House Committee To Examine Corbett Lottery Plan

The House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee will hold  informational meetings about the Corbett administration’s plan to privatize management of the Pennsylvania Lottery, today, Jan. 22, and tomorrow at the state Capitol, says State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129).

The Corbett administration recently took steps to execute a management agreement with Camelot Global Services PA, which would act as a private manager of the lottery for 20 years. Camelot guaranteed the state $34.6 billion in profit over the two decades of the contract. The contract is subject to review and approval of the Office of Attorney General.

Lawmakers intend to examine how Camelot will generate the additional revenue and what protections will be in place if it should fail to do so.

Pennsylvania’s lottery, established in 1971, is the only one in the nation whose proceeds exclusively benefit senior programs, including low-cost prescription drugs, property tax/rent rebates and long-term living services.

To view a live web stream of the meetings, visit www.pahousegop.com.

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By William W. Lawrence Sr

Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.
Sam Adams

Modern ‘Journalism’ Or How Obama Got Re-elected

CNN anchor Tom Foreman has revealed that he has written a letter to Barack Obama every day during his first term.

That’s 1,460 letters or a half-million words as per his own claims. Brad Pitt’s most infatuated fan could not that pace up.

You really think Foreman would have reported relevant information to his
viewers that might have shined a not-so-good light on Obama?

In his own words: Along the way it occurred to me that being president is probably much
harder than most of us suppose. After all, if it is this exhausting just
thinking about the job, imagine what it is like actually punching the
Oval Office clock. Truthfully, I offered very little advice. More often I
presented general notions about how one approaches problems; the same
notions I would pass on to anyone in any position who faces daily
challenges.

I think it’s safe to say that Foreman is not the kind of guy willing to follow a story to wherever it leads and report the truth even if it hurts. So much for being a watchdog.

The sad thing is guys and gals like Foreman are the norm in the old media and people still trust them.

Hat tip Rick Moran at PJMedia.com

Hearings On Child Protection Recommendations

Members of the House Children and Youth Committee and the House Judiciary Committee will conduct a joint hearing on the recommendations issued by the Child Protection Task Force 10 a.m., tomorrow, Jan.  22, at the Capitol, says state Rep. Jim Cox (R-129).

A year ago, the Pennsylvania General Assembly established the Task Force on Child Protection to conduct a comprehensive review of the laws and procedures relating to the reporting of child abuse and the protection of the health and safety of children following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case. The task force issued its recommendations at the end of November.

Read the recommendations of the Child Protection Task Force here.

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No one is near to comfort me, no one to restore my spirit.
My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.
Lamentations

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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.
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After Watching Silver Linings Playbook

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.

Things To Do After Watching Silver Linings Playbook

 

Things To Do After Watching Silver Linings Playbook

Tidbits Of The Day

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.

Right To Work Plan Unveiling For Pa.

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.

Right To Work Plan Unveiling For Pa.

Right To Work Plan Unveiling For Pa.

 

“Lie Of The Year” Was Lie Of The Year

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?