Not-so-macho songwriter Cole Porter served in the French Foreign Legion. Well, he says he did and the French Foreign Legion says he did so who are we to say otherwise?
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-9-17
Month: November 2017
Chesco Bucks Republican Disasters
Chesco Bucks Republican Disasters — We reported how Democrats won in Delaware County on Tuesday but it’s worth noting that one-time Republican machines were whipped in Chester and Bucks counties as well.
In Chesco, there was not a single state-wide or county victory. Every line office fell. Way to go Val.
Oh, and the ballot question giving the option to end school property tax was overwhelmingly dominated in the county by the special-interest dissenters with (unofficially) 55,444 no votes to 39,534 yes ones.
In Bucks, Democrats won sheriff, recorder of deeds, prothonotary, and county controller but the GOP won the district attorney race, and most Bucks voters chose Republicans Sallie Mundy (Supreme Court) Christine Fizzano Cannon (Commonwealth Court) and Craig Stedman (Superior Court) for the bench.
Bucks voters also voted against the ballot question 49,265 to 40,532.
I don’t think these Democrat gains are a particularly good thing. The Democrat Party is a cult run by wolves and populated by exceedingly obedient — and stupid — sheep.
But I’m not overly sad either. The GOP has controlled both house of the General Assembly since the start of the Millennium along with the governor’s office for six of those years, and the insidious banal corruption that burdens all our lives remains unaddressed. State (our) money continues to flow to institutions whose administrators make $3 million salaries. Public guaranteed pensions — that means working familes are on the hook — continue to spiral out of control with one person getting $477,591 for a life of leisure.
Teacher strikes remain legal. Tell us again why some are allowed to harm or threaten to harm children for money. Withholding education is obviously harming a child.
Public work projects continue to be inflated by 20 percent. That means, Springfield, that you are paying $30 million more for your new high school than you would otherwise. Why haven’t you made an issue of this Alex Charlton? Tom McGarrigle? Andy Reilly?
And Alex and Tom, how about legislative salaries? You really need $85,338.65, Alex?
Tom, of course, as senator gets $197.35 more.
And that doesn’t count per diems and other benefits.
Maybe it’s unfair to take out our ire on some poor prothonotary or sheriff but we the people are really getting sick of this.
Just sayin’.
Chesco Bucks Republican Disasters
MI2 William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 11-8-17
MI6 is famed as the place where James Bond and George Smiley worked, and most have heard of Britain’s MI5 which is the agency responsible for counter-intelligence. So what was MI2? That was the department tasked with spying on the United States.
MI stands for military intelligence and came about during World War I as to describe the departments of the Directorate of Military Intelligence which was part of the British War Office. There were a total of 21 of them. MI4 handled maps, for instance.
There was a reorganization in 1965 and only MI5 and MI6 remain as terms in use and only because of popular culture.
MI2 William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 11-8-17
Rich Zeoli Hosts Honor Flight Nov. 10
Rich Zeoli Hosts Honor Flight Nov. 10 — Honor Flight Philadelphia will be Rich Zeoli’s guest during a live broadcast Nov. 10 from the Porch at the Lamb in Springfield.
Zeoli’s s show airs 3 to 6 p.m. on 1210 AM WPHT.
The restaurant is at 856 W. Springfield Road Springfield, PA 19064.
Stop by to say a few words about Honor Flight Philadelphia, meet Rich Zeoli, pick up memorabilia and have a meal. Veterans will receive a discount.
Honor Flight is a national non-profit organization founded in 2005 to give aging or terminally ill veterans a day of honor in Washington D.C.
There is no cost to the veterans.
The Philadelphia hub was started in 2011 by Springfield resident Andrew Schiavello.
Rich Zeoli Hosts Honor Flight Nov. 10
Dems Win Delco Council Seats
Dems Win Delco Council Seats — Tonight was not the GOP’s night. Democrats won two seats on Delaware County Council, along with all of the line offices.
To our recollection no Democrat has served on the council since it went to a five-person board four decades ago.
As of 11:45 p.m., Republicans Dave White and John J. Perfetti had 58,712 and 58,454 votes respectively as per the county website with Dems Brian Zidek and Kevin Madden at 60,657 and 61,695.
Libertarian Edward Clifford had 2,040 votes and arguably played the spoiler for at least one seat albeit arguably not as Dems did better in the races without a Libertarian candidate.
Jerry Sanders was beating Mary McFall Hopper for sheriff 61,846 to 58,435 with Libertarian Mathew Wallace getting 2,818 votes.
Joanne Phillips was beating Robert W. Kane for County Controller 64,357 to 58,938 and Mary Walk was beating Beth Naughton-Beck for Register of Wills 62,979 to 57,504. No Libertarian help was needed.
One GOP bright spot was Jack Whelan apparent victory in the Common Pleas Court race. He has beaten Kelly Eckel 63,175 to 61,415 according to the unofficial numbers.
There are GOP bright spots at the state level too.
Sallie Mundy appears to have won election to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ahead of Dwayne D. Woodruff 1,039,470 to 946,363 as of 11:54 p.m.
Ms. Mundy ran as an unapologetic conservative proudly displaying endorsements from the NRA and Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation on her web page.
Also, Christine Fizzano Cannon appears to be the top vote-getter in the Commonwealth Court race as of this writing with 893,973 votes. If the numbers hold she will join Democrat Ellen H. Ceisler on the bench, who appears to have the second highest total at 882,911.
In the race for Superior Court, the four top vote-getters appear to be Democrats Maria McLaughlin, 987,117; Deborah Anne Kunselman, 952,345; Carolyn H. Nichols, 893,489; and Republican Mary P. Murray, 841,035.
The referendum allowing school districts to end replace taxes on homes passed 924,989 to 782,922 according to unofficial figures.
All judges were retained.
Also Republican Margie Rovinski easily won election to the Springfield School Board beating Caitriona Mulholland 426 to 255.
Dems Win Delco Council Seats
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-7-17
The classic American travel song “I’ve Been Everywhere” was originally written Down Under using Australian locales. The first North American who had a hit with it was Canadian Hank Snow.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-7-17
2017 Slavic Christmas Luncheon
Holy Myrrh-Bearers Parish will have its 2017 Slavic Christmas Luncheon, noon, Sunday, Dec. 3. It features traditional Eastern-European Christmas foods, basket raffles and a visit from St. Nick.
Seating is limited and tickets are going fast. Cost is $15 those over 12; $8 for children, 8-12; and free for children under 8. Call 610-544-1215 or email HMBChurch@verizon.net to order. Tickets will not be sold at the door.
Holy Myrrh-Bearers is at 900 Fairview Road, Swarthmore, Pa. 19081 (Ridley Township.)
2017 Slavic Christmas Luncheon
Job Search Psychological Motivation
Job Search Psychological Motivation
By Kate Graham Rainey
Joseph’s People Central Delco (JPCD) will host a free session, Nov. 21, on Psychological Motivation through the Job Search. The session will be held from 7-8:30 p.m., in the Parish Hall of St. Laurence Church. The church is located at 8245 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby, and the entrance to Parish Hall is from the rear church driveway off of St. Laurence Road. All are welcome, regardless of religious affiliation.
Featured speaker is Dr. Brandi Baldwin-Rana, founder of Millennial Ventures, which provides professionals with tools for leadership and career freedom. A former Psychology and Business professor at Temple University, Lancaster Bible College and Johns Hopkins, she will teach those in transition what they have been doing wrong and how to make it right.
Job seekers will experience an interactive workshop that will offer an opportunity to renew their faith, release doubt and get motivated by 2018. Come out and learn how to improve networking skills and leave with a clear plan to help navigate searching for employment during the holidays.
Dr. Brandi has been highlighted in the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “People on the Move” campaign, and was appointed to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s Millennial Advisory Commission. She was recently named as one of Philadelphia’s Most Influential African American’s by the Philadelphia Tribune.
JPCD is a joint program of Media Presbyterian Church and St. Laurence Church in Upper Darby that provides networking opportunities, guidance and emotional support to job seekers and career changers. For more information, send a message through the LinkedIn group “Joseph’s People of Central Delaware County – Free Job Search Group” in the LinkedIn directory. To join, send a request and an email will be generated confirming membership. Another option is to visit www.josephspeople.org or email contactus@josephspeople.org.
Job Search Psychological Motivation
William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 11-6-17
Karl Marx once worked for Horace Greeley.
William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 11-6-17
Election Day 2017 Voting Republican
Election Day 2017 Voting Republican — Tomorrow, Nov. 7, is election day and as it is an off-year — no presidential or congressional races — expect a low turnout.
This just means your vote matters more. On the ballot in Pennsylvania are county officials, judges, school directors and municipal officials, along with a referendum that will allow school districts to exempt the property tax for homes.
We plan on voting yes on the referendum and a straight Republican ticket — sorry Dale. Locally, we are quite happy with taxes and services under Republican governance albeit that is definitely not the case for the state and federal level. We are especially a big fan of Margie Rovinski for the Region 5 Springfield School Board seat.
For the judges, it either a choice between a Republican or a Democrat and we certainly don’t want any more fashion-over-law Democrats on the bench.
Russ Diamond, a state representative for whom we have much respect, has a pretty good synopsis for state judicial elections here.
Election Day 2017 Voting Republican