News, Entertainment, Enlightenment
By William W. Lawrence Sr
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: You are safer alone in a room with a sane man with a 50 caliber machine gun than with Hannibal Lecter and a small shard of glass.
Richard Fernandez
Things to do after watching Silver Linings Playbook:
1. Order Raisin Bran at the Llanerch Diner, which, btw, is $2.20.
2. Check out the Eagles 2008 season to see how well it jives with the film. It’s a perfect match it seems.
Things not to do:
1. Walk from the Llanerch Diner to the Lansdowne Theater.
2. Expect to see a Ridley Park cop patrolling the neighborhood.
Andrew Lloyd Weber is not best known for writing the score to the 1974 thriller The Odessa File starring Jon Voight.
But he did.
Voight’s brother Wesley, btw, wrote the standards Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning before giving up music to become a professional gambler.
Pennsylvania State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129) has announced that he and several colleagues will hold a news conference 11 a.m., Jan. 22 in which they will unveil a package of legislation known as the Open Workforce Initiative.
This initiative would empower Pennsylvania workers by providing them with more freedom to decide whether or not to join a union, says Cox.
Stay tuned.
The Romney campaign last November ran ads that the Obama administration “sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China.”
It was pounced on as false by the old media. The Tampa Bay Times called it “Lie of the Year“
Well suuuprise, suuprise, suuuprise. Reuters reported Jan. 17 Fiat sees at least 100,000 Jeeps made in China in 2014.
Why do the Republicans even give these dinosaurs the time of day? Why do they let them moderate their debates? They have not an ounce of credibility.
In Pennsylvania — a state at this moment controlled by Republicans — these propagandists are subsidized by state mandates requiring things like municipal bids, new ordinances and county sheriff sales to be advertised in them — at inflated cost it should be noted — at taxpayer expense.
The information could be disseminated much more cheaply and efficiently on government websites. It would be searchable and available to those who don’t subscribe to the paper of records, and it would be in easily accessed archives for those interested in keeping tabs on such things.
Why has this not been done? What would Rahm Emanuel do? What do people think the Republicans are the stupid party?
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Gold is the money of kings; silver is the money of gentlemen; barter is the money of peasants; debt is the money of slaves
Norm Franz
Our Northeast Pennsylvania correspondent reports that when Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon and Susan Sarandon came into Frackville, yesterday, Jan. 17, to protest the natural gas drilling in the region they were riding a limo the size of a bus.
Imagine if rich liberals were honest
It’s not something you can do
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And using an outside loo
Yoko would get the “loo” part. She was once married to an English guy.
Courtesy of Cathy Craddock
A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.”
The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, “You’re in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.
She rolled her eyes and said, “You must be a Republican.”
“I am,” replied the man. “How did you know?”
“Well,” answered the balloonist, “everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information, and I’m still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help to me.”
The man smiled and responded, “You must be a Democrat.”
”I am,” replied the balloonist. “How did you know?”
“Well,” said the man, “you don’t know where you are or where you’re going. You’ve risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You’re in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but, somehow, now it’s my fault.”
Gov. Tom Corbett, for the second time in as many years, wants to break his No Tax Increase pledge that he signed with Americans for Tax Reform. This time he wants to bring more pain at the pump by lifting the cap on the oil company franchise tax. Like a liberal, Corbett argues his plan will only affect oil companies, not consumers. Like a liberal, Gov. Corbett apparently fails to realize that companies pass their increased tax burden directly on to consumers.
PA already has one of the highest liquid fuels tax rates in the country. If Corbett succeeds with his scheme, $4-per-gallon gas could well be on its way! The Governor has plenty of options at his disposal to fix roads and bridges without reaching into our pockets, such as Public-Private Partnerships, selling the liquor stores, cutting wasteful spending such as the bailout of Big Hollywood, clipping the wings of the costliest legislature in the world, which makes 10 times the salary of lawmakers in Texas, abolishing prevailing wage, and more.
Here is what you can do stop this plan:
1. Call the Governor’s office and tell him it’s a bad idea. The number is: 717-787-2500
2. Call Americans for Tax Reform and tell them you expect them to hold Gov. Corbett accountable for breaking his pledge.
The number is: 202.785.0266
Hat tip Bob Guzzardi
State Representative Jim Cox (R-129 has assigned to serve on four standing House committees during the 2013-14 legislative session — the Commerce, Professional Licensure, Game & Fisheries, and Labor & Industry committees.
“These committees play a significant role in reviewing legislation that greatly impacts our economy,” Cox said. “From determining company behaviors to deciding who is licensed to work in certain sectors and how employers and employees will get along, the legislation I will be reviewing will help chart our economic future. Each of these committees deals with a segment of our Commonwealth that greatly contributes to our economy. I’m excited about the important work ahead.”
The state House Commerce Committee vets legislation regulating the behavior of Pennsylvania companies.
The House Professional Licensure Committee reviews legislation that establishes rules governing the licenses required to engage in certain professions in the Commonwealth.
The House Game & Fisheries Committee deals with legislation that affects hunters, fishers and outdoor enthusiasts.
The House Labor & Industry Committee handles legislation dealing with employee-employer relations and the Commonwealth’s unemployment compensation system.
“While I am pleased to serve on these committees, they will not detract from my main focus, which is replacing school district property taxes,” Cox said. “I plan to reintroduce the Property Tax Independence Act and work with the grassroots taxpayer groups that are pushing for it to be enacted into law.”
