Politics of Charatcter assassination is it Destroying Government in the Lehigh Valley and across the state

The last month or so I've been personally trying, to recruit people, to run for local office i.e. supervisor, commissioner, and Council people, as Democrats. What I found after a month, of very frustrating discussions is people aren't running ,because they don't want, to put up with the abuse, or give up their personal time and wealth to for something they don't feel will change anything.


These are the common everyday folks that use to make up local government, that use to serve because they wanted to improve their community. These people have decided it's not worth their time, the personal attacks bordering on slander , and the lasting damage these attacks cause, to run. When they can be working or having family time. The simple fact is most of the personal attacks are aren't even based in fact but once they are out there they might as well be.


Why is this a problem well eventually no one willing to run for these positions, and we are starting to see this in places like Slatington boro where they can't even keep a full boro council. This is just the starting a number of counties in Pennsylvania have numerous boros councils,twp supervisor, and even Mayor's seat that have stayed open for at least one or more terms.

This is by no means it's not simply the democrats that can't field candidates it's also the republicans and the third parties. Pennsylvania really needs a strict truth in politics law, a law that false accusation in politics are slander and immediate action need to be forced when such falsehoods are leveled. Such as removal from the ballot or massive fines.

Just in.........

John Kerry will not be running for the Democratic Nomination for President in 2008


THANK GOD!

Something that Bush doesn't seem to get

"When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all",

Governor Rendell Stop the insanity

I implore you to find a way to stop President Bush from using more, of the Pennsylvania National Guard as Cannon fodder, for his acts of insanity in Iraq. I know you have the power, to stop anymore deployments, of the Sons and Daughters of the Commonwealth, to this act of insanity. It was made clear last night, that President Bush cares little for the people. Who put themselves in harms way for the Citizens of the Commonwealth, of Pennsylvania who are already so over stretched mentally, emotionally, and economically. I ask you, implore you to stop his continued insane actions, in Iraq, at the expense of the People of the commonwealth, and with the lives of the Citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Tell President Bush you will authorize, no more Pennsylvania national Guard, to be sent to Iraq.

Just winning the County commissioner seats is not good enough

IN 2006 we "won" but we still only control 6 out of 14 state legislative seats, in the Lehigh valley and only 4 of 11 State legislative seats in Lehigh county. i.e. we only control 36 1/3 % of the state seats in Lehigh county and almost the same number of local seats 37% of the seats or 65 out of 174 elected positions (the best number i can get from the state website) on the Local level. It will be nothing to celebrate if we win a number of county commissioner seats in 2007 and do nothing about the low number of supervisor and council and other Elected municipal seats this will be no victory at all.


It is unacceptable for Democrats to make up more than 50% of the voters, but only make up 37% of elected officials, in Lehigh county. If no efforts are made to close this gap no one will deserve a pat, on their back for "winning" in '07. If all the attention
is given, to the County commissioners races, and none to the local ones(and i don't mean the city of Allentown), and we lose big like we did in 2005, on the local level. There will be hell to pay.

Repost of Lehigh county positions up for Election 2007

Seats currently Held by republicans needing challengers)

4 Lehigh County Commissioner seats
Lehigh County Controller
the newly created Clerk of Judicial Records
Lehigh county District atty

in addition

Alburtis boro will have election of two council seats

The city of Allentown will election one council member

CATASAUQUA BORO 4 council member

Coopersburg Boro 1 council member

Emmaus Boro 1 council member

HEIDELBERG TWP 1 Supervisor and chair of Auditors

Lower Macungie twp 1 sec of auditors

Lower Milford twp 1 Supervisor 1 Auditor

Lowhill twp 1 Supervisor

Lynn twp 1 auditor

Macunguie Boro 1 Council member

North Whitehall twp 1 Supervisor 1 Auditor

Salisbury Twp 1 commissioner

Slatington boro 3 council members

South Whitehall twp 3 commissioners

Upper mac twp 2 supervisor 1 Auditor

Upper Saucon twp 1 Supervisor 1 Auditor

Washington twp 1 Supervisor 1 Auditor

Weisenburg twp 1 supervisor 1 Auditor

Alternatives to De wesse

The Voters of Pennsylvania voted for Change not Bill De Wesse who is part of the problem in Harrisburg these are 5 Democrats who voted against the Pay raise and have close to as much experience as De Wesse and deserve to be Speaker more than he does, since they represent what the people voted for a real change not more of the same.

32 Anthony M. DeLuca (D, Allegheny)

39 David K. Levdansky (D, Allegheny)

36 Harry A. Readshaw (D, Allegheny)

72 Thomas F. Yewcic (D, Cambria)
76 Michael K. Hanna (D, Clinton)