Monthly Archives: December 2012

What Was the Romney Campaign Doing in the Field?

Posted on December 24, 2012 by | Comments Off |

Michel Kranish: Rich Beeson, the Romney political director who co­authored the now-discredited Ohio memo, said that only after the election did he realize what Obama was doing with so much manpower on the ground. Obama had more than 3,000 paid … More after the jump →

Posted in 2012 - Election or End-of-days?

All I Want for Christmas is Rob Gleason

Posted on December 23, 2012 by | 1 Comment |

I don’t want a lot for Christmas, there is just one thing I need. I don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree. I just want another term for Rob Gleason as Chair of the PA GOP. When I … More after the jump →

Posted in Elections, Miscellany

Happy Holidays! See You Next Week

Posted on December 21, 2012 by | Comments Off |

I’m taking off early to drive down to Tennessee for Christmas with the wife’s family. Hope you all have a nice relaxing holiday. See you next week!

Posted in Miscellany

PA Transportation Bill Should Aim to Grow Taxi Market

Posted on December 21, 2012 by | 1 Comment |

One thing that I would like to see discussed in the 2013 state transportation bill is taxi reform. More, better and cheaper taxis would be a great way to help ease some of the growth fears in PA’s cities. If … More after the jump →

Posted in Land Use, The Economy, Transportation

Pittsburgh Getting a Skyscraper That Can “Breathe”

Posted on December 21, 2012 by | Comments Off |

No political point to make about this, just a really cool building.

Posted in Land Use

Land Tax Would Cushion the Blow of AVI

Posted on December 21, 2012 by | Comments Off |

Sandy Smith is making great points about AVI and land taxes: For now, revenue neutrality is the right strategy to follow, especially after upset residents and Council members lambasted Nutter’s early attempts to generate more revenue from the new tax … More after the jump →

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Land Use

Who Will Be the New Speaker of the House?

Posted on December 21, 2012 by | Comments Off |

Ezra Klein on what Plan B’s embarrassing defeat at the hands of backbencher House conservatives means for the House Speaker election on January 3: The failure of Plan B proved something important: Boehner doesn’t have enough Republican support to pass … More after the jump →

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending

Barry Schoch: Bike/Ped Funding Safe

Posted on December 20, 2012 by | 1 Comment |

This Jon Schmitz article is so dense with transportation news, it could power like 4 blog posts. I’ll pull two items of interest to this blog and send you over to the P-G . First, bike/ped funding is safe. Washington … More after the jump →

Posted in Land Use, Transportation

Split Between Corbett and House GOP on Transit Funding

Posted on December 20, 2012 by | 4 Comments |

Jon Schmitz says Tom Corbett’s PennDOT Secretary Barry Schoch has been telling the smart growthers that the Corbett administration has no intention of doing separate funding bills for transit and auto infrastructure: Mr. Schoch also said the governor’s plan will … More after the jump →

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Land Use, Transportation

Boehner’s Plan B Only Uniting House Democrats

Posted on December 20, 2012 by | 1 Comment |

Wisdom from Stan Collender: Second, Boehner’s response to the White House’s latest offer — his Plan B — is making things worse not better and is going to leave him in a worse rather than a better negotiating position. Bringing … More after the jump →

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending