SB 1 Clears Committee With Strong Bipartisan Vote


S.B.1, the proposed law that would give hope for thousands of children suffering in horrific schools, was reported out of the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee this afternoon with only two dissenting votes — Democrats Jim Ferlo of the 38th District and Daylin Leach of the 17th District which includes Radnor and Haverford townships in Delaware County.

Those voting for it, however, included Democrats Andy Dinniman of the 19th District and Anthony Williams, whose 8th District includes 12 towns and boroughs in southeast Delaware County.

All Republicans voted for the bill.

A ray of light just got a little brighter for education in this state.

Hat tip Bob Guzzardi.

Reelz Pumping Kennedy Series

Reelz Pumping Kennedy Series — The star-studded, purportedly no-holds-barred mini-series about the Kennedy family discarded by The History Channel  is being heavily pumped by ReelzChannel, the independent, family-owned networked that snapped it up.

The History Channel produced the eight-part series developed by  Joel Surnow and Stephen Kronish at a cost described as “multi-million” but dropped it after a pressure campaign from family and friends of the clan.

Surnow is the producer of 24.

The Kennedys starts April 3 and stars Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes.

Reelz is on Channel 233 on Verizon’s lineup in Delaware County, Pa.

 

Reelz Pumping Kennedy Series

It Would Be The Dems Who Would Close The Govt.

It Would Be The Dems Who Would Close The Govt. — With the fear, uncertainty and doubt being spread regarding the pending closure of many federal services this Friday, the point being missed that it will the Democrats who will be ones responsible for shutting down government this time.

All bills that relate to revenue must start in the House of Representatives as per the Constitution. The House is controlled by Republicans. They have submitted a bill, and have sent it to the Senate. The Senate is controlled by Democrats. They have said they won’t accept the House bill.

So, it seems, if one really wants to keep the government running, the simple thing to do would be for the Senate to accept the House bill.

Of course, the President would then have to sign it, and if should refuse he would be the one shutting down government.

He’s a Dem too, of course.

BTW, 58 percent of all Americans seem to be OK with shutting things down.

Good Guy Of The Week




Bill Rhoads of Rhoads Plumbing Heating Cooling  has been reported to have done an excellent — and reasonably priced — job of getting the plumbing up to code of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church , 100 S. Penn St. in Clifton Heights.

Well done, Bill. His business is at 333 S. Bishop Ave., Springfield, PA 19064. He can be reached at 610-623-3874.


Experience Drunk Driving The Safe Way

A way to safely experience drunk driving will be the highlight of  Healthy Communities Initiative’s High Impact Alcohol Awareness Program to be held at the Granite Run Mall, March 11.

A DUI simulator will let you feel what it’s like to take the wheel of a Ford Taurus after having one mojito over the line.

Actually, for it to be really interesting, it will have to be a couple of mojitos over the line, considering where the line is now drawn in this nanny-state era.

But check it out anyway. The event runs from 3 to 9 p.m. at the mall, 1067 W. Baltimore Pike, Media (Middletown Township) Pa., 19063.

There, of course, will also be food, booths and freebies.

No drinks, presumably.

The event director is Janet Lloyd Murphy.

Kill Pirates On The Spot

Chris Freind has some good advice on how handle Somali pirates. The only thing I’d add is that you should bury them at sea in a pig skin and YouTube it.

You can read what he wrote here.

Pa. Bill Takes On ObamaCare


A bill that would prevent significant parts of ObamaCare from being enforced in Pennsylvania has been introduced in the State House where it appears to be languishing in the Appropriations Committee.

HB 42 was introduced Jan. 19 — two weeks after the session started — by Matthew Baker (R-68) and 61 other representatives.

It prohibits state law enforcement and regulatory agencies from
participating “in compliance with any Federal law, regulation or policy”
that would compromise the “freedom of choice in health care” of any
resident of the state.

The bill also says A law or rule shall not compel, through penalties and fines, directly or indirectly, any individual, employer or health care provider to participate in any health care system.

It also specifically says that an individual or employer may pay directly for lawful health care services and shall not be required to pay penalties or fines for doing so; and specifically allows  health care providers to accept direct payments without penalties.

HB 42 was reported out of the House Health Committee on Feb. 7 by a 14-9 party line vote with Delaware County’s Nicholas Micozzie (R-163) and John Sabatina (D-174) not voting. It was submitted to Appropriations the next day which is chaired by Springfield’s own Bill Adolph (R-165).

Adolph was accused of sitting the bill by Steve Lonegan, the director of the New Jersey chapter of Americans For Prosperity, Saturday, at an event sponsored by AFP in Valley Forge. Lonegan encouraged supporters of the bill to contact Adolph’s offices .



San Francisco Legislators At It Again

Just when you think that people have become as stupid as possible something comes along to prove they haven’t. Since the banning of “Happy Meals” at MacDonald’s in San Francisco, a new, more controversial proposal is being considered that would ban circumcisions of all boys under age 17, and it’s causing lots of debate.

According to ivillage.com, “The latest statistics from the CDC (which, admittedly, is from 1999 — not too recent) reports that 65 percent
of all boys nationally are circumcised (but the percentage drops to
37 percent on the West Coast). Plus, it’s a religious or cultural
tradition for many people. And it’s a controversial topic in
general.”

The reason San Francisco is considering this ban? Lloyd Schofield, the
activist pushing the law, calls it “genital mutilation.” In his
proposal, punishment would be either up to a year of jail time or up
to a $1,000 fine. With all that is going on in the world and in San
Francisco and CA at this time, I am glad that this activist can find
the time to work on an event like this one that will keep the tips of
our male genitalia safe.

For
a climate where so many people seem to preach getting government out
of their personal lives it is strange and amazing that some not only
want government in their lives, but in their bedrooms, and even
governing what can be done to the end of their sex organs. This can
only happen in America.


  

Government Doesn’t Want to Hear From You

By Dr. John Gilmore

 

A friend received a petition being distributed by Penn Environment
through email to inform our State Governor about the desire for more
safety regulations to protect the environment and forests in central
PA. Instead of receiving “email sent” upon completing it, she
received a smiling picture of the governor and a code that was called
a puzzler that one had to answer before the email would be accepted.
There was basically a code like FQAH6 (an actual code) and a place
where one had to type in the meaning of the code in order for the
mail to go through. Whether one agrees with Penn Environment or not,
this is yet another example of inaccessible government doing the will
of corporate interest instead of the people and taxation without any
representation. Penn Environment is supporting the legislative
process of regulation in drilling due to the following reasons:

 

  • Gas
    drilling contributed to the contamination of the drinking water
    supply of 325,000 people near Pittsburgh in 2008.

  • Already,
    drilling has contaminated drinking water in seven Pennsylvania
    counties with dangerous methane gas.

  • In
    the past year, nearly a dozen different drilling companies have been
    caught breaking cornerstone environmental laws, such as the Clean
    Water Act, at their drilling sites.

  • Last
    September, drilling activities spilled 8,000 gallons of harmful
    pollution into Stevens Creek in northeastern Pennsylvania. 

Right
now, state officials are considering policies to help protect the
public from the dangers of gas drilling. Unfortunately it seems that
the people are not allowed to have any input in the process—yet
again, and the government is not interested in hearing what the
people think. Whether one is far left, far right, or even out in the field the one thing that we all need is a government that serves the people and makes decisions based on their input.  This is what is known as democracy.  There is nothing like democracy that works.
Unfortunately, I haven’t seen much of it in our country in the 21st Century.

Read The DNR Before Signing



Those who sign “advance health dare directives” in times of good health should read this tale of a relative’s slow and painful death by the pseudonymous “Zombie” at Pajamas Media.

So whatever you sign make sure it does not say that you want withheld “nutrition and hydration”  because the bean-counters will happily take you at your word.

If  we should make as our form of national execution death via withholding food and water while keeping the condemned passive with morphine, how quick would the Supreme Court rule it to be cruel and unusual punishment?

It really does look like convicted criminals are better treated than our elderly.