The Mercury’s Sound Off for Thursday, Jan. 12

To the Boyertown High School students who want to park in residential areas and not on the school lot, quit being a cheap wad and pay the $100 for a parking permit to park on school grounds and not residential areas. Residential parking is for the residents and not cheap wads who won’t pay the $100 to park on the school lot. I hope your cars get ticketed by the police

A fed-up resident

Notice how the liberal elites in Washington think they’re smarter than we are? The latest boondoggle from the Biden “Nanny State” is to eliminate gas stoves. Based on a study in California (where else?) by Stanford University that showed substandard air quality in 53 gas-powered homes, the rest of the country is now expected to stop using gas stoves. One more proposal in the name of “climate change” is to diminish our quality of life.

Greg Levengood

Well what do you know, the Democrats in Congress are tiring of investigations and hearings. After televised hearings on phone calls, impeachment, and January 6, the Democrats don’t want more investigations. Now isn’t that interesting, since the Republicans will be running the investigations?

Matt

The Mercury is defining in broad strokes, by reporting local news, the differences between the Republican and Democrat parties. Once again on the front page of The Mercury, Berks County is using taxpayer money wisely by providing money to spur private investment in Berks and build an industrial tax base. Meanwhile, Democrat Val Arkoosh in Montco is blowing half a billion dollars on a boondoggle — Montco, get ready for another tax hike.

Michael Stern

Brace yourselves for energy price increases in 2023. Why? Because of the Joe Biden energy tax increases. You know the tax increases that are only going to affect the people making over $400,000. Here is the first one: One estimate is projecting the Biden tax on Natural Gas will increase the average family’s gas bill by 17%. So much for Biden’s pledge of no new taxes on my family. More to follow.

Realist

Not a joke, to borrow a phrase, Joe Biden has initiated an app for destitute illegal immigrants to access on their smartphones before they get to the border. The app allows them to apply for asylum to speed up their illegal entry into the USA. This may be a joke: El Chapo’s son has already downloaded the app and has been approved for entry into the USA.

Billy G.

I find that the farther back I remember, the better things were — whether they happened or not.

Bill Wilson

Based on the stunning internal information released by Twitter, it wasn’t the Russians who attempted to use social media to interfere in the 2020 elections, it was our own government agencies. Review the various Twitter File releases if you have any doubts.

Robert Minninger

Bill Wilson, if you think your comedy act is so funny, why don’t you take your show on the road and cut the Sound Off readers a break? Seriously, your experiment of trying to be funny should be over. Thanks for considering my suggestion.

An op-ed piece offers what the writer believes are valid reasons why climate change may contribute to domestic violence. Paraphrasing a FOX anchor — “The left claims climate change causes domestic violence because they have nothing else.” Of course, you must accept FOX’s spin, because, after all, it’s FOX: “Fair, balanced, and unafraid!” FOX think you’re too dumb to make up your own mind, so they’ll make it up for you.

The Cartoonist’s Take last Thursday was touching. But it would have been more apropos if the television viewer pictured was donning a “Ride’n with Biden” teeshirt and crying with his head in his hands while watching a recap of all the failures and crises that happened in 2022 under Dopey Joe and the Democrats.

Barney

KC, bless your heart, again blaming Republicans for the collapsed Southern Border! First thing Brandon did on inauguration day was to collapse the Southern Border and begin the war on American energy and the unborn! The Democrats control the White House, Senate and House but it’s always the Republicans’ fault for everything! The collapsed border is on Biden and the Democrats, your spin doesn’t cut it!

Grant W, never did I say Trump would have been better. Undecideds probably voted for what they felt, was the least harmful of 2 candidates. The economics of the mishandled “pandemic” from Day 1 seems to escape you. There were far better candidates in the primary pools than Biden and Trump.

The Moderate

I would kindly ask my critics. particularly Mendy D to purchase this best-selling book on Amazon or wherever so as not to remain in total ignorance about the Covid-19 vaccine. You don’t want to keep spreading misinformation. The title of the book is “Cause Unknown” by Edward Dowd and can easily be fact-checked. You will then be much better informed and knowledgeable on the subject.

Info Depot

I wonder if Retired Guy has been a hypocrite his entire life, or did his affliction begin when his career ended? To criticize George Santos for “embellishing” his resume, while giving Biden a pass for his 50 years of whoppers, is downright disgusting. Biden didn’t just begin lying to voters only when his senility hit. Serial Liar Biden’s been a perfidious public servant since he began his political career under the Lincoln administration.

Mrs. Crabtree

RINO Brian Fitzpatrick had the temerity to join a bunch of Democrats in a DC memorial on January 6. Apparently, he agrees with them that something bad happened that day. All his GOP colleagues found the courage to stay away from this attempt to revise history and turn a day of patriotic enthusiasm into some kind of national tragedy. He should lose his committee assignments when Speaker McCarthy takes over.

L Carroll

Patriot45 failed to report that several Sound Off contributors also appear on the List of 2022 Losers. Who are they? You’ll have to look it up. Where is the list? We’re not saying. Who cares? Not for me to say.

MendaciousD

Lefty, you seem to be obsessed with me, and it seems like you are also obsessed with President Trump — that puts me in excellent company. It is well over your predicted 2 weeks until Trump’s indicted baloney. Hey, I guess 4 years of being wrong isn’t enough for you. By the way, exactly what was Trump going to be indicted for? LOL.

Sam Tasik

The shooting of a teacher in Virginia by a 6-year-old will bring back the liberal whining about “too many guns too easily available.” We have to remember that the right to bear arms is what makes us a great country, and an occasional inadvertent death is a small price to pay. Nations like England, Australia, New Zealand Canada, Japan, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy and others may think differently, but we are America.

J Swift

Just listened to Brainless Biden’s public address on border security. Sounds like someone just gave him the news that there’s a crisis at the border. He must have forgotten that he, his VP, and his White House Press Secretary have all been saying for the past two years that the border is secure. What a bumbling embarrassment this guy is!

Biggly

On the two-year anniversary of January 6th, President Biden honored 12 people with the Presidential Citizens Medal. Courageous people that stood up to the insurrectionists and election liars certainly deserved this honor. One name missing was Lt. Michael Byrd. Lt. Byrd withstood an armed mob and put down the leader in order to save our representatives and senators. God Bless, Lt. Michael Byrd!

Lefty

Newt ROFO, Batteries produce DC-direct current which is a one-directional flow of electrical charge. In my opinion, battery-powered cars can be referred to as ‘electric’ cars.

RS

A violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol that day, causing millions of dollars in damage as they hunted for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, defecated on her desk, chanted “Hang Mike Pence!” and delayed the certification of the election. Seven people died and more than 100 U.S. Capitol Police and D.C. Metropolitan Police officers were injured, including one who was beaten with a Trump flag by a Montgomery County man. (Philadelphia Inquirer) Lock him up!

Patriot54

“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody, ought not be trusted by anybody.” – Thomas Paine

Stress is one of the leading causes of a heart attack, Dot. Always looking at the gloomy side of life does you no good. Try looking on the brighter side of life, and you’ll find the physical and mental rewards are gratifying.

Portly

I keep some folks’ numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

Jim Fitch

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