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Turnpike Chief Reportedly Charged By Feds
It's being tweeted that former Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Chairman Mitchell Rubin has just been charged by feds with obstruction of justice stemming from the Vince Fumo investigation.
The Commission was ordered by federal investigators to retain documents last November.
The Commission was ordered by federal investigators to retain documents last November.
1 In 6 Americans Have Genital Herpes
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported, yesterday, March 9, that about 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 have genital herpes which is incurable.
The CDC said about 21 percent of women were infected with genital herpes or herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) compared to about 11.5 percent of men.
It said about 39 percent of blacks were infected -- including 48 percent of black women -- and about 12 percent of whites.
Genital herpes can cause recurrent and painful genital sores and greatly increases the likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the AIDS virus.
Specter, Sestak Now Face A Conservative Dem
Democrats will have a third choice for senator in the Pennsylvania primary, May 18.
Joseph Vodvarka of Allegheny County appears to have acquired the necessary 2,000 signatures to get on the ballot to battle incumbent Arlen Specter and 7th District Congressman Joe Sestak.
Vodarka describes himself as a manufacturer and small business owner. He describes himself as a conservative Democrat. He is against ObamaCare and has been an NRA member for 36 years.
Vodarka will have nowhere near the resources as the other candidates and Specter, the party's endorsed candidate, is already the heavy favorite. Still he's the lone candidate not from the Philadelphia area and western Pennsylvanians are known for their reluctance to vote for Philadelphians.
Joseph Vodvarka of Allegheny County appears to have acquired the necessary 2,000 signatures to get on the ballot to battle incumbent Arlen Specter and 7th District Congressman Joe Sestak.
Vodarka describes himself as a manufacturer and small business owner. He describes himself as a conservative Democrat. He is against ObamaCare and has been an NRA member for 36 years.
Vodarka will have nowhere near the resources as the other candidates and Specter, the party's endorsed candidate, is already the heavy favorite. Still he's the lone candidate not from the Philadelphia area and western Pennsylvanians are known for their reluctance to vote for Philadelphians.
Welcome Skyler Jane Lawrence
The newest addition to the Lawrence family is Skyler Jane who came via c-section a few hours ago at an Orlando, Fla. hospital. She weighed in at 7 pounds 10 ounces.
Congratulations Robert and Jennifer.
Kyley will make an excellent baby-sitter.
Congratulations Robert and Jennifer.
Kyley will make an excellent baby-sitter.
Turn The Light Off For ObamaCare, Inky Covers Tea-partyers
Turn the lights off for ObamaCare. If you don't you may as well turn them off for the Democratic Party.
Today's Philadelphia Inquirer reported that "Tea-party activists who oppose the legislation outnumbered supporters, with about 200 sign-wielding, slogan-shouting tea partyers attending a morning news conference before Obama arrived" regarding President Obama's socialism sales pitch at Arcadia (nee Beaver College) University, yesterday. The story, which ran on page B-1, included a large color photo of the tea-party protesters.
When the Inky stops covering for the left, the game is over.
Granted, they ran a puff-piece beneath it about how Obama's supporters came out in force, but the treatment in totality was far from the Pavlovian salivating that the paper gave us in its coverage of the Young Man from Wherever in the Summer of '08.
Arcadia, btw, did not allow protesters on campus.
Arlen Specter Is Writing A Book
Sen. Arlen Specter (S for Specterite -Pa) is reportedly writing a book regarding his experiences in switching from the Republican Party to the Democrat Party.
Dems Pick Critz In Murtha Replacement Race
The state Democratic Party’s Executive Committee, today, picked Mark Critz as the party's candidate to replace the late John Murtha to represent Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District.
Critz had been Murtha's district director. Also, seeking the nomination were former state Treasurer Barbara Hafer, Cambria County Controller Ed Cemic Jr. and former Naval Officer Ryan Bucchianeri.
The election will be May 18, the day of the state primary. The Republican nominee will be selected Thursday and be either Tim Burns or Bill Russell who opposed Murtha in 2008.
The winner will serve out the rest of Murtha's term. An election will be held in November for a new term and there will also be a primary election May 18 to pick the candidates for the November race.
Bucchianeri and Ms. Hafer say they will be primary candidates.
PoliticsPA.Com says the finally tally of the Executive Committee was Critz, 30; Hafer, 18; and Bucchianeri, 1.
Altmire May Switch To Yes On ObamaCare
Congressman Jason Altmire (D-Pa4) said in an interview on Fox News Sunday that he may vote in favor of the Obama Health-Care socialization bill.
Altmire was one of 39 Democrats to vote against the House version of the bill in November.
Sen John Cornyn (R-Texas) notes that once the House Dems vote for the Senate bill there is neither a guarantee nor a need for the reconciliation process should the President sign it into law.
Altmire was one of 39 Democrats to vote against the House version of the bill in November.
Sen John Cornyn (R-Texas) notes that once the House Dems vote for the Senate bill there is neither a guarantee nor a need for the reconciliation process should the President sign it into law.
Are Liberals And Atheists As Dumb As Bricks?
An attempt is being made to inculcate into our society the notion -- create a meme if you will -- that liberals and atheists are smarter than conservatives who believe in God.
Cited as evidence by evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa are conclusions gleaned from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health which began with a survey of high school students in 1994 and part of which included a picture-based vocabulary test used to estimate their IQs. Interviews of participants 14 years later showed higher-IQ scorers to be disproportionately liberals and atheists.
There is surprisingly simple test that you can perform at home that conclusively shows the IQ testing to be misinterpreted.
Print out the list below. At the end of every line write a Y for yes or an N for no.
Liberals and atheists are more likely to accept the claim:
Simple, yet conclusive.
Something else to consider -- the greatest minds of the 20th century were not atheists. Think of astrophysicist Georges Lemaître or quantum physics founder Max Planck or mathematician Kurt Godel. Even Einstein, who was a bit of a liberal, was not an atheist.
As Francis Bacon, who is usually considered the founder of modern science, wrote: It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
Cited as evidence by evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa are conclusions gleaned from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health which began with a survey of high school students in 1994 and part of which included a picture-based vocabulary test used to estimate their IQs. Interviews of participants 14 years later showed higher-IQ scorers to be disproportionately liberals and atheists.
There is surprisingly simple test that you can perform at home that conclusively shows the IQ testing to be misinterpreted.
Print out the list below. At the end of every line write a Y for yes or an N for no.
Liberals and atheists are more likely to accept the claim:
- That man's activities are causing the earth to warm catastrophically ___
- That society should assume that there are no significant differences between boys and girls, and men and women ___
- That criminals are society's victims ___
- That the Soviet Union was a noble experiment ___
- That Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez are wise and able leaders ___
- That women rarely make false rape allegations ___
- That wind and solar power can provide our energy needs ___
- That government bureaucrats and trial lawyers are the most important parts of a health-care system ___
- That increasing the minimum wage will not increase unemployment ___
- That consensual homosexual acts are not a choice ___
- That we don't need a strong military because if we don't present a threat, other nations won't attempt to harm us ___
- That guns, not their users, kill ___
- That discriminating based on race is being against racial discrimination ___
- That the National Socialist Party was not socialist ___
- That being unable to replace a poor performing teacher is good for education ___
- That a child in the womb is not a human being ___
Simple, yet conclusive.
Something else to consider -- the greatest minds of the 20th century were not atheists. Think of astrophysicist Georges Lemaître or quantum physics founder Max Planck or mathematician Kurt Godel. Even Einstein, who was a bit of a liberal, was not an atheist.
As Francis Bacon, who is usually considered the founder of modern science, wrote: It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
A Step Forward For Laura Nachman
The lovely Laura Nachman of Havertown has expanded her profile by having the Delaware County Daily Times carry her excellent TV and radio blog. Laura's column is the best source of news and gossip concerning the broadcast community of the Philadelphia area.
Congratulations Laura.
Congratulations Laura.
