Mitt wants people who need medical marijuana to suffer, greatly

He's not just wicked when it comes to busting up companies.

Been a long time coming

Teeing off from an opinion piece in the National Review that goes gaga over Pat Toomey, the morning paper seems to suggest, in an editorial today, that the time is ripe for a political party to put a Pennsylvanian on the presidential ticket:

National Review Online columnist Jim Geraghty said Toomey distinguished himself to such a degree that he has become a leading candidate for the vice presidential nomination, even though we have no idea who will be at the top of the GOP ticket.

"The Republican nominee is likely to need a running mate who has impeccable free-market credentials, is admired by the Tea Partiers, and preferably comes from a swing state," (National Review Online columnist Jim) Geraghty wrote. "A figure who would face little learning curve if thrust into the presidency and is experienced enough with how the federal government works to be a heartbeat away from the Oval Office, but hasn't become a stale creature of official Washington. Someone who built his reputation as a staunch defender of conservative principles and by making the hard choices, but has also demonstrated a certain flexibility and willingness to compromise to achieve what he deems the nation's highest priorities."

And who might that Keystone statesman be. Dunno. The paper doesn't say; the writer just waxes nostalgic about James Buchanan and former Sen. Richard Schweiker, whom Ronald Reagan courted when the Republican nomination was almost within grasp in 1976.

I got it. Joe Eppihimer!

Paging Joe Eppihimer!

Here it is, the valve from the Berks County Services Center that burst on Sunday, causing $500,000 damage cross two floors.

Total damages: $100,000 for cleanup, $400,000 for renovation. Cost to county taxpayers after insurance: $50,000.

There are hundreds more valves that could go at any time, and they all need to be inspected and potentially replaced. You do the arithmetic.

For now, we can just be thankful that Judge Tim Rowley's picture of John Lennon survived the deluge.