New York State

I’ve blogged extensively about New York State’s ‘accidental’ Governor, David Paterson. It appears he likes to make rules for others, while ignoring them for himself. At times it appears he’s making decisions in a bubble, or at least behind closed doors in either the Governor’s mansion or the Governor’s office. First he quickly moves...
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Preparing for the morning news run today two headlines jumped off the page at me; Teen Gets Maximum for 2007 Shooting 15 Year Old Shot and Killed The headlines are about teens in Rochester, New York. I find it somewhat ironic that the same day two stories involve violent crimes involving teens in the City of Rochester,...
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Only in America! Once again the government has stepped in to bail out the rich. Last week they bailed out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after investors refused to step up to the plate and help the companies. I addressed that in a post entitled The Government Owns Your House. Now, in the latest financial...
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It is no secret that we find ourselves in the midst of tough economic times in the United States. Unemployment rates are up and down like a toilet seat in a co-ed bathroom. Many people, especially unions, are up in arms because of outsourcing. More and more we see jobs being shipped overseas. Companies...
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The New York State accidental Governor, along with an activist judge, are at it again breaking the Constitution and giving no regard to what the popular vote actually wants. First off, activist liberal left judges have been trying to change the Constitution, which by the way they have no right to do, for years. Unfortunately...
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School is back in session! Of course that means kids all over the nation are sad, while parents everywhere are singing “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” (Do you remember that commercial? One of the classic back to school commercials from a few years back.) With students returning to school, New York State released...
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When a freebie prize, really isn’t a freebie prize. Oprah was pounded for this a few years ago when she gave out so-called free cars to her studio audience. Obviously everyone in the audience were thrilled to hear the news they were getting a free car just for showing up at a taping of an...
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The Rochester, New York school district has long ranked very low when it comes to graduation rates and test scores in the nation. When the new School Superintendent arrived in town about a year ago, Jean-Claude Brizard vowed to see both test scores, and the graduation rate, go up. True to his word, test...
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