Memorial Day is no time to politic
I agreed with something Mitt Romney said on Memorial Day: “Every veteran is the greatest of his or her generation. Today, and every day, we thank you for your sacrifices.”It’s…
There are things that actually matter
To hear some people tell it, this great republic of ours is on the brink of disintegration. We’re just days away from the annihilation of the Constitution and being run…
What a weekend!
First I get attacked by some hens on Friday … then I covered the “standoff” in Lockport on Saturday. Sunday we went to the Buffalo Zoo and had a nice…
Rich gay rodeo clowns and the people who love them
I find it mildly interesting that President Barack Obama took the occasion last week to come out in defense of gay marriage — kind of. But I found the reaction…
GOP can’t get out of own way in NY27
It seems the election for the 27th Congressional District is heating up. The newly created district will feature a Republican primary between former Erie County executive Chris Collins and war…
Just because it's your right, doesn't make it right
Last week’s column noted the oddity of people not voting when their vote could make all the difference in the world.I hope you didn’t take that to mean I think…
Morning rant
Every day I see crazy right-wing radicals espose their views on the national issues as comments on blog posts, sticking up for every thought Republicans in Congress ever had and…