How Bush is using federal pre-emption (the supremacy clause) in a non-traditional way to obliterate state's rights, aid business and generally screw things up.
- George Donnelly
Corruption is not pretty. "The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging that former Pennsylvania Chief Justice Ralph J. Cappy negotiated a ruling in favor of legalized gambling in the state in exchange for legislative approval for a judicial pay raise."
- George Donnelly
PA democrats and republicans are fighting over how many billions to borrow. Where is the politician that fights NOT to borrow? "You look at the state of our economy, you need to give it an infusion to build confidence," said Philadelphia Rep. Dwight Evans, a key Democratic budget negotiator who chairs the House Appropriations Committee. Argh.
- George Donnelly
Watching C-Span on Ubuntu 8.04 via RealPlayer. Picture and sound quality very good. The Libertarian Party convention will be broadcast this weekend on C-Span.
- George Donnelly