Voter Anger? Nope, Power Outage

Voter Anger?  Nope, Power Outage

Marinate, please, in the disturbing feebleness of our wrathful NYS voter anger.  What exactly did it accomplish?  Madman Paladino got crushed.  Yeah, looks like the Senate swung over to the GOP (errr…the GLOP?) but no matter–Shelly Sil... Click headline to read full story

Anger: Use it. Or lose.

Anger:  Use it.  Or lose.

Americans are angry.  New Yorkers are angry.  Carl is running on angry.  I know you want to throw the bums out.  Me, too.  But our NYS problems are FAR bigger than any individual, even a pugilistic cranky one with a big stick.  Over the years t... Click headline to read full story

Alice in Albanyland

Alice in Albanyland

Beware the Jabberwock, my son.  The budget is four months late and still billions out of whack…more new taxes and fees on the way…welcome to Albanyland!  It’s a passing strange place–bewildered by the narcotic of power, fill... Click headline to read full story

Siena Poll: YES to Constitutional Convention

Siena Poll: YES to Constitutional Convention

By a margin of 58% to 26% (2-1) NYS citizens are in favor of a constitutional convention, according to a recent Siena Research poll.  Check out the Rochester Business Journal (RBJ) article.  http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=184216  Then put your... Click headline to read full story

Cuomo Supports People’s Convention

Cuomo Supports People’s Convention

New York State is a deepwater oil rig gushing toxic disaster. The current legislators are BP.  Arrogant.  Unrepentant.  Overmatched by the task. Andrew Cuomo aspires to be Fixer in Chief.  His “New NY Agenda: A Plan for Action” is a s... Click headline to read full story

$20B Deficit Looms

$20B Deficit Looms

The watchdog Citizen’s Budget Commission predicts a NYS budget gap of $12.4B to $20B in three years.  Check out their website and this simple proposal for cutting spending by NOT helping people who DON’T NEED IT.  http://www.cbcny.org/... Click headline to read full story

How to securely donate $10 to us…and why

How to securely donate $10 to us…and why

Some donors to our People’s Convention cause have expressed frustration or concern over giving via Paypal.  You do not have to be registered with Paypal to use it securely. Or if you are registered and have forgotten your password, no problem.... Click headline to read full story

The Hydra Legislature

The Hydra Legislature

The NYS Legislature is like the Greek’s legendary Hydra–cut off one of its ugly heads and deadly new ones grow.  (You watched it happen in the Senate.) How then can we make the Legislature listen to the everyday common citizen?  It̵... Click headline to read full story

Reform Sprouts Like Mushrooms

Reform Sprouts Like Mushrooms

Mushrooms grow best in the dark on a pile of well-rotted manure.  So–it’s entirely fitting that a garden of citizens’ governmental reform groups has sprung up lately in New York State! Former NYC mayor, fiesty Ed Koch, just formed ... Click headline to read full story

Dems: Long live the Gerrymander

Dems: Long live the Gerrymander

1812 Massachusetts political cartoon The New York State map has long been bespotted with voter districts shaped like insects, amoebas, and salamanders–but not pretty geographic rectangles and not connected, cohesive communities.  The sole pur... Click headline to read full story