As a political “professional” and a byproduct of a “Prometheus Engineer,” I am often incredulous when the right wingers cannot see what appears to be so obvious to the rest of us. Saint Reagan was a former Democrat, former Union President, non-church-going divorcee who drank and raised taxes, yet he’s the man they want on Rushmore (not the boys school).
Rush Limbaugh was a Top 40 deejay with a severe drug and hooker problem, who became the voice the virtuous party. Glenn Beck was a shock jock who converted to Mormonism. Steve Doocey was a wacky weatherman. Sean Hannity was a feces sweeper in a zoo. They speak for the right wing on social issues.
They worship Donald Trump, who is the only self-made businessman who was bankrolled with a $100million of his father’s wealth. They gobble up his books looking for the secret key to wealth, fame and a stylish doo. Their consideration of him as a serious presidential candidate could only make one scream, “Aw, Shucky Ducky!”
Mitt Romney avoided going to war by preaching the Word of Moroni while living in a mansion in France, a country close to his Swiss bank account. He pays a lower tax rate than most illegal aliens. He fired at least one of your family members and shipped their job to Honduras, which is close to his Cayman money.
And then there is Michelle Bachmann, who knows a thing or 2 about the gays and how they’re destroying her America. Or does she not see the sunglasses hanging right below dog-like nose?
So before you ask when I ran a Greek restaurant (“no fries. cheeps.), I will tell you that this picture was taken in early January, 1997 when John Pippy and Jane Orie were sworn into the Pennsylvania Legislature. By the early 2000s, they both ran and became Pennsylvania State Senators.
They both recently left the Pennsylvania Senate, though. Sen. Pippy left to pursue a career in government affairs for the coal industry, and Sen. Orie was sentenced to 2-10 on public corruption charges. Before you judge too harshly, many members of both the PA House and Senate have been sentenced to jail lately. Apparently staff members are not allowed to campaign on workdays. Who knew? Horse feathers if you ask this old timey Athenian.
The things is, though, that both Senators were Labor-supported Republicans. I know, weird right? It is hard to imagine that a mere 15 years ago a republican could win election without demonizing organized labor.
If you read these posts with any regularity or follow us on Twitter, you know our politics lean considerably to the left. However, I maintained friendly working relationships with both senators. Well, until a friend of mine ran against Sen. Orie and she literally tried to strangle me. Came up behind at an event and started squeezing my neck. I never said politics wasn’t a contact sport. Still, I never wished jail on her.
Sen. Orie was a strong advocate for women’s issue (though, she was a Pro-Life advocate as well,) and Sen. Pippy was a strong advocate for veterans issues. They will be missed.
