Taxpayer “revolt” gaining steam in Buffalo By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Writer March 10, 2005, 2:49 PM EST AMHERST, N.Y. — If there had been tea handy, they might have tossed it into Buffalo Harbor, such was the mood at the kickoff of what’s being called a “populist revolution.” “Welcome to the second shot heard ’round the world,” organizer James Ostrowski told more than 250 people who filled a banquet hall earlier this week to be part of a citizen-led movement to reverse the region’s fortunes and keep government in check. “Free Buffalo” borrows its philosophy from Thomas Jefferson and … Continue reading Buffalo Tea Party