The Last Great American Actor

Let's face it movies today don't have the same appeal as they did when cinema was king. Sure there are great epic movies today but few will ever become classics like Ben Hurr the Ten Commendments and the Planet of the Apes. In some of these classic movies was one of the bravest conservative leaders in Hollywood in an ocean of liberal scum. Hey in Hollywood anyone who openly admits they're conservative is brave. It's easy to be a lib in movie land but it's difficult to face them remain steadfast to your principles and not get sucked into the Hollywood hype.

No matter whether you like his movies (or even saw them) you have to admit that he believed firmly in his right to speak up no matter what the cost. He knew he was going to get heat speaking up and for being one of the few voices of conservatives in Libland. He did it anyway and often with charisma. Charlton Heston was a patriot in every respect of the word. He will be missed.

I'm back!!!

Howdy. I'm back and madder than ever!!!

The Gulf coast was warm and sunny and the fishing was great. Now that the primary is one month away it's time to start commenting again.


Meuser's taking a beating from Hackett and it won't be long before he starts firing back - boy it's gonna get UGLY!!! Looks like Hackett just blew it for the republicans in the 10th. WAY TO GO CHRIS!

On to the Presidential race. Here we have two libs promising to raise taxes by $15 billion and who they're targeting may be surprising. FOX NEWS reported that Obama and Hillary are targeting the poor and middle class with their tax increases. Wonderful. In the meantime we have some schmuck from Arizona who *oops* called himself a conservative liberal republican who is getting pounded by the same campaign reform law that bears his name refused to make the Bush tax cuts permanent and can't make a stand on illegal alien reform. It doesn't matter who's getting in the White House our country is screwed. America it's time to bend over and break out the ky jelly.

I been away

I am sorry for not posting for a while but not sorry at the same time. You can have the sh*tty NEPA weather I am down south sitting on the west coast of Florida catching 10 pound plus channel cats near Clearwater. But I'll be back for the primary.

I may be away but I'm keeping tabs on some things.

The 10th race is quiet because everyone is busy getting petitions. My prediction is that Swiderski & Haire will pull out of this race before the 12th. Haire will be busy checking for his own cataracts thinking he can get the 1000 signatures needed to enter this contest and if he endorses anyone it will be Meuser. Swiderski probably won't get the required amount either based on a conversation I had with him earlier today. He says that tax season is keeping him from getting out there meeting people and that he's relying on a dozen volunteers to get the deal sealed. Someone get me the crash cards because this guy's campaign is flatline. Look I like the guy and support him but I am trying to be as "objective" as possible. He made an attempt at trying to do make a difference but it just wasn't his time. Given the constraints of tax season he had no chance to beat Meuser and Hackett with shoe leather. The good news is that if he doesn't get the signatures needed to get on the ballot Swiderski said he will spend his time doing what I think is worthwhile and that is rebuilding the party in Luzerne County. At least the guy didn't pull a Bill "the baby" Jones. Swiderski and me agree that the republican party needs to be rebuilt. With all the sh*t that's going on in the county we need a republican leader now than ever. Nobody's willing to step up to the plate so why not Swiderski? The people complain that there's no young people wanting to get involved in politics and the voters complain that there are no real leaders in the party on the local level. I dont know about you but I think Swiderski would better serve the party here on the local level rebuilding the party and with some help turning the GOP into a machine here in the county. hey this is a blog. Let's see what everyone else thinks.

On the presidential level Romni and McCain suck. Shame on the PAGOP for endorsing McCain. I guess flip flops are in fashion.

Why Petrilla shouldn't be the new chairperson

The Times Liberal headlines give you the best reason why:

Skrep backs Petrilla as new chair

ScrapNeck the debit czar is in no position to back anyone for anything. He and the other Children of the Coal misused our tax dollars for lavish dinners questionable travel expenses and strippers. Then they have the b*lls to say that they did nothing wrong and they laugh it off as if it were a joke. It's a good thing that we have guys like Tim Greier who stuck his tattooed neck into this mess to speak up for the taxpayers. We need more guys like him getting involved but the problem is that when someone wants to shake things up the machine discredits them. Guys like Tim have the b*lls and thick skin to face these corrupt *ssholes while the rest of the people watch from the sidelines with their d*cks tied around their nutsacks. If people want change they have to get involved or at least get behind those who want to make change happen.

ScrapNeck is corrupt. Any politician or any person who supported his campaign should hang their heads in shame (cough cough Hackett - thanks for adding to the problems we have!). You can't take this guy for face value. Any word coming from ScrapNeck's mouth should be examined as close as his carb and calorie intake. If ScrapNeck says he supports something we should immediately challenge it.

Now the other reason:

Petrilla is just as guilty for the problems at the county as ScrapNeck. Hell she's the f*cking county controller! The county controller is responsible for making sure that the finances are in order and for monitoring money flow. The county controller is responsible for making policies and enforcing policies to make sure that there are checks and balances in place to prevent things like the debit card debachle from happening. Now we're going to put her as the county chair??? She miserably failed at a leadership position and it was all her doing. There were no extraenous circumstances here. She plain and simple f*cked up big time. She should be asked to step down. She should not accept the higher leadership position.

Saying all that who is the best person for the job? Is it Steve Urban? My take: HELL NO!!!

Steve Urban is a p*ssy and a failed leader. He's supposed to be the Luzerne County Republican Party leader. His lack of leadership makes the county party a laughing stock. We need someone to take over the party leadership but this is never going to happen. I talked to a lot of people and found out that the PA GOP is well aware of the problems with the county party. The PA GOP continues to ignore the problems with the county party. Their best solution is to leave the county party defunct. Nobody at the state party in Harrisburg wants to talk to anyone interested in doing something about the county party problems (more on this in another post later).

I propose that ScrapNeck remains the county chair. now hear me out on that one. If we have guys like Tim Greier breathing down the county's neck and people actually getting involved and supporting this guy citizens can take back the county government beginning with watching fat*ss's every move. Continued public scrutiny is the best solution until ScrapNeck is up for reelection. While we're watching the fat boy eating twinkies we as concerned citizens band together to start a new more active county republican party. I have some suggestions for a few good leaders to revitalize the county GOP (more on this in another post later).

a"meus"ing

The one thing I can't stand about blogs is the number of hacks out there attacking candidates. The race for the 10th is no exception. There are a sh*tload of faceless anonymous hacks for Dan Meuser. Only one makes himself well known: KAR (yes you can take a f*cking bow). These hacks are just an indication of how Meuser will run his campaign.

I'm sure many of us bloggers are sick of these hacks because they have no value to add to these forums. It's one thing to support a candidate and it's OK to let people know about a candidate's lack of credibility. But it's another to throw mud at candidate because you think it's the best way to win an election.

Meuser is a f*cking moron and so are his hacks. What good is a candidate if all he does is hire faceless *ssholes to smear other candidates? Looks like Carney has a lot of fire power. Carney has enough fire power to destroy Meuser's campaign, especially when the word gets out that:

• Pride's products are known for defects and killed several people - no apology from Meuser.
• Meuser had a recent sexual harassment lawsuit brought against him by a former employee of PRIDE. What happened to that lawsuit? Hmm.. did he pay her off? Is she the only one he made advances on? I heard that there are others.
  
• Pride got an $80,000 slap on the wrist from the feds for Medicare fraud.
  
• Meuser gave tens of thousands of dollars to Hillary and other dems.
• Meuser still doesn't live in the 10th. He only bought a vacation home in Harvey's Lake.
• Pride laid off 200+ people in the last 3 years as a result of cutbacks.
• Meuser has a nasty temper. It doesn't take much to set him off.
• Meuser is micromanaging his campaign. Word says that he's going to challenge every line item in the nomination petitions to keep the other candidates off the ballot.
• Meuser's afraid of competition.
• Meuser exploits small businesses in his supply chain.
• The ethics at Pride are questionable.
• The real reason why Meuser's in the race is to keep Carney in office.
  

Meuser isn't interested in being our representative. Let the facts speak for themselves. He won't run in his own district against Kanjorski because he gave money to Uncle Paul Kanjorski so that he gets kickbacks to Pride making him more wealthy. Meuser loves liberal democrats. Now that we have a lib in office in the 10th the best thing Meuser can do is to use his wealth to discredit anyone running against Carney. If he helps Carney keep his seat Pride will get earmarks and kickbacks from Carney. This means more money in Meuser's pockets. Exponentially more than he is spending on the campaign.

Is honesty the best policy?

Swiderski let out a big skeleton this week: his company Swiderski & Associates, LLC went under. Here's what he said:

"Against the wishes of my campaign committee, I wish to disclose to you my faults. The voters have a right to know the people who want to represent them. I am making it aware to all of you that I, like any other human being, am not perfect. What we normally have in campaigns are people who try to pretend to be perfect in all respects. I, as an average citizen and a Christian, do not believe in pretending to be someone who I am not. Such a feat can only lead to distrust." True but a rather boring statement

"Although 2006 started out well for my firm, it turned out to be a financially terrible year for my business when our area experienced flooding that was not expected. Many small businesses were impacted by this flood and had to close. I lost 43% of my business and had to reorganize. Part of the reorganization plan required that my company file for bankruptcy protection and close the company." OUCH!!! Looks like the Business Doctor needs a prescription for something.

"Any and all existing clients were transferred to a new enterprise owned by me." Smart move. Close the company down start a new one and move forward. Better than going down with the ship and losing everything you own.

"I am letting the truth be known about this event because media spin may try to make me look like an incompetent accountant when this is not the case. Certainly, I know how to pay my bills on time, but when you lose 43% of your business there is no way to keep your company thriving. After losing such business, there just simply wasn’t enough revenue to meet business obligations." OK we get it. An act of God comes through the area and kills your company.

"There are many reasons for filing for bankruptcy other than financial mismanagement. One such reason is to prevent a law suit. Another reason is to allow a small business owner a “fresh start” due to mishandling of money. My situation was due to neither." Yeah we got that from the last paragraph. I have a dead horse you can beat when you're done with this statement.

"I made the mistake of opening a small business out of necessity with very little capital." You and about half of the little guys out there make the same mistake.

"(My wife took ill and I was laid off from my job while taking a leave of absence from work. My employer let me go, and I was denied unemployment. With no money coming in, I had to do something to make money, so I took whatever money I had left - $300 - and advertised that I did tax preparation)." There is a more detailed explanation on his campaign blog:

"Five years ago, when my wife had cancer, I took a leave of absence from work to only be let go shortly thereafter. I was denied unemployment compensation, and with bills piling I knew I had to do something to make ends meet.

"I took all the money I had and paid whatever bills needed to be paid at the time. All I had left was $300. I had no other money coming in and couldn't take on a full-time job at the time. I needed to take care of things at home. Having a one year old daughter at the time made things tougher. I took that $300, put an ad in the paper and spent the rest on some office supplies and a flea market booth to market myself as an accountant specializing in income tax preparation. I prayed that I would make enough money to pay some more bills until I found another job. This was in mid-March with less than 6 weeks left to filing deadline.

"By the end of those six weeks, there was so much money made that I forgot about the job search and decided to pursue the venture with a full-time effort.

As the business grew, I kept investing whatever little money was left over to keep growing the business. After the flood of 2006 came, over half of my receivables became uncollectible. At the same time, my home had flood damage (I don’t live in a flood plain, so I was never required to have flood insurance, and my homeowners’ insurance didn’t cover the damage. I had to spend close to $10,000 replacing appliances, repairing my foundation, and taking care of mold remediation.). A lot of homeowners found out how insurance companies screw them. so what the f*ck are homeowners really paying for? On the other hand, this kid keeps running a business with little or no capital - it seems. the Business Doctor should have known that this would bite him in the *ss later.

"Certainly, my company had financial obligations to meet, but when your revenue drops to the point that you can no longer meet those obligations, you have to cut back on costs to make an honest attempt at making those payments. A loss of 43% of revenue makes it difficult to do so. I had no other choice but to close that business." Thank you for the Small Business Management 101 lecture.

"I live very modestly, so there wasn’t much room to cut back costs. My home is nothing to brag about, my wife and I don’t drive luxury cars, and my only school-age child goes to public school." OK he's not wealthy. We all knew that.

"I am not proud of having to make the decision to close my company, but in order to protect whatever assets I had worked hard to earn I had no other choice. " I don't think that anyone will go out in the streets and brag that the bottom fell out. Looking at the facts according to Swiderski presented I don't see how anyone could have a choice but to do what he did with the business.

"Any small business owner in my position would have made the same choice." There is another option: go down with the ship in flames. Of course there's the hindsight option: raise capital but this is hard to do. Our government and big businesses don't make it easy for the small business owner to succeed. Not everyone can marry into the family business or buy his business from the government. I used to own a business and I can tell you all first hand how the odds are stacked against you.

"A big business, however, can take a big hit and move on." Yeah like Pride's $80,000 medicare fraud settlement.

"Throughout this short period of time – even though money was tight - I still was able to and continue to make my personal monthly obligations on time." Despite the fact that I had a horrible year in 2006, my clients still trust me to manage their books. Two of Donald Trump’s businesses filed for bankruptcy within the last ten years, and people continue to do business with him. Milton Hershey failed at business six times before starting his famous chocolate enterprise. Throughout his bad years, he had investors who believed in his ideas. People still shop at Kmart. The failure of a small business due to uncontrollable circumstances should not deter the owner from representing other small business owners in Congress. Rather, my experience is nothing more than a perfect example of the hardship of small business ownership which relates me more to the common entrepreneur in the 10th congressional district. If anyone should represent small business owners in government, it should be someone who can relate to them." Thanks to a lawyer buddy of mine I was able to see the public record of filing. I am not a CPA but there is nothing in the filing to lead me to believe that there was any mishandling of money or that someone went crazy with credit limits. I have no reason to believe that Swiderski's ability to run a business other than doing so with no capital was a factor.

"I have been open and honest with my clients about this incident, and I feel that the voters deserve to know the truth as well from the source. Part of my decision to run for is so that I can help prevent the loss of other small businesses." Well now the voters know your side of the story but for Godsake do you have to sound like a freakin' crusader?

Now for my take:

Rightwinger put it best:

Paul pretty much came out with what I think is a rather large skeleton in his closet... I can understand him wanting to get this out in the open before someone else could jump on it and put their own personal spin on it. I'm just not sure how I feel about it. Paul, your honesty up front is appreciated. While it's appreciated, I don't know if it was the right decision coming out with it. I'll have to think about this one.

Rightwinger I am torn too. On the one hand Swiderski did the right thing to kill Meuser's hacks (KAR AKA Kevin Reynolds AKA Anonymous and I am lead to believe Westsider is a hack for one of the campaigns too) who were trying to bring this out in the forefront and destroy Swiderski's campaign. On the other hand Swiderski may have put the brakes on his campaign with this statement. Then again maybe not...

Regardless Meuser's campaign is now finished thanks to KAR AKA Kevin Reynolds AKA Anonymous. The only thing I see here is that the big corporate executive is beating up on the struggling small business owner tightening the noose on the little guy while paying off liberal politicians who make the laws that help destroy small business and hinder economic growth. Swiderski never had a chance before this all came out. Meuser could have let Swiderski fall off the radar quietly. Now Meuser gave Swiderski free press while creating more controversy for himself.

Mr. Jones joins the dark side of the force

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Bill Jones leaves the republican party out of disgust. He loses an election and decides to move to the dark side of the force - the democrat party. At the very least this loser could have become an independent. Maybe he just wanted a debit card.

But who's really to blame?

Billy "the baby" Jones is blaming the Luzerne County Republicans for his loss. We all know that the county party is a joke and the laughing stock of the state. Following a close second is Lackawanna's. Baby Jones is right that there is no leadership on the local scene. It's no secret that the Luzerne County GOP is a bunch of cowering slobs who don't have the balls to stand up to the Children of the Coal (Luzerne County Democrats). Lynn should either take off the Depends and stop pissing herself every election cycle or step down. Urban Geurilla likes to hide in the trees somewhere along the proposed dam site (yes the project is still alive it's just quiet). Other committee members are like little trolls who don't want to leave the sacred shelters of old abandoned coal mines.

With all the f*cking problems that the democrats are facing this is the time for the GOP to step up to the plate and take back the county government. but they won't. They're either too lazy or too afraid to make any move.

Bill Jones already sounds like a democrat. He's playing the blame game. Baby Jones is crying: wah wah wah the woozune county wepubwicans didn't hewp me wah wah wah. F*CKING A
Show some balls and take responsibility for your loss you baby. If anyone running in Luzerne County thinks that the county party's going to help them is more disillusioned than a deadhead dropping acid in front of a Christmas tree. Anyone thinking the Luzerne County Party is going to help their campaign has more than candy canes dancing in their heads. Baby Jones should have known better.

Here's my take: The Luzerne County Republicans are - to quote our stupid President - a quagmire. Looking for support from them is like asking W for an endorsement: a bad move. Baby Jones has nobody but himself to blame for his failure. Instead of trying to fix the problem, he adds to it by leaving and joining the dark side of the force.

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