Archive for September, 2011

New York Special Election for Congressional district 9

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Written by VASS - political commentary
The polls closed at 9pm tonight, and the results are still being tabulated at this time. But there is a definitive feeling that the Democrat stronghold that has been Congressional district 9 is about to be broken.
Besides the fact that Republican Bob Turner is favored by […]

American Jobs Act of 2011 - 5 reasons to delay and get it right

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Written by VASS - political commentary
We have been away from the political landscape for a while now. Understandably we have been focused on the 2011 flood in Binghamton and the surrounding areas in New York and Pennsylvania. But we will try to reover some sense of naormalcy, and jump in with […]

As Binghamton recovers, volunteers come forward

Rating 4.00 out of 5

[?]Written by VASS - political commentary
There are many stories in the news of the aftermath of the 2011 Binghamton Flood. There is the news of the animals that were allowed to die at Petco in Johnson City (Petco has released a statement on why they did not evacuate their animals sooner, […]

Video of the 2011 Binghamton NY area flood - Sept 8, 2011

Rating 4.00 out of 5

[?]Written by VASS political commentary
Continuing our coverage of the Binghamton Flood of 2011, we present the following video of the evacuation of State Street and Main, as well as the flood waters and one of those impacted by the flood already. We also present images, submitted by local residents and readers […]

The best comments and answers by the Republican nominees at MSNBC debate

Rating 3.50 out of 5

[?]Written by VASS - political commentary
The following video contains what we believe are the best performances of each of the 2012 Republican candidates during the MSNBC/Politico debate. Due to issues from the severe flodding in the Binghamton area, the last 15 minures of the debate were not included in the video. […]