tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post5888638285586185646..comments2024-03-28T11:42:02.107-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Waiting For Godot: Governor Tom WolfBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-12813962705366157882016-05-18T08:45:31.540-04:002016-05-18T08:45:31.540-04:00Meanwhile, Chaka Fattah was the ONLY incumbent Con...Meanwhile, Chaka Fattah was the ONLY incumbent Congressman who faced a primary challenge and lost. We just keep electing the same people over and over again in Washington and Harrisburg. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-33670057218582430212016-05-17T18:59:01.670-04:002016-05-17T18:59:01.670-04:00Godot goes to Phantoms games because Coca-Cola Par...Godot goes to Phantoms games because Coca-Cola Park is not in the too big to fail NIZ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-26462355605894280342016-05-17T18:45:42.998-04:002016-05-17T18:45:42.998-04:00Bonusgate should have led to change. Nothing came....Bonusgate should have led to change. Nothing came. <br /><br />Just ask Ralph Nader and what Democrats did to fight him in 2004. Even going so far as to pay for fake Nader supporters and staff to sabotage his image in PA. Only a small few were held accountable. While others like Mike Fleck lived to corrupt another day. <br /><br />http://articles.philly.com/2010-03-11/news/25214798_1_nader-petition-nader-campaign-ralph-nader Racer Xhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racer_X_%28character%29noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61880535297716823612016-05-16T20:17:27.472-04:002016-05-16T20:17:27.472-04:00Pennsylvania's problem is what it always has b...Pennsylvania's problem is what it always has been: the political economy of the state is organized around either extraction industries or vertical monopolies.<br /><br />From the political standpoint, this creates two possibilities for enrichment--1) fixing the "price" of taking the state's natural resources (seen today in shale), to include the price of ecological costs (or lack thereof); or 2) providing an "opportunity" for monopolistic industries to mitigate their anti-competitive practices through political donations and favors.<br /><br />Right now, the legislature is the primary problem, as it generally acts against the development of industries and businesses that don't fit these models, since that would likely make it more difficult to extract rents and payments. Our legislature loves things like for-profit (de facto or de jure) "health networks" and resource funneling projects like the NIZ, since they are the gatekeepers.<br /><br />The only way for PA to break this monopoly is to try to use its university systems to build clusters of excellence in emerging fields like Robotics and other tech products. But that would mean pushing PA's urban areas at the perceived expense of boroughs of 20 people in Bradford County.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-49042658585181389002016-05-16T15:42:48.372-04:002016-05-16T15:42:48.372-04:00Wolf doesn't care. The rules worked fine for ...Wolf doesn't care. The rules worked fine for him and he was lected. Now, he needs to use those rules to launder money to Democrats who are running against rascally Republicans who simply refuse to rubber stamp Wolf's breathtaking tax increases. Your letter is a noble effort. But it's not the kind of thing this governor will ever consider. <br /><br />I think Godot is going to the Iron Pigs game. He was given complimentary tickets from some NIZ bigwig and is really looking forward to the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37946753275544022312016-05-16T15:40:16.238-04:002016-05-16T15:40:16.238-04:00Time to clean house from the federal level to the ...Time to clean house from the federal level to the local level and everything in between. the more the country stays away from the Constitution, the more problems we will have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2770943803386400892016-05-16T13:01:29.196-04:002016-05-16T13:01:29.196-04:00Trolls just don't live under bridges anymore ...Trolls just don't live under bridges anymore -- The Governor has authority to do many things for the benefit of the Commonwealth and the residency. Time will tell if he is up to the job he was elected to do. By the way, I like the suggestions very much JoAnnKennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10753439315655273268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-58833873949652704472016-05-16T10:21:20.039-04:002016-05-16T10:21:20.039-04:0010:07, The Governor can use the power of his offic...10:07, The Governor can use the power of his office to promote reform. He may have Executive authority to compel that finance reports filed with DOS be fled electronically. The legislature may be willing to entertain some reform if they know they are in danger of losing their seats. This is just a start. What really irritates you is that there were so many good suggestions from the readers that you, an obvious troll, disparage as trolls.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-36708828392906274052016-05-16T10:17:23.591-04:002016-05-16T10:17:23.591-04:00Assuming this is true would you rather he sit idly...Assuming this is true would you rather he sit idly and do nothing? Apathy and inaction got us into this mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-88093024472274078092016-05-16T10:16:07.867-04:002016-05-16T10:16:07.867-04:00Should politicians be required to wear their corpo...Should politicians be required to wear their corporate and or pac logo's on a jacket similar to nascar cars?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-67159671443201847602016-05-16T10:07:32.237-04:002016-05-16T10:07:32.237-04:00The Governor can't do s*** about the reforms ...The Governor can't do s*** about the reforms that you want and you know it. So what makes you think that a couple of emails from you representing the trolls on your blog will get any traction when it comes to moving reforms? They all need legislative approval from the same people who won't even consider any of them -- the Legislators. Good luck with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-15881204668035756362016-05-16T10:04:37.798-04:002016-05-16T10:04:37.798-04:00Shame these bobbleheads are representing and doing...Shame these bobbleheads are representing and doing as the powers to be (political & businesses) tell them what to do and when...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-11427551709300436802016-05-16T10:02:48.450-04:002016-05-16T10:02:48.450-04:00Morning Bernie
Please let your readership know ...Morning Bernie<br /><br />Please let your readership know if you hear from the Pennsylvania Governor JoAnnKennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10753439315655273268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37117633411177221882016-05-16T09:41:02.072-04:002016-05-16T09:41:02.072-04:006:33, Harhart wanted to give money to Zach Mako bu...6:33, Harhart wanted to give money to Zach Mako but did not want it to look as though she was funding another candidate. So she, Marcia Hahan and Joe Emrick each gave $ to mark Mustio, who then contributed it to Mako. This is laundered money. Completely legal. Completely dishonest. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-64208191344485442872016-05-16T09:38:17.385-04:002016-05-16T09:38:17.385-04:00Marcia Hahn is no more than a glorified secretary ...Marcia Hahn is no more than a glorified secretary and all the more reason to reduce the size of the legislature by 50%!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1006160041157593682016-05-16T06:33:48.758-04:002016-05-16T06:33:48.758-04:00Bernie
What is the process you use to find launder...Bernie<br />What is the process you use to find laundered money like this?<br /><br />"In addition, you have used money donated to you to launder money to other candidates. Julie Harhart, Marcia Hahn and Joe Emrick, in their most recent report, laundered money to Zachary Mako through State Senator Mark Mustio."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-64217898728927630392016-05-16T06:10:19.211-04:002016-05-16T06:10:19.211-04:00I commend your efforts here. We have a problem wit...I commend your efforts here. We have a problem within public "service" that has grown too big to ignore. Individual citizens MUST step up. Indications are, 2016 is when this will happen. If not . . .?<br /><br />Our representatives in government (as a collective) have failed us. We can no longer view political behavior through a simple Republican or Democrat prism. Such has led us to this malaise.<br /><br />My efforts have been to reject incumbents. ALL incumbents. We have suffered by careless, sometimes illegal, decisions. But, also by IN-ACTIONS of others we trusted to protect us. That's failure, too. ENOUGH!<br /><br />We need DIFFERENT people in government. Too late for spot-cleaning.<br /><br />Fred Windish <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com