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In an effort to inform the citizens of Philadelphia to the dangerous cuts that are proposed for the Phila. Fire Dept., our union has started a website. The website contains many of the details that the Mayor and his cronies aren’t giving the public. It is not enough to simply say “No firehouse will close and no firefighter will be laid off.” That is just smoke and mirrors. He is attempting to shut down individual fire trucks and eliminate the positions of the firefighters manning them. The station may still be there but the trucks will be gone. It’s like saying “I’m not closing swimming pools (although he is) I’m just not putting any water in the.” So the pools may stay open but no one can swim in them. Get it?

So if you get a chance click over and see how big-city Mayors are taking advantage of the fiscal crisis to slash public safety.

We are also having a protest march on Dec 15 @ 11 am. We will march from 5th & Willow and rally at City Hall. If you live or work in the Center City area hope to see you there.

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SOME MORE CHANGE…

MEET ERIC HOLDER, THE MESSIAH’S

ATTORNEY GENERAL DESIGNATE

Eric Holder with Slick Willie and Janet Reno

Barack Obama has made many of his picks for his cabinet already. Many conservatives are starting to breath a little easier apparently in the mistaken belief that he is moving toward the center. He has been dredging up many Clinton era re-treads in an attempt to surround himself with people who may have a clue on one hand, but appear not to be radicals on the other. If that really is his motivation, he clearly failed with this nomination. Eric Holder is a very dangerous man with some very dangerous views and history. From his Wikipedia bio:

In 1997, upon the spring retirement of Jamie Gorelick, Clinton nominated Holder to be the next Deputy Attorney General under Janet Reno. Holder was confirmed several months later in the Senate by a unanimous vote. During his confirmation hearing, Holder’s opposition to the death penalty was questioned, but he pledged his intention to cooperate with the current laws and Attorney General Janet Reno, saying, “I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us.“

What happens to conservatives who take the same stance on Abortion? They are deemed UNFIT to serve, that’s what.

In his final days with the Clinton administration, Holder was involved with President Clinton’s last-minute pardon of fugitive and Democratic contributor Marc Rich.

After presenting his case to Holder in a November phone call and a last minute January 17th letter, Quinn arranged a phone call between the White House and Holder, asking the Deputy Attorney General to share his opinion on the Rich pardon. Ultimately, Holder gave a “neutral, leaning towards favorable” opinion of the pardon to Clinton.

The guy was a CRIMINAL and Holder should have said so. Gutless coward.

Holder has also come under fire for his actions following the capture of the twentieth 9/11 hijacker Zacarias Moussaoui, who was taken in custody before the terrorist acts. Holder would not allow the FBI to inspect his laptop, which contained evidence of the plot.

This one takes the cake. His protection of this terrorist allowed the plot to go undiscovere.  Period.

While D.C. v. Heller was being heard by the Supreme Court in 2008, Holder joined the Reno-led amicus brief, which urged the Supreme Court to uphold Washington, D.C.’s handgun ban and said the Department of Justice from Franklin Roosevelt through Bill Clinton had always believed that the Second Amendment does not protect the rights of individuals to own guns for personal use. Holder said that overturning the 1976 law “opens the door to more people having more access to guns and putting guns on the streets“.

Holder also DEFENDED Bill Clinton’s pardon of these animals:

On August 11, 1999, Clinton commuted the sentences of 16 members of FALN, a violent Puerto Rican nationalist group that set off 120 bombs in the United States mostly in New York CityChicago, convicted for conspiracies to commit robbery, bomb-making, and sedition, as well as for firearms and explosives violations.^[4] None of the 16 were convicted of bombings or any crime which injured another person, though they were sentenced with terms ranging from 35 to 105 years in prison for the conviction of conspiracy and sedition. Congress, however, recognizes that the FALN is responsible for “6 deaths and the permanent maiming of dozens of others, including law enforcement officials.” LINK

I don’t remember John Ashcroft or Alberto Gonzalez DEFENDING terrorists during their tenure. I don’t remember them trying to take away our Second Amendment rights or expressing opinions that are consistently at odds with Federal and Supreme Court decisions, as well as congressional intent. I also don’t remember them expressing opinions against Capital Punishment. (Although Ascroft WAS pilloried for his staunch defense of INNOCENT life). That’s how it is with the left. Coddle terrorists, pardon criminals, kill the innocent unborn, yet let the murderers off the hook.

Like I said, this guy is DANGEROUS. Let’s hope the Republicans mount a vigorous challenge to this guy just like the Democrats did to Ashcroft and Gonzalez

BIG OLD JET AIR-O-LINER

Unlike many people watching the fiasco on Capital Hill lately, I thought the criticism of the Big Three auto bosses’ use of private “Corporate” jets was unfair. Now granted, it may have been dumb, but to beat up on them for that when there are so many other legitimate areas they should be crucified over was a bit of a cheap shot. Like it or not, they have to do a lot of traveling and their time is valuable. What made it even more crass was that many in Congress were the ones doing the sniping.

Does anyone feel any better that they drove in from Detroit this time around? By the way, they couldn’t drive all the way in the new Chevy “Volt” electric car because it isn’t ready yet. Can you believe that? They had it brought (flown?) in so they could pull up in front of the Capital for the photo op. That’s just sick, man.

How’s that for gall? I mean since our CONGRESS is 98% responsible for wrecking the world economy they should shut the hell up. You know what I mean? The utter gall of Pelosi, et al. When it comes to squandering our tax dollars, they never seem to run out of ideas.  I guess we already forget her arrogance when it comes to taxpayers’ money and jet setting around the country. In that case I’m posting a reminder. Try not to vomit.

D.C.F.D. IN HOT WATER

DC MAN DIES AFTER MEDICS

DIAGNOSE ACID-REFLUX

A 39-year-old Northeast Washington man died yesterday, a few hours after paramedics responding to his complaints of chest pains and trouble breathing told him he had acid reflux and did not take him to a hospital, family members said.

D.C. fire officials are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Edward L. Givens, who was found by family members just before 6 a.m. in his home in the 700 block of Division Avenue. Paramedics told Givens late Tuesday that he had acid reflux, instructed him to take Pepto-Bismol and left, family members said. LINK

“I don’t understand the paramedics, why, when he said he was in chest discomfort, he wasn’t taken to the hospital,” said Lolitha Givens, the man’s mother, who lives in the home and was there when 911 was called Tuesday night. “I’m just baffled by that.”

Well, let me say this about that: LINK

This is why we take EVERY single person who calls 911 to the E.R. This is also why EMS is so incredibly expensive. This case sums it up perfectly. In Philly, we will respond to close to 300,000 emergency calls a year. The vast majority are EMS, and most of them don’t require serious medical attention from emergency services (meaning that you are in imminent threat of death without life saving treatment).

However, there are many, many cases where people are pretty sick and we take them right to the E.R. Most of the time everything works out fine. They are the other 299,999 cases you will never hear about. Our department is so paranoid about cases like this that they have basically mandated a free ride to the hospital for whoever calls, whenever they call.

HOWEVER, there are times when the system breaks down. Usually it’s not the fault of the members. We are critically understaffed and there are far too many calls coming in. Plus, the system is deluged with abuse.  Unfortunately that doesn’t appear to be the case here. Now I don’t know what D.C.’s protocols are, so I won’t speculate on what those guys should or should not have done – BUT in Philly we take EVERYONE, plain and simple. It’s actually easier that way. We would NEVER make a diagnosis. If anyone has chest pains or difficulty breathing, that’s an automatic ride to the E.R.

But therein lies the problem. We don’t have enough ambulances or Paramedics to taxi one thousand people a day…EVERY day of the year, to and from the hospital without being periodically overwhelmed. The fact of the matter is the EMS concept is supposed to be geared to traumatic emergencies, not routine health care. We have gotten away from what we are good at in many cases. I am much better at cutting you out of your wrecked car than I am at treating your abdominal pains.But since the Politicians demand we take everyone, that’s what we have to do. Once again, government is the problem, not the solution.

So I suspect these guys are in some serious trouble, barring any gross misrepresentation of the basic facts as reported. I wish them the best for “There but for the grace of God go I.”

Unfortunately, until politicians get serious about public safety and stop interfering, people who shouldn’t otherwise, will continue to die.