These blast e-mails serve a dual-purpose; they both distill key action-items [that others are invited to co-pursue]

and document the rationale for such efforts; this update conveys key-outcomes of a brief [two-minute-drill] chat held last night with Rep. Mike Vereb regarding a number of statewide issues [which could be terse because of prior conveyance of info that had been distilled from myriad sources]. Also, in this regard, info that appears more local and/or national/international is encompass ed, taking into account the obvious limitations affecting the power of a local physician/activist to influence mega-events transpiring elsewhere; as usual, input/suggestions/reactions/feelings/thoughts are invited. Most important, here, is to disseminate recognition of the intense political import of these ruminations, for BHO seems to be reacting to enhanced recognition of his venality by accelerating his destructiveness; apologists will be hard-pressed to conjure lingo that can rationalize-away a spate of profound missteps. {Noting this flash-back (philadelphia-eagles were in-mostly-good-health-heading-into-postseason), it is all-the-more desirable to ensure there is DEPTH in the WR-position corps, absent DeSean Jackson.} Per request, note this hyperlink to my just-published Kurdistan piece in In-Focus [Sherkoh Abbas, Robert Sklaroff and Joseph Puder - America Must Recognize Kurdistan] which, if implemented, could alter the entire Middle East Policy paradigm productively. Obviously, one must not disseminate ruminations in such volatile contexts, but certain concepts can be probed for their potential impact. For example, regarding Guzzardis petitions, Vereb feels others will be rehabbed for the primary-ballot if the Supremes dont reverse Leavitt; he re-cites the fatal lingo [accurately] as trumping the explanations that were captured in the Opinion and my view that filing with the DoS [with immediate global dissemination thereof, via the Internet] of the $-statement certainly satisfied the legislative intent [due to updated DoS procedures, even if implementation was flawed]. Here, he knows what I think and I know what he thinks, but certainly the climactic-issue is defined; presumably, the issue will quickly be rectified [assuming the tangential concern regarding the statedoccupation (which was certainly not intended to troll for clients) and extensive petition-analysis (which was correlative with my instant-vetting) are deferred [assuming Corbetts Crew transcends pettiness]. {On the Dem-side, critz-says-moderate-record-would-balance-pa-gov-ticket; presumably, Guzzardi would welcome working with Jim Cawley for, if nothing else, he would cogently link with prior policy.} Levity: The Jewish Hunger Games: Kvetching Fire - Official Trailer A Marauding Devil Baby has Scared People On The Streets Of New York "Elderly" couple dances to Bob Marley's "Is This Love" Vereb also takes-issue with Guzzardis ongoing characterization of his voting as reflecting RINOtendencies, as manifest on the liberty blog [mike-vereb-the-house-never-loses-dick-yeungling-andwendell-young-iv]. It would seem this broadside is rather weak [Mike Verebs Union UFCWU Contributions AND Yeungling Brewery; Mike Vereb collects campaign contributions from both sides of the liquor privatization issue. This is political genius. I do feel bad for Mr. Yeungling who seems to have been duped by a smooth talker.] and is not tethered to any particular vote or even any voting-pattern. Indeed, the one comment by Doug Mitchell on 1/22/2014 [I have been convinced for over a year that the sole purpose of prolonging the legalization issue in the PA legislature was re-election fund raising. The only differences between the current legislature and the famously corrupt 19th century version are the names on the checks.] is undermined by intuitive awareness of the major forces at-play [including those from the Bucks-GOP] that appear focused on maintaining selected aspects of the status-quo. Therefore, it would appear that Guzzardi should either provide more thorough documentation of his

concerns [by uploading his updated scoring-system, as specifically applied to Vereb] or refocus his concerns [against the Legislative leadership] accordingly; this constitutes unfinished business. Note this comment on PoliticsPA by fred douglass on April 16, 2014 at 8:39 am: Mr. Guzzardi indeed represents a choice, not an echo; an independent mind, not another face of the collective political class; a bridge over the swamps of Harrisburg, not a path further into the morass of self-dealing cronies. The notion of his candidacy offends the self-serving, self-interested of both parties two parties, one master. We the people can break the chains of servitude. Action is the plain duty of this hour. Note this comment on PoliticsPA by Solid R on April 17, 2014 at 12:41 am: Im happy for Guzzardi and for the democratic process. Choices and competition are good, they strengthen America. Bob may not win, but hes going to raise uncomfortable issues. Thats part of a healthy political process. Way to go Guzzardi! Use your opportunity wisely. Note my comment on PoliticsPA in response to those posted during the past 24-hours: Notwithstanding the back-and-forth regarding environmentalism, two key-points appeared to be directed @ my prior comments. #1 Isaac L wrote: "Dr. Sklaroff a technical note: an argument is only an ad hominem logical fallacy if its youre wrong because youre dumb not youre wrong, and youre also dumb or even youre dumb, and youre wrong. You can attack someone all day, and its not an ad hominem logical fallacy as long as the personal attacks are not given as proof." The first reference unearthed on the Internet does not convey the strict-constraint you articulated. [http://literarydevices.net/adhominem/]. #2 DD writes [rather than tackling my having ID'ed his hypocrisy regarding the desire to suppress Guzzardi's candidacy while suppressing Voter-ID]: "Guzzardi represents the chance to vote for the most foolish person on the ballot, and whose ideas of smaller/limited government are little more than anarchy. Guzzardis stated positions are proof of idiocy (or at least a fundamental lack of understanding of the role of government). Guzzardi is not out on some noble cause to slay your personal White Whale. Hes just one of those tea-party loons. "Lets put some numbers behind Guzzardis idiotic positions on taxes: 1) Would he change the state sales tax? (and if so, from 6% to what) 2) Would he change the state income tax? If so, from about 3% to what? 3) Would he tax the Marcellus Shale extractions? If so, at what rate?

4) Would he support using state revenue to boost public school funding in poorer areas of the state to some $xxxxx per child standard? If so please state the $xxxxx number. 5) What percentage of the vote do you think Guzzardi will get in the GOP primary next month?" I hope Isaac would agree with my characterization of the postures adopted by Guzzardi as "reductio ad absurdum"; regardless, it is clear that his putative candidacy provokes ranting/raving from at least one vocal-Dem. As noted elsewhere, it is indeed desirable for his viewpoints to be fleshed-out via a series of debates with Corbett for, in my view, he would simply reduce government-size to its Constitutional essentials. Guzzardis Electoral Rationale remains unrefuted: Compare Republican Tom Corbett's approval numbers with Obama's; Corbett's numbers did not decline by 11 points over the year. Obama wrapped up 2013 with an average 41% job approval rating in December, unchanged from November. His monthly job approval dropped almost continuously throughout 2013, falling 11 percentage points since January. Regarding internal-GOP concerns, Vereb favors promptly enlarging the MCRCs tent by recruitment of a Log-Cabin-like entity to attract the LGBTQ-community [without fanfare, without antagonizing others]; Im not of that behavioral-persuasion, but Im going to try to jump-start this effort. Overall, after we have been re-elected as co-committee-people [entering our third decade!], this will be implemented with Ms. Joanne Ayer; the key-concept [creation of an ongoing database] is long-overdue. Regarding AG-Kane, it seems the scope of aborted sting went beyond PA lawmakers taking cash gifts. Also, a national-piece [Pennsylvania AG caught lying about Dem corruption case she wouldn't prosecute] concludes: Kane is looking like Eric Holder in her assertion of the right to veto her legal requirement to enforce the laws she has sworn to uphold. Dick Morris, on Radio Free Philly yesterday [@ 5:30 p.m. 1210-a.m.] found that AG-Kane was contradicted by primary sources when she claimed that three prior AGs had decided this corruption case was meritless. Tersely updating PA-issues, it seems battle-lines continue to have been drawn [pennsylvania-poor-fiscalcondition; answering-the-critics-about-paycheck-protection; Sunbury coal-fired electric plant to close; gloom-and-doom-on-the-railroad [SEPTA-$]; Privatization Opponent Admits State Stores Don't Dissuade Drunk Drivers and morganelli-took-aim-at-liquor-privatization; and super-pac boosts shuster]. With specific regard to education, the philly-schools-spending-crisis will grow, teachers and students are both victims, and the PUSH TO MAKE KINDERGARTEN MANDATORY IN PA PUBLIC SCHOOLS by State Rep. Brendan Boyle ignores claims that Head Start hasnt been shown to have legs beyond 3rd Grade. {Gratefully, DA will drop wiretapping charge vs. student who recorded bullying.} Also noted: Baruch Mizrachi was killed and wife was wounded in Pre-Passover Terrorist Ambush and Google Earth Found Jewish Star Of David [the Magen David] on an Iranian Building. Although both OBAMA and CANTOR support the DREAM-Act, they SPARRED OVER IMMIGRATION; they couldn't even agree on the nature of a phone call. The Cruz endorsement accentuates a growing divide between Senate Conservatives Fundendorsed Shannon and Lankford, a member of the House Republican leadership. The

number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits rose to 304,000 last week from an upwardly revised 302,000 the week prior. Wall Street was expecting the number of claims to rise to 315,000 from an initially reported 300,000. The brains of pot smokers are allegedly affected [nucleus accumbens and amygdala], areas that are responsible for gauging the benefit or loss of doing certain things, and providing feelings of reward for pleasurable activities such as food, sex and social interactions; these data are, let us say, a bit preliminary, particularly noting that the subjects were smoking ~4x/weekly. Finally, it is desirable to refute concerns with the [below-reprinted] stances of the TEA [Taxed Enough Already] Party Movement; they appear particularly tepid and, thus, only hyperlinks acquired during the past day are invoked to provide reassurance that the TPM justifiably flourishes: Abide by the Constitution includes support for the Second Amendment as defined to include the rights of private citizens to be gun owners essentially without restriction. You know my feelings here. I appreciate your belief in the need for a Constitutional amendment to address my concerns. Until (which I find doubtful in the current political climate) an amendment is approved, I have trouble with a strict adherence to a literal interpretation of a document that doesn't reflect current times. And if your platform states you are against violence, why not lead the charge for an amendment on gun issues? Problems exist [Brother, 4, shoots 2-year-old after finding gun], but each such case must be investigated thoroughly to ID the isolateddefect; the key-priority is constitutional, which does not entail the rights of private citizens to be gun owners essentially without restriction (noting definable restrictions regarding prior criminality and mentality). Basing behavior on more than feeling entails opposition to violence by focusing upon underlying forces, not instrumentality. Thus, compare/contrast worriment about isolated [tragic] events with the fundamentals captured in multiple ways, by multiple people, on multiple occasions: obama-administration-is-secretly-declaring-thousandsof-us-veterans-incompetent-then-taking-away-their 2nd amendment-rights Caught On Camera: Cop Kicks, Confiscates Pro-2nd Amendment Sign Mississippi Open Carry: The 2nd Amendment Is Your Carry Permit Piers Morgan Says The Blind Don't Have 2nd Amendment Rights senate-gov-invents 2nd Amendment controversy Oliver North: 2nd Amendment 'Key' to Freedom hard-lessons-of-the-colorado-recall judge-napolitano feels officers in navy-yard [and, presumably, Fort Hood] should-have-been-armed

With respect to fiscal issues, I am willing to pay taxes to fund programs of importance to me. The challenge with reducing the deficit is how to do it in such a way that it doesn't decimate discretionary spending - something I suspect you would be happy to cut. I am not. Then deal with the fact that 86 Million Workers Sustain 148 Million Benefit Takers, as explored in yesterdays compilation-blast e-mail. Cutting the size of government is inconsistent with my view that we need safety nets and that there is indeed a role for the federal government beyond defense. And, as I have expressed, I am not opposed as you are to federal policies - I don't believe that everything should be decided locally. Noting how poverty is perceived by Guzzardi should allay worriment: So many complain about so much in the USA when we have so little to complain about. We have inherited, not by merit but by birth, a right to live in an Exceptional America. It is good to remind ourselves how good we have it. Others live like these stories Jonathan Spyer brings us from Lebanon and Syria. From time to time, it is well to remember what we have and not obsess about what we do not. No idea what promoting civic responsibility is suggesting - feels like there is a hidden agenda that I am missing. Perhaps, I am just a liberal not trusting. Youre not the only one who isnt trusting but, then again, lets examine the justification for such beliefs; whereas Ive documented the deviations that prompt most Americans to think BHO is a serial-liar [per fresh polls], we see Former TIME mag editor [Rick Stengel] sworn-in at State Department in the attendance of key-libs who overtly suppress dissemination of data [such as Lerners latest e-mails that support a war against the TPM orchestrated @ the IRS, detailed yesterday]. It is refreshing not to see a social agenda here, per se. However, I would like a better sense of where those who consider themselves to be part of the TEA party fall on key social issues. In other words, what is the overlap between social conservatism and fiscal conservatism opposed to federal interventions and spending? Behavior varies because that is not the central-issue; other than some controversy regarding funding [because of the federal ban on Abortion funding via the Hyde Amendment], the key-debate waged internally is focused on Foreign Policy [particularly after the SCOTUS decision on Gay-Marriage]. It has been triggered, for example when putin-spikedthe-football after russian-mediterranean-fleet expanded-to-11warships; todays STANDOFF, as WEST MEETS MOSCOW [an event that prompted RUSH LIMBAUGH DISCUSSES THE POSSIBILITY WE ARE ENTERING THE HISTORICAL START OF WWIII] will probably be for naught, noting that yesterdays UKRAINE ANTI-TERROR OPERATIONS FAILED, but that three pro-Russian protesters were killed in a firefight

with Ukrainian security forces as they attempted to storm a base used by the Ukrainian National Guard near the city of Mariupol; the TPM laments BHOs overt-passivism [and its implications, as per JAKE TAPPERS HAVING TAKEN SHOT AT OBAMA OVER NEW VIDEO: 'IT'S CERTAINLY NOT AL QAEDA ON THE RUN']. Compared with sen-ted-cruz, Rand Paul is an outlier in this regard [noting yesterdays WaPo Column, also cited in yesterdays blast and amplified by his father (RON PAUL: RAND WILL GET HIT WITH DISADVANTAGES IN PRESIDENTIAL BID FOR BEING MY SON)], but most everyone else in the TPM supports a muscular military [which is being enervated by BHO, all-too-rapidly].