Over the weekend, we inaugurated a new County Executive, Mark Poloncarz. After four years of being told that government needed to be run like a business, Poloncarz reminded us of government’s true reason for being. A government isn’t a business, and shouldn’t be run like one. It exists to serve its constituents; its people. It [...]

For the next ten months, we’ll be treated to ham-handed race horse coverage about primaries, caucuses, and at long last, the general election. The American people will get to choose between a wounded Obama who delivered much of what he promised, but will be tested on whether “much” was quite enough; and a Republican nominee [...]

“Tokyo Shanghai Bistro” by Flickr user PorscheJones   www.flickr.com More in Buffalopundit: AV Photo Daily pool  

All the news and views fit to consume during your morning grumpy. 1. Big day for Ron Paul as he finished a close third in the Iowa caucuses and is poised for a lengthy battle in the GOP primary with the least favorite frontrunner in history, Mitt Romney. You might want to take a few [...]

Well now, you don’t see many of these around here. Either that, or they’re all wearing regular tags. Back in the old days it would have had a blackened rear bumper from the exhaust. Now they’re all pretty clean. — Jim Corbran, You Auto Know

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From a press release: Irish betting company Paddy Power have made Mitt Romney the favourite for today’s Iowa caucus. The former Massachusetts governor is available at Evens with his nearest challengers’ libertarian Texas congressman Ron Paul and surprise package Rick Santorum both available at 2/1. Further down the betting former front runners for the Republican [...]

The Neon Tower by Flickr user CamWall   www.flickr.com More in Buffalopundit: AV Photo Daily pool  

This photo was taken along 18 Mile Creek in Hamburg in the summer of 1974, shortly before I sold my 1967 Plymouth Barracuda to a guy my mother worked with. Rust was starting to take hold, and no $1.29 can of spray paint could hide my inept bondo work.The chrome-reverse rims were a nice touch [...]

Members of block clubs and other motorists are fuming about today’s mass ticketing of cars around the city. The tickets are being issued for not observing alternate parking rules on a day when many people were officially off from work because New Year’s Day fell on a Sunday. Reports from around town describe one parking [...]

By Flickr user tark9.   www.flickr.com More in Buffalopundit: AV Photo Daily pool  

Although Pontiac’s big news for the year may have been the all-new Grand Prix, the rest of the line wasn’t too shabby either. This 1969 Pontiac Catalina is resting by the side of a barn in the town of Lewiston. Although the paint job looks terrible, the rest of the car looks to be in [...]

HOT WOK by Jaquandor.   www.flickr.com More in Buffalopundit: AV Photo Daily pool  

What better way to ring in the new year than with an old Ford truck? This body style was introduced for the 1942 model year, which was cut short when the U.S. entered World War II. Production for the general public resumed after the war ended, and continued until another restyle appeared for 1948. This [...]

“Eternal Flame Falls” by DilakshanLove. www.flickr.com More in Buffalopundit: AV Photo Daily pool