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  • Reactions to Murtha Passing

    The Pennsylvania Progressive

    Reactions have flowed into my inbox from Members of the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation upon the passing of John Murtha.

    From Joe Sestak:

    "My thoughts and prayers go out to the Murtha family at this very difficult time.  His service to our nation in Congress reflected an unyielding commitment to his" [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 9:51pm EST
  • Casual Observation

    Booman Tribune

    This is why every Democratic blogger in the known universe advises their readers not to donate to the DSCC, DCCC, or DNC, and only to donate directly to individual candidates. If I send money to the DSCC and they use that money to help Ben Nelson, then I've just effed' [...]
    Fetched: February 08, 2010, 9:05pm EST
  • PA Students to White House

    Above Average Jane

    Number of comments: 0
    From the inbox:
    Students from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s Central High School will be among 120 high school students from across the country to attend and participate in a music workshop at the White House hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama. The workshop is entitled “Music that Inspired the Movement,” and it [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 5:56pm EST
    by AboveAvgJane
  • This Evening: Soldiers Of Love

    Philebrity

    Number of comments: 1
    Yes, it’s true: Sade’s first album in nearly 10 years comes out tomorrow. And yes, it is also true: We are oddly psyched. We’ve been checking it out for about a week now, and so far, so good. “Soldier of Love” is the lead single, and there is also this [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 5:21pm EST
    by tips
  • RIP John Murtha

    Booman Tribune

    John Murtha has passed away from complications arising from his gall bladder surgery last week. He was a controversial congressman, but he served his country both as a serviceman and representative. He will long be remembered for his turn against the war in Iraq. My thoughts are with his family. [...]
    Fetched: February 08, 2010, 5:07pm EST
  • The Dredge Report

    Philebrity

    A fresh volley of shots has been fired in the ongoing battle surrounding efforts to dredge parts of the Delaware River to increase the depth of its shipping channel. (That’s what she said.) On one side are the dredging proponents: The US Army Corps of Engineers, the State of Pennsylvania, [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 5:01pm EST
    by DannyD
  • PA Democrats headed for disaster

    THE CENTRIST

    The Pennsylvania's Democratic State Committee met in Lancaster Saturday to endorse an 80-year-old man who served as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for the past 30 years as its 2010 Senate nominee.

    Arlen Specter, a Republican since 1965, persuaded enough Democratic Party officials that he [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 5:00pm EST
  • WE THE PEOPLE SHALL STAND UNITED

    PennPatriot Online

    "Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. " John F. KennedyI chose this quote because it says it all. There are people everywhere trying to get Obama and or all the democrats out of office. This, I can deal with however; take the republicans with them.My congressman, [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 4:40pm EST
  • Congressman John Murtha (1932 – 2010)

    THE CENTRIST

    The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is reporting that Pennsylvania's longest serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, the controversial John Murtha, died Monday of complications from recent gall bladder surgery.

    From the Tribune-Review:U.S. Rep. John Murtha, the longest-serving congressman in Pennsylvania history, died today at 1:18 p.m. [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 4:15pm EST
  • Shocker: Rep. John Murtha dies at 77

    TONY PHYRILLAS

    The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is reporting that Pennsylvania's longest serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, the controversial John Murtha, died Monday of complications from recent gall bladder surgery.

    From the Tribune-Review:U.S. Rep. John Murtha, the longest-serving congressman in Pennsylvania history, died today at 1:18 p.m. [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 3:54pm EST
  • John Murtha Dead at 77

    Snowflakes in Hell

    PA2010 is reporting on Twitter. No matter what you might have thought of the man on other issues, Murtha was a consistent and reliable vote in favor of the Second Amendment. UPDATE: Fox has coverage now. Murtha first took office in 1974. He’s been in office for as long as I’ve [...]
    Fetched: February 08, 2010, 3:48pm EST
  • Man Yells At Dog

    Brendan Calling

    We have a snow day here in Philadelphia, so I’m home from work, as I no doubt will be by Wednesday as well if the prediction of Blizzard: the Return is accurate. By any standard, two feet and change in a single storm is a pile, and with an extra [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 3:38pm EST
    by Brendan
  • Hoeffel Gets NOW Endorsement

    The Pennsylvania Progressive

    The Pennsylvania National Organization of Women has endorsed Joe Hoeffel for Governor.  Powerful organizations like NOW bring much more to an endorsement than individual county chairs.  Jack Wagner has spent his time gathering endorsements from people from whom few votes can be amassed while earning a distinctively anti-woman record.  Dan [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 3:07pm EST
  • Congressman John Murtha Dies At Age 77

    PennPatriot Online

    WJAC TV News is reporting that longtime U.S. Congressman John Murtha died today at 1:18 PM at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va. Murtha has served the constituents of the Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District since 1974. Murtha apparently died from complications that resulted from gallbladder surgery.The 77-year-old Murtha underwent scheduled [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 2:59pm EST
  • Campaign Kickoffs

    Gort42

    TL: State Rep. John Yudichak Monday announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for state Senate in the 14th district.

    Yudichak, 39, made the announcement at the construction site of the Luzerne County Community College's Culinary Arts Institute in center city Nanticoke


    Rick Arnold, a [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 2:52pm EST
  • Dead: John Murtha (77)

    Bucks Right

    Number of comments: 2


    Crooked Pennsylvania Democrat Congressman John Murtha is dead. The Congressman died after being admitted to the hospital last week for complications that followed from gall bladder surgery Murtha underwent a couple of weeks ago. Murtha’s main claim to fame is being an “unindicted co-conspirator” in the 1980 [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 2:44pm EST
    by Steven
  • What's So Hard About This?

    Booman Tribune

    Maybe I am a poor judge of the mood of the electorate, but it seems to me that people are pissed off right now. And I don't think they are pissed off that those people living on Staten Island who make more than a quarter million dollars a year in' [...]
    Fetched: February 08, 2010, 2:36pm EST
  • “Not Hatred for People With Guns”

    Snowflakes in Hell

    One wonders if the Brady Campaign would find this a great example about how there are no cultural or intolerance overtones in the gun debate. Quoting from the Oakland East Palo Alto officer: Sounds like you had someone practicing their 2nd amendment rights last night! Should’ve pulled out the AR and [...]
    Fetched: February 08, 2010, 2:35pm EST
  • We Made You and We Can Break You

    Fact-esque

    Because it's obvious how pissed off everybody is, Obama has chosen to talk a tough populist line lately, threatening bonuses and executive salary caps along with new SEC regs and restrictions on bankster enterprises that looks a lot like the Glass-Steigal law the corpo's just paid $millions$ to undo. [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 2:18pm EST
    by mick arran
  • Steve Clemons and the Chicago Gang

    Booman Tribune

    I like Steve Clemons even though he occupies a place in Washington that I distrust pretty deeply. Clemons is a progressive-minded fellow who successfully maintains relationships on both sides of the aisle and gets along well with some people like Grover Norquist who I have no respect for whatsoever. But, [...]
    Fetched: February 08, 2010, 1:19pm EST
  • More on Gun Control as a Cultural Issue

    Snowflakes in Hell

    Thanks to Joe Huffman for this one, from a friend of his who is a convert from the other side: Back in the days when I was very anti-gun, I tended to think of “gun nuts” as drooling, knuckle-dragging morons. Cavemen. Uneducated. Beer-drinking slobs who could barely read and who probably [...]
    Fetched: February 08, 2010, 12:05pm EST
  • Rising Trends

    Snowflakes in Hell

    We’re seeing some rising trends in Pennsylvania, in regards to Licenses to Carry, especially in Erie, apparently. But this mysterious spokesperson for PAFOA says it’s not just about Licenses to Carry: But blaming the rise in permits on political changes in Washington does not account for increased shooting sports participation that [...]
    Fetched: February 08, 2010, 12:05pm EST
  • Speaking of gender issues ...

    Fun with Politics

    Some of my cousins and I have been exchanging e-mails evaluating the Superbowl ads. Personally, I liked the e-trade "milkaholic girlfiend" one.

    But for some of those ads, I'm torn between annoyance and a kind of perverse admiration at how they try to exploit male insecurities. Like the FloTV one.

    To' [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 12:00pm EST
  • Rumblings: Snow Buddies! (Part III)

    Philebrity

    Number of comments: 3
    >>> We suppose we should get this out of the way sooner than later: That next snow storm you’ve been hearing about — the one that starts late Tuesday and blows clean into Wednesday — has now been upgraded to a blizzard (see conditions for Wednesday). We know you’ve all [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 11:44am EST
    by tips
  • Sarah Palin: Cheater

    The Pennsylvania Progressive

    This is the woman Republicans wanted to put a heartbeat away from the Presidency.  She can't even cheat without getting caught.  Any 8th grader can read the answers off their hand better then Ms. Palin.   Perhaps they should have allowed her to email the First Dude for her answers.' [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 11:15am EST
  • DemFest 2010: The Recap

    Pennsylvania Ave.

    Safe and sound in DC after a treacherous drive on a poorly plowed Interstate 95. The federal government is closed today, and rightfully so given that not one street in DC is cleared.

    Snowpocalypse 2010 did not scare Pennsylvania Democrats away from Lancaster County this weekend for their endorsement meeting, [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 11:15am EST
    by Colby Itkowitz
  • Fw: Update on Port Authority Service

    Mark Rauterkus

    Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

    From: "Palmer, Catherine" <palmercv@upmc.edu> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:00:49 -0500To: 'mark.rauterkus@gmail.com'<mark.rauterkus@gmail.com>Subject: FW: Update on Port Authority Service
    Hi- Bus information. Just FYI. Catherine  
    Subject: Update on Port Authority Service

     

    UPDATED: 12:25 PM, Sunday, Feb. 7

    Port Authority has [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 11:03am EST
  • Johnson / Clark Griswold video

    Pawatercooler.com

    The Steve Johnson Lt. Gov campaign put this out: Among the more interesting factoids spliced into the video tour of Pennsylvania… -PA ranks #2 in economic development spending, but - -PA ranks 45th in job growth, and -PA ranks 46th in personal income growth. I would like to see some Republican candidates use the words [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 10:40am EST
    by Joe Collins

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