May I vent about Gov. Rendel?

First time a budget was passed on time BUT he wouldn't sign it until he got the "little" extras he was asking for in amendments. Sort of like blackmail.  Threats were made about layoffs and unpaid state workers....well, in this budget, he cut Medicaid funding, library funding, firefighter funding and more.  He is still talking about laying off some workers and he's "sorry about that but at least PA residents don't get a tax hike."

First, the extras adding items arelike:

$10M for the Arlen Spector Library

$10M for the John Murtha Library

$10M for High Mark Blue Shield new building

$4M for a dilapidated building in Harrisburg that no one knows what will be done with it afterwards.

$10M for 2 vacant school buildings to be renovated.

$3M for King's College in Wilkes-Barre.

$4.5M for renovations to the form Dixie Cup factory in Bethlehem (also vacant).

$15M for renovations/upgrades to Tastycake facility.

There are plenty more and what I noticed was most renovations/upgrades/gifting took place in.....where else....Pittsburgh and Phila. area. It's freaking ridiculous. He should be funding the public libraries and the public services and if Spector wants a library, let him build it himself. The same with the estate of Murtha. I can see where Tastykake can offer more jobs IF, and only if, they expand production. Why should we taxpayers have to pay for these items?

Rendel states it will create jobs. Yeah, temporary jobs for unionized trade associations; i.e., building construction, plumbing, electricians, etc., and then what? It doesn't solve the 1000s of unemployed  who don't have the skills for these jobs and doesn't help those who live in areas other than those mentioned above.

Oh, yeah. He is taxing natural gas companies, cigarette products, but I believe cigars and smokeless tobacco are still not taxed.

Where the heck is his head? Oh, I forgot. He's an expert at spending and doesn't think of the consequences. After all, it won't be his problem after November.  I zipped off an email thanking him for putting the citizens of PA in further debt so if ya don't hear from me for a while, you know the Rendel police came for me. LOL

Sorry about this poilitical vent. I will be checking to see exactly WHO suggested these items and I definitely will not vote for those reps this November.  I suggest everyone in every state start checking the state budgets and keep track of those reps too, and make sure you let them know if you don't like something in it.

End of vent. Sorry.