There’s a great scene in “A Charlie Brown Christmas” when our maligned hero struts up to Violet and says, “Thanks for the Christmas card you sent me.”
“I didn’t send you a Christmas card, Charlie Brown,” she scoffs.
“Don’t you know sarcasm when you hear it?” huffs Charlie.
It is with similar cynicism that I ask you today: […]

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Rep. to Guv: Don’t be quoting Jesus to me …

Rep. Scott Boyd, a Republican from West Lampeter Township, unleashed a 1,054-word rant about Gov. Ed Rendell’s demand for support of his health-care program. In case you missed it a few months back, Rendell all but quoted scripture to point out that Pennsylvania seems to […]

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UPDATE: Pa Politico is keeping score of the 2008 legislative races.
State Rep. Art Hershey, who represented a part of eastern Lancaster County until the legislative districts were redrawn in 2003, announced this afternoon he is retiring from the House after his current term ends.
The Chester County Republican faxed a three paragraph statement that reads:
I wish […]

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“That promise of cooperation, that doesn’t just mean cooperation with Republicans. We welcome the third commissioner with open arms.” — Commissioner-elect Scott Martin, right, Election Day 2007.

“We do need to work together for the good of Lancaster County.” — Commissioner-elect Dick Shellenberger, right, November 2003.

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The Allentown Morning Call reports today that should the Legislature get around to passing a newfangled Right to Know Law, the salary of legendary Penn State football Coach Joe Paterno would be exposed. That is, if JoePA is one of the 25 highest-paid officials at the school.
Penn State has waged a five-year legal battle to […]

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The Post-Gazette in Pittsburgh takes a look at the election for county commissioner. No, not ours. The one in Montgomery County. Veteran reporter James O’Toole says a win for Democrats there could “affirm a voting trend that could transform Pennsylvania from a classic swing state in state and national elections to one with a deepening […]

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