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THE CENTRIST: Wrong Direction

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500

A new AP-GfK Poll released today shows Obama's job approval number at 54% — down 20 points since January.

The same poll finds 56 percent of people say the country is heading in the wrong direction.

Only 46 percent approve of [...]

Bucks Right: Obama’s Afghanistan Decision: Rejecting All Options

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:36:00 -0500

Failed, indecisive President Barack Obama has reportedly rejected all of the strategy options offered by the military regarding the war in Afghanistan, opting instead to ask about how best to lose the war and turn the mess he’s creating back to Afghan officials. General McChrystal requested [...]

THE CENTRIST: Rep. Joe Pitts: Why I Voted Against Pelosi Bill

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:25:00 -0500

Why I Voted Against Speaker Pelosi's Health Care Bill

By Congressman Joe Pitts

On November 7, the House of Representatives considered Speaker Nancy Pelosi's health care reform bill, and I chose to stand against it and vote no. It was not a decision that I [...]

Pawatercooler.com: It’s the Spending, Stupid

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:53:14 -0500

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 [...]

Snowflakes in Hell: Republican Gay Bashing

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:45:51 -0500

Every once and a while I say the GOP needs to lay off the gay bashing. Usually someone demands to know what the GOP is doing against gays. This! I'm not expecting the GOP to come out for gay marriage or anything, but I don't think it's too much to ask [...]

THE CENTRIST: Iraq veteran announces he'll seek GOP nomination for Patrick Murphy's seat -- themorningcall.com

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:36:00 -0500

Iraq veteran announces he'll seek GOP nomination for Patrick Murphy's seat -- themorningcall.com

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Suburban Guerrilla: $900 Billion

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:33:05 -0500

A number pulled out of Obama’s ass, apparently. (Via Digby.)

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Above Average Jane: Brief Book Review: A Table in the Presence

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:05:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Cash, Lt. Carey H. A Table in the Presence. Nashville, TN: 2004.

There are a number of first person accounts of the Iraq War in print, but this one is unusual as the author is a chaplain. Cash was with the First Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, which he [...]

Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Northampton County Jail: Lorena's Story of Medical Neglect & Abuse

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:05:00 -0500

Number of comments: 5
Earlier this week, I told you about Controller Steve Barron's audit pointing to overtime abuse at Northampton County's jail. Although no fraud is alleged, Barron's job was certainly made more difficult by the destruction of daily time sheets. At the time Barron's report was released, I [...]

Lehigh Valley Ramblings: MoveOn to Rally Against Dent's No Vote on Pelosi Care

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:02:00 -0500

Number of comments: 4
At 4:00PM today, Moveon.org will rally outside LV Congressman Charlie Dent’s Bethlehem office to criticize his NO vote on Pelosi care, which squeaked through the U.S. House on Saturday. They are outraged, outraged I tell you.

“Representative Dent sided with the insurance industry and against [...]

Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Pawlowski's Curveballs

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2
Allentown's favorite conservative, Scott Armstrong, posted an essay here last week questioning the basic intelligence of Allentown's Democrats. In a little ditty called "Are Allentown Dems Stuck on Stupid?," Scott questions how people who know how to drive cars and get their children to school, could [...]

Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Still No Word From Callahan on Health Care Reform ... or Anything Else

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 5
LV Congressman Charlie Dent's NO vote on Pelosi care has drawn the ire of some of his constituents. In the Morning Call letter-to-the-editor, one reader chides Dent for caving in to Big Insurance. And blogger Rylock is convinced Charlie has sold out to Big [...]

The College Politico: An Expression of Support For an Awesome Idea

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:56:01 -0500

I must say…

It’s really about time for this.

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Above Average Jane: Veterans Day Remarks from PA Officials

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:56:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
The inbox was overflowing today with Veterans Day press releases.

Congressman Patrick Murphy held a Veterans Day event in Washington Crossing Park, but I don't have any details on it yet.

Joe Sestak, currently the 7th district congressman and candidate for senate, has a [...]

Above Average Jane: President's Remarks on Veterans Day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:54:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
From the inbox:
Thank you, Secretary Shinseki, for the generous introduction -- more importantly, the extraordinary bravery in service to our country, both on and off the battlefield. I want to thank our outstanding Vice President, Joe Biden, and his wonderful wife, Dr. Jill Biden, for being here today. We [...]

Above Average Jane: Schwartz Holds Veterans Expo

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:47:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Tomorrow, Thursday, Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-13) will hold a veterans resources expo. More than 20 national and local organizations will be represented. The event will be held form 10 a.m. to noon, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Orleans Technical Institute, 2770 Red Lion Road, Philadelphia [...]

Above Average Jane: Two Political Announcements Tomorrow

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:36:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Writing tomorrow's news today! Two notable political announcements are slated for Thursday.

State Rep Bryan Lentz (D-151) is planning to kick off his campaign for the 7th congressional district seat. According to the press release:
Lentz is already winning strong support for his candidacy even before his announcement. He [...]

Above Average Jane: A Philly Blog Returns

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:29:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
One of my favorite Philadelphia blogs had been hiatus but appears to be back in business again. A warm welcome to America's Hometown, americashometown.blogspot.com [...]

Pawatercooler.com: Veterans Speak at Penn State

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:25:56 -0500

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 [...]

Above Average Jane: A Cease Fire Update

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:21:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
CeaseFire PA would like us to know that all 12 of the PA mayors on the ballot who are in favor of reporting lost or stolen guns won.

In other news, the city of Braddock has become the 15th community in the commonwealth to pass gun legislation:
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Inclusion by Michael Donovan: Budget Hearings -- Week of 11/9

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:57:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Tuesday, 11/10:

Revenue:

Council took issue with the administration's forecast. From my point of view. We are offering a pessimistic forecast. The administration is offering an optimistic forecast. All I want is consideration of a range. That is what I have done throughout my career, and what I [...]

Suburban Guerrilla: High Priority

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:45:31 -0500

It’s not cause and effect, but… it comes pretty close to cause and effect. –Dr. Rebecca Sokol

How long before they put treatment for this in the healthcare bill?

(Health.com) — Bisphenol-A, a chemical found in hard, clear plastic used to make everything from baby bottles to food packaging, may [...]

Booman Tribune: Lou Dobbs Resigning Immediately from CNN

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:42:16 -0500

Don't let the puerta hit you on the nalgas on the way out, Lou! Lou Dobbs, the longtime CNN anchor whose anti-immigration views have made him a TV lightning rod, plans to announce Wednesday that he is leaving the network, two network employees said. A CNN executive confirmed that Mr.' [...]

Suburban Guerrilla: Damn

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:40:13 -0500

Number of comments: 1

I’m away from the keyboard for a few hours, come home and find out and Lou Dobbs is leaving CNN??? (Which of course means he’ll pop up on Fox News.)

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Bucks County Conservative Examiner: Rep. Chris Smith: Obama's trip should not only be about economics

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:38:10 -0500

In a press release put out by Congressman Christopher Smith's (NJ-04) office, Obama's trip to China should not only be about economics but about the Human Rights abuses that have been committed on women for years. "Hum... [...]

Bucks County Conservative Examiner: Rep. Chris Smith: Obama's trip should not only be about economics

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:38:10 -0500

Keystone Conservative: Pat Toomey Urges Commonsense Healthcare Reform

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:34:49 -0500

Pat Toomey Urges Commonsense Healthcare Reform

YouTube link.

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Suburban Guerrilla: Wait for Me

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:51:38 -0500

Susan Tedeschi:

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Pawatercooler.com: Is Your Mayor a Bloomberg Anti-Gun Tool?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:26:57 -0500

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, [...]

Bluftooni: Smerconish dissed in multimedia

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:45:00 -0500

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' [...]

Bucks Right: Lou Dobbs Leaves CNN

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:44:56 -0500

Number of comments: 1

I keep hearing that conservatives are purging anyone who disagrees with their staunch ideology from every trace of right-leaning life but coming across evidence that it’s the left that doesn’t really like the give and take of ideas. Examples? We’ll, there’s Joe Lieberman. And the backlash [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: Pelosi bill eliminates CHIP program

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:30:00 -0500

Funny how nobody mentioned this before Democrats passed the Pelosi Health Care Bill, which eliminates the Children's Health Insurance Program, better known as CHIP.

Did anybody read the 2,000-page bill? Oh, wait. This is Congress we're talking about. They never read a bill before voting for it.

The' [...]

Pawatercooler.com: Smerconish dissed in multimedia

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:29:42 -0500

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 [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: National Archives Launches New Online Reservation System

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:21:00 -0500

National Archives Launches New Online Reservation System [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: Employment Policies Institute: Rethink Health Care Reform

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:03:00 -0500

"With the national debt about to top $12 trillion and a debilitating unemployment rate exceeding 10 percent, an impenetrable 2,000 page health care reform plan, such as the one under debate in Congress, poses grave dangers for our economy," said Richard Berman, executive director of the Employment Policies Institute. "Politicians" [...]

THE CENTRIST: CCRKBA Blasts Daley's 'New Low,' For Blaming Fort Hood Massacre On Guns

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:01:00 -0500

CCRKBA Blasts Daley's 'New Low,' For Blaming Fort Hood Massacre On Guns [...]

Booman Tribune: Why Stop at Muslim Internment?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:43:17 -0500

You know Michelle Malkin is fond of suggesting internment of Muslim Americans -- for their own good, of course -- would be the right thing to do. After all, it worked out so well when we did it in WWII to the Japanese American population (but not the German or [...]

Booman Tribune: What is Up With the Moonies

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:43:17 -0500

Chaos and armed guards at the Moonie Times. Has anyone done a really intense examination of the Unification Church's role in the Republican Party? Anything available online? Why does such a lame cult own the Washington Times? Even if no one buys it, the product still winds up on Fox [...]

Booman Tribune: Quote of the Day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:43:17 -0500

It's from Fox News Host Bill O'Reilly speaking to Ralph Peters (a man who never shirked his duty of demanding that others sacrifice their lives and souls to satisfy his lust for blood): "Let me play devil's advocate here. Barack Obama wants to win hearts and minds in the Middle'" [...]

Booman Tribune: Casual Observation

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:43:17 -0500

As a purely political matter, jobs before climate change is a no-brainer. [...]

Booman Tribune: Forcible Rapes

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:43:16 -0500

What is the difference between rape and forcible rape? That's a question Bart Stupak wants you to know the answer to before you go trying to abort a pregnancy that has resulted from rape. He also wants your insurance company to ask you and your doctor whether your rape was [...]

Suburban Guerrilla: I Won’t Be Your Yoko Ono

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:42:39 -0500

Number of comments: 2

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Snowflakes in Hell: We bring facts and arguments …

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:13:22 -0500

... they bring dismissive insults and ignorance. Keep it up. We'll keep winning, and you'll keep sliding into irrelevance. But hey, I do suppose we should credit him for not resorting to dick jokes. Related posts:How to Deny City Residents CreditExpect More of Praise of Harry ReidOhio Preemption Upheld [...]

Fun with Politics: Veterans Day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:47:21 -0500

On Wednesday, I usually put up a goofy video for Video of the Week.

This week, I thought I'd do something different. "Oh Danny Boy," was a favorite song of my Grandpa's, a veteran himself. From what I understand, it's subject to different interpretations. Some intepret it as a song about [...]

The Lu Lac Political Letter: The LuLac Edition #1003, Nov. 11th, 2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:33:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2
PHOTO INDEX: DR. JOE LEONARDI: NOW AND THEN.

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
STATE OF FITNESS

Thursday night at 7PM, TV 44, WVIA TV will present a program on Childhood Obesity. One of the guests will be a frequent poster to this site and [...]

The Lu Lac Political Letter: The LuLac Edition #1003, Nov. 11th, 2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:33:00 -0500

PHOTO INDEX: DR. JOE LEONARDI: NOW AND THEN.

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
STATE OF FITNESS

Thursday night at 7PM, TV 44, WVIA TV will present a program on Childhood Obesity. One of the guests will be a frequent poster to this site and [...]

The Collected Notes of Secret Agent Ska: I have a cold. I dun feel good.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:21:00 -0500

This blog is totally overdue for a round up. But I have a cold which means that I'm pretty much a baby and can only be inspired to do one of four things: answer emails, tweet, do homework that interests me (which is made up of only one thing: my' [...]

Suburban Guerrilla: A Triggered Coop?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:01:39 -0500

Number of comments: 1

No thanks, Harry. We’ll pass on that.

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TONY PHYRILLAS: So Much Is Owed

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0500

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Suburban Guerrilla: Heart Sounds

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:56:27 -0500

Number of comments: 7

I spent much of today in the cardiologist’s office – I had to hang around and wait for an echocardiogram. Turns out I have signs of damage from high blood pressure – that’s what going without a regular doctor for so long gets you, I guess. I really liked this [...]

Pawatercooler.com: Reminder: Norquist/Freind Mtg tomorrow (Nov. 12) 7:00 AM Union League‏

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:53:32 -0500

Just a reminder that the kickoff Center-Right Coalition meeting, modeled after national tax-reform leader Grover Norquist's successful format, is TOMORROW MORNING, Thursday, November 12, at the Union League in Philadelphia, with Mr. Norquist in attendance. [...]

Snowflakes in Hell: An Online Firearms Museum

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:46:40 -0500

Tam has been working again on The Arms Room. I highly recommend it, as it's some very good writing about guns, and not much else. Related posts:Charged For Not Having a Gun?Bad Luck With PlagaristsUpgrade Complete (I Think) [...]

Snowflakes in Hell: Some Good Points Last Night

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:46:40 -0500

If anyone missed Ashley last night, you can download the MP3 here. She brought up a couple of good points toward the end in regards to Mayors Against Illegal Guns, who are currently infecting Pennsylvania mayors like the swine flu. There's a rule in politics that perception of power matters [...]

Snowflakes in Hell: Bloomberg’s Pennsylvania Investment

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:46:39 -0500

Don't let it be said that Bloomberg can't make the most of his money. Although I guess we shouldn't underestimate a multi-billionaire. In Pennsylvania, once he lost mayor after mayor to pressure from NRA members, he sent his shared Brady Campaign staffer to recruit. But, wisely, they kept their ...' [...]

Snowflakes in Hell: Making Sausage

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:46:39 -0500

This article over at Politico gives you some idea what Nancy Pelosi had to do to pick up the votes she needed to pass the health care bill through the House. Related posts:SpoilingDC Voting Act Prospects Looking GrimWhat Fine Rhetoric [...]

Snowflakes in Hell: Veterans Day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:46:39 -0500

A Veterans Day message from NRA, narrated by Jim Land, Secretary of the National Rifle Association. Related posts:The Two NRA’sVeterans Day PostHonor Them With Bacon [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: Pelosi's New Payroll Tax: A Whip for Socialized Medicine

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500

From CNSNews.com on the hidden taxes in the Pelosi health care plan:Government would control our health care from womb to tomb, a time span likely to be shortened by government care.Read the full story at the link below"

CNSNews.com - Pelosi’s New Payroll Tax: A Whip for Socialized" [...]

THE CENTRIST: Goodwill Helps Veterans Find Careers After Combat

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:38:00 -0500

Goodwill Helps Veterans Find Careers After Combat [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: CCRKBA Blasts Daley's 'New Low,' For Blaming Fort Hood Massacre On Guns

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:37:00 -0500

CCRKBA Blasts Daley's 'New Low,' For Blaming Fort Hood Massacre On Guns [...]

Suburban Guerrilla: Why I Don’t Trust The Drug Industry

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:35:04 -0500

Another in the continuing series!

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TONY PHYRILLAS: Consumer Viewing of Movies and TV Shows Online Doubles in 2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:35:00 -0500

Consumer Viewing of Movies and TV Shows Online Doubles in 2009 [...]

Philebrity: This Evening: Get A Piece Of That Soul Candy

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:24:12 -0500

>>> Like we were saying the other day, the Numero Group’s Eccentric Soul Revue at Ortlieb’s is one of the best excuses you’ve had to go to Ortlieb’s in just about forever. Above, Renaldo Domino shows you just exactly why. >>> But that ain’t even the half of it, as [...]

THE CENTRIST: POLITICO: Specter Seat Amont Most Likely to Flip in 2010

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Bad news for Arlen Specter. One of the nation's leading political publications is listing Pennsylvania as one of the 10 Senate seats most likely to switch hands in 2010. That's good news for likely GOP nominee Pat Toomey.

From POLITICO: After struggling for two consecutive cycles on the Senate [...]

THE CENTRIST: So Much Is Owed

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:58:00 -0500

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Philebrity: New MTV Series Profiles Jersey’s “Hottest, Tannest, Craziest Guidos”

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:42:37 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Ohhhhhh shit. Debuts on December 3rd or, as we like to call it around here, “Guido Christmas.” [...]

Fact-esque: Directed Economies & the Wall Street Shell Game

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:38:09 -0500

I don't want to seem too much like a broken record, going over and over the same grooves and playing the same song until My Funny Valentine sounds like Little Lambsy-Divey but I do think we need to understand, deeply and completely, what's happened to our economy and our society [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: Times Have Changed

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:32:00 -0500

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Philebrity: Readers Cameraphone: South Street Is No Place For A Crippled Old Garbage Can Draggin’ Ass With A Walker

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:30:47 -0500

Number of comments: 4
Taken at Front and South last night. Seriously, this garbage can was moving SO SLOW.Oh God, between this and the piles of dead, innocent children, Philebrity is totally going to hell. Like any minute now. Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com. [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: Obama poll numbers dropping

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:28:00 -0500

Blogging with Bill White: Veterans Day, Close to Home

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:05:00 -0500

The War Stories series that editor David Venditta writes for The Morning Call is one of the best things we do in the paper. Not only are his stories readable and informative, but I suspect the experience of sharing these... [...]

Philebrity: This Just In: City Employees To Revolt Against “Mayor Cutter” On Friday And Not Work (Which Makes This Friday Different How?)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:01:43 -0500

Number of comments: 10
Click image to enlarge in a new window. The document above, sent in by a tipster, was apparently being handed out yesterday in front of the City’s office of Licenses & Inspections (L&I). But like those “ALL SENIORS TAKE OFF ON FRIDAY” stunts people were always trying to get going [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: Lawmakers Are Elected To Serve, Not To Dehumanize And Demean

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:50:00 -0500

From a terrific column by Kerry Jackson on the House Democrats move to socialize medicine in the United States:Passage of the 1,990-page bill is a national disgrace. Agitators say it's a shame that the government in the world's wealthiest country doesn't provide health care for all. But the real blemish' [...]

Bucks County Conservative Examiner: Gettysburg Slideshow: Thank a Veteran!

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:42:39 -0500

As Americans we can never thank those who defend our freedoms enough. Their sacrifices to defend our Constitution are exorbitant. They give up time with their families, their friends, their lives so that we can be safe and lay our... [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: GOP welfare reform could save $100 million annually

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:42:00 -0500

Pennsylvania House Republicans have introduced legislation to save $100 million in welfare spending, but passage of the bill is iffy because House Democrats and Gov. Ed Rendell have presided over the largest increase in welfare spending of any state in the nation.

Read more about the bill at the [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: Wait Your Turn!

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:35:00 -0500

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THE CENTRIST: Catholic Charities USA Veteran's Day Message

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:33:00 -0500

Catholic Charities USA Veteran's Day Message [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: On Veterans Day, Nation Salutes Those Who Served

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:32:00 -0500

On Veterans Day, Nation Salutes Those Who Served [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: Pew Identifies States in Fiscal Peril

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:32:00 -0500

Some good news for Gov. Ed Rendell. Pennsylvania did not make the Top 10 list of states in fiscal distress.

Pew Identifies States, Like California, in Fiscal Peril [...]

Philebrity: The Philadelphia Freeze n’ Read

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:28:04 -0500

The Center for Literacy will hold the first demonstration of its kind to bring awareness to the fact that that illiteracy in Philadelphia affects way more people than just Charlie Kelly. On November 20th, at high noon, the CFL and other volunteers from organizations and groups around the city will [...]

Bucks Right: Saluting Our Veterans

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:21:40 -0500

Take a moment to salute our country’s veterans today, including the future veterans who are still serving bravely at home and abroad. [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: Support The Flight 93 National Memorial Campaign

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:17:00 -0500

National Park Foundation Invites Americans to Honor Veterans Day by Supporting The Flight 93 National Memorial Campaign [...]

Inclusion by Michael Donovan: Parks/Recreation and Public Works

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:15:00 -0500

Number of comments: 4
Greetings:

I'll have time to comment tomorrow on both hearings.

Best regards,

Michael' [...]

TONY PHYRILLAS: Late Night Funnies

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:14:00 -0500

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TONY PHYRILLAS: While she slept ...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:06:00 -0500

Talk about a sound sleeper.

A Montgomery County man was sentenced to jail after admitting "indecent contact" with a female friend while she slept.

Assistant District Attorney James Zoll sought jail time against the man, who apparently admitted the contact after having a guilty conscience over the incident.
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GrassrootsPA: Senators Settle World Series Bet, Schumer Sinks Teeth Into Cheesesteak…

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:59:25 -0500

Number of comments: 20

Senators Settle World Series Bet, Schumer Sinks Teeth Into Cheesesteak…

Specter expands campaign support to all 67 PA counties…

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GrassrootsPA: Union plans appeal over Rivers Casino vote…

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:57:29 -0500

Number of comments: 20

Union plans appeal over Rivers Casino vote…

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GrassrootsPA: Philly Newspapers creditors seek to halt auction…

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:52:44 -0500

Number of comments: 20

Philly Newspapers creditors seek to halt auction…

Judge bars creditors from using $300M owed to them to buy Philly papers at auction…

Gives Inquirer CEO Tierney Some Breathing Room…

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THE CENTRIST: Veterans Day 2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:51:00 -0500

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TONY PHYRILLAS: Rep. Joe Pitts: Why I Voted Against Pelosi Bill

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:39:00 -0500

The Bitter American: Veterans Day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:39:00 -0500

Buy a Veteran a lunch today. Its the least you could do for someone who's put themselves between you and harm's way!

Even better, make yourself and your community better while living under the umbrella of his or her protection. [...]

Philebrity: Noontime Nuggetz: Frankie Smith, “Double Dutch Bus”

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:20:46 -0500

Number of comments: 9
GIMME A HO! IF YOU GOT YOUR FUNKY BUS FARE! From Wikipedia: “Double Dutch Bus” is a 1981 funk song by Frankie Smith, made famous for its extensive use of the “izz” infix form of slang. The song title represents a combination of two institutions in Smith’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania neighborhood: [...]

Philebrity: Places We Can’t Understand: Kids Come First At Eden Cemetery

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:14:20 -0500

I took this picture a few years ago. I’m not even sure if it is still there. Pretty sure it was on Haverford Ave in West Philly near 52nd Street. It may not be good news but it always struck me as odd (needless to say, I don’t understand).Indeed, we [...]

Philebrity: Tow Trucks: They’re Like The Parking Authority, Only They Keep All The Money And Do Whatever They Wan- Oh Wait.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:59:54 -0500

Number of comments: 2
Raise your hand if you’ve ever fallen victim to Philly’s widespread and insane quasi-legal tow-truck scam. Traditionally, it goes like this: Landowners or developers partner with a local tow company to police wherever it is that they don’t want people to park. The reasons may be legit, but just as [...]

POLICY BLOG: Philadelphia to Count Illegal Immigrants to Get More Taxpayer Funds

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:58:00 -0500

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has issued an executive order to stop city officials from asking immigration status for the express purpose of boosting the city's population in the Census, and get more money from the federal government - i.e. taxpayers. (HT GrassrootsPA:)

Besides the obvious ramifications of [...]

The Collected Notes of Secret Agent Ska: Another cool PTC event.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:46:00 -0500

Dear Council Member:

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado is the federal government's primary laboratory for renewable energy, energy efficiency R&D and technology transfer with a 2008 budget of $328 million. Their mission is to identify, develop and strategically focus the country’s direction with regard to alternative [...]

Philebrity: South Philly Named One Of The Top 10 Unhappiest Places To Live By Someone Who Has Obviously Never Been To Fishtown

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:43:04 -0500

Number of comments: 10
Normally, we don’t give these Happy-Place-To-Live indexes too much credence — as often as not, they’re usually desperate grabs for hits by the geniuses over at Forbes.com or whatever — but this time, the folks over at Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index really did their homework, creating a rubric of factors, then [...]

molovinsky on allentown: A Sacred Cow

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:36:00 -0500

If there was ever a town that doesn't need Habitat For Humanity, its got to be Allentown. CAUTION, THOSE WITH INCURABLE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, DO NOT CONTINUE READING. Allentown currently boasts the newest public housing in the nation, plus block after block of sub-prime defaults. Back in' [...]

Lehigh Valley Somebody: Dunce Corner: Paul Carpenter

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500

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Readers (don't miss this) ... in today's Morning Call "newspaper," "columnist" Paul Carpenter who we emailed a link to our Most Recent Post on DA Jim Martin on Monday morning does a just Masterful Misdirection job on it, spending nearly his entire article musing about Japanese' [...]

The Collected Notes of Secret Agent Ska: Three Rivers Educational Tech Conference

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:29:00 -0500

From the PTC newsletter:

Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference (TRETC) 2009
Thursday, November 12 | 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
$125 (includes breakfast and lunch)
Video games. Cell phones. The Internet. With these technologies capturing the attention of today's students, educators must make their curriculums dynamic and engaging. [...]

Circumlocution for Dummies: It's Veteran's Day: time for Obama to grow a pair

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:25:00 -0500

It’s Veteran’s Day. And as a longtime blogger, experience has taught me that I’m supposed to write something appreciative in nature, if not, downright tear jerking about the sacrifices our veterans past, present and future have made and will make for the sorry likes of us.Don’t hold your breath.I read [...]