Archive for June, 2008

Senator Barack Obama may have just received a death blow to his presidential run for the White House. It’s no secret that the Clinton regime is very upset with the fact that this up-start Senator, who came out of nowhere, stopped Senator Hillary Clinton in her tracks. Former President Bill was looking forward to...
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The Democrats want us to think they’re looking out for us when it comes to gas prices, but their actions certainly tell a different story. It’s been said that actions always speak louder than words. In this case, their actions are speaking loud and clear. The Democrats, whether it’s at the State level or...
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In the continuing Rochester, New York Fast Ferry saga, we have yet another interesting turn of events. On the heels of rejecting two plans by companies looking to start a ferry service between Rochester, New York and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy and the rest of his politically astute council buddies have...
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It’s official – former Vice-President Al Gore has put his support behind Democrat Barack Obama for President. At a Joe Louis Arena rally in Detroit, Gore told the crowd he feels their determination to win back the White House. But, the whole situation begs the question – Will this endorsement really help Senator Obama?...
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So, just who’s in bed with whom here? Big Oil, that would be the “BO,” are probably sending a lot of thank you notes to the GOP today. Or maybe they’re just writing great big campaign donation checks to Capital Hill Republicans. Why you ask? Thanks to the GOP, the BO will continue...
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New York State lawmakers approved the rise in the maximum penalty for price gouging from $10,000 to $25,000. That’s in addition to restitution for aggrieved consumers. Has the price gouging penalty ever been used before you ask? Yes it has. The New York State Attorney General’s Office sued three gas stations in 2006 for...
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From the stupid law files — Canton, Ohio passed a law this week in which residents who are ticketed a second time for having lawn that is too high can be fined up to $250 dollars and be sentenced to a maximum of 30 days in jail. City officials previously passed a law which...
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We’re not sure if this guy was listening to the Mississippi Squirrel Revival by Ray Stevens at the time, but we do know he was having squirrel problems. Rochester, New York paramedics treated five people for exposure to pepper spray after a man tried to force a squirrel out of his home by spraying it...
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The Senate is asking that very question – Is there an Enron type scandal going on in big oil? – Some of us have been asking that question for ages. Some of us have figured out that’s pretty much what is going on. Big oil is nothing more than a monopoly and it’s pretty...
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So you want to be President of the United States do you? Well, before you even get to the office, or in some cases even before you get the official party nod, be prepared to spend millions, and I mean millions, of dollars. The University of Wisconsin’s Advertising Project has been adding up television...
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