Archive for July, 2011
The race of President Obama - pro or con, it still amounts to nothing
Rating 4.33 out of 5
[?]Written by VASS - political commentary
Recently, we received a comment on a post that irked us. Not because of what was being said, or who was saying it, but what was implied.
The exact words were
“I’m tired of the raciest overtones and I believe that the GOP will not be happy until […]
House Representatives need to do their job
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Written by Michael Vass
No matter how you feel about the debt ceiling, higher taxes on the “rich”, or even how you tend to vote you expect that your elected politician is going to act in your best interest - generally voting what the majority that they represent believe. That is their […]
Following-up on the response of Mayor Matt Ryan on debt ceiling and Binghamton NY
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Written by Michael Vass
On Monday July 18th, the office of Mayor Matt Ryan responded to our questions on the potential consequences for Binghamton, NY of a failure to raise the debt ceiling by August 2nd. As we stated then, we thank the Mayor for his timely response on a matter that […]
Letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo on potential affect to NYS from debt ceiling
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Written by VASS - political commentary
Governor Andrew Cuomo
As a constituent and member of the press, I have and have received concerns on how the debt ceiling will affect the State of New York, if no agreement is made on or before August 2nd. I would like to share those concerns with […]
Letter to Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Maurice Hinchey on debt ceiling
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Written by VASS - political commentary
Senator Charles Schumer
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Rep. Maurice Hinchey
As a constituent and member of the press I would like to ask you about the current situation of the national debt ceiling. It is obviously a matter that affects every American, potentially for decades to come. A well thought […]
Heineken Light snake fight ad or how to make animal fights cool
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Written by Black Entertainment USA
Call me silly, but where is the consistency? That is meant for PETA.
I’m no great fan of PETA, I find them to be fanatical which to me infers that they are wrong as is any fanatic. But they are generally the first to speak out on […]
What the DCCC attack on Speaker Boehner hides
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Written by Michael Vass
Sometimes we just have to wonder if it’s the politicians that are myopic, or that they expect the voters to be senile. We wonder this when we see things like what the DCCC recently has done.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has paid for and built a site […]
