The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
Arlen Specter is encouraging Craig to fight for his seat instead of resigning. I’m guessing by this point the GOP is probably pretty unhappy that they didn’t take Specter out to the woodshed when they had the chance.
The problem is, the time to fight was when he got arrested. You don’t get do overs for this kind of stuff.
Why, Pennsylvania of course.
Hat tip to Gun Law News.
“Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary,” Richardson, New Mexico’s governor, said at the Northwest Iowa Labor Council Picnic. “And I want you to know who was the first candidate to sign a pledge not to campaign anywhere if they got ahead of Iowa. It was Bill Richardson.”
We call that a very awkward appeal to religious voters that Richardson should be wary of trying in the future. Either that, or Bill Richardson is insane.
For your own good you see.  From Les Jones. Everyone has their line in the sand, and this kind of crap that John Edwards is talking about is getting dangerously close to mine. Go to the doctor, or we’ll send in the SWAT team to drag you there?
It it comes to that, I’m going to start a secession movement.
… the federal and various state governments really need to put a stop to crap like this.
Follow this link to see who in your town might be receiving inappropriate welfare payments farm subsidy checks. Republicans will never end farm subisides, because the people who receive them are also the people who vote for them. Democrats will never end them, because they’ve never met a government program they didn’t love as one of their children.
I guess Ryan doesn’t feel like he’s quite ready to take on the debauchery of the senate just yet, and is looking for a house seat. I can think people that might not be too happy with that, but I’m all for it.
Republicans seem to be rather eager to throw Larry Craig under the bus for trying to get a hummer in a public restroom, which is only entirely appropriate.  But they haven’t been so eager to distance themselves from Senator David Vitter, who seemed to enjoy soliciting prostitutes.
Surely some will claim it’s because Craig is gay. That might have something to do with it; I mean, we’re used to politicians and prostitutes, gay sex in public restrooms not so much.  But I think it probably has more to do with the fact that Idaho has a Republican Governor, and Louisiana has a Democrat Governor. It’s funny how that works, isn’t it?  I think if Idaho were run by a Democrat, Republicans would quickly become OK with whatever Senator Craig wants to insert into his mouth.
Via John Lott, we have a copy of Larry Craig’s transcript with the undercover officer. What continues to baffle me is why Craig didn’t fight it. I’m glad, however, that Craig got to feel, as a person who makes the laws, what it feels like to be subject to them. Personally, if this were me, and I was just being nervous fidgety in the stall, and was innocent, I would shut the hell up and tell the cop I’m not saying a damned thing to him until I have an attorney present, and I would fight the charge, and I would win.
Let me be clear here, my personal opinion is that Craig was probably trying to solicit sex in a public restroom. That’s what I believe as a citizen. What I’d believe as a juror or a judge is that there’s no way the state can meet it’s burden based on the evidence that’s being presented here, and my vote would be for not guilty.
But this undercover officer played Craig like a fiddle, and he plead guilty. Too bad for him. It happens to people all the time. Know your rights, and stand up for them. I’d say I feel sorry for Larry Craig, but I don’t. Once the “I’m a Senator!” card failed to work, he found himself an ordinary citizen, unprepared for dealing with a slick talking undercover officer. Am I the only one who thinks it’s poetic justice? Maybe I loathe politicians a little too much.
Shocking news.  The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has discovered that operating more like a business than a government agency leads to more profits and increased sales! Who knew?  I also like this development:
The PLCB is also pushing to allow convenience stores to be licensed to sell takeout beer.
Last week, the state Supreme Court announced it would consider whether a Sheetz convenience store in Altoona may sell beer to go without also allowing its customers to drink on premises, as was required by an earlier Commonwealth Court opinion.
The case is considered a test as to whether convenience stores statewide will be able to begin selling beer to go.
It would be nice to be able to buy beer in convenience stores, or license beer takeout places.  Our laws in this regard have been antiquated and need to change. But look who’s protesting?
Such a move would give the agency more license revenue, but it is being opposed by beer industry representatives, who say it would be unfair competition to beer distributors.
So to the beer industry in Pennsylvania, any competition is “unfair”. What a crock. These guys make me happy I brew my own beer.