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  • White House lawyer out, Dunn’s husband in

    Top Obama lawyer out, to be replaced by Anita Dunn’s husband Seems as though there has been a lot of news lately on Friday and Saturday.  The latest is a report from the AP on White House Attorney Greg Craig.  Last week it would have been a story about the White [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:25am EST
    by handsomeswede

  • Here’s what happens in three weeks

    Leg accomplishes nothing and no one is surprised The theme of the day around the WBP is irony.  Yesterday the NYS legislature convened for a “special session.”  I believe it was so-called due to the fact that everyone participating could be mentally classified as special. Were any cost savings found to help [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:38am EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Bellwethers prove voters are nuts

    Forget how the pundits and various leaning news outlets are attempting to spin last night’s three major bellwether races in New Jersey, Virginia and New York.  Today there is only one thing proven: the American voters have lost their minds. In the two races where overwhelming Democratic voting histories and appearances [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:42pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Bellwether race in NY23 bad for Dems

    Now Dems don’t want the bellwether they hoped for Less than two weeks ago the left was revelling in the supposed chaos within the GOP in the special election in the 23 Congressional district.  The left’s answer to Glen Beck, 14 year old boy and star of the upcoming Peter Pan remake “Tinkerbell [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 1:59pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Rachel Maddow a giant hypocrite

    With a horrible haircut MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, gay marriage activist despite the fact that every state that has been faced with a vote on the matter has told Rachel and her lesbian friends to take their dildos and Indigo Girl albums and fuck off, has stated that conservatives are “disgusting” for revelling in [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 11:51pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Housing market is f-ing bad

    How do the Brits see what’s wrong but we don’t? From a Feb. 2007 (yes, 2007 before the shit actually hi the fan in the U.S.) British website Market Oracle article the headline reads “US Housing Market Crash to result in second Great Depression:” This week’s data on the sagging real estate [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 10:39pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • White House: Stim saves 30,000 jobs

    Someone should tell Biden Vice President Joe Biden lauded last month the accomplishments of the administration’s stimulus package which had created or saved “one million jobs” in the United States. Unfortunately, the White House’s own numbers refute Biden’s claim.  According to a report released by the administration’s Recovery Accountability and Transparency (RAT, the [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 11:27pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Obama’s buying me a golfcart

    And he’ll buy you one too There is shit coming out of this administration that is so weird I could not make it up.  From the WSJ (that’s the Wall Street Journal for our liberal readers): Uncle Sam is now paying Americans to buy that great necessity of modern life, the golf [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 10:52pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • DiNapoli finds bookkeeping errors in W. Irondequoit

    The office of NYS Comptroller has conducting audits of evry BOCES and school district in the state.  The study is sheduled to be completed next year. The latest district to have its audit released is the West Irondequoit CSD and the news from Comptroller DiNapoli is that corrective actions could be [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 1:52pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • The troubled dollar & G-20 news

    Getting away from green Earlier in the summer the WBP posted on grumblings out of China concerning a movement away from the dollar as the standard international currency.  This came amidst the massive buying by the Chinese of natural resources and gold reserves. Now, via the Independent in Great Britain, comes news [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 1:04pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Health Reform 101: Pre-existing conditions

    I just stopped in to see what condition my condition was in This is one area where I would think contention is all but absent.  I cannot imagine any sane person who argue that an existing condition (what the fuck does pre-existing mean anyway?) should bar someone from finding insurance coverage. However, [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 12:42pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Health Care 101: Rate Variations

    Details on most recent bill markup The debate over health care legislation has given us the most recent Senate bill under consideration: America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009. In an effort to figure out what the hell is going on, the WBP in coming posts will break down the latest amendments and [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 10:47am EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Massa to introduce ‘Gadhafi Resolution’

    It appears Congressman Eric Massa (D-29) has a secret mancrush on local radio show host and FUBO pusher Bob Lonsberry.  That aside, Massa called into Lonsberry’s showearly this afternoon to basically tell Libyan, um, leader I guess, Moammar Gadhafi to kiss off and head back to where he came: “…this outrageousness of [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2009, 3:59pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Obama’s Straw Man

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    I would like to meet him It is a classic rhetorical technique, rhetoricbeing one of the so-called arts of speech used to persuade listeners, to set up an imaginary opponent to your point which serves as a launching pad for counterpoints that support your ultimate goal. President Barack Obama, no doubt an [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 1:38pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Obama & Paterson shake on it

    I wonder what it is like to have President Barack Obama take your hand in his, lean gently towards you and whisper softly into your ear – with the engines of Air Force One screaming in the background. One man who now knows is NYS President Barack Obama who was the first to [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 11:40am EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • More fuzzy numbers from COMIDA

    And not warm fuzzies In case you may have missed it, the WBP loathes the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency(COMIDA) and everything for which it stands. COMIDA was back in action yesterday approving tax breaks for a couple of companies and, of course, the oft-used phantom LLCs bearing nothing more than [...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2009, 9:14am EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Gillibrand, Schumer split on ACORN funds

    On Monday, following video of ACORN employees in three different cities giving tax and grant advice to individuals looking to set up underage prostitution rings, the U.S. Senate voted by a margin of 83-7 to cut off all funding to the group known as the Association of Community Organizers for [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 11:53am EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • ACORN kicked out of Census

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    or “The Tree trying to make you believe that the Nut actually drops father away from it than it really does” Just for those who were wondering: it does not usually reflect well on your organization when it is found you are enabling the enslavement of underage girls in the sex [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 2:05pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Gillibrand supports tire tariffs

    Senator seeks to find just how much Union-Ass she can kiss in single day Remember when that change we can believe in got elected and all the Dems that rode in on its coattails said they were done with business as usual in Washington, and no more would special interests dictate [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 1:55pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • What your coworkers are talking about

    Another of the award-winning recurring series here at the WBP. Today in “What your co-workers are talking about” - Taylor Swift and Kanye West?  I guess.  All I know is I’m completely lost this morning.  Here I was thinking about the recession and listening to Tom Waits’ Brawlers, Bawlers, Orphans and Bastards [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 8:25am EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Obama favors ’sin taxes’

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    Didn’t work for Gov. Dave, can B.O. push it? Hey all you overweight slobs trying to get out of buying two tickets on the airplane, sit up and take notice. Earlier this year NYS Governor David Paterson forwarded the idea of what came to be known as the “Fat Tax,” a tax [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 4:03pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Many minds to change for B.O.

    Health Care poll numbers not good The latest AP poll on healthcare shows President Obama’s DISapproval rating at 52%.  The poll also shows an increase in the number of people who disapprove of the President overall, up to 49% from 42% in the last poll. The puzzler is that while only 20% [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 3:29pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Who’s really behind Navitech

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    One word: Siemens Last week RochesterTurning asked the question: “Who the heck is Navitech and why are they worthy of a $224 million dollar contract?” A few articles and posts around the blogosphere have attempted to connect the dots but allow me to interject here. Monroe County GOP leaders, don’t worry we’ll get to [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 2:11pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Nuke Reactors & Health Care

    RATIONING plus NUKES, shudder in fear? Yes, there is a relationship and it is bound to piss of both righties and lefties.  Which, once again, means that us logical folks in the middle end up getting screwed. Hey, know that appointment you have scheduled for next week to go get a bone [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 12:02pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • More Fed Stim $$$ coming to town

    This time for affordable housing.  Farmington will see a privately-owned senior facility beefed up with cash. The largest portions will go to Henrietta and the City of Rochester: $20.6 million to finance major capital improvements at the 188-unit Stonewood Village Apartments, located at 3410 East Henrietta Road in Henrietta, Monroe County. The [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 11:13am EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Is This Free Market?

    Well, I was hoping to talk about other things first but as I perused the blogosphere to get a picture of what my compatriots in computerized chicanery had been up to while I was gone I saw that health care, insurance, however it is being framed, is very much the [...]
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    Posted: August 17, 2009, 4:14pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Pay Increase for Fed Employees!?!

    I did a quick sweep and did not see much mention of this while I was gone so I figured it important to raise. At a time when people in the private sector are lucky enough to have jobs and raises are a thing of the past, I know, corporate at [...]
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    Posted: August 13, 2009, 10:37am EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • H20Bflo Back in Effect

    We have a tendency to take very long summer vacations but the truth of it was we were tired.   And we figured that when all you guys got your man elected the Hope and Change was going take place and all we had to do was sit back, crack a beer [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 9:50am EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Fed stim $$$ coming to town

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    Governor announces initial list NYS Governor David Paterson has announced an initial list of local projects that will receive funding under the Feds spending bill. Will a high number of well-paid, permanent jobs that send us on the road to recovery be created with this spending?  I will let you be the [...]
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    Posted: April 03, 2009, 12:22pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Livingston Co. not rural according to Gov

    News to anyone living north of Henrietta NYS Assemblyman Joe Errigo (R-130) is taking issue with a component of a gas card program for the unemployed being laid out by Governor David Paterson. The program would assist in covering travel expenses for those seeking employment.  Errigo faults the Governor for not including [...]
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    Posted: March 18, 2009, 10:44pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Wegmans, Paychex named top employers

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    Wegmans and Paychex have again made Fortune’s list of the country’s best places to be employed. Wegmans, which topped the list in ‘05, is number five in ‘09 right behind Google.  Paychex ranks 39. According to the stats, on average, the most common salaried position within Wegmans is Department Manager at a [...]
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    Posted: March 17, 2009, 2:34pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Trucks @ Water St.

    Headed to see Derek Trucks at Water St. Music Hall, see you there.  I highly recommend you check out the opener as well, acoustic guitar as you have never seen. [...]
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    Posted: February 13, 2009, 5:30pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • According to the news

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    Our newest segment Today’s According to the News - It was really windy today. Thank you. [...]
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    Posted: February 12, 2009, 6:05pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Despostism in a democracy

    Admittedly, things have been somewhat quiet around here since the election. I have been soaking it all in, the celebration, the pageantry, the setting-in of reality and the ever-worsening economy, the attempts to respond and the utter bewilderment on the faces of our leaders. I have been revisiting some of my favorite [...]
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    Posted: February 08, 2009, 10:04am EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Senate reads the smoke signals on “Stimulus”

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    The Senate is poised to make major changes to President Obama’s so-called stimulus plan with one provision already acknowledged as dropped from any measure the Senate would pass.  $75 million proposed for smoking cessation programs has been removed from the most recent draft of the bill. Smoking is bad, New York [...]
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    Posted: February 04, 2009, 11:01pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • SCHIP: Should Dr.s own hospitals?

    The House version of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) expansion prohibits the construction of hospitals owned by the doctors that work in them. From the Wall Street Journal: Since 1990, the number of physician-owned specialty hospitals has increased by three times to about 200 facilities nationwide. From the Kaiser Network: [The bill] [...]
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    Posted: January 25, 2009, 9:46pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Report shows IDAs to be ineffective

    NYS Comptroller shows Industrial Development Agencies to be bunk It may not have been by current NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli but a 2006 report by then-Comp Alan Hevesi showed that Industrial Development Agencies (IDA) throughout the state, including Monroe County’s, have no effect on the economy and often fail to abide [...]
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    Posted: January 06, 2009, 7:43pm EST
    by handsomeswede

  • COMIDA in summation

    and you can throw in Maggie’s RenSquare, and Duffy’s water features and … [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2009, 10:39pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Slaughter needs to read the WBP

    I got your answers right here Louise The Dem & Chron has an article up about Congresswoman Louise Slaughter’s letter to oil companies asking why gas is more expensive in New York state than other states. No … really. My first reaction was: “C’mon Louise, you’re really stumped by this one?”  This also [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2009, 4:18pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • What NYS gets for its money

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    What we pay, what we get in return To me government exists purely to meet the needs of the citizenry in areas where said citizenry may not otherwise be able to provide for itself.  Taxes and fees paid to the government seem illogical to me since, if I am paying for [...]
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    Posted: January 04, 2009, 6:32pm EST
    by handsomeswede

  • Silver forces my hand on Kennedy

    To Schlossberg or not to Schlossberg I have held off on any Caroline Kennedy posts until now for two reasons - 1) because after her string of lackluster public appearances I figured so had no shot and 2) because I got tired of seeing this headline in one form or another: Caroline, [...]
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    Posted: January 03, 2009, 11:53am EST
    by handsomeswede

  • Happy New Year

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    A musical accompaniment from the greatest rock band on Earth from the days when they teamed with the greatest rock guitarist on Earth in ‘99 to close out the century. I was at the show and the last ten years have flown by in a haze of sativa, Chivas Regal, unlucky [...]
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    Posted: December 31, 2008, 8:03pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • COMIDA should pass on mall money

    Demand identified by developers with hands out is imaginary There has been much debate recently over area malls whose developers are attempting to secure tax abatements from the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency (COMIDA). Wilmorite, the company which operates Greece Ridge and Eastview malls, seeks to expand its current facilities with movie [...]
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    Posted: December 31, 2008, 10:14am EST
    by handsomeswede

  • ‘08 Was that is: Oh, Maggie

    I may have gone a bit over the line with this one Admittedly.  However, I had forgotten all about it and had myself a little chuckle when I happened upon it in my year review. The Rochester Business Journal handed its Best of the Web award in the Government category to Monroe [...]
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    Posted: December 30, 2008, 10:20pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • The ‘08 was that is: Thruway toll hikes

    Comptroller says ‘no’, unelected Authority says ‘yes’ New York state government, like that of many other states, is embroiled in what may be the ultimate shitstorm of our generation.  However, the storm has been headed NY’s way for some time now; current economic factors simply sped up the arrival. Case in point [...]
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    Posted: December 29, 2008, 10:34am EST
    by handsomeswede

  • Pass on auto bailout right move

    Following the dismantling of the US auto bailout legislation as it stalled in the Senate major media and lefty blogosphere headlines were nothing but doom and gloom.  The headlines were supported by equally pessimistic quotes from Dem party leaders.  Dem majority leader Harry Reid uttered the following: “I dread looking at [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2008, 3:54pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • The was that is: ‘08 edition

    “In a world of thieves the only final sin is stupidity.” - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Another year, holy shit. At the end of 2007 the Swede and I did our year-end ‘Was that is’ rundown.  The response was so good we figured we would bring it back for 2008.  A little [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 8:24pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • State funds unavailable for RenSquare

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    Didn’t we kinda know this already? Monroe County Exec Maggie Brooks seems to be one of the only governmental leaders in New York who is unfazed by the looming, and ever-growing, state budget deficit which currently rests at $50 billion over the next four years. Brooks cannot find the funding, some of [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2008, 9:54am EST
    by handsomeswede

  • The Robach Flip

    If Dems maintain majority is it far-off? Our regional political landscape is littered with party switchers: Republican Assemblyman Brian Kolb was once a Dem, Dem Assemblyman David Koon was once a Republican.  However, the most notorious party hopper locally is state Senator Joe Robach. Robach comes from a storied and honored lineage [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2008, 12:23pm EST
    by handsomeswede

  • Not so fast Senate Dems

    The Democrat majority in the New York state Senate may be short-lived. Senate Dems met this afternoon in Albany but their discussion was likely regarding a subject other than what furniture to buy for the new majority offices. Four topics of conversation were probably downstate Dem Senators Pedro Espada, Ruben Diaz, Carl [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2008, 4:46pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Sorry I ruined your Black Panther Party

    That’s a quote from Forest Gump for those who aren’t Cameron Crowe buffs. From a polling place in Philly:        [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2008, 8:52am EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Morning after in the Genesee Valley

    A thought from a friend of mine as we discussed the prospects last night of waking up the morning after the elections: “The sun will still rise tomorrow, it may be more expensive to look at and you won’t be able to defend it, but it will still come up.” On that [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2008, 8:38am EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Election ‘08

    Swinging Left The first of the major swing states is in and it looks as though Pennsylvania will go to Obama as will Florida.        [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2008, 8:03pm EST
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Classical Gas

    or “Speculation without representation” Do not worry, plenty more on the elections to come (watch for the WBP Endorsementstravaganza this weekend), but for now a reader question via email from Charlene: Since the gas prices are going DOWN all around us.  WHY in Ablion, Orleans Co., NY is the gas so HIGH… A [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2008, 11:56am EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Powers to remain on Working Families line

    Kryzan to be “word-of-mouth” candidate A state Supreme Court justice has ruled that Democrat Jon Powers, not Alice Kryzan, will be listed on the Working Families line in the upcoming election in the 26 Congressional District of New York.  Kryzan was attempting to capture the line citing that Powers, the WF-endorsed [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2008, 3:42pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Monroe Co. voter totals don’t add up

    Number registered may not be record “There are a lot of procedures in place to protect against voter fraud,” [Monroe County Election Commissioner Tom] Ferrarese said. The above quote came from an October 20 Democrat & Chronicle article reporting a record number of new voters registered for the upcoming November elections.  Seems [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2008, 3:56pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Robach is in trouble

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    and Sean Carroll is a giant d-bag tool Robach just seemed rattled, uncomposed, old, tired, amateur even.  Oh yeah, and Sean Carroll is a giant d-bag tool.  Love ya Ginny.        [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2008, 9:06pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Powers collected salary from campaign funds

    When Jon Powers, the party and blogosphere choice for Dems in the 26th Congressional district, was running for office much was made over just how Powers was earning a living given that he had never been a full-time member of the civilian workforce. Powers’ critics were answered by his supporters pointing [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2008, 12:38pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Volker: Incumbent by default in 59th SD

    Senator propped up by prison population Dale Volker (R), NYS Senator in the 59th district, is the poster child for term limits and a revision of census numbers in the creation of electoral districts. Unfortunately, a lack of any viable alternative mixed with an extremely gerrymandered electorate leaves Volker with another comfortable [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2008, 10:35pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Konst campaign filings appear

    Konst campaign apparently invests in office postal meter Following a lawsuit filed by he NYS Board of Elections 59 state Senate district candidate Kathy Konst has supplied required campaign financial disclosures. The 32 day pre primary report, which should have been filed months ago, contains nothing of interest.  The Konst campaign took [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2008, 10:38pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Volker pulling away in latest Siena poll

    The latest Siena college poll on local Senate races shows incumbent Dale Volker (R) opening a large lead over challenger Kathy Konst in the 59 Senate district. Volker’s lead is especially large in rural counties like Livingston and Wyoming and numbers indicate that Konst does not even register on the radars [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2008, 11:26am EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Powers outta here, literally

    Powers leaves NY, Kryzan likely to get Working Families in 26 CD Following his loss in the 26 NYS Congressional district Democrat primary speculation ran rampant about Jon Powers next political move.  It turns out his next move was one out of state according to Erie County WFP Chair James Duncan: [Duncan] expects [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2008, 12:41pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • WTF Kathy Konst?

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    or When Harry Met Kathy and Then Lied to Her About Filing Bankruptcy Candidate for the 59 NYS Senate district Kathy Konst and her husband Harry really need to communicate more, it is the secret to any good marriage. After having her Integrity Party line thrown out by a NYS Supreme Court [...]
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    Posted: October 04, 2008, 11:05pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • VP debate outcome a push

    Dumb & Dumber turn out to be Composed & Composeder Quite frankly I was expecting a match-up of the two dumbest veep candidates in recent memory, yes, Dan Quayle included.  Not a clash of the titans, rather, a clash of the idiots: one who does not know who was president during [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2008, 3:00pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Another suit filed against Konst

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    Konst fails to file any campaign account disclosures It is a good thing for NYS 59 Senate district candidate Kathy Konst that she married a lawyer.  Konst’s husband Harry, who earlier in the campaign claimed to not know who Tom Golisano was, appears to need a refresher on election law in [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2008, 11:26am EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Konst supporters subpoenaed

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    Volker still pushing on Integrity Party, voters increasingly miffed Last week the WBP informed readers of the NYS Board of Election’s approval of signatures and petitions passed in support of the creation of NYS 59 Senate district candidate Kathy Konst’s so-called Integrity Party. The Board’s ruling preceded an expected ruling by the State Supreme [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2008, 10:37am EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Lee receives Indie endorsement in 26 CD

    New York 26 Congressional district candidate Chris Lee has received the endorsement of the state’s Independence Party. From the Lee campaign: I am honored to have the endorsement of New York State’s Independence Party.  I greatly appreciate their support in this election. On November 4, the people of Western New York will [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2008, 8:46pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Board of Elections approves Konst’s Integrity Party

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    Tag line here pretty much says it all. NYS 59 Senate District candidate received notice from the state Board of Elections that the petitions passed in her name for the creation of the Integrity Party and the signatures they contain are valid. The announcement comes in response to a suit filed in [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2008, 4:52pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Don’t lump in Fannie & Freddy with the rest

    These were not private companies folks There has been plenty of outrage in the progressive blogosphere of late over government money going to investment firms, insurance companies, etc. who have caught up to the average consumer and fallen upon difficult economic times.  Claims of corporate welfare for private companies and favoritism [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2008, 2:31pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Golisano’s $$$ good or bad for Konst?

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    Does Kathy Konst want the support of Tom Golisano and Responsible NY in 59 SD race? Earlier in this election season Erie County legislator Kathy Konst announced she was running for the seat in the 26 Congressional district being vacated by the retiring Tom Reynolds. Late in the game Konst changed gears [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2008, 11:18pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Love letter from Gov Paterson to RenSquare

    Sit up and pay attention Maggie On the heels of the Lehman Brothers collapse and the AIG whatever-the-hell-it-is we told you about earlier comes this statement from NYS Governor David Paterson: 20 percent of State revenue is derived from Wall Street. While the full impact of these events may not be known [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2008, 9:37pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • No word from Feds, NY helps AIG

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    AIG [heart] NY If New York’s ever-increasing state budget gap were not enough, another stark reminder of our state coffers’ reliance on the Wall Street economy today from Governor David Paterson: Governor David A. Paterson today announced a multi-billion dollar financing plan to stabilize American International Group (AIG), the world’s largest insurance [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2008, 5:41pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • The Palin push?

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    Country’s love affair with Veep candidate far-reaching The progblogs hate her, talk radio loves her, but how is Sarah Palin affecting the swing voter? Luckily for the GOP bloggers do not decide elections and recent polls indicate the public’s warm reception of Palin may even be trickling down to the state level. The latest [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2008, 11:56am EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Back from summer vaca to fussing & fighting

    I am back from summer vacation with few tales to tell as the Indica took care of what the Chivas failed to erase. I was surprised to see the back-and-forth in the 26 CD and, wouldn’t ya figure, it failed to get anyone anywhere. I was also surprised to see the absolute [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2008, 4:25pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • BREAKING: Kryzan gets Dem nod in 26th CD

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    Congratulations Dems, you have a self-proclaimed “industrialist” lawyer who has donated to the Tom Reynolds campaign and represented the interests of the Occidental Chemical Corporation in the Love Canal suit as your candidate in the 26th CD. How does it feel? So much for the so-called grassroots campaign of lefty blogosphere darling [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2008, 10:24pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Voters miffed at Volker, early Primary returns

    Closing in on 10pm and about a quarter of precincts have reported and there could be a massive upset in the making. Everyone, myself included, pegged the Dem primary in the 26th Congressional district as a two horse race between Jack Davis and Jon Powers but early returns show Alice Kryzan, [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2008, 10:11pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Primary line-up for Livingston County

    With Primary day upon us in the Genesee Valley I thought it a good time to return from summer vacation. I apologize for the long absence and any contribution it may have made to your drinking habit. Not a huge slate of action but a significant one: - 59th State Senate district: [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2008, 12:09pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Average 5Linx income drops in ‘07

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    Numbers do not lie Still our most visited collection of posts the WBP series on local business/MLM/pyramid scam/dream factory 5Linx last year highlighted the reality of the 5Linx experience via average income numbers from the company’s own website: These are the average annual earnings for U.S. 5LINX™ active Independent Representatives in 2006 [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2008, 9:16am EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Independence Weekend quote

    “I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” - Thomas Jefferson [...]
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    Posted: July 05, 2008, 7:04pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Konst for ?

    Turns out Kathy Konst has heard of Tom Golisano, go figure. Quite frankly I cannot believe this is the third WBP post today on Kathy Konst. I do not even know if she is running for any office at this point. If nothing else recent action out of the Konst for ? [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2008, 5:11pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Golisano shaping local Senate races

    Former candidate letting his money do the talking The races for local seats in the New York state Senate, including the 59th district, will be influenced by the copious amounts of cash of former Gubernatorial candidate Tom Golisano. Golisano has indicated that he will form a PAC aimed at supporting Dem candidates in upcoming Senate [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2008, 1:57pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Konst changing gears from Congress to State Senate?

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    Congressional website still active Erie County legislator Kathy Konst (D) who had previously entered her name into the race in the 26th Congressional district is reportedly shifting gears.  Konst fumbled her Congressional bid from the start, late to the game her petition efforts fell short and rumor has it she was circulating two different [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2008, 1:32pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • DiPietro accused of harassment

    Order of protection issued by Town of Wales court GOP Senate candidate and former East Aurora mayor David DiPietro was arraigned in a Wales Town court on June 26th.  DiPietro is accused of harassment in the second degree by East Aurora resident and former DiPietro campaign worker Anne Leary. Leary is accusing [...]
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    Posted: June 30, 2008, 1:32pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • A note from management

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    Update:  Management has informed me that advertisers are unable to decide whether or not to pull their revenue since the WBP Editorial Board has refused to subscribe to a specific political ideology or support candidates and representatives of one party. Thus, the WBP will discontinue running ads for the Libertarian Anarchist [...]
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    Posted: June 24, 2008, 9:07pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Blogroll Addition Edition: Stuck in the middle

    Number of comments: 2
    Identity issues at the WBP “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, Here I am stuck in the middle with you.” It is the fundamental question every college freshman ponders in Philosophy 101: who am I? Rochester Turning, the big boy on the local progblog block, has referred to us [...]
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    Posted: June 24, 2008, 4:09pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • DiPietro, Konst endorsed by Primary Challenge

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    Just when I think I am the only one interested in a violent overthrow of our governmental system along comes a group like Primary Challenge.  While the group’s aims may not be quite as drastic as mine they are working to reshape the way legislative bodies and the electoral process [...]
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    Posted: June 24, 2008, 9:47am EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Thought for the day

    Work harder, millions on welfare are depending on you. [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2008, 2:40pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Session in Albany winding down

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    The “Oh, shit” sessions Once again New York state legislators look forward to their summer break after a long legislative session of ineffectiveness, whining and looking up Spitz’ mistress on MySpace.  And who wouldn’t need an extended vacation from their (close to) six-figure income job which requires them to insert their thumb [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2008, 11:36am EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • GOP challenger for Volker in 59th SD

    Number of comments: 2
    Think small “Something small falls out of your mouth And we laugh A prayer for something better A prayer For something better” For the HD-inclined there is a great Cure show from Berlin in 2002 that has been running on MSG. As my DV-R spewed Robert Smith, admittedly a tad too loudly, from my speakers yesterday [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2008, 8:57pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Hope this internet thing catches on

    .com It’s ours, suck it. Hoping that the whole internet thing, or world wide web if you will, catches on waterbuffalopress.com has been registered. Feel free to redirect links, however, for now it just takes you to the same old standard WordPress site. This really just makes things easier for the eventual creation [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2008, 8:07pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Direct selling in the news

    The Buffalo News has an article today on the direct selling industry.  Check out the article if you wish, the one section I wanted to highlight is a quote from Syracuse Unversity professor Michael Morris: Morris said very few direct sales people can depend on their profits for a household income. [...]
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    Posted: June 12, 2008, 2:21pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Feed your ears

    Tunage A better-than-average summer for tunes in Rochester is in full swing with the International Jazz Fest set to kick off Friday, free shows downtown, a revamped MusicFest that will bring The Roots back to Rochester for a non-college show and the Highland Bowl once again hosting musical acts. Tonight I will [...]
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    Posted: June 12, 2008, 9:33am EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Up in smoke

    Number of comments: 2
    Political cash from flavor country Money from the tobacco lobby is free-flowing and supposedly extremely influential in the legislative process and, despite what the blogosphere would have you believe, the money is accepted and welcome on both sides of the aisles. The Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund has released a report on who, [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2008, 10:25pm EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • Judge orders pay raise for judges … really

    No … really Were “cost of living increases” included in the inalienable rights and I just missed it in my high school government class? From the AP: A judge has ordered New York’s governor, Senate and Assembly to raise the pay of the state’s judges within the next 90 days. State Supreme Court Justice [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2008, 9:14pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • DiNapoli blames Wall Street

    Yesterday I posted on the raises given to members of NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s pension investment division. Today the New York Post printed DiNapoli’s flimsy response: DiNapoli, the state’s top fiscal watchdog, said he approved double-digit wage hikes for some 21 employees who plot investment strategies for the $154 billion fund because [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2008, 11:08am EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • As I say, not as I do

    DiNapoli preaches restraint for everyone … except him In the past the WBP has praised and revelled in NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s warnings against the spend-spend-spend mentality of Albany. From a March post of last year: While the Executive Budget incorporates certain positive measures, there are a number of areas where the proposal [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2008, 10:20pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Challenger for Burling in 147th NYS Assembly district

    Democrat Phil Jones, chair of the Livingston County Democrat Committee, has announced that he will challenge incumbent Dan Burling (R) for the seat in the 147th NYS Assembly district representing a large portion of the WBP coverage area. Enrollment advantages have long made the area a Republican stonghold but recent election [...]
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    Posted: June 09, 2008, 12:21pm EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Local Assemblymen suing Gov over same-sex marriage

    Along with the Alliance Defense Fund local Assemblymen Brian Kolb (R-129) and Dan Burling (R-147) filed papers in Bronx supreme court seeking an injunction that would stop state agencies from acting on Governor David Paterson’s directive to legally recognize same-sex marriages perormed out of state. From Burling: It is my strongly held belief that [...]
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    Posted: June 04, 2008, 11:04am EDT
    by colonelrustyshacklefordii

  • Legalize It

    A simple call that has been heard time and time again.  The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) is echoing the call with an ad running in certain New York markets, including Buffalo, featuring a medical marijuana patient: The ad functions as support from MPP for bill A.4867, which would legalize the use of [...]
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    Posted: June 04, 2008, 10:24am EDT
    by handsomeswede

  • BREAKING: Nachbar to challenge in 55th SD

    Monroe County Dems announced today that David Nachbar will challenge incumbent Republican Jim Alesi for the 55th NYS Senate district seat: “I’m running for Senate because New York State’s taxpayers are getting crushed by high taxes, job losses and the rising cost of living,” explained Nachbar. “We need real change in [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2008, 11:02am EDT
    by handsomeswede
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