Wednesday, December 30, 2009  End year messages  Tomorrow is the
end of the fundraising quarter and my inbox has been deluged
with donation requests from just about every politician running
for office in Pennsylvania and other places. I don't send them
anything because I have better things to spend my money on and I
think a better way has to be found to finance campaigns. I did
read a unique New Year message from 11th CD Republican candidate
Chris Paige who didn't ask for a penny.  My Confession  It's
almost the start of a new year, so I want to confess my sins -
most notably, the fact that I am a RINO. All of you who have
suspected that I'm a Democratic plant are absolutely right, and
here's the proof of my crimes:  I raised property taxes by 70%,
I raised income taxes by 87.5%, I raised garbage fees by 18%,
I've stated publicly that there's nothing left to cut in
government spending, I've stated publicly that the best way to
reduce government deficits is to raise taxes, I publicly refused
to endorse the GOP