Squawkbox – March 21, 2026

SMRs, I got my Big Beautiful Bill tax refund. Now I can afford to buy a tank of gas.

When Victor Edwards and Clinton Johnson look back on their lives — especially their time in office — I believe they’re going to be ashamed and embarrassed that they allowed a grifter to turn them from doing what’s best for the community to doing what’s best for him and themselves. Gaines was already of the same mindset as her fearless leader, but the other two were easily led to the dark side … literally.

Complain and do nothing, but you pay and pay. You bunch of stupid Albanians. This Latest $2M loan fiasco has been replicated countess times over decades, and the best you can do is squawk, squawk, squawk your city into bankruptcy and continued ruin, all the while re-electing the same scoundrels that put you there.  

Just how much is the new defensive coordinator costing the Lee County School System?

Even if most Trump supporters followed a reputable news source about the war with Iran. they’d undoubtedly respond like a parrot. “Squawk … Fake news … Squawk.” just as they’ve been trained to do. Polly want a cracker? Sorry, there’s not enough money for crackers, as we spent it all on an illegal and unnecessary war, but we can still give tax cuts to the rich. “Squawk … job providers … trickle down … Squawk.” That Man Without a Family

Boy, there are so many suckers in this country. Since legitimate news outlets like NPR released parts of the Epstein Files that proved Trump was complicit in the proven pedophile’s dereliction for underage children, he started dropping bombs on Iran — illegally — and all you suckers forgot all about the real story behind Trump. He thinks — and he’s proven — there are so many suckers in this country whose ability to focus on an issue is very limited.

I’m gonna go ahead and say it: This new lady from Wales is one of the best new reporters The Albany Herald has hired in quite some time. She came in with some big shoes to fill, as Ms. Lucille Lannigan was quite a reporter. But Ms. Crockett is doing a superb job. Carlton, y’all got lucky.

Local news outlets and the GBI need to investigate any relationship between local law enforcement and motorcycle groups. These bikers are allowed to break traffic laws constantly around Albany, while officers seem to look the other way. This puts you and your family in danger every day. 

Fletcher, when you do the story on the music scene in Albany, don’t forget bands like Exit-7 and Discount Superstar, and solo performers like Phillip Phillips and Russell Malone.

Privileged Hollywood narcissists go on award shows like the Oscars and the Academy Awards bad-mouthing America, and they wonder why no one watches them. Luckily they had one actress from the UK, Jessie Buckley, who showed class by talking about the beauty of motherhood.

Our Commissioners, including the chair and mayor, need honest self-reflection and re-evaluation. Blatant, wasteful spending against the wishes of voters and taxpayers. Nothing ever in the interest of public or roadway safety. Constant bickering. Clandestine agenda changes. Disdain for legitimate private-sector investment. Repeated hiring of slimy contractors to build things that no one wants or needs. Are these elected officials just outright villains?