Pittsburgh has Politics?

A) There is a CostCo bag of DD Coffee here. Mmmm... i dunno about life, but IIIIII run on Dunkin'.

B) So this "gritty feeling i have in my right eye when i wear my contacts" is apparently an allergic reaction to something... undetermined. So, i am wearing glasses for 10 days. I forgot what a pain that is.

C) Listening to WDUQ this morning on the drive in, i heard that there is a group or a movement going by the name "The Whiskey Rebellion 2," and that they are trying to get a referendum on the November Ballot to repeal the "Onorato Tax" (the 10% added tax on any alcoholic beverage). Onorato is threatening a response he is calling "The Property Tax Rebellion."

I don't even know what to think, to be honest. There is a part of me that is thinking, "well... the money has to come from somewhere..." and the other part of me is thinking "i do hate paying 14 dollars for two beers."

What ALL of me is thinking is this. "The Property Tax Rebellion"? No. That is not in the LEAST what he is proposing. What Onorato is proposing should be called something along the lines of "The Great Dark Alternative" or, "Onorato's Reign of Terror." Call it like it is, Dan, Case here is the thing: Rebellions are always AGAINST the man... and you cannot rebel AGAINST the man if you ARE the man. Don't get me wrong, i am no anarchist or anything... this is just how it works. YOU, Daniel, are part of what these people are rebelling against, cause you are in power. You cannot rebel if you HAVE the power. There is nothing against which to rebel. gawd.

And, as i alluded to with my suggestions for alternative names to the plan, why do politicians have to be so un-inventive? To borrow from the West Wing, i would wager that Onorato is so unimaginative if he ever became President (God-Forbid) his secret service code name would be "Dan Onorato." I bet when they form a committee to start fixing the bridges and potholes in and around the Pittsburgh, he will want to call it "The Committee To Fix The Bridges And Potholes In And Around The City Of Pittsburgh."...

The CTFTBAPIAATCOP... look out. It's coming.





...also... Dan Onorato... when you say that doesn't it beg a jingle to the tune of "camp anawana..." i cannot possibly be the first to think of that...