Hi Cass - I agree with you wholeheartedly about Rendell and the turnpike. I do believe at one time after the pike was paid for there weren't even to be any tolls - something along that line. Rendell is an ass and I am not a smoker, but he sure has hit them hard. How about the liquor Eddie - from your appearance you seem to hit the bottle a little and make we could tax it a little and leave the smokers alone.

Luke Ravenstahl - ah the power and the notoriety went to his head. I do not see him getting in another term. He is not popular now except maybe with the unmarried woman who would view him as husband material (ugh) and they could reign as first lady of Pittsburgh....

And Big Ben - I agree, they should've kept it at 6 games out - he doesn't deserve to be loved by Pittsburgh Steeler fans. He needs to prove himself a lot more before fans can be forgiving. A few little appearances with the kiddies just doesn't do it. Hines and Troy do that all that time and it wasn't because they were trying to reform. Benny needs to take lessons from them. And I believe also that he paid off the girl (out of court) and he should've served jail time. I don't know what girl would want anything to do with him anyway, but each to their own.

The only thing I don't agree with you on is Obama - I didn't vote for him and don't like him, but that's why everyone has their own opinion. He's too wishy washy and I don't believe he'll make it in again unless the populous black vote retains him in office.