With all the news about wars and oil spills and heat waves, it's tempting to skip over news about Pennsylvania's new budget. But this article in today's Inquirer is one that merits a closer look. It seems that Governor Rendell has decided to honor his friend and neighbor, Arlen Specter, by spending $10 million, financed by state-issued construction bonds, to help build the Arlen Specter Library to house Specter's papers at Philadelphia University in East Falls. (The budget also includes $10 million to help build a library in Johnstown to hold the papers of the late congressman, John Murtha.)
In a year in which state aid to public libraries has been cut by 9%, it's hard to imagine (1) that the governor couldn't come up with a better way to spend your money and (2) that Specter and his deep-pocketed supporters can't raise their own money if they really believe his papers deserve their own library.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
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Will Specter's papers reveal how a single bullet can hover in the air for a few seconds before making a 90 degree turn? Or detail his theories about how Anita Hill was secretly attracted to Clarence Thomas?
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