tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:40:47 +0000My thoughts and opinion about politics in the nation, New York State, the Capital region, and the Cityhttp://www.seanfinnerty.com/noreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)Blogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-4183380360117593301Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:26:00 +00002010-03-02T19:40:47.667-05:00special electionperaltaMonserrateJust received a mailer that coincides with this email former Chief of staff of disgraced and expelled State Senator Hiram Monserrate, Julissa Ferreras endorsing Monserrate's opponent, Jose Peralta, in the special election March 16th to fill the 13th Senate Seat that Monserrate was expelled from as well as attempting to recapture.Can't wait to vote against the domestic abusing, tax-payer robbing, http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2010/03/loyalty-is-fleeting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-1171132748153757959Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:55:00 +00002010-02-02T09:00:20.756-05:00http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/opinion/11krugman.htmlhttp://www.seanfinnerty.com/2010/01/op-ed-columnist-learning-from-europe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-4839982866086129987Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:09:00 +00002010-02-02T08:59:19.460-05:00http://patrick.net/housing/crash.htmlhttp://www.seanfinnerty.com/2010/01/housing-crash-continues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-4352090790663856244Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:33:00 +00002009-11-20T22:37:55.918-05:00$597 Billion to cover the all Americans under proper health insurance, hmm seems pricey but worthwhile for about the same price as the Defense budget every but instead designing new and expensive ways to kill people.But wait it gets better. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office's price tag of $597 Billion isn't for one year but the cost through 2019! That's rigtht $59.7 Billion cost per http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/11/new-cbo-cost-estimate-for-health-care.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-8851353296834259242Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:27:00 +00002009-08-21T10:26:40.569-04:00H.R. 3200health careBetsy McCaugheyThe Daily ShowDeath PanelJon Stewart reading verbatim the H.R. 3200 to Betsy McCaughey that the end of life consultation spelling out exactly what life sustaining treatment the patient will be willing to receive. Below is the pertinent part of the legislation that read aloud, with McCaughey declaring immediately afterward that 'sustaining treatment' meant ending life and she had written "disgusting" on her personal copyhttp://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/08/betsy-mccaughey-still-bat-sh-crazy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-5853984795895427936Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:53:00 +00002009-08-20T10:52:08.465-04:00ignoranceJohn McCainMedicareBarack Obamabirther movementHawaiipollingLiberal blogosphere has already jump all over the fact that 39% of the American public believe the government should stay out of the beloved government agency Medicare. My concern is that only 90% believe the fiftieth state admitted to the Union believes Hawaii is part of the United States.6% of the respondents deny that Hawaii is part of the United States, while another 4% taking the Hamlet http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/08/large-swaths-of-american-public-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-7712139809426214532Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:25:00 +00002009-08-13T19:24:55.614-04:00right wing nut-jobsTown Hall RiotsReza AlanTown HallTerrorismThe Christian Street (like the eastern variation the Arab Street) is unfocused, intense, fearful and of course very, very, angry. Reza Alan wrote a book/thesis about the Islamic-fanatics called Cosmic Wars, that could just as easily describe the temper tantrums that have been occurring at Congressional town halls all through out the country.Neither the Arab Street or the Christian Street have http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/08/christian-street.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-3818279862814426687Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:04:00 +00002009-08-13T19:26:30.149-04:00EconomicsNational PoliticsFederal Reserve AuditFed Audit Supported By 75% Of Americans: SurveyOf course the Federal Reserve should be audited, shouldn't the most economically influential organization in the country be accountable the same way the banks they deal with every day are? FDIC has the responsibility to audit banks they insure, so the Federal Government who insures the Federal Reserve with full faith and credit of the American http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/07/fed-audit-supported-by-75-of-americans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-1567433548645377953Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:19:00 +00002009-07-30T14:31:36.774-04:00City Hall NewsCityHallNews.com has exceeded their bandwith limit. What story do you think cause all the extra traffic?http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/07/city-hall-news-broken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-1466181269743406849Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:08:00 +00002009-07-28T13:06:15.276-04:00RepublicanState SenateMonserrateDemocratsToday in response to my State Senator betraying his Democratic Party, I called to have my displeasure with him as a constituent and I am guessing I'm not the only one since the constituent liaison who picked up the phone kept fumbling the name of his boss.It went a little something like this.HM staffer: "Senator Malcolm's ... I mean Hiram Monserrate's office, how can I help you?" Me: "I'm a http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/06/monser-rat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-4809237750087683036Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:00:00 +00002009-06-09T21:11:56.224-04:00MTA starts hiring freeze. Really! Why didn't they start this last year!http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/129772MTA had service cuts and fare increases the last year why did they think that they had any money then but just came to the revelation now? I'm not one that is prone to privatizing anything but Elliott Sanders & the rest of the incompetent management at the MTA has got to be sacked and http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/04/mta-starts-hiring-freeze-really-why.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-1292097714065548412Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:15:00 +00002009-04-13T08:16:16.981-04:00NewspapersUnionsContract ended at Times Union -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY The death of newspapers, the Union needs to think of organizing TMG.comhttp://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/04/contract-ended-at-times-union-page-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-1708764842464879905Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:21:00 +00002009-03-19T20:25:32.093-04:00JaguarBuickJ.D. Power and Associates named Jaguar and Buick as the top in reliability. Stand Up comics can't make fun of their Jaguar always being in the garage. As far as Buick, I really don't know what to say, maybe the ugly makes it more reliable.http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/03/has-world-been-turned-upsidedown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-4796501820366864445Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:26:00 +00002009-03-18T14:26:43.762-04:00This is a concise though hyperbolic explanation of the current credit crisis. It gives the words that have been bottled up in my gut for the past six months, and squarely places the blame onto the speculators who produce nothing and feel entitled to everything.http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/03/let-it-die-rushkoff-on-economy-arthur.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-6235213677910124370Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:09:00 +00002009-02-04T12:13:05.794-05:00HHShealth careHoward DeanTom DaschleTom Daschle succumbed to tax scandal has withdrawn his nomination to head the Department of Health & Human Services. There probably is no better person to oversee health care reform than Dr. Howard Dean (former DNC chairman, 2004 Democratic canidate, former VT Governor that overhauled health care to provided every child in the state with health coverage.) The knowledge of the health care system http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/02/howard-dean-for-secretary-of-hhs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-3772721158808828209Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:07:00 +00002009-07-31T12:29:45.275-04:002009Mayor BloombergNew York CityBloomberg BloopersMayor Bloomberg's grim doomsday budget cuts 23,000 city jobs7.6% cut in the city workforce; breaking campaign promises of supporting term limits while overseeing NYSEX plummet creating the cause for breaking term limits; after administrating 7 years of laisez-faire policies in department of buildings caused deaths of nearly a dozen New Yorkers; failed attempt to tax commuting New Yorkers via http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/01/mayor-bloomberg-grim-doomsday-budget.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-4239753232309417878Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:02:00 +00002009-01-30T20:10:03.529-05:00 In 2005 Governor Rowland was caught for having a vacation home built in return for state contract to the contractor. Yesterday Hartford Mayor Perez received home renovations for half the cost by a contractor who believed "would be blackballed as a contractor in the city" if he did not do the renovations free, prosecutors said he told them.   Blago in Illinois left office for attempting sell http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/01/another-conneticut-politician-gets-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-2741649863785532626Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:45:00 +00002009-01-30T20:09:02.124-05:00 The end of Governor Blagovich came to an end with a unanimously voted out of office by the Illinois State Senate. http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/01/blago-unanimously-voted-out-of-office.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-8274732240250528756Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:22:00 +00002009-08-13T14:35:55.603-04:00200925th City Council DistrictDaniel DrommCity CouncilI'm sad to say that I do not live in the 21st 25th City Council District, because if I did I would be a proud voter for Daniel Dromm. Not only is he a Democratic District Leader who will promote progressive policy he brings a lifetime of experience as a community activist, educator, and a union activist. The good news is that Dromm as a city councilman will benefit not only his district but http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2009/01/danny-dromm-next-city-councilman-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-8539760912923218209Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:34:00 +00002008-10-23T19:34:08.199-04:00The Associated Press: Shop, baby, shop? GOP spent $150K on Palin clothes $400 out of the candidates' pocket for a Haircut (Bill Clinton, John Kerry, and John Edwards all were accused of this) seems like pocket change compared to GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin's $150,000 shopping spree.Freaking ridiculous!http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2008/10/associated-press-shop-baby-shop-gop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-8089704796236464035Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:39:00 +00002008-10-06T19:39:12.521-04:00Term Limits2009BatboyBloombergEMPEROR BLOOMBERG | Weekly World News From the people that brought the story "Batboy Enlists to find Osama in Afghanistan" Weekly World News reports the Mayor of New York Mike Bloomberg to declare himself Emperor of New York City. As likely within Bloomberg's wheelhouse as this statement; the location and timing of the announcement disproves this journalistic nugget of the Weekly World News (http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2008/10/emperor-bloomberg-weekly-world-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-1775009919458558363Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:41:00 +00002008-10-03T12:10:52.980-04:00VP DebateJoe Biden2008 Joe Biden actually is Joe-Six Pack that Palin keeps talking about. Real Americans have suffered and suceeded in life despite (or maybe because) living through real tragedies. Americans are not nancies that run to daddy after their business crashes and burns like W did repeatedly. Americans do not abandon their spouses just because they are less attractive than the day they were married, like http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2008/10/joe-biden-has-lived-through-real.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-2705203634523168853Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:53:00 +00002008-10-02T13:06:42.670-04:00Term Limits2009Stock MarketBloombergShocking that Bloomberg could state that he is for term limits, while announcing he is intending to run for a third term anyway!The financial crisis is the rationale that he gave for changing the term limits, and that it was too close to November to be put on the ballot for a third referendum to reject it again. Why would the the single instance of the credit crunch and Wall St implosion change http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2008/10/bloomberg-announces-intention-to-run.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-7885202178172452389Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:15:00 +00002008-09-29T14:23:58.747-04:00Financial Bail OutCongressStock MarketNays = 227 Yeas = 206My solution is to make available the $700 billion loan directly to the CEOs, members of the corporate boards personally. The repayment would have 30% annual interest and a balloon payment after 5 years. If they don't make the payment (which they inevitably couldn't at such a high interest rate) the government would then take every asset from these individuals forcing them http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2008/09/congressional-bail-out-rip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16895369.post-5809745357772499142Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:10:00 +00002008-09-29T14:25:26.563-04:00John McCainRepublicanSarah Palinwebsite domain2008GOPJohn McCain Owns VoteForTheMILF.com? | GOVGAPMcCain Campaign bought the domain name www.VoteForTheMilf.com the day that Sarah Palin was announced to be the GOP's Vice Presidential nominee. Objectifying women is certainly the best way I can think of to get former Hillary Clinton supporters on your side.Below is the official listing for the VoteForTheMilf domain. Though the address listed is in http://www.seanfinnerty.com/2008/09/john-mccain-owns-voteforthemilfcom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Finnerty)1