

The City of Buffalo would like you to dine out. Please. But kindly only do so at sanctioned eateries that the local government has blessed with cash. The Buffalo News recently highlighted the specific flaws of a loan program that removes “free” from markets: City Hall lending to business...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Buffalo Bills, Commentary, Economy, Entertainment, Erie County, NY State Government, News, Sports on 12 7th, 2009 | Comments Off

Well, that was a fantastic atmosphere for the second Buffalo Bills home game not played at home. The matchup in the erstwhile SkyDome was as lively as a surgery being performed in a morgue. Perhaps curious Canadians remain puzzled about the mysterious fourth down or why there wasn’t a team named...