Can we get fired up again to vote this year?
With the mid-term elections approaching, will you go out to vote? It has been two years since we changed course and gave the Democrats power in both Congress Chambers and the Presidency. It appears...
View ArticleLGBT- One step forward, two steps back
Just when you think the world and this country is evolving, incidents happen that make us rethink this. Tyler Clementi has become a poster child for all that is wrong with us. I truly believed that his...
View ArticleOctoberfest- 200 Years and Counting
200 hundred years ago today Oktoberfest was created. It was actually a wedding celebration held on behalf of the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. They wanted the...
View ArticleGood Cop, bad Cop
The good cop, John Boehner, the heir-apparent for the GOP-led House, is taking a hard line approach with the President and the Democratic Party. Though, he has opened the door to compromise. Clearly,...
View ArticleNew corporate responsibility
I believe by now everyone is aware of the Pepsi Refresh Campaign. Pepsi decided that instead of spending millions of dollars on advertising, they are re-directing the money to worthy causes. On face...
View ArticlePolitics as usual
Once again, we see that bi-partisanship is not going to work. Not now, not a month from now when the power shift changes. We are the only ones that are being held hostage!Think about! First of all,...
View ArticleHomelessness revisited
As you may be aware, through previous posts, I have been involved at my church for the past three years in helping my church with housing the homeless during the winter months. Prior to this winter, I...
View ArticleNo help for the poor
Once again, the poor have been hit hard by this economy. AdultBasic will no longer be available for thousands of Pennsylvanians starting tomorrow. Another casualty of this economy. In a bad economy,...
View ArticleDeficit, schmeficit- We have other things to worry about like jobs!
Most Americans say that our Federal deficits are too large. I disagree. It is true that we are borrowing large amounts of money, but the politicians have it wrong. Just like in the Great Depression,...
View ArticleBudgets, Budgets, Budgets
Budgets is all we hear now when it comes to politics. Not only do we hear it about our Federal Budget, but we also hear it on state and municipal fronts as well. One thing is certain on every single...
View ArticleJapan- What now?
After any disaster, if it is hundreds of miles or thousands of miles way, the feeling of helplessness always sinks in. I look at the news and other media outlets and it hurts me to see the devastation...
View ArticleYou have to fight for your right to party!
That is an old Beastie Boys song mantra, but it is so true for those of us in Pennsylvania. We have to fight for our education rights. Governor Corbett’s budget currently chops $1.47 billion out of his...
View ArticleAlmost half of US households do not pay Federal Taxes!!
The GOP party says that we are overspending! I think it is under taxing! Or a little of both!? 45% of US households do not have to pay taxes! Tax loop holes are causing this issue. Statistically...
View ArticleWhy should I Twitter?
To many, Twitter seems like another unnecessary technology. Why should you want to have a Twitter account? You don't want to learn about Ashton Kutcher's dinner or what Paris Hilton is doing tonight....
View ArticleThe balloon is going to pop on our "Debt Ceiling"
Like it our not, Republicans have contributed just as much if not more to our deficit problem than Democrats. Once 9/11 happened Defense spending and Homeland Security spending have skyrocketed to...
View ArticleArmageddon coming?!
So we are in the final hour. Supposedly, if a Debt Ceiling deal is not done by this time next week, the US will default on our loans. It is just amazing to me how we got here. Both sides are to blame...
View ArticleBi-county health bureau's demise?
What's is going to happen next month at Northampton County Council? They are planning to vote on an issue that I think is flying under the radar. You probably know already that all three cities in the...
View ArticleRight time for a Third Party Candidate!?!
It wasn't too long ago that we thought a big change was going to occur. In 2008, we breathed a collective sigh of relief. We wanted a President that was not as narrow-minded, seemingly inept, and...
View ArticleRight time for a Third Party Candidate!?!
It wasn't too long ago that we thought a big change was going to occur. In 2008, we breathed a collective sigh of relief. We wanted a President that was not as narrow-minded, seemingly inept, and...
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