These days the idea of moderates in either party seems shocking. Politicians get more radio/TV and print time for making wildly polarizing statements. For example, the Unsigned Vote had a post about just such a polarizing statement and character in… Continue

Daryl:

This week, you added insult to injury for homosexual couples all over the state and country. In addition to not supporting HB 300 which would extend di… Continue

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
That is the text that the PA General Assembly cannot get around to make our cities safer. Rece… Continue

This week, Senator Specter's reelection campaign criticized former Rep. Pat Toomey for having supported "options, swaps, forwards and so on." The Specter camp is putting some blame for the current financial situation on Toomey's shoulders. With the Republican primary over a year away, Specter's… Continue

With Philadelphia running a budget deficit of nearly $1 billion in the next five years, there has been a lot of nervous talk about how Mayor Michael Nutter is going to come up with the missing money. A budget proposed last year had planned on closing fire houses, pools and libraries all around the city. The community reaction was not pretty.

The firefighter's union protested that closing down the fi… Continue