Posts Tagged ‘Pennsylvania’

Supporting ACORN

September 16th, 2009 | No Comments

Given the almost daily headlines and scandals involving ACORN, some members of Congress have decided that maybe ACORN’s not the best route to take involving some community projects. It seems like a no-brainer to me. You’ve accusations of voter fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, forging federal applications, shaking down banks to make risky loans, and [...]

If I’m corrupt, it’s because I take care of my district.

April 1st, 2009 | No Comments

“If I’m corrupt, it’s because I take care of my district.”  – Jack Murtha The corruption charge will possibly come from the FBI investigation into PMA Group.  Or, it may be flashbacks to ABSCAM.  Either way, ABSCAM involved faux Arab sheiks, PMA Group involving lobbyists in Washington, DC.  Jack Murtha represents rural Pennsylvania.  These are Arabs [...]

Bipartisanship and Medicaid

February 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment

Just got the numbers for the Medicaid add-on from the stimulus package.  I don’t deal with Medicaid directly, but it indirectly affects what I do in a large way.  As such, I was interested in the numbers.  However, the bigger picture bugged me more than the dollars I was assigned to look at.  In essence, [...]

Auto emissions waivers

January 26th, 2009 | No Comments

One of Obama’s first actions is to restore the auto emissions waivers for several states that requested them under Bush.  Bush said no, because mainly they were unenforceable.  Those states include: California Connecticut Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Washington Now, the issue I have would be better reflected [...]