‘That Boy Ain’t Right’. We’re talking US Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania:
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved.
Before long, Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and questioning why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do” and slamming his hands on a desk, according to one person who was briefed on what occurred.
As the meeting deteriorated, a staff member moved to end it and ushered the visitors into the hallway, where she broke down crying. The staffer was comforted by the teachers who were themselves rattled by Fetterman’s behavior, according to a second person who was briefed separately on the meeting.
The interaction at Fetterman’s Washington office, described to The Associated Press by the two people who spoke about it on the condition of anonymity, came the day before New York Magazine published a story in which former staff and political advisers to Fetterman aired concerns about the senator’s mental health.
That story included a 2024 letter, also obtained by the AP, in which Fetterman’s one-time chief of staff Adam Jentleson told a neuropsychiatrist who had treated Fetterman for depression that the senator appeared to be off his recovery plan and was exhibiting alarming behavior, including a tendency toward “long, rambling, repetitive and self-centered monologues.”
He needs help. Hope he gets it. In the meantime, Pennsylvania may need a new US Senator.
Nope. No Pope. Yet. Three votes down. Two more scheduled for today.
What’re You Looking At? There’s no law prohibiting a raccoon from smoking meth, is there?
Progress On The Delaware Weed Front? Looks like it:
After a string of unanticipated delays, Delaware’s recreational marijuana industry took a big step forward after state regulators gained an FBI approval to conduct criminal background checks on aspiring marijuana operators.
The approval will allow the state to complete the background check process, which must be done before a business in the burgeoning Delaware industry will be allowed to open.
The development comes seven months after the state first submitted its federal application for what the FBI calls a service code to authorize the state to fingerprint individuals as part of a criminal background check.
The service code is needed for marijuana operators to schedule fingerprinting appointments, which allows the State Bureau of Identification to generate criminal history reports and conduct investigations on operators.
“Fingerprint-based background checks are a vital part of ensuring public safety and maintaining the integrity of the program,” Paul Hyland, acting state marijuana commissioner, said in a recent press release. “We appreciate the FBI’s collaboration and are excited that selected applicants can continue moving forward.”
Could well be a two-fer this week as the State Senate is likely to confirm the nomination of Delaware’s new Marijuana Czar today.
Don’t know if it’s me or the news today. But that’s all I’ve got.
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