Opinion

Suppose you run for the White House. And, suppose one evening during the campaign you address 10,000 voters. Your advisers tell you that maybe 60 percent of them are women. What types of issues do you suppose you will choose to talk about with this group? And, do you suppose you might make sure a […]

“If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark,” baseball’s Yogi Berra once misquipped, “nobody’s going to stop them.”  Labor bosses must feel the same way about wage and salary workers who are avoiding union halls these days. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest union membership report, only 6.9 percent of

I was pleased to co-sponsor legislation that aims to draw more businesses to Central New York.  In March, the New York Assembly unanimously passed legislation that will expand the foreign trade zone.  The Senate also passed this bill and it awaits Governor Cuomo’s review. The legislation would expand the foreign trade zone, established at Syracuse

I hear it all the time. Our region was once the manufacturing hub of America, which created wealth and employment. Our children remained in the area because of the abundant opportunities and family ties. No more. Today we have lost our industrial base and replaced it with institutions of higher education and health-care facilities. A

Here is a good question that arose during the Supreme Court presentations on Obamacare. Is health care a right? You know, like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Like the rights spelled out in our Bill of Rights? More to the point: Should it be free? After all, some folks cannot afford health care.

Sure, the Supreme Court’s decision is important. But there’s more to it than that. Obviously, the high court’s decision on Obamacare will be monumental. That’s because it deals with two clearly defined foes, pitted against each other. One believes the Constitution tells us what government can and cannot do to us. The other believes that

It has been two years since Obamacare has signed into law, and the costs keep climbing. Through 2022, taxpayers are on the hook for gross costs of $1.75 trillion, a 10-year figure that will only continue to rise as we near the law’s full implementation years. It has already resulted in more than 2,000 pages

I want to thank President Barack Obama for delivering his third “State of the Union” address, in which the 44th president of the United States laid out clearly his vision of the American Dream.The president embraces 100 years of “progressivism,” which rejects a free-market society. Today, we call progressivism “liberalism,” not to be confused with

I am extremely disappointed that President Obama decided to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline provided an excellent opportunity for the President to show the American people he is serious about creating jobs and moving the United States toward energy independence.  What this country needs are job-creating initiatives as well as an energy policy

It was good to be back in the State capitol recently and embark on this legislative year. The first week included the annual State of the State address by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He talked about a variety of topics including creating the country’s largest convention center in New York City, investing $1 billion in Buffalo