en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/294726 Comments by Ryan_in_DelCo http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/29/corbett-campaign-literature-at-ags-county-fair-booth/#IDComment89619747 Definitely a dirty trick. Seeing the vast majority of the AG's employees are civil servants who have been there longer than Corbett, they are probably less likely to engage in political hackery. From talking to a few friends that are interning there, they have sent out several emails warning employees not to engage in political business through their government accounts or on government time even if its an unpaid lunch. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:14:34 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/29/corbett-campaign-literature-at-ags-county-fair-booth/#IDComment89619747 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/congressional-candidate-american-foreign-policy-to-blame-for-911/#IDComment89594362 You are correct in being suspicious of potential infiltrators of the tea party movement. New and fluid movements are very easily infiltrated by your opponents, and more disturbingly, radical groups on the fringes of American politics and culture. The latter might be the case here. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:38:36 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/congressional-candidate-american-foreign-policy-to-blame-for-911/#IDComment89594362 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/29/reading-god-charged-with-running-online-prostitution-ring/#IDComment89581877 The media simply does not get it. If they were more through in reporting these stories, people would buy papers. Look at what the Europeans publish. They publish the slime of society people want to read and they are openly partisan. The American media is full of themselves and does not realize what real journalism looks like. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:08:39 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/29/reading-god-charged-with-running-online-prostitution-ring/#IDComment89581877 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/29/rendell-obama-could-get-primary-challenge/#IDComment89581629 Hillary probably won't run, but I could see someone like Howard Dean challenging Obama from the left on the Afghan War issue. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:06:17 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/29/rendell-obama-could-get-primary-challenge/#IDComment89581629 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/29/state-sen-sean-logan-departing-for-upmc-job/#IDComment89581385 Too bad. That seat appears about as safe as a Democratic seat can get outside the Pittsburgh or Philadelphia city limits. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:04:02 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/29/state-sen-sean-logan-departing-for-upmc-job/#IDComment89581385 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/29/air-conditioners-stolen-from-fayette-county-church/#IDComment89554408 I thought cheap drugs ($5 a pack heroin) would lead to less crime according to the anti-drug war gospel spread by some on this site. Since $5 dollar a pack heroin has hit the streets of Greene and Fayette counties crime has exploded. The thing is that the pro-legalization crowd refuses to acknowledge that drugs prevent people from holding jobs and forces them into lives of government dependence and crime. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:38:12 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/29/air-conditioners-stolen-from-fayette-county-church/#IDComment89554408 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/congressional-candidate-american-foreign-policy-to-blame-for-911/#IDComment89485164 Also plays well into the left's narrative of the tea party movement. Talk about shooting your movement in the foot. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:25:53 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/congressional-candidate-american-foreign-policy-to-blame-for-911/#IDComment89485164 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/officials-taxpayers-wont-fund-pnc-field-renovations/#IDComment89472643 Victory for No Sports After High School. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:51:55 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/officials-taxpayers-wont-fund-pnc-field-renovations/#IDComment89472643 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/how-to-handle-phillys-40000-vacant-or-abandoned-properties/#IDComment89472588 Very radical idea. In terms of property taxes though, they are relative low in Philadelphia County. People get raped on the income tax though especially anyone who lives the suburbs. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:51:27 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/how-to-handle-phillys-40000-vacant-or-abandoned-properties/#IDComment89472588 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/how-to-handle-phillys-40000-vacant-or-abandoned-properties/#IDComment89472453 It is the state of nature, it should be treated as such. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:50:41 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/how-to-handle-phillys-40000-vacant-or-abandoned-properties/#IDComment89472453 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/teachers-allegedly-eating-students-federally-funded-lunches/#IDComment89472348 It is a time to end the school lunch/breakfast/afternoon snack/dinner program. Most of the parents who have kids on reduced or free meals probably have the ability to buy cigarettes, cable TV, lotto tickets and God only knows what else. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:49:52 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/teachers-allegedly-eating-students-federally-funded-lunches/#IDComment89472348 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/pa-towns-get-more-time-to-develop-draconian-storm-water-plans/#IDComment89472095 Controlling the course of water in a state as hilly as Pennsylvania is a futile enterprise. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:48:08 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/pa-towns-get-more-time-to-develop-draconian-storm-water-plans/#IDComment89472095 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/try-12-year-old-pregnant-fiancee-killer-as-child-or-adult/#IDComment89459467 Self-defense??? He shot a woman who was sleeping in bed in the back. It takes one depraved soul to pull that act off. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:18:43 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/try-12-year-old-pregnant-fiancee-killer-as-child-or-adult/#IDComment89459467 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/try-12-year-old-pregnant-fiancee-killer-as-child-or-adult/#IDComment89450103 Murder is what one of my professor's would refer to as a Kindergarten crime. Basically kindergarten crimes are crimes that everyone in Kindergarten knows are wrong such as murder, assault and theft. This kid was 11 years old when he committed this act. He knew killing someone was wrong and did it anyway. As you described above Ray, I think its far more justifiable to let a 11 year old off if its a heat of passion killing. This was not a heat of passion killing to say the least. This disturbed soul walked into bedroom where a woman was sleeping unaware of what was going on, placed a gun to her and shot her dead. Then he concealed the evidence of the crime. If that does not sound like premeditation, I really do not know what is premeditation. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:18:33 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/try-12-year-old-pregnant-fiancee-killer-as-child-or-adult/#IDComment89450103 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/27/stilp-lands-angel-lady/#IDComment89419032 Maybe they are witches. It would explain the hair. The use of the dark arts in politics is actually more common than we would think. Several enemies of Rudy Giuliani reportedly sought the advice of voodoo witch doctors while he was Mayor of New York. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:03:39 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/27/stilp-lands-angel-lady/#IDComment89419032 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/how-to-handle-phillys-40000-vacant-or-abandoned-properties/#IDComment89418486 Correct. 40,000 abandoned buildings is actually relatively small when you consider the number of people the city has lost over the last 5 decades. Detroit's abandoned building problem is more accute because the city has lost more people and its housing stock typically sits on individual lots where as the housing in Philadelphia is primarily row houses that easily can be incorporated into neighboring row houses. The ease of incorporating one row house into another has prevented Detroit style problems in Philadelphia. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:00:19 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/how-to-handle-phillys-40000-vacant-or-abandoned-properties/#IDComment89418486 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/controversial-penndot-unit-still-hasnt-been-disbanded/#IDComment89401120 The district legislative offices are a symptom of the nanny state. Moronic individuals are forced to go to an office designed to appease morons to get their moronic benefits that they can easily obtain on their own if they were not so moronic. There is no need for these offices beyond propping up the nanny state. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:32:36 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/controversial-penndot-unit-still-hasnt-been-disbanded/#IDComment89401120 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/try-12-year-old-pregnant-fiancee-killer-as-child-or-adult/#IDComment89287076 Some people are born inherently evil. Even an 11 year old knows not to place a gun to a person's back when they are laying down and shoot them. It takes a real depraved and arguably irreparable mind to pull off such a disturbing act. The fact the 11 year old has not shown remorse is telling of the truly depraved nature of his mind and how it cannot be repaired. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:48:28 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/28/try-12-year-old-pregnant-fiancee-killer-as-child-or-adult/#IDComment89287076 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/27/brouillette-can-corbett-keep-no-tax-pledge/#IDComment89265910 Chris has posted links from other think-tanks in the past. Chris also knows a good portion of his audience including myself enjoy reading what the Commonwealth Foundation has to say. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:12:46 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/27/brouillette-can-corbett-keep-no-tax-pledge/#IDComment89265910 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/27/state-sen-pushes-chester-to-pass-gun-reporting-law/#IDComment89265391 The solution is simple for Chester. Fence it off from the rest of humanity and let the laws of nature take their course. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:09:54 +0000 http://grassrootspa.com/2010/07/27/state-sen-pushes-chester-to-pass-gun-reporting-law/#IDComment89265391