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...

The skanky unpleasantness involved in using public buses has been well-documented.  But waiting for a mapped-out ride on the proletariat chariot is now an even more tedious activity: patrons have to deal with the government’s sales pitch.  That’s at least true if a few shelter ads I’ve stumbled...

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...

In less than a year, every member of the U.S House is up for reelection. That means, every member who voted for government-run health care has a chance to be voted out. Right now, however, I cannot stress the importance of supporting members of Congress who stood up for the taxpayers, and against the...

Earlier this week, Congressman Chris Lee voted to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) — a bill previously vetoed by President Bush, because of various expansions made by Democrats that undermined the programs original intent, which was to cover children living in...

Back in May, Governor Paterson took it upon himself to direct the state to recognize out-of-state gay marriages. And now, because of a lawsuit by New York Civil Liberties Union, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York has “decided” (read: forced) to give benefits to “married”...