At his town hall meeting Friday in Middlesex Township, state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe criticized the Mars Area School Board’s “scapegoat” decision to deny Marcellus shale drilling near school grounds, and said the school board voted against it only because of a vocal minority at school board meetings.

He went on to say the school board acted in an “irresponsible” manner and that it willingly participated in the dissemination of “misinformation.”

Now, isn’t that the pot calling the kettle black?