Today's one-liner: “In a republican nation whose citizens are to be led by reason and persuasion and not by force, the art of reasoning becomes of first importance.” T Jefferson
Last month, I told you about Pia Varma, a Republican challenger to Congressman Bob Brady in Philly. Despite an electrifying video, she's been booted off the ballot, the victim of a petition challenge waged by Brady. His attorney mockingly referred to her as the "Sarah Palin of Philadelphia."
Pia Varma is running for Congress against Bob Brady in Philly. Win or lose, she's electrifying. It's refreshing to see a candidate who can actually speak about issues instead of how much money she's raised the last quarter.
She's 27, a first generation Indian American and a political outsider who has experienced firsthand what many small Allentown merchants see every day. She and a business partner watched as their efforts to develop a green building were scuttled in favor of a goofy, taxpayer-funded Industrial Empowerment Zone that has failed to produce a single job.
A laissez-faire capitalist, she can cite example after example demonstrating how this country, on all levels, has catered to some businesses, at the expense of others. "Whether we are discussing farm subsidies, bailouts, corporate favoritism, or licenses and privileges given to certain companies, we are in fact seeing the myriad ways that government has reared its head into the markets. Government and corporations invent scheme after scheme to ensure the superficial appearance of free enterprise, line the pockets of each, and shield the government from any blame."
In Pia's honor, I ate Indian food last night. Her web page is here.
Last month, I told you about Pia Varma, a Republican challenger to Congressman Bob Brady in Philly. Despite an electrifying video, she's been booted off the ballot, the victim of a petition challenge waged by Brady. His attorney mockingly referred to her as the "Sarah Palin of Philadelphia."
