http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:50:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Walter Williams could be talking about the Buffalo school district here too. Once again Williams is right on. Black Education by Walter E. Williams "Hard Times at Douglass High," is an HBO documentary that aired last June. It captured much of the 2004-2005 school year at Baltimore's predominantly black Frederick Douglass ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/23/black-education-by-walter-e-williams/ HAHAHAHA... A democrat resume enhancer! The National Enquirer's lawyer is David Kendall -- Bill Clinton's impeachment defense attorney. I would bet anything that HRC was waiting to drop this to kill JE's VP chances and put her higher on the VP list. From what I hear, this is all ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/22/sen-john-edwards-caught-with-mistress-and-love-child/ How many times have I said that Silver is the most powerful politician in Albany? A million? 2 Million? It doesn't matter what the Senate does or what Paterson wants with this Property tax cap, if Shelly says no then no it is... It also does not seem ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/22/while-dysfunction-lives-tax-reform-is-doa/ Hoyt, Brown, Lenihan, Rumore, Struggle for Power? That's my title for this article I found in the Buffalo News. All this is really so dam typical in WNY politics. I heard so many rumors when I was running against Hoyt it got to be hilarious. Everything from he was not going ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/22/hoyt-brown-lenihan-rumore-struggle-for-power/ OMG... This is so pathetic. Hoyt or Kavanaugh, what a choice I have for the Assembly this time, I should have run again so at least I could have voted for myself. But a monkey could run on the Democrat line in this district and win. They are both pro-gay ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/21/throw-down-hoyt-challenged-by-kavanaugh/ It's about time someone started looking at the legislature as a full time job.. Let's get them back to work now and get some things done for the taxpayers for once. They have already kissed up to all the unions and screwed the taxpayers of Western New York, now it's ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/21/leaders-meet-in-albany/ I can see this battle playing out now. First we have to get an agreement with the governor which should be fairly easy to do. Paterson seems to be working well with the Republican Senate, Thank God. The biggest stumbling block will be Silver and the union controlled Assembly. The ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/21/state-senate-to-adopt-cap-on-school-property-taxes/ Every person in power is from downstate... What's new? Bruno was from Upstate? Just barely. The key for us is the majority in the Senate. At least for now we have that. The Assembly is dominated by Democrats and most everything that passes benefits downstate and NY City. Most legislation ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/21/long-island-state-senator-holding-one-of-the-most-powerful-jobs-in-albany/ Great article and look where it came from.... University of California, Santa Barbara. If you think about it this makes so much sense. What happens is pressure builds and hes to be released so where else? The ocean floor. How do you stop it? Drill, release the pressure and stop ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/20/oil-and-gas-seepage-from-ocean-floor-reduced-by-oil-production/ This idea has been in my platform since I thought about running for local office. With the population loss the need for 15 legislators is obsolete. 9 is plenty and I think that the $700,000 figure is low. Of course proposing this and actually seeing this come to a vote ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/20/republicans-propose-downsizing-erie-county-legislature/ OOOOPS.....Why don't the media outlets check before pumping out articles like they do? I think it's because they so want it to be their way and just push out their agenda. There is very little reporting News any longer, it's like tabloid trash all over the main stream media. THEY ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/20/iraqi-pm-denies-backing-obamas-withdrawal-plan/ Cut them off from all tax dollars and make them pay taxes.... $115 Billion? that's outrageous that they even get one dime of out tax dollars. Family planning? Ya, as an abortion mill. Planned Parenthood -- the LensCrafters of family planning? OneNewsNow.com A Minnesota conservative is calling for an end to the ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/19/planned-parenthood-the-lenscrafters-of-family-planning/ I see the WFP is clinging to the weakest link. Mesi has the least experience and is the easiest for them to control. WFP troops on the ground and backs up everything I have been saying about unions supplying manpower and money to get them elected. Capitol confidential » WFP ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/19/working-family-party-brings-manpower-to-mesi/ BRAVO to Carl Paladino. He is doing what ALL of us should be doing but instead complain while we sit in front of our computers or televisions. Is there any wonder why things have gotten so far out of control in this state? It is time to get up off your ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/17/paladino-to-school-board-you-should-be-ashamed/ Please help out and give Len Roberto a hand. He will be a great Assemblyman and do the job the way it is supposed to be done. If you can't go please send him a few bucks, it costs thousands to run for office and not being the chosen "Party" ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/16/fundraiser-to-elect-leonard-roberto/ Golisano's Money and Michelle Iannello/Ward Whines, that should be the real title to this article. If this is true that you cannot meet with a candidate and talk about the campaign then we have elections violations going on everywhere and in every election. This is one of those elections laws ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/16/golisanos-money-and-michelle-iannelloward-whines/ A whistle blower line, great idea and I hope many, many people use it but use it for real waste, fraud and abuse. I also think we need one for Erie County government where patronage jobs can be reported. When I was running for Erie County Legislature so many County ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/16/erie-county-comptroller-opens-new-whistle-blower-hotline/ The City of Tonawanda got slammed a couple years ago when Hoyt had the Erie Canal designation moved to the city of Buffalo. It cost the Tonawandas over a million in Federal aid. Now this? Could this be payback for the election when I was running against her and the ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/16/erie-county-change-to-tax-revenue-could-hurt-city-of-tonawanda/ Well the session is over and he does not have to campaign so why not... So long Joe. NY Senate leader Bruno to resign seat by Friday - NewsChannel 9 WSYR ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Sen. Joseph Bruno, the chamber's Republican majority leader since 1995, said Tuesday that he will ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/15/ny-senate-leader-bruno-to-resign-seat-by-friday/ No of course it's not an easy fix, I can see blockades coming from all sorts of directions namely the strength of the public service unions, teachers unions and stubborn corrupt politicians not wanting anything to change that would benefit anyone else but them. The people and the local economies are ... http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/15/wilmers-assumes-empire-state-post-says-economy-is-not-an-easy-fix/