The Mercury’s Sound Off for Wednesday, Aug. 30

I chuckle after reading Tom Hylton’s nonsense article about zoning in Pottstown. The zoning changes that he was part of led to the decline of businesses wanting to locate in Pottstown. When the O/R zoning (office/residential) was changed to TTN that was the end. So in the TTN zoning area, if an insurance agent left and a financial planner wanted to take his space, a zoning variance, traffic study, etc., was required. $$$ Understand now!

Congratulations to CMD services for canceling the school bus run from the Pottstown Middle School. The reason is that drivers are unwilling to drive because of unruly students. I have ridden as an aide on that run. The students who ride on that bus are some of the most disrespectful I have ever seen. It seems to me that there is very little parenting going on. Hold your ground CMD.

Let me know when this new Biden pandemic gets bad enough that the Democrats decide to close the southern border. Until then, shut up because I’ll be living a normal life.

Cholly

Al Gore was celebrated by the Democrats for trying to overturn the 2000 presidential election. Hillary Clinton was celebrated by the Democrats for challenging the validity of the 2016 election. Stacey Abrams was celebrated by the Democrats for refusing to concede her loss in the 2018 GA Governor election. Every major Democrat politician and leftist mainstream media pundit proudly and emphatically denied Trump won the 2016 presidential election. Dems be tripp’n!

Butch

Over and over again we hear the ominous words “climate change” and always with a negative connotation. Why is “climate change” a negative thing? A longer growing season in Canada would provide a lot more food for the world. I would appreciate warmer winters when it comes time to pay for my heating oil. Over the years I have come to understand that change is inevitable, not all is good and not all is bad.

“Dutch”

And the winner is … Despite losing the popular vote in 2016 and 2020, filing 6 bankruptcies, being impeached twice, and being arrested on 91 felony charges, Trump followers think he is a winner. Trump sees them as pathetic losers who would never be allowed near his country clubs.

Jay Miller

Charges against Trump are pure politics! RICO, impeachments fabricated. Democrats can’t grasp Hillary lost! Trump did nothing illegal, Al Gore is exactly the same in calling out election results! Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis is using Trump charges for fundraising, also illegal, all political charges! None will bring a conviction against all 1st Amendment just like Gore! The justice system can’t be used for politics! America is being destroyed from within, as Nikita Khrushchev predicted!

I can’t believe the charges they keep coming up with on Trump. The Kennedys did the same as Trump with females, Hilary and Gore did the same with questioning voter results, and Pelosi was outstanding with her actions in Congress in front of the world. Schumer had his problems with truth but none of them were charged with anything. So if you want to get away with untruth you better be a Democrat, Just ask Biden.

I like the job that the FBI did in Utah the other day when a wack job Trumper threatened Joe Biden and Alvin Bragg. The FBI should continue to root out right-wing violence and do what’s necessary to keep our liberal politicians safe. Please go after the MAGA element who caused this mess. Trump for Prison!

Lefty

Democrats lie every day and then praise the Lord on Sunday. Hypocrites one and all!

Missy Miss

How ironic that those very journalists who were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for promoting the fabricated Russian Hoax lie, totally ignore the irrefutable evidence of bribery, money laundering, and influence peddling surrounding our sitting president. Just as we have a 2-tiered system of justice in our once great country, we also have a 2-tiered system of news media reporting. More than ever, we need the news media to provide accountability for all corruption in government.

Greg Levengood

The real problem with pornography is that it gives young people a totally unreasonable idea of how soon a plumber will arrive at their house.

Bill Wilson

KC, rather than just parroting the BS you hear from the Biden administration and CNN, please explain the exact “illegal means” President Trump turned to in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election. He certainly had a legal right to call attention to the Democrat-imposed election irregularities and the Democrat’s collusion with news outlets, social media, and FBI in burying the Hunter Biden laptop issue which swung the election to Biden.

Freddy

Bus company can’t find anyone to drive their buses to haul unruly Pottstown students around. Now it’s their parents’ problem. This really breaks my heart. HA!

MC923

“The committee (House Oversight), led by Chairman James Comer, said in the report that it plans to continue to investigate Biden to find evidence of corruption, even as it acknowledged that it had no evidence that he financially benefited from the myriad foreign business dealings of his son Hunter.” – USA Today. Some House Republicans have stated they see no evidence. FOX, the Far Right, and Sound Offers shriek about “clear evidence”. What and where?

Sorry to burst Brandon’s bubble, but most Americans are not celebrating Bidenomics. They’re losing 40% of their budget (20% inflation and 20% nest egg losses), given up on going out to eat (new $20 burgers) and road trips ($5.00 gallon gas), and worst of all: cannot retire due to $10 trillion in Joe’s borrowing that tanked the economy.

Biggly

Wow, radical Republicans really are guilty of weaponizing the justice department. Why won’t Jim Jordan investigate this? “In late December 2020, Trump attempted to use the Justice Department to make knowingly false claims of election fraud to officials in the targeted states through a formal letter under the Acting Attorney General’s signature, thus giving the Defendant’s lies the backing of the federal government and attempting to improperly influence the targeted states…”

Patriot54

The scuttlebutt around the DNC clubhouse is that the Democrats are going to file another indictment against Donald Trump. This time for taking an absolutely awesome mug shot.

The Snarky Conservative

Now that I’m older I’ve come to realize that the leading cause of injury in old men is the fact that they still believe they’re young!

Jim Fitch

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