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More Pennsylvania Pictures — Riding Through Dutch Country

DB Light — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:17:13 +0000

This week I’m posting some pictures I took while we were driving through Pennsylvania Dutch country — my favorite part of the commonwealth. First, migration season is in full swing and the Susquehanna valley seems to be a favored route for a number of species. As we drove through there were literally thousands of birds in [...]

Sestak Defends Bringing KSM to New York for Trial

John Lewandowski — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:56:26 +0000

Possible campaign ad for Corbett (or perhaps Specter) here:

Re: Althouse Slams Sarah

John Lewandowski — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:34:57 +0000

Here’s what I take from Althouse’s screed: Look at me! Look at me! Pay attention to me! I’m relevant! Look, I’m calling Sarah Palin “dumb!” That’s edgy! That’s cool! Everybody else’s doing it! Somebody listen to me!!!! Althouse is essentially arguing that a vice presidential candidate exists to be a mindless automaton [...]

East Norriton’s own NY-23 Part 3

LisaMossie — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:14:13 +0000

Back in early July, sitting East Norriton Supervisor James Staufenberger removed his name from the ballot for re-election. He left the naming of his replacement to the East Norriton Republican Committee. Staufenberg announced his decision with the following statement that should have sent the red flags flying: “Good government is better than bad politics. There are [...]

Mercer County PA 2010 Political Predictions

Roberta Biros — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:53:10 +0000

What will the political fate be for Con. Kathy Dahlkemper, Sen. Bob Robbins, Rep. Mark Longietti, or Rep. Michele Brooks in 2010? Written by Roberta Biros With the 2009 political season comfortably behind us, it’s time to take a look at the political landscape for 2010. There will be plenty written about the “big races” in Pennsylvania [...]

Althouse Slams Sarah

DB Light — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:12:43 +0000

Drudge has an excerpt from Sarah’s book on his site. Read it here. From her account the McCain staffers assigned to handle her were inept, patronizing, and dishonest. This may well be true, but her insubordinate attitude toward them reveals more than Sarah might want people to know. Ann Althouse explains: [I quote at length because [...]

Sam Rohrer In For Sure

AlexC — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:40:28 +0000

No surprises, but here’s an official announcement announcement:

Intertubes Roundup: Facepalm Edition

Joe Collins — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:46:22 +0000

Ode to the Facepalm… Just imagine me facepalming after each bit. (1) They’re trying KSM in a civilian court. In New York. What could go wrong? (2) So the US Commerce Secretary says, “Trade agreements are going to have to wait.” For what, you ask? “Right now, the administration is focused on a [...]

Gerlach’s Campaign Manager Testifies

AlexC — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:28:11 +0000

… and gets immunity. The grand jury presentment Corbett released mentions Scott Migli, campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, who will face Corbett in the 2010 Republican primary. The grand jury found that former House Speaker John Perzel, charged with theft and conspiracy, gave Migli a $100,000-a-year job in the fall of 2006 that produced [...]

This Day In History

DB Light — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:59:27 +0000

Today is “Sadie Hawkins Day”. For you young’uns out there, Sadie was the invention of Al Capp, whose “Lil’ Abner” comic strip was extremely popular half a century ago. Sadie was an unpopular girl who couldn’t find a man. She was also the daughter of the town’s mayor. So he proclaimed a special day in [...]

Corbett Indictments Right Now.

AlexC — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:05:47 +0000

Here’s your link for the streaming video. Update: Perzel is the biggest name so far, former Rep Brett Feese. Perzel is looking at 82 counts. The other eight names are staffers. Update: The picture: Update: Charges are not for bonses, but a re-election campaign machine on taxpayer dollars. Update: As expected, these indictments are painted as political opportunism by the [...]

Corbett: Conflict of Interest??

AlexC — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:50:30 +0000

Philly Daily News: State Attorney General Tom Corbett, now running for governor, met with state Rep. John Perzel, of Philadelphia, at a Harrisburg hotel in October 2007. Two months later, Brian Preski, Perzel’s former chief of staff, organized a campaign fundraiser for Corbett. In state politics, nothing about either event would seem strange. A high-profile elected official is [...]

Sarah Update

DB Light — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:24:55 +0000

Sarah will be on Oprah this coming Monday, talking about her book, Going Rogue. The show has already taped and details are leaking out. Supposedly Oprah asked Sarah about hosting a TV show and Palin did not say “no” [here]. Roger Ailes ears must be pricking up. And Mark Halperin has a few details on [...]

Pittsburgh Disgrace

John Lewandowski — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:13:48 +0000

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports today that the crowd at the Veterans Day parade in downtown Pittsburgh was even smaller this year than it was last year. It was a day to pay homage to all U.S. soldiers, and veterans like Denk, 60, of Baldwin Borough said they were honored by the ardent support at the Pittsburgh [...]

This Day In History

DB Light — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:38:18 +0000

Today is “National Chicken Soup Day”. In happier times I would urge you all to go out and get a large, steaming bowl of gastronomical goodness, but these days the National Organization of Screaming Ninnies might object. They would condemn the killing of poultry, the amount of energy required to prepare the soup, the cholesterol [...]

Back in Black…and White

LisaMossie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:20:50 +0000

After a seven month absence from the print media, I’m excited to announce that I’m the new contributing columnist at the Pottstown Mercury. My first column for the Merc can be found here. Here’s a taste: We’ve all been there: Dining in a restaurant or waiting in a checkout line, when a parent in close proximity to us [...]

It’s the Spending, Stupid

AlexC — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:53:14 +0000

Allegheny Institute: Fresh off his election victory, the Mayor of Pittsburgh has decided to take charge in dealing with the fiscal mess that is the City. No he hasn’t decided to cut spending. Instead he has found a new segment of the population to tax–college students. His plan is to tax college and university [...]

Veterans Speak at Penn State

DB Light — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:25:56 +0000

Somebody up at UP is doing things right. They now have a course: English 497: Narrative, Oral History and New Media Technologies in spring 2009. The goal of the course was to help returning veterans become filmmakers by creating short documentaries about the experiences of the Iraq War. Dubbed “Back from Iraq: The Veterans’ Stories Project,” [...]

Is Your Mayor a Bloomberg Anti-Gun Tool?

Joe Collins — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:26:57 +0000

For someone like myself who is very pro-2nd Amendment but not necessarily on the front lines, I found this quite disturbing. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomburg’s pet organization Mayors Against Illegal Guns (”MAIG”) has made significant inroads into Pennsylvania. MAIG is a driving force behind mandated reporting of lost or stolen guns, banning guns in “sensitive [...]

Smerconish dissed in multimedia

LisaMossie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:29:42 +0000

My husband informs me that, after prefacing his remarks with an “I don’t like to talk about other radio show hosts, but….” national radio talk show host Mike Gallagher opened his show yesterday with a rant of disgust aimed directly at Philly’s most prominent faux conservative, Michael Smerconish. I have been unable to locate [...]