Day341 Friday 08/05/11

ran 2.2 miles
Some facts about the state of Pennsylvania:

• Pennsylvania was the second state to join the union on December 12, 1787, six days before New Jersey and five days after Delaware.

• Population, as of 2010, is 12,702,379.

• Senators are Robert Casey, Jr. (D) and Patrick Toomey (R).

• Representatives are Robert Brady (D), Chaka Fattah (D), Mike Kelly (R), Jason Altmire (D), Glenn Thompson (R), Jim Gerlach (R), Patrick Meehan (R), Michael Fitzpatrick (R), William Shuster (R), Thomas Marino (R), Lou Barletta (R), Mark Critz (D), Allyson Schwartz (D), Michael Doyle (D), Charles Dent (R), Joseph Pitts (R), Tim Holden (D), Tim Murphy (R), and Todd Platts (R).

• Pennsylvania has twenty electoral votes after losing one for the 2010 Census Reapportionment. The state has voted blue in the last five presidential elections, but is considered a swing state. Barack Obama defeated John McCain by 11% in 2008.

By the way, Standard and Poor’s has officially downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time in American history. Happy Birthday, Barack Obama. This is a response to the mockery our president and congress has made of wasting our tax dollars fighting a lengthy battle over a useless decision regarding our debt ceiling. This is ridiculous. What are these people thinking who fight so hard for Barack Obama? All I see is bitterness and a destructive, childish, misunderstood passion to end America as we know it.

If you voted for this guy, and I know it’s hard for anyone to admit that they were wrong, it’s time to swallow your pride and save your country.

1,066.7 miles to go.