PSoTD

Ed Rendell says he's not vice presidential material, either.

Pennsylvania still has lots of rural areas and communities that do not have options for high speed Internet service. This is an example of what a small local government entity can do to help bring service to the area. Little things in leadership help.

Hamilton Township supervisors unanimously agreed Monday, Feb. 11 to sign the township up for Hi-Speed Internet service through Verizon, should that service be made locally available. Township supervisor Rebecca Davidson is spearheading an effort to have the company bring the service to her neighbors in Hamilton Township. She recently put up a notice at the post office informing Verizon customers, or those wanting high-speed internet service, that Verizon will consider bringing in service to the area provided that fifty of its customers, living within a two-mile radius of the telephone building on State Rt. 6, inform them of their interest. They also must commit to a minimum of one year of the service, if it is provided, Davidson said. Currently, there is no high-speed internet phone service offered in Ludlow, and the majority of computer users must rely on the frustratingly sluggish dial-up service provided.

Could we really be "the deciders"?

Pennsylvania supporters of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama said Wednesday that their near-draw on Super Tuesday heightens the prospect that the state's primary will be crucial in deciding the Democratic presidential nomination.

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Philadelphia lawyer Mark Aronchick, a national fundraiser for Clinton, said it is unlikely that either candidate will break away as the clear front-runner before the Pennsylvania primary, but "if it's going to happen, it would be Hillary Clinton."

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Aronchick said Clinton's effort would be aided by Gov. Ed Rendell and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, who have endorsed Clinton and have strong political organizations.

It will be interesting to see if Rendell's "political machine" means that much in this primary election. I personally hope not - mostly because I can't say I'm impressed with Big Ed's tenure as Governor, and somewhat because I can't say I see that much advantage to the country in providing Rendell with some sort of big political appointment if he ends up helping get Hillary elected as President. I like watching him on the post-game show after Eagles' games. Maybe he should just stick with that.

This Kos post brings up the sorry state of Pennsylvania's state legislative Democrats. As a Democrat, I have to say, they've been a disappointment since I moved here in 1991. I absolutely do not understand why House legislators choose to make Bill DeWeese their leader - I admit that I don't know what goes on behind the scenes, but it seems to me that leadership requires more than an intricate knowledge of the legislative rules and owning the world's greatest thesaurus.

On the state level, there is not one Pennsylvania Democrat visible that can serve as an inspiration to the voters of things to come. Not one.

Something to read while the school delay goes on...