Philadelphia

[Rome]

i love the comments left afterwards especially the ones comparing philly cops to nazi brown shirts in 1930's germany.

come on.  philly cops aren't nearly as organized as the nazi's were plus their uniforms aren't nearly as snazzy.

[ATV]

Damn,...those are some racist bastiches.

I think it's fairly safe to say that none of those cops are Eagles fans, though.

[Diomedes]

Damn,...those are some racist bastiches.

I think it's fairly safe to say that none of those cops are Eagles fans, though.

ha...well played

[BigEd76]

they got him

[MDS]

im not sayin notin to no po-lice

LOL, says the little white Jew.

mans got to have a code

[Seabiscuit36]

they got him

i actually had leno on in the background, and they cut in to say he was caught.  Tim Lake SUCKS at live news, dude looked so confused. 

[ice grillin you]

A group led by Citigroup and Spanish toll road operator Abertis Infraestructuras SA won the right Monday to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike, with a bid of about $12.8 billion.

Gov. Ed Rendell has been advocating leasing the turnpike as a means of funding mass transit and much-needed bridge and road repairs in the state.

Rendell has touted the lease as an alternative to Act 44, legislation he signed 10 months ago that includes converting Interstate 80 into a toll road. The federal government has not approved the introduction of that toll, which has garnered strong opposition.

Rendell said if the lease is approved, it would give the commonwealth 13 percent more funding than Act 44 and cost Pennsylvanians 30 percent less, because it would not include the I-80 tolling.

The governor first proposed leasing the turnpike about a year ago as an alternative to tolling I-80. A study done by Morgan Stanley estimated that a 75-year lease agreement could bring between $12 billion and $18 billion to Pennsylvania.

Rendell said "market conditions" and the toll setup -- which caps increases at 3 percent annually -- kept the bids at the low end.

[SunMo]

so what does that mean, the state gets the 12.8 billion, but they don't get the money from the tolls anymore?  who is still responsible for maintaining the turnpike?

[ice grillin you]

not penn dot thank god

[Geowhizzer]

Abertis Infraestructuras SA, according to Wikipedia.

[phattymatty]

that article says nothing about the PA Turnpike.

[Geowhizzer]

that article says nothing about the PA Turnpike.

Well, update it!

[Diomedes]

from CNN.com front page re: Philly police beatdown mentioned above..

Four Philadelphia police officers will be dismissed, three will be disciplined and a supervising police sergeant will be demoted...

[MadMarchHare]

Of course, if I beat down someone like that, I'd go to jail and be ass-raped for 20-30 years.  Instead of, you know, taking a pay cut.

[Diomedes]

Ah, no.  You'd get a lawyer to remind the court that you are white and have no record.

Probation before judgement and you walk.