Washington- The Buffalo Bean

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 | No Comments

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 | No Comments

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,...

Blue + Brown = Red...

Posted by Matt in Buffalo, Campaign 2010, Economy, Erie County, News on 01 24th, 2010 | No Comments

Barack Obama wants something. Scott Brown doesn’t. Brown wins. Yes, last week’s special election provided the most awesome result of all time. But it could delightfully be topped. The one thing more fun for conservatives than the phrase “Republican Senator Number 41″...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Featured Articles on 01 18th, 2010 | 1 Comment

It’s nice to see a local company innovate its way to success. It’s even nicer when they simultaneously prove the folly of looming, odious federal legislation. Specifically, a local health provider has benefited from noticing that Canada’s health care system is often only universal on paper. ...

Paterson Prefers State-Level Excess...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Economy, NY State Government on 01 4th, 2010 | No Comments

Fiscal responsibility doesn’t mean spending other people’s money before they get the chance. Regrettably, certain governors disagree. For one, New York executive David Paterson took a break from railing about pitfalls created by the state’s massive debt to point out how much cash same state...

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 | No Comments

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...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Campaign 2008, Commentary, Economy, Entertainment, Federal Government, Media, News, U.S. Senate on 12 21st, 2009 | No Comments

The best summary of the social disease factory called the Woodstock Festival was offered by The Who. The unenthusiastic participants’ perfectly crude, decidedly and awesomely not safe for work reaction both during and after the squalid affair effectively summarizes the faux idyllic colossal mud bath. ...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo, Campaign 2010, Chris Lee, Commentary, Economy, Federal Government, Media, NY-26, News on 11 11th, 2009 | 1 Comment

News flash: the economy still stinks. If you blame the government, you have shocking company in The Buffalo News, which ran a story Sunday on how the feds aren’t quite fixing everything or anything. Unfortunately, the paper claims that Washington is at fault for a curious reason, namely because...

Chris Lee Fights Against Obamacare...

Posted by Matt in House of Representatives, NY-26 on 11 10th, 2009 | 1 Comment

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...

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, Campaign 2010, Commentary, Economy, Federal Government, Media, NY State Government, News on 10 27th, 2009 | Comments Off

The best thing Albany and Washington can do for the economy is nothing. The worst is basically everything they’ve attempted over the past few decades. Guess which approach they’re planning to use as they inflict their newest scheme upon Buffalo? The city’s paper happily...

A Missed Chance for Private Charity...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Buffalo Bills, Federal Government, Sports on 10 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment

We would have helped if asked to contribute to a noble cause. That’s especially true if Jim Kelly did the asking. A high percentage of Western New Yorkers would hack off a limb if the only Buffalo Bill with an officially retired number made the request. With that in mind, it’s curious...

Level Misery...

Posted by Anthony Bialy in Commentary, Economy, NY State Government on 10 20th, 2009 | Comments Off

Should we cheer when awful times don’t get worse? New York’s percentage of idle workers remained constant during the previous two months. Unfortunately, that means that the rate has stabilized in critical condition: From August to September, the New York unemployment rate held steady...

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...