Allegheny County executive Rich Fitzgerald is on a tear! He is determined to have his hand in every agency under his purview. Heads have rolled to make that happen. I hope this is not just another example of a political ego cleaning house. I hope Fitzgerald plans to get good people and give them the freedom to work at least semi-independently.
The GOP refuses to admit that Obama won a second term and Americans want a balanced approach to the federal budget. The State of the Union? Well, it looks hopeful if you believe the economists ... and grim if you believe the republicans.
I may have serious problems with Governor Tom Corbett on most issues (see some of my past cartoons) but I certainly agree with him that privatizing the LCB should be a priority for Pennsylvania. Under the current State Store system, consumers are being underserved when it comes to convenience, selection and price of alcoholic beverages. Most Pennsylvania Democrats and Republicans agree: it is time to end the LCB!
Republicans in congress are continuing their game of chicken with the sequestration cuts that were never supposed to happen. They seem to forget that Americans are behind the idea of the tax fairness that.
The U.S. Postal Service has decided to discontinue Saturday mail delivery. This is the latest desperate move by a desperately strapped federal agency.
