Great Headline?

The headline from the Trentonian on Wednesday, February 18th read:

"LET THE PORKROLL"

I applaud at least one newspaper in the area that's not drinking the kool-aid.

Fallen Heroes

Something Must Be Done. But What?

le gra go deo

A few Irish Blessings always seem fit during these rough times. God Bless Officer Pawlowski and Officer Jones and their families. God Bless all the fallen and their families.


Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free!
I follow the plan God laid for me.
I saw His face, I heard His call,
I took His hand and left it all...
I could not stay another day,
To love, to laugh, to work or play;
Tasks left undone must stay that way.
And if my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss...
Ah yes, these things I, too, shall miss.
My life's been full, I've savoured much:
Good times, good friends, a loved-one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief—
Don't shorten yours with undue grief.
Be not burdened with tears of sorrow,
Enjoy the sunshine of the morrow.


May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Cardinal Rigali's Kind Words

Cardinal Rigali met with the men and women of Philadelphia's 35th Police District during morning roll call. The Cardinal always seems to know the right time to meet with his flock and he always seems to be genuine and caring. We are privileged to have such a wonderful leader here in Philadelphia.

Some of the Cardinal's words from this morning:
"I come here as a gesture of solidarity to express my esteem for the tremendous work you all are doing," Rigali told the officers. "The archdiocese and the community and all the people of the city are grateful for what you are doing."

Bad Killing in Philly, Powerdrunk Dems and Their Stimulus Monster, That Swine Al Sharpton Runs Amok Yet Again

I am regretfully resigned to accept the enormous, wasteful and overly-liberalized stimulus package that has worked it's way through both houses and the President's desk. It was filled with more pork than a Hatfield Farms processing plant and it was pushed through with the tenacity and strong-arming technique that has normally be reserved for dealings by the mob. Mrs. Pelosi got what she wanted and with those results I am ashamed to admit that I voted for Senator Specter. With that aside I am going to take a genuinely Philadelphian approach to this situation.

As we all know, Officer Pawlowski's death is a sad, terrible and utterly senseless occurrence that seems to be establishing itself as banal within the city of brotherly love. There have been calls-to-action, there have been legislative meetings and Fast Eddy up in Harrisburg has spoken out vehemently against the violence in our city. All of that has been for naught. Nothing has changed. Nothing will change. That is also a fact that I have unfortunately resigned myself too.

Now, if the bill can include:

-$650 million for additional coupons to fund the never-ending digital TV conversion
-$70 million for quit smoking efforts
-$400 million to fight sexually transmitted diseases
-$100,000 for doorbells
-$6 million to convert hybrid cars to electric cars
-$1 billion for solar panels in Puerto Rico

It should damn-well include the funds to help police officers upgrade their weapons. Under laws passed a short time ago, Philadelphia Police Officers were allowed to purchase stronger weapons in their fight against thugs in the 35th district and throughout. Well, those weapons cost hundreds of dollars.

I propose Mr. President, that instead of spending $100,000 on doorbells, you spend $100,000 on upgraded guns for our police. This will actually help keep our city safe. I know anything with the word gun in it will draw ire and criticism from liberal blow-hards, but let them complain to all of the slain police officers families. Their morally-high podium will come crashing down quite fast.

Furthermore, Big Mouth Al Sharpton is at it again. I will agree, that this time his reasoning is sound, the comic he is protesting is absolutely abhorrent. However, maybe Mr. Sharpton should go into North Philadelphia and speak out against violence towards police officers. He should teach these kids that drug-dealing and guns solve nothing. He should speak out against the hate the black community has towards police officers. He is very quick to jump on a suspected police brutality charge, but when the tables turn he has no comment. His hypocrisy turns my stomach.