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If you can’t stand the heat…

Have you noticed that every one of these candidates say, 'Obama's weak. Putin's kicking sand in his face. When I talk to Putin, he's going to straighten out.’ Then it turns out they can't handle a bunch of CNBC moderators at the debate.”President Obama at a New York fundraiser last Monday ...

Fayette County should look at home-rule option

I paraphrase: county government is the worst form of government except for ...Oops, I’m at a loss. I have no zinger to add, like ... “except for all the others” or “except for a dictatorship of the proletariat.”No, quite truthfully, PennsylvaniaĢƵ traditional and historical form of ...

Republicans complain about everything

Some people who know me, mistakenly believe that I that I feel itĢƵ the end of the world, the moment the Pittsburgh Pirates get eliminated from the play-offs.Nope!My official day of mourning follows the final pitch of the World Series.So, long after Andrew McCutchen clears out his PNC Park ...

Presidential candidates must be real these days

One of John KennedyĢƵ great virtues as a politician was his refusal to say and do things that he deemed inauthentic. Once, while campaigning for president, he listened as some other candidates extolled their humble roots. The son of one of AmericaĢƵ richest men began his own remarks with a ...

Trump right about one thing

Donald Trump is right.At least about one thing.ItĢƵ been a long journey, getting to a point where I could actually agree with something he says.I thought I had a better chance of winning the Power Ball; buying a horse with the winnings, and having it win the Triple Crown, before I’d ever ...

Political system is broken beyond repair

If democratic politics is the means by which individuals are empowered to govern, then we are in a very bad way, especially when it comes to the state senate.This time last year there was the sorry spectacle of the Pat Stefano-Deberah Kula race, in which the chief issues seemed to be whether or ...