Posted on 02/05/2016 5:59:21 PM PST by lightman
REPORT CARD
First marking period
Student: Thomas Westerman Wolf, governor
Freshman, Class of 2018
Grading scale: 0.0-4.0
Overall effectiveness (weighted)
Grade: 2.0
Comments:
Thomas is an idealistic student and a hard worker. In the past, he has demonstrated skills that qualified him for this honors program. He has been successful in business and as a community leader, bringing together people with different viewpoints to cooperate and achieve common goals. So far, however, he has not successfully brought those skills to bear on his primary task: Passage of a state budget that reflects his governing philosophy. It would be unfair to say he “does not work well with others,†and it should be noted that he has been a victim of political bullying by Republican classmates. But this program demands that students overcome such challenges and find innovative ways to succeed. Thomas still has three marking periods to show improvement.
Budgeting 101
Grade: 1.5
Comments:
As noted above, Thomas has practically failed in this primary gubernatorial task. He has taken on a monumental challenge in balancing the state books without accounting gimmicks, addressing structural deficits. We recognize that he was near success at the end of the marking period with a compromise budget, but in the end he failed to deliver. In this course, that is really all that matters. We suggest he take a more incremental approach to achieving his goals. He won a commanding statewide victory, bestowing a clear political mandate. But the reality is that he faces a Republican majority in both legislative houses. That will not change in the second marking period – and probably not in the third or fourth marking periods either. He will need to find innovative ways to foster cooperation with his GOP classmates.
Political Science 102
Grade: 2.0
Comments:
Thomas is a well-read student of political history, having achieved a Ph.D. in political science from MIT. But he is still finding his way in Pennsylvania realpolitiks. He has explained that he understands the challenges, is not discouraged by the partisanship in Harrisburg, and he noted that he knew achieving his lofty goals would take time. But a quarter of his time has elapsed, and the antipathy with his Republican rivals only seems to be increasing.
Education 201
Grade: 3.5
Comments:
Thomas gets high marks for ambition. He seeks to increase the state’s percentage of public school funding and make sensible investments in Pennsylvania students. His efforts to reform property taxes also deserve praise, as does his focus on improving struggling urban school districts such as in York City. Unfortunately, these efforts are incomplete. We hope to see more concrete results in future marking periods.
Government Integrity 222
Grade: 4.0
Comments:
This is an area in which Thomas truly excels. He instituted a gift ban for administration employees (one that should be emulated by his classmates in the Legislature). He is committed to #transPArency, posting his schedule and calendar online. He personally practices his public servant preaching by refusing a salary and living at home – driving his own Jeep to campus as a commuter.
Management Skills 301
Grade: 3.5
Comments:
Despite budget challenges, Thomas has operated the state efficiently, looking for smart ways to save money – in the food stamps program, in corrections, etc. Also, his team’s response to January’s blizzard was commendable.
Self-assessment:
2.0-3.0
“I’m a hard grader … maybe B or C.â€
Comments:
We’d go with a C. Remember, voters are hard graders as well.
Current GPA: 2.0
Dean’s list: No
Ping.
wolf is a commie in wolf clothing.
billy ayers would say wolf is a commie with a small “c”.
Integrity , 4.0? Sure with AG of his party disbarred and facing indictment, and some kind of super sleazer he appointed to Delaware River Port Authorityhttp://www.nj.com/camden/index.ssf/2015/07/drpa_appointment_by_pa_governor_called_to_question.html
Sorry, F
He’s flooding our state with Syrian migrants.
He made me reassess a move into the state.
Thomas riled his classmates early on when one of his first acts was to boot the school mascot (Corbett-appointed open records office manager).
yep, the commie is flooding the state with scumbags, some peeps don’t realize what a dirtbag wolf is.
This scoring is way too generous.
Very nice post.
IMO, Wolf is eminently qualified to sell used, soiled mattresses to flophouses in Philly and Camden ghettos. Nothing more.
He’s just another Marxist.
Trying to balance the budget without accounting gimmicks? Give me a break. There’s absolutely no trick nor anything complex about balancing a budget. All it takes is courage and a basic grasp of arithmetics.
He seeks to increase the state's percentage of public school funding and make sensible investments in Pennsylvania students. His efforts to reform property taxes also deserve praise, as does his focus on improving struggling urban school districts such as in York City.
Understand one thing and one thing only: When Democrat governors vow to reform the local property tax they mean JUST THIS: funnel more money from YOUR kids' school district into the bankrupt Philadelphia schools (and to a lesser degree, the bankrupt school districts in Allegheny County and a few other urban areas.)
Wolf got himself elected by promising he would soak Natural Gas producers and taxpayers with higher income and sales taxes to pay off s $1 billion dollar pledge to the PSEA.
So far, the Republican legislature won't have any of it. Good.
Unfortunately, these efforts are incomplete. We hope to see more concrete results in future marking periods.
Fortunately, he has failed, and continues to fail. Since the only area in which the local York fishwrap gives him above average grades is an area he should fail, his overall grade is more like a D- or F.
Yep.
A newspaper from York.
Where I hear daily repots on the local news about homicides, shootings, gang-related violence, etc?
A Democrat controlled city, run by a black female Dem. mayor.
Just like Harrisburg, which is also run by a black female Dem mayor.
Agreed, but he’s not for balancing budgets which can stand the light of scrutiny. He’s a closet redistributionist, intent on keeping his brand of Marxism & socialism alive and quietly functioning, in PA. He’s in the greasy pockets of the PSEA and unions and the Dem PA Machine, and his brand of accounting will never see the light of day. He’ll destroy fracking and drilling revenue in 1-2yrs, and move the tax burden on to business, driving even more out-of-state; no surprise there.
Need your comments.
Does “C” stand for “Crackhead”? If so, I agree, cause many crackheads would do better.
He’s a real jackwagon, all right.
But our legislature has managed to stonewall him so far. And his AG is about to be thrown out of office.
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