Politics – the gift that keeps on giving
Immediately after Christmas, I declared the holiday season to be over. But for me, the day the Chris Lee fiasco became public knowledge, it was Christmas all over again.I’ve said…
Finally paid the bill …
You may have noticed an ugly void for a while where scottleffler.com had been. And now, you might see that it’s back up. This site has a long history of…
Going. Going. Gaughan!
I have long supported the efforts of Kevin Gaughan, the political activist hell-bent on streamlining Western New York governments. Gaughan can legitimately claim being at least partly responsible for the…
OK with Keith Olberman being KO'd
I was shocked — but not surprised — to hear Friday night that Keith Olbermann and MSNBC were parting ways. That is to say that I couldn’t believe that MSNBC…
Sorting through the vitriol
I like to comment on politics. It’s what I went to school for. Politics is the art of persuasion, decision-making and compromise. It’s ugly. And it certainly isn’t for everyone.…
Pay-for-parking is the American way
I hate paying to park. I’d rather park farther away and walk. When I go to festivals in the area, I always try to find a spot on a street…
'Tis no longer the season
Another Christmas has come and gone. I had a great Christmas season, ending on an an absolutely wonderful Christmas Day where I got everything I asked for. True story. I…
What part of 'no' don't they understand?
Some people don’t seem to take “no” for an answer. School boards seem to be worse at this than any other group of people I know. You’d think that those…
Recession finally hits state government
Most of us have had to learn to do with less these past couple years. I’ve personally used the phrase, “not in the budget” about four million times, whether it…
Its snow fun making yourself look stupid …
Bragging never works the way you want it to. It always comes back to bite you. Since the snow hit last week, I’ve been telling everyone, “I don’t have any,”…