Ah, the awful horror of next year's education budget: Philly is planning to eliminate 13 schools for at-risk students and cut funding for remedial disciplinary programs in half. (Inquirer) Sometimes I think that if Philly exploded, killing every man, woman, and child in a one hundred mile radius, a smile of delight would cross Tom Corbett's face. A Daily News editorial notes that the Philly school district's clout is limited, given that the district is about as "popular as a bed bug infestation." Cripes.
This is apparently some kind of biggish deal: Former Dem Mayor John Street is considering an independent run against Dem Mayor Nutter. (WHYY)
Former PA senator and current GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum found a way to embarrass himself without the help of Dan Savage: Talking about John McCain's ignorance of torture. (Politics PA) This is all in the post-Bin Laden-death--did-torture-help debate; McCain says no (hello integrity!) Santorum was all yeah torture is hella cool u don't understand. You know, ever since the '08 campaign I've lost most of the respect I had for McCain, but the dude can't raise his arms over his head because he was, you know, tortured and shit.
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