In September, Perzel, a former speaker of the House and a top Republican fund-raiser, accepted $1,100 in golf balls from Crown Holdings, according to the corporation's lobbying-expense reports. The packaging giant, with world headquarters in Philadelphia, also reported providing $863 in balls a month earlier to Kenney, also a Republican.



Martin O'Rourke, a spokesman for Perzel and Kenney, said the two longtime lawmakers hadn't known that Crown Holdings provided the golf balls, and that when they learned of it from a reporter they decided to reimburse the company.

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_..._largesse.html
And don't forget the Democrats:
There is usually a good rule of thumb to do go by: if you are going to attack a party for something, make sure your side isn't doing the same things - especially if they rank #1.

Also, when the other side is actually sponsoring legislation to fix the problem.
In other words, it is a great topic if you wanted to attack all of Harrisburg. Really bad topic if you just wanted to attack Republicans.

In PA the problem doesn't tend to be R or D, it tends to be Harrisburg, but Piccola (R) has been willing to try to make change. Deweese (D) just likes to pay friends to do Ethics reports and do Sergeant Schultz impersonations. First 12 seconds: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ztgYhVFSDSQ

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A quick search of the OP's post history will kind of give you an idea of his game. Bitter about many things, but just be careful to not upset him he'll threaten to put a sec 8 prop next to you.

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"I'll vote for him if he's the nominee, but I'll continue to think he's a complete phoney." BrooklynCat 3/23
http://www.phillyblog.com/philly/pol...r-race-11.html

That is so lame, right out of the "obnoxious Obama supporter" playbook 3/17
http://www.phillyblog.com/philly/pol...r-race-37.html
RE-ELECT DAVID OH COUNCIL AT LARGE 2011

That threat doesn't mean that much when you live in North Philly already.

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You said it, not me. Was just trying to give a little bit of an insight on where this guys usually coming from with the majority of his posts.

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"I'll vote for him if he's the nominee, but I'll continue to think he's a complete phoney." BrooklynCat 3/23
http://www.phillyblog.com/philly/pol...r-race-11.html

That is so lame, right out of the "obnoxious Obama supporter" playbook 3/17
http://www.phillyblog.com/philly/pol...r-race-37.html
RE-ELECT DAVID OH COUNCIL AT LARGE 2011

Well he didn't have me fooled. I knew exactly which article he as quoting from and knew there were Democrats mentioned in it as well. So, obviously he was just trying to fulfill an agenda and doesn't really care about better government at all.

That is one of the things I find amusing about the Internet. Some people assume they are the only ones who read something.

Not to mention the fact he posted like he was leaking information and didn't actually read it out of the newspaper.

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Dems are garbage too. now can you admit that perzel is a crook and an opportunist??????

sorry charlie. not north philly. 3rd generation mayfair with business roots through mayfair and tacony as early as the 1940's


i know you want to beleive that your McCain really has the residents of the NE in mind and anybody who would dare vote democrat MUST be from n philly tax bracket

wrong on all counts......take your L

I am the one who lives in North Philly. It was in regards to GOP65s comment about plopping section 8 next to me.

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Yes, but he's our crook and opportunist!! He's done a lot of good for the northeast. Stop bitchin...