You would think that an answer to that question would be one that would take an enormous amount of thought. How can a city and county with a history as rich as these even raise such a question? But, the...
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Now That Our Country Is Politically Acceptable
For months upon months now, you could not go through one single day when our Junior Senator Kirsten Gillibrand hadn't posted on Twitter her desire to have DOMA overturned. Well, now we have it. So, can we now just move on....
Beware Of The ”Death Ray”
A whole lot of media attention has been devoted this week in the story of the storied (I couldn't help it) ''Death Ray'', that the folks at the FBI uncovered this past week. I just have to wonder how...
When Are We Going To Say Enough, America
This week we are going to bury another fallen soldier from the local area. This soldier, Todd Clark, happened to be an Lieutenant Colonel who was on his second deployment to Afghanistan, fifth overall to the war torn...
Are We Really Headed In The Right Direction?
Year by year, the rights given to us citizens by the Founding Fathers in our Constitution are being amended. Now, under the cloak of ''it's for the good of the country, for the good of stopping terrorist intrusion'',...
I’m Sorry Mr. Mayor
As a Blogger who professes to write about politics in the city of Albany, I sincerely apologize to my readers for dropping the ball in what was a very important week in the future of the city. Believe me, my...
Can They Really Do That?
Over the weekend the Albany Democrats met at their headquarters on Colvin Avenue to pick their candidates for the September primary. For out of towners, this year the city elects it's officials, and to nobody's surprise (I guess),...
Get On Your Knees And Kiss The Ring
This is the time of year when the interviews for candidates interested in running in the upcoming September primary meet at the Mecca of Albany county politics, the Democratic Party Headquarters at 22 Colvin Avenue. In most of...
Albany County Politics Are A Sideshow
In listening to the mayor's radio show last week, it was evident, almost comical the way Jerry tried to sidestep the question as to whether or not he will run for re-election this time around. He indicated that he...
Absence Of Morality
There is nothing I can say about that horrific incident of the past Monday, except to wonder how a person could possibly perform an act so evil against his fellow man. We will probably never know why. The...