The LuLac Edition #2594, February 4th, 2014

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MAYBE I’M AMAZED

MAYBE I’M AMAZED………..that now things are going to get really interesting when the Luzerne County Council starts to invoke its powers of investigation to get to the bottom of the LCTA “Ghost rider” situation. Kudos to my friend Sue Henry of WILK and Commission Vice Chair Edd Brominski for bringing this up. The problem here is authorities can do whatever they want. That has to change but in the meantime while we bash the LCTA for pumping up figures, I’d love to see a statewide audit of everybody from the Department of Transportation. I’d love to see the veracity of numbers from SEPTA. In the meantime, another little rumor that turned into a truth.
MAYBE I’M AMAZED……….that on Thursday the last mining vestige in Luzerne County came crashing down. The Huber Breaker came down and just like the land where the Sterling stood, green grass will occupy the site. The Economic Development types have been running away from our coal heritage for so long that this would be inevitable. The big shots at the Chambers do have a heritage of their own. Like the mine owners they purposely keep the wages of workers in this region down. There has been no attempt to attract any company of consequence. But they pat people on the head making 8 bucks an hour and tell them how much their work ethic is appreciated. In the meantime, young people around here know nothing of the sacrifices made by those working in the mines. It’s as if it never happened.
MAYBE I’M AMAZED………..that no one seems to be getting excited about this year’s Governor’s race yet. It’s early though so we’ll see.
MAYBE I’M AMAZED………..that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is going on the offensive after still another accusation of his knowledge of highway gate. Look, this guy is done and now you are going to see the implosion of a political career.
MAYBE I’M AMAZED………..that a tiger’s night vision is six times greater than a human’s.
MAYBE I’M AMAZED…………at how AMC every Super Bowl Sunday just knows the right movies to pick to counter program for sports. Brilliant.
MAYBE I’M AMAZED……..that now the surviving Boston Bomber might be spared the death penalty. Sorry, I say if he is guilty, sentence him to death. But then kill him without fanfare and announce it six months after you did it. Don’t give him a final circus show to take a few bows in.
MAYBE I’M AMAZED…….that there were so many State of The Union Rebuttals given by so many people this year that I’d bet even money that next year the GOP will invite Anthony Antonello or Frank Sorick to get their two cents in.
MAYBE I’M AMAZED……that my favorite car wash, Mr. Kleen in Exeter had over 500 cars coming through their business on Saturday. Wow. The owner told the Citizen’s Voice that he made more in that one day than in the horrible, miserable god awful insufferable death month of January.
MAYBE I’M AMAZED……..that a man was charged with hiding drugs in his buttocks by police. Man how’d ya like to smoke that stash? I mean if I’m a parent and I want to stop my kid from taking drugs, this case is exhibit A. And the kicker, the guy’s last name is Brightman. Yes indeed. 
MAYBE I'M AMAZED.......at the uproar from right wing "Americans" who were insulted by the Coca A Cola commercial where people of different ethnicities sang "America The Beautiful". You  should have seen the screaming and crying on Face Book. To these people, if it ain't white...it ain't right. To ease their mind, here's something they'd be more comfortable with.