Big Ben

It has amazed me seeing how overwhelmed the residents of NEPA were with a Big Boy coming to Scranton's Steamtown.

I was doing the localized version of a Big Boy, the Big Ben, starting in 1978.

If you've never been forward-deployed to a combat zone, handing out free double-decker burgers to trick-or-treaters was close enough to all-out warfare. Been there, done that and I'm yet to recieve my purple heart.

It may not have been a one million pound locomotive, but it felt like a million pound weight while standing in front of that char-broiler.

Sorry.

My problem, not yours.

The Markie Fund

Well-lit money, if you will.

While I have doggedly supported politicians in the past, I have never, ever donated a single dollar to any such person. Sorry, but I am not your ATM.

Then this guy, Rob Bresnahan knocked off a democrat in the 8th congressional district setting off a dark money assault of epic proportions. From day one the Pennsylvania Accountibility Fund has been slandering him on a daily basis. Being a non-profit organization rather than a political action committee it can hide the sources of it's funding. Hence, the "dark money" can roll in from people not associated with the 8th congressional district.

The Accountability site lists four problem politicians; three republicans and one democrat who occasionally crosses party lines. According to them (whoever they are) we do away with four people and it's lollipops, rainbows and communist manifestos from here on out. Whoopie!

So, it's most likely George Soros vs. Rob Bresnahan. Therein lies the reason I upped and donated 50 bucks to Bresnahan. Yep, broke my own rule in spite of being annoyed with losing my favorite local television personality. And I regretted having done so almost immediately when every republican in the non-united states and far-flung territories started hounding me for cashola. Sorry kiddies, this is a local thing with a local guy.

I've never had any problem with the party myrmidon from Scranton, what's her name, Bidenetti? But, enough is enough with the phoney baloney "insider trading" campaign already. Got an idea or a plan?

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Anyway, prevarication and deception almost always set me off. And I'm done with the political donation bit.

Markie is tapped out.

Fruitcakes R US

There's just no end to the hypocrisy parade. There's no end to prevarication offered up as sociopolitical brilliance. There are fruitcakes from fruity plain to fruity marxist headquarters.

Six million dollars to garner 5,000 votes. Face it, New York City is now a hostile foreign domain.

Somebody get Denmark on the blower. NYC for Greenland...Straight up.

Don't axe me, I just work here.

More low-hanging fruitcake

Is there an arsehole the Democrats will not elect?

Based on the recent election results in the big apple, the answer is clearly NO!

That particular fruitcake is proof that while time is a great healer, it is a lousy beautician.

Is what it is.

Argue me this!

He's been nailing it for years.

Still got it.

If it ain't loud...

My parents...Mom and Grandmom were to catholisism what Vince Lombardi was to football.

There was never, ever a reason why we shouldn't be in that church. Everything was a bad sign, another sign that 'lil Markie was on the wrong path. And since I was obsessed with all things music since my first Beatles 45, I constantly heard the jive about certain bands making "Devil Music." Deep Purple, Yardbirds and heaven forbid the wall of distortion coming from Black Sabbath. Bad, bad, bad. Get to confession!

After a couple years of guitar lessons, I bought an electric guitar and a couple of pedals. Then it became obvious that I would be deaf before I was fifty. Yeah, I didn't help my own cause with the "if it ain't loud, it ain't worth a f*>k" attitude.

This photo depicts how I have always pictured heaven above.

As you might have figured, I'm in heaven. And, much unlike you Kamala supporters, I ain't even dead yet.

Best part is I ain't deaf neither.

You know, if it ain't loud, it ain't worth a f*>k.

Sez me.

Election Integrity

The U.S. Postal Service has opened a public comment period on its proposed rule regarding Ballot Mail for Federal Elections.

Comments are due by July 2, 2026. The proposal stems from Executive Order 14399 and would establish new standards for the handling and tracking of mail-in ballots used in federal elections.

If you've spent years advocating for election integrity, chain of custody protections, voter verification, ballot tracking, and public confidence in elections, now is the time to put your concerns on the record.

📧 Send comments to: PCFederalRegister@usps.gov Subject Line: Ballot Mail

IMPORTANT: The USPS requires that comments include your name and address. All comments become part of the public record. Do not include confidential information.

Topics you may wish to address:

▪️Verification of voter eligibility before ballots are mailed.

▪️Accuracy of voter lists provided to USPS.

▪️Procedures for adding or removing voters from ballot-mail lists.

▪️Tracking ballots through serialized barcodes.

▪️Chain of custody and traceability of ballot mail.

▪️Security of ballot envelope design.

▪️Handling of undeliverable ballots.

▪️Record retention and auditability.

▪️Privacy and protection of voter information.

▪️Transparency regarding ballot-mail processing and reporting.

▪️Uniform national standards for ballot-mail handling.

Deadbeat Obama

Are we shocked?

Did the white contractors get paid?

I'd bet white contractors were not even considered for this ill-concieved hulk of concrete.

F*>k him!

From My Cold, Dead (Right) Hand

THIS is how you prevent mass shootings from occuring.

Stop being a frightened leftist.

Grow a pair.

Convention Now!

I've met some of these impressive individuals.

It's your turn.

Later