According to the new Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers, national unemployment has risen to a shocking 10.2%. This is the highest rate seen in the US since 1983 and a 3% increase since President Obama took office (Dec of 2008 was 7.2%). Preliminary numbers for Pennsylvania show an 8.8% unemployment rate, a 2.4% increase since President Obama took office (Dec of 2008 was 6.4%). Further parsing the data to just the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area shows a preliminary unemployment figure of 8.8% which is 1.4% higher than when President Obama took office (Dec of 2008 was 7.4%).
These numbers directly refute the claim of “creating or saving 3,000,000 jobs” as promised with the stimulus plan a.k.a. Crap Sandwich passed by the Democratic Congress.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Democrat Healthcare Bill Passed
Late last night, House Democrats narrowly passed their comprehensive healthcare reform bill putting healthcare (1/6th of the US economy) firmly in the control of the government. The 220-215 vote had the defection of 39 Democrats along all but one Republican in the House. The vote comes on the heels of voting down a Republican-authored reform bill by a vote of 258-176. Every single Democrat voted against the Republican bill.
Of those Democrats in districts won by John McCain in 2008, 18 voted against the bill. Of those Democrats in districts barely won by Barack Obama in 2008, 8 voted against the bill.
The Pennsylvania Democrats who voted for the bill were: Brady, Carney, Dahlkemper, Doyle, Fattah, Kanjorski, Patrick, Murtha, Schwartz, and Sestak. All others voted against it with the exception of Murphy, he must have voted “Present” instead of voting at all unless there is a typo in the roll call results.
Some differences in the legislation:
The Democrat bill was 2,032 pages and CBO estimates place its cost at around $3 trillion over ten years. The Republican bill was 219 pages and had an estimated cost of $61 billion.
The Democrat bill requires all citizens to purchase health insurance or face criminal/civil penalties. The Republican bill did not.
The Democrat bill prevents insurance companies from denying covering for “pre-existing conditions.” The Republican bill did not.
The Democrat bill makes massive cuts ($500 billion) to medicare spending. The Republican bill did not.
The Democrat bill raises taxes by $752.6 billion. The Republican bill did not raise taxes.
The Democrat bill would cover undocumented immigrants. The Republican bill did not.
Of those Democrats in districts won by John McCain in 2008, 18 voted against the bill. Of those Democrats in districts barely won by Barack Obama in 2008, 8 voted against the bill.
The Pennsylvania Democrats who voted for the bill were: Brady, Carney, Dahlkemper, Doyle, Fattah, Kanjorski, Patrick, Murtha, Schwartz, and Sestak. All others voted against it with the exception of Murphy, he must have voted “Present” instead of voting at all unless there is a typo in the roll call results.
Some differences in the legislation:
The Democrat bill was 2,032 pages and CBO estimates place its cost at around $3 trillion over ten years. The Republican bill was 219 pages and had an estimated cost of $61 billion.
The Democrat bill requires all citizens to purchase health insurance or face criminal/civil penalties. The Republican bill did not.
The Democrat bill prevents insurance companies from denying covering for “pre-existing conditions.” The Republican bill did not.
The Democrat bill makes massive cuts ($500 billion) to medicare spending. The Republican bill did not.
The Democrat bill raises taxes by $752.6 billion. The Republican bill did not raise taxes.
The Democrat bill would cover undocumented immigrants. The Republican bill did not.
Local State Rep Supports Mandatory Vaccines, New Government Powers
Democrat Representative to Pennsylvania’s General Assembly for its 112th Legislative District Ken Smith is the Prime Sponsor of a bill, HB 492 (Emergency Health Powers Act,) that will force Pennsylvania’s residents to be vaccinated and submit to testing and “sampling” against diseases or face harsh criminal penalties.
The bill also requires that healthcare providers and pharmacists report a medical condition deemed epidemic, pandemic, or infectious and any unusual upticks in prescriptions.
Should you be one of the folks deemed to necessary to be informed on by the doctors or pharmacist, your healthcare provider or pharmacist must supply your name, address, date of birth, sex, race, municipality and county to the authorities.
The bill also gives the Commonwealth the ability to seize and ration healthcare products.
Under the “Control of Persons” section of the bill it grants the healthcare authorities the ability to invoke forced medical examinations and forced medical testing, (rights to judicial and quasi-judicial remedies are directly removed.) The bill also allows the healthcare authority to collect specimens from any person, animal or thing without permission and without a court order.
Failure to comply with the bill is a misdemeanor of the third degree and allows the government to quarantine the individual with or without a hearing depending on how severe the government views the risk.
You can read the full bill here.
The bill also requires that healthcare providers and pharmacists report a medical condition deemed epidemic, pandemic, or infectious and any unusual upticks in prescriptions.
Should you be one of the folks deemed to necessary to be informed on by the doctors or pharmacist, your healthcare provider or pharmacist must supply your name, address, date of birth, sex, race, municipality and county to the authorities.
The bill also gives the Commonwealth the ability to seize and ration healthcare products.
Under the “Control of Persons” section of the bill it grants the healthcare authorities the ability to invoke forced medical examinations and forced medical testing, (rights to judicial and quasi-judicial remedies are directly removed.) The bill also allows the healthcare authority to collect specimens from any person, animal or thing without permission and without a court order.
Failure to comply with the bill is a misdemeanor of the third degree and allows the government to quarantine the individual with or without a hearing depending on how severe the government views the risk.
You can read the full bill here.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
LaPolla Declares Candidacy in 113th
Republican Mike LaPolla has annouced his candidacy for Pennsylvania State Representative in the 113th Legislative District. The position is currently held by Democrat State Representative Kevin Murphy. His release follows:
LaPolla Announces Bid for 113th Legislative District Post
New Leadership Needed in 2010
North Scranton-Last evening, Mike LaPolla announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Representative of the 113th Legislative District to a crowd of 75 supporters, friends and family in North Scranton.
Mike LaPolla stated that he has spent the latter part of his career in service to the Boy Scouts of America and now seeks to take that philosophy of accountability, hard work and service to the community to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. LaPolla described himself as someone who carries no baggage and has no backs to scratch. He stated that he is a straightforward, honest, middle class citizen like the taxpayers of the 113th Legislative District.
“I have no political ties to special interest groups except one, the taxpayers of the 113th Legislative District” LaPolla said. “From Moosic and Taylor to Throop and South Abington with Scranton in the middle, property tax reform and the inability of the legislature to pass an acceptable budget in the time specified by law are the key issues the taxpayers face today. It took 101 days to get a mediocre budget passed that does not address the issue of a multi-billion dollar shortfall next year. Many citizens of the commonwealth were hurt by this inactivity and lack of accountability on the part of the legislature. If our representatives in the General Assembly are incapable of providing a solid, balanced and fair budget by July 1st as the law states, they should receive no pay, no per diems, and be sequestered in Harrisburg until such time as they come to an agreement on the budget. We elect our legislators to do the business of the Commonwealth in the best representation of the people they serve. This year, our legislature has failed miserably at great detriment to the people of the Commonwealth. This lack of accountability to the taxpayers must change and will change when I am elected to represent the people of the 113th Legislative District.”
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Mike LaPolla and his wife Jacqueline live in North Scranton. Mike has worked in service to the Boy Scouts of America for the past 11 years as Senior District Executive.
LaPolla Announces Bid for 113th Legislative District Post
New Leadership Needed in 2010
North Scranton-Last evening, Mike LaPolla announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Representative of the 113th Legislative District to a crowd of 75 supporters, friends and family in North Scranton.
Mike LaPolla stated that he has spent the latter part of his career in service to the Boy Scouts of America and now seeks to take that philosophy of accountability, hard work and service to the community to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. LaPolla described himself as someone who carries no baggage and has no backs to scratch. He stated that he is a straightforward, honest, middle class citizen like the taxpayers of the 113th Legislative District.
“I have no political ties to special interest groups except one, the taxpayers of the 113th Legislative District” LaPolla said. “From Moosic and Taylor to Throop and South Abington with Scranton in the middle, property tax reform and the inability of the legislature to pass an acceptable budget in the time specified by law are the key issues the taxpayers face today. It took 101 days to get a mediocre budget passed that does not address the issue of a multi-billion dollar shortfall next year. Many citizens of the commonwealth were hurt by this inactivity and lack of accountability on the part of the legislature. If our representatives in the General Assembly are incapable of providing a solid, balanced and fair budget by July 1st as the law states, they should receive no pay, no per diems, and be sequestered in Harrisburg until such time as they come to an agreement on the budget. We elect our legislators to do the business of the Commonwealth in the best representation of the people they serve. This year, our legislature has failed miserably at great detriment to the people of the Commonwealth. This lack of accountability to the taxpayers must change and will change when I am elected to represent the people of the 113th Legislative District.”
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Mike LaPolla and his wife Jacqueline live in North Scranton. Mike has worked in service to the Boy Scouts of America for the past 11 years as Senior District Executive.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Scranton City Council Attacks State Preemption
According to the NRA, Scranton City Council introduced a proposal that would require gun owners to report a lost or stolen firearm within 48 hours or face fines and possible imprisonment.
The proposal, as with other proposals across the state that do the same thing, would turn victims of crimes into criminals and raises serious questions as to the legality of such a measure considering Pennsylvania has a pretty solid preemption clause in its Constitution.
As just mentioned, this type of legislation has been proposed in other municipalities in Pennsylvania. Many of those municipalities are now caught in litigation over this type of ordinance.
One has to wonder how this can be a priority for Scranton City Council. The city is swimming in red ink, has a budget deficit, stalled contract negotiations with some of its labor organizations, and has had a rather unflattering light cast on it for defaulted loans from area businesses. Instead of tackling these issues of city governance, Scranton’s council sees fit to weigh into constitutional law.
If Council is going to weigh into this matter and don the hats of constitutional scholars, it should also take a look at how the issue from all sides and hopefully gain a better understanding of what is really happening.
The DelcoTimes ran a column awhile back dealing with this exact issue. A retired federal customs agent and licensed federal firearms dealer inventoried his collection and found a pistol to be missing. He reported the firearms stolen and didn’t hear a peep after that until seven months later. The call was from the Philly PD which said his missing firearm had been found in a drug sweep. The perp was released on $100 bail and the case referred to the gun crimes unit. Months went by without any word from the authorities so again the former federal agent contacted the authorities. Turns out they decided not to prosecute.
What occurred next was more shocking…when the former Federal Agent asked that his firearm be returned he was told that he would have to contact the DA’s office to make arrangements which included appearing before a Judge to see if the former Federal Agent was fit to have his lawfully obtained property returned to him.
The Federal Agent has to appear before a Judge to get his stolen property returned to him (maybe) but the drug dealer with the stolen firearm doesn’t.
The moral of the story is this: firearms are inanimate objects. They do not commit crimes, criminals do. If prosecutors want to get guns out of the hands of criminals they should actually prosecute them when they catch them, not harass law-abiding citizens with endless bureaucratic nightmares for anyone that decides to exercise a constitutional right.
For further reading, an on-target letter to the editor from Joseph Fox, Chief of Detectives for the Philadelphia Police Department.
Scranton City Council should stop this legislation tonight. At a minimum, they could table the motion until the Constitutional issues are answered in the many cases across the state on this exact issue.
One last thought…remember the smoking ordinance that Scranton tried to pass that was found to preempt state law and was therefore, illegal? Do you remember how stupid Scranton looked and the litigation that was threatened by businesses that felt they were harmed by your last illegal ordinance? Don’t make the same mistake folks. Worry about city business and leave the state constitutional stuff to the state legislature where it belongs.
The proposal, as with other proposals across the state that do the same thing, would turn victims of crimes into criminals and raises serious questions as to the legality of such a measure considering Pennsylvania has a pretty solid preemption clause in its Constitution.
As just mentioned, this type of legislation has been proposed in other municipalities in Pennsylvania. Many of those municipalities are now caught in litigation over this type of ordinance.
One has to wonder how this can be a priority for Scranton City Council. The city is swimming in red ink, has a budget deficit, stalled contract negotiations with some of its labor organizations, and has had a rather unflattering light cast on it for defaulted loans from area businesses. Instead of tackling these issues of city governance, Scranton’s council sees fit to weigh into constitutional law.
If Council is going to weigh into this matter and don the hats of constitutional scholars, it should also take a look at how the issue from all sides and hopefully gain a better understanding of what is really happening.
The DelcoTimes ran a column awhile back dealing with this exact issue. A retired federal customs agent and licensed federal firearms dealer inventoried his collection and found a pistol to be missing. He reported the firearms stolen and didn’t hear a peep after that until seven months later. The call was from the Philly PD which said his missing firearm had been found in a drug sweep. The perp was released on $100 bail and the case referred to the gun crimes unit. Months went by without any word from the authorities so again the former federal agent contacted the authorities. Turns out they decided not to prosecute.
What occurred next was more shocking…when the former Federal Agent asked that his firearm be returned he was told that he would have to contact the DA’s office to make arrangements which included appearing before a Judge to see if the former Federal Agent was fit to have his lawfully obtained property returned to him.
The Federal Agent has to appear before a Judge to get his stolen property returned to him (maybe) but the drug dealer with the stolen firearm doesn’t.
The moral of the story is this: firearms are inanimate objects. They do not commit crimes, criminals do. If prosecutors want to get guns out of the hands of criminals they should actually prosecute them when they catch them, not harass law-abiding citizens with endless bureaucratic nightmares for anyone that decides to exercise a constitutional right.
For further reading, an on-target letter to the editor from Joseph Fox, Chief of Detectives for the Philadelphia Police Department.
Scranton City Council should stop this legislation tonight. At a minimum, they could table the motion until the Constitutional issues are answered in the many cases across the state on this exact issue.
One last thought…remember the smoking ordinance that Scranton tried to pass that was found to preempt state law and was therefore, illegal? Do you remember how stupid Scranton looked and the litigation that was threatened by businesses that felt they were harmed by your last illegal ordinance? Don’t make the same mistake folks. Worry about city business and leave the state constitutional stuff to the state legislature where it belongs.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Rematch Round 4
WILK News Radio was the first to report it in an on-air interview…
Democrat businessman Gary DiBileo will seek a rematch against Democrat Chris Doherty for the Mayor of Scranton.
In the 2009 Primary Election, DiBileo lost to Doherty on the Democratic side. Doherty ran a spirited (and costly) write-in campaign to secure the Republican nomination as well. A committee, the Concerned Republicans for Mayor Chris Doherty led the effort.
Now that Doherty has formed a state PAC and announced a campaign team, his run for Governor of the Commonwealth is all but declared.
DiBileo points out that Doherty didn’t even finish his Mayoral election cycle in 2009 before setting up his state activities. Should Doherty be elected in 2009 and seek the Governorship in 2010, Scranton will likely be run by an absentee Mayor. That is just a fact of life on the campaign trail. Pennsylvania has 67 counties, if Doherty is seriously considering a run for Governor, he will have to visit them all. That is tough to do if you are in City Hall during its hours of operation Monday through Friday.
Chris Doherty is a proven fundraiser. As an all but declared candidate for Governor, he is going to have to win Scranton. If he cannot win his hometown, no one will take him seriously statewide. Enter the thorn of DiBileo.
By declaring a write-in against Doherty, DiBileo will certainly force Doherty to spend more than he had anticipated in the November Election. This will also serve as a distraction to his state efforts. This is “do or die” politically for Doherty. If he cannot win his home city, he will not be taken seriously on the state-wide stage.
Another complication is Doherty’s announcement that he is now pro-abortion. Scranton is known to be a blue collar, hard working, Catholic town. Jumping ship on abortion is sure to rile at least some of the voters that he had before.
In Doherty’s favor is the fact that he is on the ballot for both nominations. DiBileo faces the structural hurdle of conducting a write-in effort. It is no easy task and one that certainly costs more money than a traditional race. The other distinct advantage is that as a campaigner, DiBileo has always been timid. Doherty has a host of political liabilities including broken promises. DiBileo failed to capitalize on them in every campaign he has waged against Doherty. Perhaps he has learned from his past mistakes and will now discuss issues like
Bad use of taxpayer money
And more bad use of taxpayer money
Careless use of personal information
Shirking of the Audit Law
And losing funding because of shirking audit law
Ripping down private homes without due process
And who can forget the gang problem which was first denied and now is evident, 25% tax increase, ridiculous borrowing, and near union busting activities of this administration
And, the new issue of flipping to a pro-abortion stance
Gary DiBileo has yet to prove that he has the stomach for the kind of campaigning necessary to beat Doherty. Maybe he will realize that not only Doherty’s political future, but his own will rest on this election…if nothing else, Scranton politics are always interesting.
Democrat businessman Gary DiBileo will seek a rematch against Democrat Chris Doherty for the Mayor of Scranton.
In the 2009 Primary Election, DiBileo lost to Doherty on the Democratic side. Doherty ran a spirited (and costly) write-in campaign to secure the Republican nomination as well. A committee, the Concerned Republicans for Mayor Chris Doherty led the effort.
Now that Doherty has formed a state PAC and announced a campaign team, his run for Governor of the Commonwealth is all but declared.
DiBileo points out that Doherty didn’t even finish his Mayoral election cycle in 2009 before setting up his state activities. Should Doherty be elected in 2009 and seek the Governorship in 2010, Scranton will likely be run by an absentee Mayor. That is just a fact of life on the campaign trail. Pennsylvania has 67 counties, if Doherty is seriously considering a run for Governor, he will have to visit them all. That is tough to do if you are in City Hall during its hours of operation Monday through Friday.
Chris Doherty is a proven fundraiser. As an all but declared candidate for Governor, he is going to have to win Scranton. If he cannot win his hometown, no one will take him seriously statewide. Enter the thorn of DiBileo.
By declaring a write-in against Doherty, DiBileo will certainly force Doherty to spend more than he had anticipated in the November Election. This will also serve as a distraction to his state efforts. This is “do or die” politically for Doherty. If he cannot win his home city, he will not be taken seriously on the state-wide stage.
Another complication is Doherty’s announcement that he is now pro-abortion. Scranton is known to be a blue collar, hard working, Catholic town. Jumping ship on abortion is sure to rile at least some of the voters that he had before.
In Doherty’s favor is the fact that he is on the ballot for both nominations. DiBileo faces the structural hurdle of conducting a write-in effort. It is no easy task and one that certainly costs more money than a traditional race. The other distinct advantage is that as a campaigner, DiBileo has always been timid. Doherty has a host of political liabilities including broken promises. DiBileo failed to capitalize on them in every campaign he has waged against Doherty. Perhaps he has learned from his past mistakes and will now discuss issues like
Bad use of taxpayer money
And more bad use of taxpayer money
Careless use of personal information
Shirking of the Audit Law
And losing funding because of shirking audit law
Ripping down private homes without due process
And who can forget the gang problem which was first denied and now is evident, 25% tax increase, ridiculous borrowing, and near union busting activities of this administration
And, the new issue of flipping to a pro-abortion stance
Gary DiBileo has yet to prove that he has the stomach for the kind of campaigning necessary to beat Doherty. Maybe he will realize that not only Doherty’s political future, but his own will rest on this election…if nothing else, Scranton politics are always interesting.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Casey, One of Seven that Still Support ACORN
Democratic United States Senator Robert Casey has voted to continue funding to ACORN despite videos which appear to show ACORN workers caught in an undercover sting operation. The videos are available at BigGovernment.com. They really speak for themselves and confirm the worst many thought of the organization.
BigGovernment.com deserves credit for brining this behavior to light. The taxpayers, forced to underwrite this organization and its actions, deserve an explanation from Democrat Casey as to why he thinks anyone that acts this way deserves a single red cent from the taxpayers.
BigGovernment.com deserves credit for brining this behavior to light. The taxpayers, forced to underwrite this organization and its actions, deserve an explanation from Democrat Casey as to why he thinks anyone that acts this way deserves a single red cent from the taxpayers.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
ACORN Exposed
Undercover investigation of ACORN featuring alleged prostitution, sex trafficking, tax evasion, and money laundering.
According to its directory ACORN has a real presence in Pennsylvania with offices in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrrisburgh and Allentown.
According to its directory ACORN has a real presence in Pennsylvania with offices in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrrisburgh and Allentown.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Van Jones Quits
As fellow Democratic Senator Robert Byrd pointed out to Politico, the appointment of Czars by the Obama White House is a dangerous precedent. Byrd views these appointments as an avoidance of constitutionally-vested power of the United States Senate to vet candidates for posts and expose them to the confirmation process.
This also creates potential problems if these Czars are placed in positions of power over cabinet officials since they are vested with authority with no constitutional method of accountability.
The Democratic President has appointed over 30 of these Czars. They are listed below. Headlines broke recently that Green Jobs Czar Van Jones has resigned amidst controversy over his past statements. These statements involved racial issues, shootings and a host of other issues. Others were more of the insult variety.
It was also revealed that Jones was a “Truther,” signing a petition with others that believed 9/11 was an inside job.
Jones was also a supporter of Philadelphia-area convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. In his position as an “Organizer,” he put together a protest rally in Oakland in support of Abu-Jamal.
This closes an embarrassing episode for President Obama. Perhaps he should reconsider the Czar approach to governance. Those confirmation hearings that he is avoiding certainly would have vetted Jones and likely stalled his appointment to any position of power in the administration.
President Obama’s Czar Appointments so far:
Afghanistan Czar: Richard Holbrooke
AIDS Czar: Jeffrey Crowley
Auto recovery Czar: Ed Montgomery
Border Czar: Alan Bersin
California Water Czar: David J. Hayes
Car Czar: Ron Bloom
Central Region Czar: Dennis Ross
Domestic Violence Czar: Lynn Rosenthal
Drug Czar: Gil Kerlikowske
Economic Czar: Paul Volcker
Energy and Environment Czar: Carol Brower
Faith-Based Czar: Joshua DuBois
Great Lakes Czar: Cameron Davis
Green Jobs Czar: Van Jones
Guantanamo Closure Czar: Daniel Fried
Health Czar: Nancy-Ann DeParle
Information Czar: Vivek Kundra
International Climate Czar: Todd Stern
Intelligence Czar: Dennis Blair
Mideast Peace Czar: George Mitchell
Pay Czar: Kenneth Feinberg
Regulatory Czar: Cass Sunstein
Science Czar: John Holdren
Stimulus Accountability Czar: Earl Devaney
Sudan Czar: J. Scott Gration
TARP Czar: Herb Allison
Terrorism Czar: John Brennan
Technology Czar: Aneesh Chopra
Urban Affairs Czar: Adolfo Carrion Jr.
Weapons Czar: Ashton Carter
WMD Policy Czar: Gary Samore
This also creates potential problems if these Czars are placed in positions of power over cabinet officials since they are vested with authority with no constitutional method of accountability.
The Democratic President has appointed over 30 of these Czars. They are listed below. Headlines broke recently that Green Jobs Czar Van Jones has resigned amidst controversy over his past statements. These statements involved racial issues, shootings and a host of other issues. Others were more of the insult variety.
It was also revealed that Jones was a “Truther,” signing a petition with others that believed 9/11 was an inside job.
Jones was also a supporter of Philadelphia-area convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. In his position as an “Organizer,” he put together a protest rally in Oakland in support of Abu-Jamal.
This closes an embarrassing episode for President Obama. Perhaps he should reconsider the Czar approach to governance. Those confirmation hearings that he is avoiding certainly would have vetted Jones and likely stalled his appointment to any position of power in the administration.
President Obama’s Czar Appointments so far:
Afghanistan Czar: Richard Holbrooke
AIDS Czar: Jeffrey Crowley
Auto recovery Czar: Ed Montgomery
Border Czar: Alan Bersin
California Water Czar: David J. Hayes
Car Czar: Ron Bloom
Central Region Czar: Dennis Ross
Domestic Violence Czar: Lynn Rosenthal
Drug Czar: Gil Kerlikowske
Economic Czar: Paul Volcker
Energy and Environment Czar: Carol Brower
Faith-Based Czar: Joshua DuBois
Great Lakes Czar: Cameron Davis
Green Jobs Czar: Van Jones
Guantanamo Closure Czar: Daniel Fried
Health Czar: Nancy-Ann DeParle
Information Czar: Vivek Kundra
International Climate Czar: Todd Stern
Intelligence Czar: Dennis Blair
Mideast Peace Czar: George Mitchell
Pay Czar: Kenneth Feinberg
Regulatory Czar: Cass Sunstein
Science Czar: John Holdren
Stimulus Accountability Czar: Earl Devaney
Sudan Czar: J. Scott Gration
TARP Czar: Herb Allison
Terrorism Czar: John Brennan
Technology Czar: Aneesh Chopra
Urban Affairs Czar: Adolfo Carrion Jr.
Weapons Czar: Ashton Carter
WMD Policy Czar: Gary Samore
Doherty Deceit on Abortion
The Democratic Mayor of Scranton, Chris Doherty, has now declared that he is pro-abortion.
Previously, Doherty was declared as “Pro-Life” by the local chapter of the Pennsylvanians for Human Life (PHL). On September 27 of 2003, Doherty penned a proclamation declaring the day “Pennsylvanians for Human Life Day” in Scranton according to local news accounts.
This declaration comes on the heels of Doherty’s exploration of a run for governor of the commonwealth.
The RockinTraddy blog calls Doherty “Scumbag of the Day” for his declaration.
To his detractors, the smell of pure political opportunism is in the air. Scranton is a very Catholic area. It would be anathema to run as a pro-abortion Democrat in the city. As such it seems that Doherty declared himself as pro-life. Now that he is looking to state office, he seems to have had a conversion.
It is no wonder that someone saw it fitting to launch a website entitled DohertyDeceit.com or that it has such spirited participation on its message board.
Previously, Doherty was declared as “Pro-Life” by the local chapter of the Pennsylvanians for Human Life (PHL). On September 27 of 2003, Doherty penned a proclamation declaring the day “Pennsylvanians for Human Life Day” in Scranton according to local news accounts.
This declaration comes on the heels of Doherty’s exploration of a run for governor of the commonwealth.
The RockinTraddy blog calls Doherty “Scumbag of the Day” for his declaration.
To his detractors, the smell of pure political opportunism is in the air. Scranton is a very Catholic area. It would be anathema to run as a pro-abortion Democrat in the city. As such it seems that Doherty declared himself as pro-life. Now that he is looking to state office, he seems to have had a conversion.
It is no wonder that someone saw it fitting to launch a website entitled DohertyDeceit.com or that it has such spirited participation on its message board.
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