About Lackawanna County, PA

Our newest National Park will be thousands of miles away from most Americans.

Forget about loading up the kids in the mini-van. This one you will need an expensive air line ticket to get there.

• Two weeks ago on a near party vote the Democrats agreed to purchase a former plantation on St. Croix.

Currently the Park Service is back logged 9 billion dollars in maintenance for parks in the country. Did we really need to spend this money at this time?

• Why should Americans be paying for a park they will more than likely never visit. Only the wealthiest will be able to afford to take advantage of this Pork Purchase.

It will wind up an International playground for the rich.

The Gasperi family who currently owns it will be glad for the windfall now that they have sold it.

Not many buyers who can afford that 50 Million price tag except the USA.
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This has to be the most unusual winter I have ever seen.

My sister lives in Scranton, Pa where we practice real estate. Usually she gets some horrendous storms and snow accumulation. Without fail every time I go up there it snows. Grrrr. This year they are well below their annual average.

• In my part of Virginia, near Fredericksburg, we usually see one snow fall, maybe two per season. Typically it snows one day and melts the next. Our accumulation is hardly worth mentioning.

This year Mother Nature must really be on drugs. As of early last week the Washington DC area was already up on their annual snow count by 2/3. This past weekend another huge snow rolled in and some parts of Washington got between 28 - 40". My sister got zero.

• We have so much snow that strip centers and stores are obscured from the road, by the snow piled up in their parking lots. Night crews are scooping snow from the sides of the roads, putting it in dump trucks and hauling it away.

Today I heard Vancouver is trucking and flying in snow for the Winter Olympics. Geez, they should have held them in Washington DC.

We are expecting anywhere from 6 - 20" more starting today through Wednesday. The radar map shows another storm forming for the weekend.

Enough already!

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It was just announced that John Murtha (D Pa) died today.

You may know that he was one of the most controversial Congressmen in Washington.

• He was responsible for those 3 Seals being Court Marshaled over the BlackWater capture.

• He has been filmed ignoring votes in Congress and passing laws without majority vote.

• He has made the list of the top 10 most corrupt politicians in Washington year after year.

Numerous Democrats have indicated they would not seek re-election. Now this strongly held seat in the Johnston area of Pa will be added to those up for grabs.

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Today looked really beautiful after the tremendous snow of the past two days.

Early this morning I took some photos shortly after the sun broke through. Today is blue skies, cold and just a super day.

One photo I took was kinda comical to me. The Igloo dog house in the dog yard has actually become an Igloo.

If you missed Sarah Palin's speech at the National Tea Party Convention last night you can watch it here.

Sarah is emerging as the voice of the Tea Party, not necessarily a candidate. She said in her speech the movement should not be based on the platform of one candidate. It was not a top down movement.

• The Tea Party is also not deemed to be a third party or the new Republican party. From what I understand the movement is a commitment to change. It is not a party but a membership of like minded Patriots. Dems, Republicans, Independents and Libertarians comprise the growing numbers of Tea Party members.

Tea Party members are committed to electing those who ascribe to less government, adherence to the Constitution, fiscal responsibility etc. This movement is a blending of like minded Americans who want to elect the best person, not the party person.

• She she we are at war. "They know we are at war. To win that war we need a Commander in Chief not a law professor at the lectern."

Sarah bashed the Obama and the administration in a big way. Sarah asked, "So how's that Hope-y Change -y stuff working for ya"?

The speech is about 45 minutes long, but it is worth listening to. The excitement of the crowd was electrifying. This movement is going to grow like a steam roller.

In Full: Palin's Tea Party Speech