Playing On Fear?

Does this ad play on people's fears?
I'll let you decide that.
I will only tell you this: There are two precious little children in my world who I positively adore. And when I think about this election, they are the ones who are most on my mind. They really are what this election is all about. Again and again, I pray for their safety and their secuirty. Above all, I want them (and all our children) protected from the horrors of those who seek to destroy us.

PC Chuckles

Adam Cirucci sent us these wonderful politically correct jokes:
A priest and a rabbi walk into a bar ... They invite the bar's patrons to aninterfaith discussion on tolerance.
What's the difference between a Jew and a Pizza? .... You can't hug a pizza.
What do you say to a Mexican in a three piece suit? .... Gosh, that's aswell suit! I must get the name of your tailor.
An Irish American, a Japanese American, and an African American were stranded on a desert island ... Luckily theydrew strength from their differences and ultimately survived the ordeal.

Deep In Leap

Let's face it, any day that lengthens the dreary month of February is a pretty sad day.

Leap year day is a reflection of our own inability to understand (let alone control) time and space and the universe. The calendar is nothing more than a unit of measure. Time as measured by clocks and so forth is a feeble attempt on our part to gain control of something that is beyond mortal understanding.

We've messed it up from the start. The calendar doesn't quite work so we've had to add this stupid day to "make" it work for us. Now, we have to wait yet another day for this horrid month to be gone.

Do you have a February 29 birthday? Go ahead and enjoy it. But remember: We know how old you really are!

'Leading' The Nation

In January New Jersey was responsible for a whopping 56% of the nation's job loss.
Under wacky Jon Corzine and the all-Democrat state legislature New Jersey continues to drift deeper into debt, borrowing more and attempting to push forward with relentless rounds of toll and tax hikes. At the same time the state is bleeding jobs, businesses and residents. To say that New Jersey is not a business friendly state would be an understatement.
State spending must be drastically reduced now if there is to be any chance to prevent total economic collapse. Call your state legislator now and demand spending cuts and no increases in tolls or taxes.

Burden Of Knowledge

In the wake of the Great Man's death so many good William F. Buckley stories are circulating and they comfort us and help us to keep the memory of WFB alive. Here's one that we heard this morning:
In 1970 WFB appeared on the popular Laugh In TV show and was asked by comic Henry Gibson: "Mr. Buckley, you are almost always shown seated. Does that mean you can't think on your feet?" And WFB replied: "No, it's just hard to stand up with the weight of all that I know."

Shocked!

In Newark they've been having a difficult time putting together a jury for the corruption trial of the city's once-powerful Mayor, political boss Sharpe James.
It seems that many of the potential jurors are saying that they are distrustful of and disdainful toward all politicians and public officials.
Distrustful of politicians and public officials in New Joisey?
Why, we're shocked, shocked!

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Taking Comfort In Comfort

We had a great time last night at John DeBella's Comfort Food fest presented by Classic Rock MGK, 102.9 on the FM band.

The Fest at the beautiful Cescaphe Ballroom in Philly's hip Northern Liberties neighborhood featured food from many of our town's best chef's including one of our favorites, Pippo Lamberti of Positano Coast. Also on hand were Matthew Levin of Lacroix, Todd Fuller of Tangerine, Don Mercantuno of Brasserie Perrier, David Wiederholt of Oceanaire, Brian Duffy of Kildare's, Cary Neff of Coquette Bistro, David Zuckerman of Philadelphia Park Casino, Scott Dubbs of Lucky Strike Lanes and Steve Linneman of the Cescaphe Ballroom.

Food stations served wonderful goodies such as tomato soup and grilled cheese, chili, tuna melt, waffles 'n chicken, crispy pizza squares, pad Thai with shrimp and even that old reliable Spam. The drinks of choice were Bluecoat gin and Fiji water.

John DeBella is one of Philadelphia's favorite (and funniest) radio personalities and last night he presented his First Annual John DeBella Golden Spoon Award.

On a personal note, it's wonderful to see Positano Coast and all the Lamberti restaurants prospering. We've been visiting Aldo Lamberti's original South Jersey restaurant (Tutti Toscani) on Brace Road in Cherry Hill since it first opened in 1985. There are now nine Lamberti restaurants in the region with more than 300 employees company-wide serving more than 18,000 guests every week.

Kudos once again to the folks at Cashman and Associates for putting together a spectacular evening at the Comfort Food fest.

WFB, 1925 - 2008

As the father of the modern conservative movement in America William F. Buckley did more to advance the positive values of individual liberty, decency and simple common sense than anyone of his generation. He was more than a great thinker and communicator. He was also a consummate liver of life - a passionate man who was fully engaged; someone who showed us that an American could, indeed be a Renaissance man. Though his scholarly language often challenged us, the thoughts behind his words were rooted in the most basic American notions and virtues. He mainstreamed conservatism and made it meaningful and accessible to everyone. And, he showed us how to live an honorable life. He took to heart the words of Oliver Wendell Holmes: "A man should share in the action and the passion of his times at the cost of being judged not to have lived." He lived.

And He's Off . . .

Shortly after he gave his dismal budget address wacky Jon Corzine left Joisey and flew off to Ohio to campaign for Hillary Clinton.
Corzine is still insisting that Clinton will be his party's nominee. And he still believes that his heavily-lambasted NJ toll increase plan may survive in some form.
We do hope that Corzine had a great time in Ohio. Since he was closer to his home state of Illinois he must have felt a lot better than he did here in Joisey where his budget address to the state legislature did not garner any interruption for applause.