Politics as usual

Politics as usual.

You've tried soaking it out. You've tried scrubbing it out. And still you get --

A LOAD OF F**KING CRAP.

Friends -- I don't know about you, but I'm tired of toilet living. Germs inhabit our houses. Why should we let them inhabit our most intimate democratic spaces -- organizing our lives around their feeble attempts to justify their own existence??? They're not politicians -- they're used-car salesmen who managed to sell us a lemon.

There is no adjective worthy of applying to these bacilli. They're killing the host. Even with a parasite, the number-one rule is -- DON'T KILL THE HOST. Well, I don't know about you, but speaking as a host who doesn't want to be eaten -- let's kick some ass.

Consider this:

July 2005 -- At 2 a.m., with NO FLOOR DEBATE, the Pennsylvania Legislature votes itself a 54-percent raise in salary.

2 a.m.

No floor debate.

Hel-LOOOOOoooo.

Anyone have a problem with this?

Yep.

How did things come to pass, where these bozos assumed we wouldn't notice?

I'll tell ya how. Cause we've allowed ourselves to become a bunch of fat, lazy, self-serving, non-thinking sheep. Baaaaaaaaaaaad news. We should invite all the constituents down to Harrisburg to witness us violate their wives. Why not? They raped us.

Ya tried soaking them out but you're still stuck with racing stripes in your shorts. Now what are ya gonna do? I'll tell ya what ya do. Pour a fuckin gallon of bleach in the wash and we're the bleach. Bleach kills everything. So, let's clean up.

Hanging's too good for them. Killing's too good for them. They should be torn into little pieces and buried alive.

I propose we vote every one of these low-life, greedy swine out of office. Get registered and get to the polls and get these thieves off the payroll. Vote for whoever runs against them. This is no time for party politics. This is a time to teach these parasites, and everyone else, that public servants can't vote themselves a huge pay raise at 2 O'clock in the morning without even so much as a floor debate!

Incumbent roll call votes...

Note: Senators in EVEN districts face re-election in 2006. Senators in ODD districts face re-election in 2008. ALL members of the House of Representatives face re-election in 2006.

In addition to the pay raise, the General Assembly passed a budget increase of 6.1% for FY 2005-06.

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Incumbent Senators

Sorted by district | by name | by county

Dist	Incumbent	County	B*	R*
1	Vincent J. Fumo	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
2	Christine M. Tartaglione	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	N
3	Shirley M. Kitchen	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	N
4	LeAnna M. Washington	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	N
5	Michael J. Stack	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	N
6	Robert M. Tomlinson	(R, Bucks)	Y	N
7	Vincent J. Hughes	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
8	Anthony H. Williams	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
9	Dominic F. Pileggi	(R, Delaware)	Y	Y
10	Joe Conti++	(R, Bucks)	Y	Y
11	Michael A. O'Pake	(D, Berks)	Y	Y
12	Stewart J. Greenleaf	(R, Montgomery)	Y	Y
13	Gibson E. Armstrong	(R, Lancaster)	Y	Y
14	Raphael J. Musto	(D, Luzerne)	Y	Y
15	Jeffrey E. Piccola	(R, Dauphin)	N	N
16	Patrick M. Browne	(R, Lehigh)	Y	N
17	Constance H. Williams	(D, Montgomery)	Y	Y
18	Lisa M. Boscola	(D, Northampton)	Y	N
19	Robert J. Thompson	(R, Chester)	Y	Y
20	Charles D. Lemmond++	(R, Luzerne)	Y	Y
21	Mary Jo White	(R, Venango)	Y	N
22	Robert J. Mellow	(D, Lackawanna)	Y	Y
23	Roger A. Madigan	(R, Bradford)	Y	Y
24	Robert C. Wonderling	(R, Montgomery)	Y	N
25	Joseph B. Scarnati	(R, Jefferson)	Y	Y
26	Edwin B. Erickson	(R, Delaware)	Y	Y
27	John R. Gordner	(R, Columbia)	Y	N
28	Michael L. Waugh	(R, York)	Y	N
29	James J. Rhoades	(R, Schuylkill)	Y	Y
30	Robert C. Jubelirer	(R, Blair)	Y	Y
31	Patricia H Vance	(R, Cumberland)	N	N
32	Richard A. Kasunic	(D, Fayette)	Y	N
33	Terry L. Punt	(R, Franklin)	Y	Y
34	Jake Corman	(R, Centre)	Y	Y
35	John N. Wozniak	(D, Cambria)	Y	Y
36	Noah W. Wenger++	(R, Lancaster)	Y	Y
37	John R. Pippy	(R, Allegheny)	Y	N
38	Jim Ferlo	(D, Allegheny)	Y	N
39	Bob Regola	(R, Westmoreland)	Y	N
40	Jane Clare Orie	(R, Allegheny)	Y	N
41	Donald C. White	(R, Indiana)	Y	N
42	Wayne D. Fontana	(D, Allegheny)	Y	N
43	Jay Costa	(D, Allegheny)	Y	Y
44	John C. Rafferty	(R, Chester)	Y	N
45	Sean Logan	(D, Allegheny)	Y	N
46	J. Barry Stout	(D, Washington)	Y	Y
47	Gerald J. LaValle	(D, Beaver)	Y	Y
48	David J. Brightbill	(R, Lebanon)	Y	Y
49	Jane M. Earll	(R, Erie)	N	N
50	Robert D. Robbins	(R, Mercer)	Y	Y
* B = budget vote; R = pay raise vote ++ = retiring

Incumbents in the House of Representatives

* B = budget vote; R = pay raise vote
** elected in special election after July 7, 2005
X = did not cast a vote
++ = retiring

Sorted by district | by name | by county

Dist	Incumbent	County	B*	R*
1	Linda Bebko-Jones	(D, Erie)	Y	Y
2	Florindo J. Fabrizio	(D, Erie)	Y	N
3	Matthew Good	(R, Erie)	Y	Y
4	Curtis G. Sonney	(R, Erie)	Y	N
5	John R. Evans	(R, Erie)	Y	Y
6	Teresa Forcier	(R, Crawford)	N	N
7	Michael C. Gruitza++	(D, Mercer)	Y	Y
8	Richard R. Stevenson	(R, Mercer)	N	N
9	Chris Sainato	(D, Lawrence)	Y	N
10	Frank LaGrotta	(D, Lawrence)	Y	Y
11	Brian L. Ellis	(R, Butler)	N	N
12	Daryl D. Metcalfe	(R, Butler)	N	N
13	Arthur D. Hershey	(R, Chester)	Y	Y
14	Michael R. Veon	(D, Beaver)	Y	Y
15	Vincent A. Biancucci	(D, Beaver)	Y	N
16	Sean M. Ramaley	(D, Beaver)	Y	N
17	Rod E. Wilt	(R, Mercer)	N	N
18	Gene DiGirolamo	(R, Bucks)	Y	N
19	Jake Wheatley	(D, Allegheny)	Y	Y
20	Don Walko	(D, Allegheny)	Y	Y
21	Frank J. Pistella	(D, Allegheny)	Y	Y
22	Michael Diven	(R, Allegheny)	Y	N
23	Dan B. Frankel	(D, Allegheny)	Y	Y
24	Joseph Preston	(D, Allegheny)	Y	Y
25	Joseph F. Markosek	(D, Allegheny)	Y	Y
26	Tim Hennessey	(R, Chester)	Y	Y
27	Thomas C. Petrone	(D, Allegheny)	Y	Y
28	Mike Turzai	(R, Allegheny)	N	N
29	Bernard T. O'Neill	(R, Bucks)	Y	N
30	Jeffrey Earl Habay++	(R, Allegheny)	Y	N
31	David J. Steil	(R, Bucks)	Y	N
32	Anthony M. DeLuca	(D, Allegheny)	Y	N
33	Frank Dermody	(D, Allegheny)	Y	Y
34	Paul Costa	(D, Allegheny)	Y	Y
35	Marc J. Gergely	(D, Allegheny)	Y	N
36	Harry A. Readshaw	(D, Allegheny)	Y	N
37	Thomas C. Creighton	(R, Lancaster)	N	Y
38	Kenneth W. Ruffing	(D, Allegheny)	Y	Y
39	David K. Levdansky	(D, Allegheny)	Y	N
40	John A. Maher	(R, Allegheny)	Y	Y
41	Katie True	(R, Lancaster)	X	X
42	Thomas L. Stevenson	(R, Allegheny)	Y	Y
43	Scott W. Boyd	(R, Lancaster)	N	N
44	T. Mark Mustio	(R, Allegheny)	Y	Y
45	Nick Kotik	(D, Allegheny)	Y	N
46	Victor John Lescovitz++	(D, Washington)	Y	Y
47	Keith J. Gillespie	(R, York)	N	N
48	Timothy J. Solobay	(D, Washington)	Y	Y
49	Peter J. Daley	(D, Washington)	Y	Y
50	H. William DeWeese	(D, Greene)	Y	Y
51	Lawrence Roberts++	(D, Fayette)	Y	Y
52	James E. Shaner++	(D, Fayette)	Y	N
53	Robert W. Godshall	(R, Montgomery)	Y	Y
54	John E. Pallone	(D, Westmoreland)	Y	N
55	Joseph A. Petrarca	(D, Westmoreland)	Y	N
56	James E. Casorio	(D, Westmoreland)	Y	N
57	Thomas A. Tangretti	(D, Westmoreland)	Y	N
58	R. Ted Harhai	(D, Westmoreland)	X	X
59	Jess M. Stairs	(R, Westmoreland)	Y	N
60	Jeffrey P. Pyle	(R, Armstrong)	N	N
61	Kate Harper	(R, Montgomery)	Y	Y
62	Dave Reed	(R, Indiana)	N	N
63	Fred McIlhattan	(R, Clarion)	Y	N
64	Scott E. Hutchinson	(R, Venango)	N	N
65	Kathy L. Rapp	(R, Warren)	N	N
66	Samuel H. Smith	(R, Jefferson)	Y	Y
67	Martin T. Causer	(R, McKean)	Y	N
68	Matthew E. Baker	(R, Tioga)	N	Y
69	Bob Bastian	(R, Somerset)	Y	N
70	John W. Fichter++	(R, Montgomery)	Y	Y
71	Edward P. Wojnaroski	(D, Cambria)	Y	N
72	Thomas F. Yewcic	(D, Cambria)	N	N
73	Gary Haluska	(D, Cambria)	Y	N
74	Camille George	(D, Clearfield)	Y	Y
75	Dan A. Surra	(D, Elk)	Y	Y
76	Michael K. Hanna	(D, Clinton)	Y	N
77	Lynn B. Herman++	(R, Centre)	Y	Y
78	Dick Lee Hess	(R, Bedford)	Y	Y
79	Richard Allen Geist	(R, Blair)	Y	Y
80	Jerry A. Stern	(R, Blair)	Y	N
81	Larry O. Sather++	(R, Huntingdon)	Y	Y
82	Adam Harris	(R, Juniata)	Y	Y
83	Steven W. Cappelli	(R, Lycoming)	N	Y
84	Brett Feese++	(R, Lycoming)	N	Y
85	Russell H. Fairchild	(R, Union)	Y	Y
86	Mark K. Keller	(R, Perry)	N	N
87	Glen R. Grell	(R, Cumberland)	N	N
88	Jerry L. Nailor	(R, Cumberland)	N	N
89	Rob Kauffman	(R, Franklin)	N	N
90	Patrick Elvin Fleagle	(R, Franklin)	Y	Y
91	Stephen R. Maitland	(R, Adams)	Y	Y
92	Bruce Smith++	(R, York)	N	Y
93	Ronald E. Miller	(R, York)	N	N
94	Stanley E. Saylor	(R, York)	N	N
95	Stephen H. Stetler	(D, York)	Y	Y
96	P. Michael Sturla	(D, Lancaster)	Y	Y
97	Roy E. Baldwin	(R, Lancaster)	Y	Y
98	David S. Hickernell	(R, Lancaster)	Y	N
99	Gordon Denlinger	(R, Lancaster)	N	N
100	Gibson C. Armstrong	(R, Lancaster)	N	N
101	Mauree A. Gingrich	(R, Lebanon)	Y	N
102	Peter J. Zug	(R, Lebanon)	Y	Y
103	Ronald I. Buxton	(D, Dauphin)	Y	Y
104	Mark S. McNaughton++	(R, Dauphin)	Y	Y
105	Ronald S. Marsico	(R, Dauphin)	Y	N
106	John D. Payne	(R, Dauphin)	N	N
107	Robert E. Belfanti	(D, Northumberland)	Y	Y
108	Merle H. Phillips	(R, Northumberland)	Y	Y
109	David Millard	(R, Columbia)	Y	N
110	Tina Pickett	(R, Bradford)	N	Y
111	Sandra J. Major	(R, Susquehanna)	Y	Y
112	Fred Belardi	(D, Lackawanna)	Y	Y
113	Gaynor Cawley++	(D, Lackawanna)	Y	Y
114	Jim Wansacz	(D, Lackawanna)	Y	Y
115	Edward G. Staback	(D, Lackawanna)	Y	Y
116	Todd A. Eachus	(D, Luzerne)	Y	Y
117	George C. Hasay++	(R, Luzerne)	Y	Y
118	Thomas M. Tigue++	(D, Luzerne)	Y	Y
119	John T. Yudichak	(D, Luzerne)	Y	N
120	Phyllis Mundy	(D, Luzerne)	Y	Y
121	Kevin Blaum++	(D, Luzerne)	Y	Y
122	Keith R. McCall	(D, Carbon)	Y	Y
123	Neal P. Goodman	(D, Schuylkill)	Y	Y
124	David G. Argall	(R, Schuylkill)	Y	Y
125	Bob Allen	(R, Schuylkill)	Y	Y
126	Dante Santoni	(D, Berks)	Y	Y
127	Thomas R. Caltagirone	(D, Berks)	Y	Y
128	Samuel E. Rohrer	(R, Berks)	N	Y
129	Sheila Miller++	(R, Berks)	Y	Y
130	Dennis E. Leh	(R, Berks)	N	Y
131	Karen D. Beyer**	(R, Lehigh)	-	-
132	Jennifer L. Mann	(D, Lehigh)	Y	N
133	T.J. Rooney++	(D, Northampton)	Y	Y
134	Douglas G. Reichley	(R, Lehigh)	N	N
135	Steve Samuelson	(D, Northampton)	Y	N
136	Robert L. Freeman	(D, Northampton)	Y	N
137	Richard T. Grucela	(D, Northampton)	Y	N
138	Craig A. Dally	(R, Northampton)	Y	N
139	Jerry Birmelin++	(R, Wayne)	N	Y
140	Thomas C. Corrigan++	(D, Bucks)	Y	Y
141	Anthony J. Melio	(D, Bucks)	Y	N
142	Matthew N. Wright	(R, Bucks)	Y	Y
143	Charles T. McIlhinney++	(R, Bucks)	N	N
144	Katharine M. Watson	(R, Bucks)	N	N
145	Paul I. Clymer	(R, Bucks)	Y	N
146	Thomas J. Quigley	(R, Montgomery)	N	N
147	Raymond Bunt++	(R, Montgomery)	Y	Y
148	Michael Gerber	(D, Montgomery)	Y	N
149	Daylin Leach	(D, Montgomery)	Y	Y
150	Jacqueline R. Crahalla++	(R, Montgomery)	Y	Y
151	Eugene F. McGill	(R, Montgomery)	Y	Y
152	Susan E. Cornell	(R, Montgomery)	Y	Y
153	Josh Shapiro	(D, Montgomery)	Y	N
154	Lawrence H. Curry	(D, Montgomery)	N	Y
155	Curt Schroder	(R, Chester)	N	Y
156	Elinor Z. Taylor++	(R, Chester)	Y	Y
157	Carole A. Rubley	(R, Chester)	Y	N
158	Chris Ross	(R, Chester)	Y	N
159	Thaddeus Kirkland	(D, Delaware)	Y	Y
160	Stephen E. Barrar	(R, Delaware)	Y	Y
161	Thomas P. Gannon	(R, Delaware)	Y	Y
162	Ron Raymond	(R, Delaware)	Y	Y
163	Nicholas A. Micozzie	(R, Delaware)	Y	Y
164	Mario J. Civera	(R, Delaware)	Y	Y
165	William F. Adolph	(R, Delaware)	Y	Y
166	Greg S. Vitali	(D, Delaware)	Y	N
167	Robert J. Flick++	(R, Chester)	Y	Y
168	Tom H. Killion	(R, Delaware)	Y	Y
169	Dennis M. O'Brien	(R, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
170	George T. Kenney	(R, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
171	Kerry A. Benninghoff	(R, Centre)	Y	N
172	John Michael Perzel	(R, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
173	Michael P. McGeehan	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
174	Alan L. Butkovitz++	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
175	Marie A. Lederer++	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
176	Mario M. Scavello	(R, Monroe)	Y	Y
177	John J. Taylor	(R, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
178	Scott A. Petri	(R, Bucks)	N	N
179	William W. Rieger++	(D, Philadelphia)	X	X
180	Angel Cruz	(D, Philadelphia)	N	Y
181	W. Curtis Thomas	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
182	Babette Josephs	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
183	Julie Harhart	(R, Northampton)	Y	N
184	William F. Keller	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
185	Robert C. Donatucci	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
186	Harold James	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
187	Paul W. Semmel	(R, Lehigh)	Y	Y
188	James R. Roebuck	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
189	John Siptroth	(D, Monroe)	Y	N
190	Thomas W. Blackwell	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
191	Ronald G. Waters	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
192	Louise Williams Bishop	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
193	Steven R. Nickol	(R, York)	N	N
194	Kathy M. Manderino	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
195	Frank L. Oliver	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
196	Beverly Mackereth	(R, York)	N	N
197	Jewell Williams	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
198	Rosita C. Youngblood	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
199	William I. Gabig	(R, Cumberland)	N	N
200	Cherelle L. Parker**	(D, Philadelphia)	-	-
201	John Myers	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	N
202	Mark B. Cohen	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
203	Dwight Evans	(D, Philadelphia)	Y	Y
* B = budget vote; R = pay raise vote ** elected in special election after July 7, 2005 X = did not cast a vote ++ = retiring