Recently I read a comment on Facebook that has been stuck in my head for a few days and it’s brought up a number of thoughts about some of my favorite people. For some small background, Pennsylvania is in the midst of a budget crisis. We’re closing in rapidly on 200 days without a budget. … Continue reading Think Before You Comment: Teachers Are Teaching Edition
I’ve had several days of intense analytical introspection about important issues so I feel the need to take a break and do something fun. Happily, the rumor that Rick Perry has stopped paying his campaign staff in every state has come to rescue me. Seeing that schadenfreude-tastic news made me think about what order the … Continue reading The Drop List: August Edition
Unfortunately, I was not able to live-tweet the main debate last night because I had an evening meeting and I didn’t make it home until 10:15. Given how totally entertaining I found the Republican Big Ten Debate last night (As opposed to the earlier-in-the-day junior varsity debate), I am nearly despondent that I had to … Continue reading I Survived The First Republican Primary Debate…
As a way of putting off doing any of the productive things I should be doing – writing a message for a church service in two days, political work, educational reading, exercising – I decided instead I’d take a few minutes to talk about my favorite podcasts. It’s all my friend Whitney’s fault. She suggested … Continue reading Podcastinating
Hey guess what? Did you know that I’m not required to like you? …like even if you’re an American. That seems like a non sequitur. Let me explain. Via a Facebook page that I run I posted an article about the Governor of Pennsylvania vetoing a totally bullshit Republican budget (high fives, Gov. Wolf…that was … Continue reading I Don’t Have To Like You
I’m sitting on my porch today fielding phone calls and being generally available to local voters. One of my favorite jobs as Chairperson of a Democratic County Committee in Pennsylvania is being the here to make sure that our voters have all the information they need…and maybe a donut and a coffee into they bargain … Continue reading On Voting: It’s Primary Day in PA
I occasionally submit letters to the editor to various local newspapers. As a person active in politics, it’s a thing that I do. Sometimes I write them because I’m personally inspired, sometimes it’s because a particular political campaign has asked me to do so. Just for the sake of context here is the letter that … Continue reading Pay for Play Opinion
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