Bullwinkle had a post the other day from the Dr. Phil of Saudi Arabia.  He was giving advice on how to beat you wife.
I saw this story, about a 75 year old woman in Saudia Arabia who was sentenced to 40 lashes and four months in jail for mingling with two young men. Take a [...]

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Did you see this in yesterday’s New York Post?
David Paterson is a bewilderment.
On Feb. 25, he fired his chief of staff, Long Island attorney William Cunningham – reportedly having found him “weak and indecisive.”
But on Feb. 26, Cunningham was back on the state payroll – having suddenly gained sufficient strength and decisiveness to oversee the [...]

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Niagara County lawmakers want Attorney General Cuomo to investigate Albany’s raid on a NY Power Authority fund that critics say could have been used for job creation, but instead will help close a state budget gap.The lawmakers believe the $750 million NYPA surplus that Albany “swept” into its own budget resulted from years of overcharges, [...]

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Funny, you never hear any of the libral/progressive/socialists talk about the problems with so many Democrats being double dippers.  When Republicans do it’s a major problem,
I was surprised when I saw this in the D&C story and John Lightfoot’s “I’m all about me right now,” story:
City Council members are paid $31,560 a year.
Asked about his [...]

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This was in today’s Democrat & Chronicle.  The Gates Republican Committee announced that former Gates Monroe County Legislator Mark Assini will be their candidate to replace retiring longtime Supervisor Ralph Esposito.  Here’s the clip.
GATES – The Gates Republican Committee has endorsed Mark Assini as its candidate for town supervisor.
Assini, 49, was in the Monroe County [...]

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I’m still in shock over MR Weekly Rant’s piece on Jim Lawrence’s blog post on Governor Paterson’s claim that you can’t have open budget deliberations because of the public posturing and the lack of an editorial about John Lightfoot’s desire to work on his personal life and his career.
“I want to work on me, and [...]

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President Obama appears to have disappointed many supporters by refusing to veto the $410 billion earmark-laden spending bill passed by Congress.
Despite a Presidential campaign wherein he regularly agreed with John McCain that earmarks had to go, Obama sent what Jonathan Martin at Politico.com called “an unmistakable message [sent] down Pennsylvania Avenue that he understands [Congress'] need for [...]

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