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Of Ground Zero Mosques and burning the Koran

LisaMossie — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:58:44 +0000

The Pastor Terry Jones is an overnight sensation. All he had to do to gain infamy was say that he was going to hold a Koran burning day on September 11 and the media went wild. The story has spread like wildfire and there are not many who don’t have an opinion on it one way [...]

Re: Rendell as White House Chief of Staff

AlexC — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:15:21 +0000

Ed Morrissey: The best political choice might be one of the people included in the list as an afterthought: Ed Rendell. He has plenty of political infighting experience and is well-respected within the party. Rendell has a much more pragmatic approach than Jarrett or Axelrod, and a better political ear than anyone currently in [...]

Rendell as White House Chief of Staff??

AlexC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:21:56 +0000

I highly doubt it. But he’s got to get on the public dole somewhere after his term in Harrisburg is done. Also on the handicappers’ lists are Bill Clinton’s last three chiefs of staff: Leon Panetta, now director of the CIA; Erskine Bowles, now co-chairman of Obama’s deficit commission; and Center for American Progress president John Podesta, [...]

Quality, not Ideology (#DESen)

Joe Collins — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:11:11 +0000

If I lived in Delaware, I’d be voting for Mike Castle in the primary. But not because O’Donnell is “too conservative” to win. The traditional Buckley-ite method for choosing a primary candidate calls for supporting the most conservative candidate who can win a general election. I subscribe to this idea, with the caveat that candidate viability [...]

Corrupt Philly Voting Rolls

DB Light — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:21:00 +0000

We need some aggressive legal challenges to correct this before the next election: Every two years, states are required to provide data to the Election Assistance Commission regarding their compliance with Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act (the section of that statute which ensures voter lists are up-to-date and free of ineligible voters). In [...]

Ground Zero Mosque: A Red-Herring –And Irrelevant- Issue

Chris Freind — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:20:00 +0000

When America leads by example --- such as it being the most generous, free and forgiving nation in the history of mankind --- it makes other nations and peoples emulate it. That is why millions want to come here --- to be part of the dream found nowhere else on Earth. Yet Gingrich misses this point entirely....

PHILLY MAYOR NUTTER: WORLDS BIGGEST FLIP FLOP

Denny Merrigan — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:54:55 +0000

Since being elected Mayor of Philadelphia Mayor Cutter has undergone an amazing transformation in his view of the fire department and emergency services in general. He has closed seven fire companies permanently and closes another three every shift on a rotating basis. Hows that for a novel concept? Rotating public safety. Just hope YOUR family doesn’t [...]

“The Junkiest City in America”

DB Light — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:54:25 +0000

From CNN: NEW YORK — The capital city Pennsylvania is broke and will be skipping this month’s multi-million dollar bond payment. On Sept. 15, Harrisburg, Pa., was scheduled to make a $3.29 million payment on the bonds it issued to build a trash plant. But, the cash-strapped city doesn’t have [...]

Re: Mathews: American Dream = Dead

LisaMossie — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:55:36 +0000

The American Dream is dead because people and politicians like Jim Matthews have killed it. And now they are taking this opportunity created by their chronic mismanagement and cronyism to try to expand their power base. What’s the definition of chutzpah again? Oh yes: It’s the kid who murders his [...]

PHILLY: CORRUPTION / MISMANAGEMENT PUT PUBLIC SAFETY AT RISK

Denny Merrigan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:29:14 +0000

Philly can spend a half a million dollars on an anti litter campaign while public safety is being slashed. PHA Board chairman John F. Street on Tuesday said the board’s five members will meet next week to discuss the federal probe into the agency in the wake of the scandal involving executive director Carl Greene. The meeting, called [...]

Matthews: American Dream = Dead

AlexC — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:07:00 +0000

What kind of dire straits does Montgomery County find itself in when a simple sound byte about combining municipality provided services on a county-wide basis renders this quote: “The next generation down is starting to realize now that the old idea of the American Dream that this generation is better than the last one is dead. [...]

Pa-Gov: Solid Republican

AlexC — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:06:49 +0000

Not the time to rest, Mr Corbett, but still good news. New polling from Pennsylvania has moved the state’s gubernatorial race from Leans Republican to Solid Republican in the Rasmussen Reports Gubernatorial Scorecard. Voters will elect governors in 37 states this November. Nineteen of those governorships are now held by Democrats, while Republicans sit in the governor’s [...]

What is a Wheeler-Dealer, exactly?

Joe Collins — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:21:20 +0000

Confused by a recent DSSC attack on Toomey as a “wheeler-dealer”, I’ve attempted to construct what sort of organizational chart Democrats must assume a typical (evil) corporation uses…

Honoring hallowed ground

LisaMossie — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:15:06 +0000

My husband and I spent this past Fourth of July weekend at Gettysburg, PA. I blogged about it upon my return, but felt then and still feel now that my words were inadequate in describing the experience. As I noted then, the 2 1/2 hour Segueway tour we took on Sunday was the perfect way [...]

Vacationing In Avalon? Think Twice!

Chris Freind — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:22:23 +0000

Avalon, like most governments, has laws and regulations on the books that make darn near everything a violation. Games on the beach? Can’t do it. Throw a ball in the ocean? Nope. Have a gas grill on your deck? Don’t even think about it. All against the law, but virtually never enforced. Government should never have ordinances which are selectively enforced. This breeds contempt for the system and leads to widespread abuse by overzealous wannabes on a power-trip.

Must Read: Ace’s interview w/ Ladd Ehlinger

Joe Collins — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:32:15 +0000

If I could force every Republican operative in the country to read just one thing this week, this would be it. Ehlinger is the guy who made those outstanding Dale Peterson ads for Alabama Ag Commish. Among other (important) things, Ehlinger gives voice to my persistent irritations about the party’s fetish with self-funding candidates, abandoning potentially viable [...]

Kelly vs. Dahlkemper in Mercer County

Roberta Biros — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:15:19 +0000

Yesterday, AARP hosted a candidate forum in Hermitage, PA where Republican candidate Mike Kelly took on Democrat incumbent Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper. I attended the event along with a few hundred of my closest friends. I have been interested to see the two candidates take on the issues face to face, and today’s event achieved that [...]

Montco’s Jim Matthews: Then & Now

AlexC — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:25:05 +0000

Then (Jan 2008): Ultimately, my experience and priorities influenced Joe Hoeffel in his decision. Unfortunatley, some people left out of courthouse influence, one with ambition to be MCRC Chairman and others who think they will by your anger, would like you to believe that I caved-in on my budget and my platform to get Joe’s vote. [...]

Sweet sweet justice

Fred Mullner — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:11:02 +0000

What with all the attention focused on the reprobates in Washington and our efforts to depose them, let’s not forget about all our own reprobates in Harrisburg and the fact that some of the have gotten their due. As a powerful state representative, Mike Veon for years was perfectly coiffed, wore $1,000 custom-made pin-striped suits, smoked [...]

Could School Choice Prevent Cop Killings?

Chris Freind — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:15:47 +0000

The unions are terrified of school choice because it would inject competition into our schools, exposing incompetence --- and the masses will finally see that the system's failure has nothing to do with a lack of money. But since so many of our politicians, especially in Philadelphia, are in bed with these unions, school choice programs continue to be thwarted.