When Rep. Barney Frank (D) was looking to aid a Boston-based lender last fall, the Massachusetts Democrat urged Maxine Waters, a colleague on the House Financial Services Committee, to “stay out of it”. The Bank in Question, OneUnited Bank had failed many of he T.A.R.P. (Troubled Asset Relief Program) criteria to recieve funds.
The reason Barney [...]

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We first told you about political agendas be placed above justice in the case of the gay bashing incident that didn’t happen almost one year ago.  RNews had an update on the $40 million suit filied against the City by the accused officers in the case.
From RNews:
The four Rochester police officers who were accused in a [...]

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This story was in The Buffalo News and should make all of us non-government workers pull our hair out.  File this under Good Concept, Bad Results.  State Democrats want to give municipal employees even more time off for things like teacher’s meetings, breast cancer screenings and prostate cancer screenings.
Fair enough.  We all want to stay on top [...]

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I got this from our friends over at The Buffalo Bean.  At a time when many people are losing their jobs and their homes, Congressman Rangel was pressed about his owning 4 rent controlled appartments intended for poorer people (one actually housed his political campaign offices), driving a $774/month cadillac paid for by NY taxpayers (that’s more than my [...]

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Adolfo Carrión, President Obama’s choice to be “Urban Czar”, hasn’t paid a two year old bill from an architect for work done at Carrión’s home.  Coincidently, this same architect was seeking Carrión’s approval for a housing project while he was Bronx borough president.
From the New York Daily News:
The Daily News reported that Carrión, the former Bronx [...]

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