Daily News - John Baer http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer RSS Feed for DN Col John Baer en-us Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:41:55 GMT John Baer: Holy inappropriate! http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer/20120215_John_Baer__Holy_ineptitude_.html BE IT RESOLVED: Whereas, members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, a bloated, overperked crowd indeed, apparently do not read or even seem to be aware of items they unanimously adopt, there shall henceforth be an outright ban on silly, meaningless resolutions. John Baer: Cut college aid? Brilliant, folks http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer/20120213_John_Baer__Cut_college_aid__Brilliant__folks.html SOME MINDSETS milling around higher education are dispositions deserving of dunce caps. They not only provide for further divide between left and right, leading to more government stagnation. They also summon the pitchfork crowd, anti-academics a la the Know Nothing Party. John Baer: Corbett budget: Slice and dice http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer/20120208_John_Baer_.html GOV. CORBETT, an avowed advocate of transparency, is offering a state budget more than transparent in terms of its politics and political goals. John Baer: A Harrisburg snafu http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer/20120206_John_Baer__A_Harrisburg_SNAFU.html THE first-century Roman poet Ovid defined chaos as "a rude and undeveloped mass that nothing made except a ponderous weight." John Baer: Rough sailing head for double-digit loser http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer/20120201_John_Baer__Rough_sailing_head_for_double-digit_loser.html THE GOOD Ship Gingrich, launched 10 days ago in South Carolina but scuttled last night in Florida, faces some rough sailing ahead if history is a guide. John Baer: JUST A SPEECH http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer/20120125_John_Baer__JUST_A_SPEECH.html PRESIDENT OBAMA'S State of the Campaign speech - a free prime-time TV ad last night - put down some pretty clear markers for his re-election bid. John Baer: A look at the Florida keys for Mitt, Newt http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer/20120123_John_Baer__A_look_at_the_Florida_keys_for_Mitt__Newt.html AS THE GOP primary shifts to a Mitt/Newt Deep South skirmish in Florida, two questions arise: Can Mitt change? Can Newt maintain? John Baer: Imagine, representatives truly representing http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer/20120118_John_Baer__Imagine__representatives_truly_representing.html YET ANOTHER PUSH to reform Pennsylvania politics and government might well get a boost from results of what's billed as a first-ever statewide public-integrity poll. John Baer: High-court justice's woes: It's Pa. politics, as usual http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer/20120116_John_Baer_.html THE CASE OF state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin comes with layers and tentacles that could create a multilevel political nightmare. John Baer: Newt's ready to pull out the stops http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer/20120111_John_Baer__Newt_s_ready_to_pull_out_the_stops.html THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL race today hits South Carolina, where Newt Gingrich has a plan for attacking Mitt Romney that resembles a murder-suicide pact.