DAILY GRINDER: Tom Corbett for President?
Governor Tom Corbett signed some wingnut demands during the 2010 election season. Some of those demands—like the “Don’t raise taxes” thing—were brainchildren of one Grover Norquist. Old Norquist is happy with the monster he’s created in the Pennsylvania governor. So much so, he recently Tweeted, “PA gov Tom Corbett. Pledge taker and keeper....
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Rick Santorum Doesn’t ‘Stay Awake at Night’ Worrying About Gay Soldier
Remember a gay soldier asked a question about his future rights at the last Republican debate, and the moderators pawned the question off on Rick Santorum, because, uh, we all know what he thinks of the gays, anyway? And then, after some totally straight Tea Party goblins in the audience booed the soldier, Santorum gave his answer? Yeah, you remember. The former...
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Can Rick Santorum Really Fix His ‘Google Problem’?
Rick Santorum hates his Google problem. So much so, it’s been reported, that he contacted Google asking them to help him out, perhaps take the site down. But they did not. A Google spokesman actually told the presidential candidate that “content removed from the Internet should contact the webmaster of the page directly.” And so, Rick Santorum has finally...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: DROP and Paid-Sick Leave on Table This Week, Again?
DROP is (maybe?) going to be decided at some point this week, but, yeah, maybe not. Council may try to override the mayor’s veto of a bill that scaled back the program but didn’t eliminate it outright (which is what Nutter says he wants.) Councilman Wilson Goode says he would replace DROP with a lump sum payment, in which members can “retire when they want,...
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Some PA Senate Republicans Line Up Behind Santorum—Including One From Greater Philly Area
Former Pennsylvania Senator, current presidential candidate and Virginia resident (?) Rick Santorum recently made a visit to his former home state for some much needed support. After a series of scuffs and scary debates over gay rights with college students, he got that support, from the Pennsylvania Senate. Sort of. There are 50 Senators in the State Senate....
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Rick Santorum Argues with College Student over Stance on Gays; Calls ‘Time Out’
There’s a gay jihad against former Pennsylvania Senator and current presidential candidate Rick Santorum, and everyone’s invited. At a recent Penn State gathering, Santorum complained about a then-yet-to-be-aired interview with CNN fancy pants Piers Morgan in which Santorum claims the host “called me a bigot.” (The CNN host actually said his views are...
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DAILY GRINDER: Economic Developments A-Plenty
Mayor Michael Nutter and his hip administration are promising some wacky economic development project announcements in the coming month. They include a new facility at CHOP, a new hotel “in or near” Center City, the relocation of a “major company” in Philly and the groundbreaking of their corporate headquarters. On top of that the city is promoting more...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Did ‘Jihad Jane’ Work Alone?
Remember ‘Jihad Jane’? Turns out she had an alleged accomplice, or not: A 15 (now 17) year-old kid originally from Pakistan who was living in Maryland, whom ‘Jane’ met in a chatroom. His relatives who remain anonymous throughout the Inky piece liked above are both pissed and confused over the allegations against the juvenile, claiming he was “easy...
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DAILY GRINDER: More Cracks in SEPTA
The SEPTA Silverliner trains still suck — and not just because workers at the South Phila plant regularly get their asses kicked by managers. Apparently a few of the trains have cracks in them, and they weren’t put there solely to match the Snyder subway Station. All the cracked trains are from the South Philadelphia plant, which has been a beacon of...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: ‘Right To Work’ Coming to Pennsylvania?
So goes the rest of the country represented by the “worst governor[s] ever,” so goes Pennsylvania. Next up on state Rep. Daryl Metcalf’s and others’ lists in Wingnutistan is a “right to work” bill which would repeal state laws requiring those working in union jobs/shops to pay union dues. The argument for this is that those working alongside unions...
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