DAILY GRINDER: Ladies Not Charmed by Governor Corbett
According to a Quinnipiac Poll, Governor Tom Corbett has reached Bob Casey-like numbers in the state: 39 approve, 37 disapprove, 24 have no opinion. Weird part: almost half of all Pennsylvania women disapprove of the dude. Growing up in a small town, no one ever told him you gotta buy a lady a drink before she let’s you defund her son’s kindergarten....
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Think Philly’s Water Is Gross? Worse Could Be Coming
The Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences held a “town hall” discussion about fracking last night. It’ no surprise that PA Governor Tom Corbett says fracking regulations are too aggressive–Bradford Energy Company and Bradford Coal executives contributed more than $180,000 to his campaign since 2004. Still, it’s not just republican-democrat...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: New Black Panthers Off The Hook?
It’s been about a year since someone died on a SEPTA bus. This time, the bus stopped and paramedics were on the scene. It appears to be of natural causes. [Daily News] Everyone, including Republicans, hate Tom Corbett’s budget. Seventy-eight percent of Pennsylvanians don’t like his crippling education cuts. So what’s he say? “The final number of...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: The Casey Dilemma
Bob Casey’s fundraising has been dismal to say the least, but Reps. Jim Gerlach and Charlie Dent probably aren’t running, which leaves few prominent Republicans in the state. Says Rick Santorum: “He doesn’t have me to run against.” [Politico] Meanwhile, Casey’s taking on someone his own size: School bullies! “Bullying and harassment affect millions...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Dog Bites Man, Man Shoots Dog
Auditor Jack Wagner says he won’t pursue an audit of the no-bid contracts. Because the FBI will do it for him. Uh oh, Arlene. [Inky] Pennsylvania’s sex offender site no longer looks like it was created as a circa-1997 AOL homepage using a dial-up modem (which, strange but true, is where AOL makes the majority of their money still). Though perhaps they’re...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Plastic Bag Fascism
Shocka: Bevilacqua tried to cover up priest abuse during his time in 80s Brooklyn. Or, rather, he tried to “seek an assignment outside the diocese” for a rapist priest. That priest then went on to New Jersey, where he continued torturing children. [Inky] Daylin Leach, the hero state senator from Montgomery/Delaware counties wants to make it both within...
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Penn State Prof Hits Back at Philadelphia City Council Over Shale Drilling
Penn State Professor of Geosciences Michael A. Arthur has released a statement titled “Philadelphia City Council Misses Mark on Natural Gas” which is in direct response to last Thursday’s unanimous-but-non-binding City Council vote which looked toward imposing a moratorium on gas drilling in the Delaware River Basin. It was seen as a bipartisan issue downtown....
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Council Passes Drilling Resolution, Toomey Teabags, Drunk Mailmen
Philadelphia City Council unanimously approved a resolution in opposition to Marcellus Shale drilling until the E.P.A. takes a looksie and decides drinking acids and flammable, poisonous liquids has no repercussions besides growing a little hair on your chest. [Philly.com] Fox 29 reporter Jeff Cole caught three Philadelphia postmen drinking on the job. I’m...
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City Council To Vote On Drilling Moratorium; Green Party Response
On Thursday, Philadelphia City Council will vote on imposing a moratorium on gas drilling in the Delaware River Basin. We know, we know, a lot of good that’s gonna do, right? Either way, the vote is happening and it’s meant to at least send a message to Harrisburg to hold off on drilling “until both the EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) hydraulic...
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‘Mad Money’ Host Cramer Says It’s Smart To Invest in Marcellus Shale, Environmentalists Are Pro-Drilling
Remember this frackface? The guy who told his television audience to keep their Bear Stearns investments six days before Bear Stearns shares dropped 90 percent, then feuded with Jon Stewart which culminated in, possibly, the most awkward, sad interview of all time? Well, Technically Philly has brought to our attention that the entertainer spoke at the Greater...
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