State budget cuts will force the closing of the Daniel Boone Homestead in Berks County.

The most interesting part of this story is the fact that state Rep. David Kessler, a Democrat who represents part of Exeter, where the Boone Homestead is located, admits he didn't bother to read the state budget that he voted "yes" on. He simply did what Ed Rendell and the Harrisburg party bosses told him to do.

That budget has cut off funding for one of the area's best-run historical attractions.

When asked a very direct question about why he supported a budget that cut off funding to his own district, Kessler did his best to weasel out of answering it:

He said he could not answer whether he would have voted for the budget if he knew it meant the closing of the homestead.

"I need to dig in to what the numbers are and find out what we need to keep it open at some level," Kessler said.

Keep up the good work, Mr. Kessler. And voters in the 130th House District should remember how well Mr. Kessler represents their best interests when they go to the polls in May 2010.

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