I have to admit, that I never really had a major problem with David Paterson since he became governor. Today, however, he has pissed me off beyond belief, by taking a page right out of the DNC playbook and playing the race card. On Monday, Gov. David Paterson angered some state lawmakers by comparing...

WBEN has audio of Chris Collins’ speech to the Republican National Convention last night, and had this to say about it: Erie County Executive Chris Collins was in the spotlight at the Republican National Convention Wednesday evening. He voiced his support for Gov. Sarah Palin as the vice-presidential...

WBEN reports that Erie County Executive Chris Collins won’t be speaking at the Republican National Convention tonight in order to accommodate speakers who were slated to speak yesterday. Collins may still get to speak later this week. I heard Collins being interviewed on WBEN last weekend, and...

The Buffalo News’ Bob McCarthy gives us the story: Chris Collins crafted a reputation for himself on his march to the county executive’s office last fall with a simple yet effective slogan: “Elect a chief executive, not a chief politician.” Now Collins travels to St. Paul next week for the...

The Buffalo Bean is a new political blog community for conservatives in Western New York. The blog covers politics and current events effecting Western New York and the entire state. The Team Matt Margolis – Founder and Editor-in-Chief: Matt is a recent transplant from the suburbs of Boston, MA...