tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post1891420489923865153..comments2024-03-28T14:57:44.187-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Dent's Synthetic Drug Bill Passes HouseBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-24929490512683070162011-12-09T20:16:23.524-05:002011-12-09T20:16:23.524-05:00Thank you Charlie Dent for letting the tax cut on ...Thank you Charlie Dent for letting the tax cut on middle class families run out while you take the offensive on synthetic drugs.<br /><br />Your Congress living in 1894 and proud of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78592315023840316792011-12-09T15:30:38.806-05:002011-12-09T15:30:38.806-05:00Expanding prohibition does not save lives. People ...Expanding prohibition does not save lives. People with substance abuse problems will find substances, whether by legal or illegal methods. What they need is access to treatment and support, not jail time and criminal records.CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780978870640296144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-40415684367878170492011-12-09T10:40:17.077-05:002011-12-09T10:40:17.077-05:00LOL.....yes Dent is part of the answer to the prob...LOL.....yes Dent is part of the answer to the problem. Because he has done so much in his time in Congress. We know your smitten, but he is a do nothing. He has great name recognition and constituent outreach, I'll give him that.<br /><br />SeamusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-88469974242393705972011-12-09T08:39:56.249-05:002011-12-09T08:39:56.249-05:00i find it hard to belief that 95 so called congres...i find it hard to belief that 95 so called congressmen would vote against.Zorn the Greatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63933919146917878732011-12-09T06:52:25.460-05:002011-12-09T06:52:25.460-05:00I guess the wars are over and the economy is fixed...I guess the wars are over and the economy is fixed. Otherwise, activity on this kind of legislation would be ridiculous. Hats off to Charlie for achieving peace in our time and economic stability. I'm surprised you didn't blog about that before this.<br /><br />And politicians wonder why they are so despised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-32140576394704825552011-12-09T00:32:35.134-05:002011-12-09T00:32:35.134-05:00Your remarks are right on the money. I am embarras...Your remarks are right on the money. I am embarrassed by a polarized Congress and blame both parties. We see it here, too. Nobody seems willing to look at the other side, instead choosing to vilify them. But I believe Congressman like Dent is part of the answer to this problem.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17887627850544058452011-12-09T00:28:11.990-05:002011-12-09T00:28:11.990-05:00I know much of PA drug law is pegged to the CSA, b...I know much of PA drug law is pegged to the CSA, but that bath salts have been banned in PA since summer. Yet, if I recall, Dent did jump on this--to his credit--around the same time our state legislators were.<br /><br />While incumbents enjoy many advantages, including the fact that Americans have historically rated Congress poorly while liking their own Congressman, I have to wonder if Dent still doesn't have some vulnerabilities. Its a weird mix out there. Many of us Republican-leaning centrists (AKA the RINOS for the purists who drove us all out) are not happy with Obama and the Dems but also see Republicans--as a party--as not representing us beyond the lip service, and just being plain obstructionist for purely political reasons rather than whats good for the country as a whole. Despite liking Dent, part of me wants to vote straight Democrat just to force what used to be called pragmatism and compromise. DC has become way to polarized, and its slowly seeping into the populace as a whole. Tea Nuts and Flea Nuts have nuts in common.Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346747286241817118noreply@blogger.com