Bird’s-Eye View

Breathe a sigh of relief. Call off the search dogs. The kids can come out the play, again.
Late last night, Gov. Ed Rendell announced an agreement between his office and the Legislature over a budget that was more than $500 million less than what Rendell wanted. Here’s some details from his press release:
The Governor said […]

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Senate Republicans in Harrisburg today announced they would not convene a “lame duck” session after the Nov. 4 election. While GOP leaders are hailing this decision as another step in government reform, it ups by one month the deadline for a profound amount of legislation - mainly Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell’s proposals for health care […]

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I wanted to thank those who visit the Nest for their patience. Haven’t posted since Monday and that’s because a surgeon went digging and uprooted four wisdom teeth last week. A bottle of Vicadin, nearly a week’s worth of rest and several packets of Carnation Instant Breakfast later, the Nest is back and operating (with […]

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Jonathan Alter of Newsweek, whose columns consistently favor Obama, explains in detail tonight why the gas tax holiday supported by John McCain and Hillary Clinton is a bad idea. Among his reasons:
If the federal excise tax were lifted, oil companies would simply raise prices and pocket most of the difference …
It offers taxpayers only peanuts. […]

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