Pennsylvania Category

So Lynn Swann won the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania Governor this weekend (surprise, surprise). I, like many men my age, idolized Swann as a child watching the acrobatic catches he so routinely made. Being that Swann has no political experience or background, Swann’s selection by the Republican party as the person to go [...]

And that light was unemployment if they didn’t change their ways.
I have written in this blog about the Pennsylvania legislature giving themselves an exorbitant raise and then skirting the state constitution by taking the raises early through unvouchered expenses. Well a funny thing happened. For 4 months the citizens of this good (not great) state [...]

Pennsyltucky

In: Pennsylvania, Politics

So in our great state (said with great sarcasm) of Pennsylvania - the state that foists upon the country Rick Santorum, we have another wonderful scandal causing a stir. It all started when the Pennsylvania General Assembly voted themselves a pay raise. Not just a small pay raise but a 16 to 34% [...]

More on the wacky Santorum

In: Pennsylvania, Politics

If you want more proof that Santorum is wacky you need to read this article. You may have to subscribe so here are some quotes from the article:
Santorum goes after working mothers for leaving the home (radical feminists made them do it), defends the home-schooling of his children by calling public education an “aberration,” and [...]

I know I have some non-US readers so let me tell everyone that Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum makes Dubya seem like Ted Kennedy. His comments that basically blamed Boston liberals for the priest abuse scandal are amazing. His views on homosexuality are to the right of Jerry Fallwell. How this guy ever [...]

Off topic: Philadelphia Roads

In: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

I have to rant for a sec - last night I drove to the airport here in Philly - on the way home I was stuck in traffic jam caused by the work being done where I-95 and I-476 intersect. I’ve been driving for 20 years and I cannot honestly remember a time when [...]

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