Friday, August 31, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Pennsylvania Turnpike $7 billion in the red
Since former Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell signed the ill-fated Act 44 into law in 2007 to divert funds from the Pennsylvania Turnpike to pay for subsidized mass transit in Philadelphia, the Turnpike has run up a $7 billion deficit. Heckavu job, Fast Eddie.
Pennsylvania Turnpike $7 billion in the red
Pennsylvania Turnpike $7 billion in the red
Columnist: Vote fraud and its beneficiaries
Glenn Reynolds on Democrats' growing reliance on voter fraud to keep power: Many of America’s largest and worst-governed cities suffer from entrenched and corrupt political machines that maintain their position in no small part via voter fraud. Corrupt machines (like that of Detroit’s disgraced ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick) siphon off money that should go to essential services and instead divert it to political fatcats and their supporters. Efforts at reform are often defeated with fraudulent votes.
Vote fraud & its beneficiaries — Glenn Reynolds - NYPOST.com
Vote fraud & its beneficiaries — Glenn Reynolds - NYPOST.com
Monday, August 27, 2012
Republicans unveil 'national debt clock'
A brilliant idea on the part of the Republican Party to remind Americans that Barack Obama has piled up more than $5 trillion in new debt in less than four years.
Republicans unveil 'national debt clock'
Republicans unveil 'national debt clock'
GM expected to suspend Chevy Volt production over slow sales
So much for Government Motors and its CEO Barack Obama.
GM expected to suspend Chevy Volt production over slow sales
GM expected to suspend Chevy Volt production over slow sales
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
Real motives of Voter ID opponents exposed
Have you been following the debate over Pennsylvania's new Voter ID
law? Democrats are challenging a common-sense law that requires a photo
ID before casting a ballot, claiming it will prevent many Obama
supporters from voting in November. The letter below was published in The West Chester Daily Local News and the writer does a great job of exposing Democrats' real reasons for blocking an attempt to prevent voter fraud.
Not really a surprise
I don’t know how many of you recall Gordon Bennett’s letter in the Daily Local a few weeks ago (“Voter ID Law part of GOP strategy”) complaining about those mean Republicans in Harrisburg depriving “more than 700,000 Pennsylvania voters” of their right to vote, most of them who would “normally vote Democratic.” And I’m thinking (with a bit of mischief), “What is it about Democrats that they don’t know how to obtain proper ID like most people?”; and, were I Mr. Bennett, perhaps I’d be a bit reluctant to raise the question in a public forum.
But then again, should we be surprised? For isn’t this in large part a constituency that has become so dependent on others for guidance and assistance that special laws and regulations and entitlements must be passed and instituted and fostered on the rest of us to accommodate them?
Consequently, we are told that what is perfectly normal for the great majority of people ... obtaining photo ID ... is an “outrageous” suppression of their rights and a way to get Mitt Romney elected, and the governor’s office should be inundated with calls, express your outrage, blah, blah, blah. My goodness, such indignation!
In his shoes, seems to me I’d rally the party faithful and get these people down to the local county Democrat committee, or get some form out to them, sign ‘em up! How long have these people NOT had identification? Just a few days, or maybe ... a few YEARS!? How about a little less whining and showing some initiative? This sounds a little like New Orleans and Katrina, if you ask me, where people sat around waiting for help (unlike the victims of Mississippi flooding in the Midwest), rather than looking out for themselves which, if you’ll pardon the obvious, is pretty much what one of the major themes of this election is all about too.
JOHN deCARVILLE
East Fallowfield
Romney announces energy independence plans
We know the Obama energy plan has failed. Gas prices have doubled since Obama took office.
Romney announces energy independence plans - Conservative News
Romney announces energy independence plans - Conservative News
Star-Studded Lineup for Farm Aid Coming to Pennsylvania
Farm Aid is back and is coming to Hershey, Pa., for the first time on Sept. 22. Headliners include: Kenny Chesney, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews.
Kenny Chesney Joins Star-Studded Lineup for Farm Aid's Food and Music Festival Coming to Pennsylvania
Kenny Chesney Joins Star-Studded Lineup for Farm Aid's Food and Music Festival Coming to Pennsylvania
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Jobless Claims Revised Upward (Again)
Unemployment in the US is worse than what the government is telling you. Even with the high numbers, the Obama Labor Dept. manipulates the numbers to make the jobless rate appear better than it is. When nobody is looking (especially the liberal media), the department releases the real numbers.
Jobless Claims Revised Upward (Again)
Jobless Claims Revised Upward (Again)
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Constitution Party abandons bid for Pa. ballot
Sorry folks, but the Constitution Party will not be offering a presidential ticket to Pennsylvania voters on Nov. 6 because it cannot gather enough signatures to make the ballot.
Third-party candidates needed to gather at least 20,601 signatures — 2 percent of the total ballots cast for the highest vote-getter in last year’s statewide elections — to qualify for this year’s statewide ballot, according to the Associated Press.
Constitution Party abandons bid for Pa. ballot
Third-party candidates needed to gather at least 20,601 signatures — 2 percent of the total ballots cast for the highest vote-getter in last year’s statewide elections — to qualify for this year’s statewide ballot, according to the Associated Press.
Constitution Party abandons bid for Pa. ballot
Obama weighs in on 'Call Me Maybe'
Can we put somebody in the White House is is serious about solving the nation's problems? From Politico: President Obama on Friday weighed in on a matter of pressing national concern: his thoughts on the smash hit single 'Call Me Maybe' by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen.
Obama weighs in on 'Call Me Maybe'
Obama weighs in on 'Call Me Maybe'
Monday, August 20, 2012
PA State Rep. Tom Quigley to Chair House Select Committee on Property Tax Reform
Rep. Tom Quigley, a Republican from Montgomery County, on Monday was unanimously elected chairman of the House Select Committee on Property Tax Reform during the committee’s first hearing.
PA State Rep. Tom Quigley - Quigley Unanimously Elected to Chair House Select Committee on Property Tax Reform
Quigley authored the resolution that established the committee, which will report its findings and recommendations to the House by Nov. 30.
PA State Rep. Tom Quigley - Quigley Unanimously Elected to Chair House Select Committee on Property Tax Reform
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Paul Ryan to campaign in Pa. on Tuesday
Paul Ryan will make his first campaign stop in Pennsylvania in Chester County Tuesday. Follow the link below to find out how you can get tickets to the event.
Paul Ryan to attend 'victory rally' in West Goshen
Paul Ryan to attend 'victory rally' in West Goshen
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
Is Bob Casey Jr. the worst Senator in the U.S.?
Columnist JD Mullane on Bob Casey Jr., "The Senate’s most ineffective legislator, maybe ever. He sponsored 199 bills in the 112th Congress, and none became law. A bad year of partisan gridlock, you say? Casey’s party controls the Senate and he still can’t get anything passed."
Bob Casey Jr., the Senate's strike out king - www.phillyburbs.com: J.D. Mullane: bob casey jr., bob casey, pennsylvania, senate, patrick howley
Bob Casey Jr., the Senate's strike out king - www.phillyburbs.com: J.D. Mullane: bob casey jr., bob casey, pennsylvania, senate, patrick howley
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Former Obama ally to speak at GOP convention
Former Alabama Congressman Artur Davis, who was the first member of Congress not from Illinois
to endorse President Obama in 2008, will be a featured speaker at the
Republican National Convention and will presumably endorse Mitt Romney
for President.
A former co-chairman of the 2008 Obama campaign, Davis, then a Democrat, seconded the official nomination of Obama at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Davis, who is disappointed with the Obama presidency and radical policies, recently announced he is joining the Republican Party and supporting Mitt Romney.
"The perspectives and ideas (Davis and other headliner speakers) bring to the convention stage will show all Americans that Romney and Ryan are the ticket to a better future," GOP Chairman Reince Priebus said. "Former Congressman Davis especially will give voice to the frustration and disappointment felt among those who supported President Obama in 2008 and are now hungry for a new direction."
Former Obama ally to speak at GOP convention
A former co-chairman of the 2008 Obama campaign, Davis, then a Democrat, seconded the official nomination of Obama at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Davis, who is disappointed with the Obama presidency and radical policies, recently announced he is joining the Republican Party and supporting Mitt Romney.
"The perspectives and ideas (Davis and other headliner speakers) bring to the convention stage will show all Americans that Romney and Ryan are the ticket to a better future," GOP Chairman Reince Priebus said. "Former Congressman Davis especially will give voice to the frustration and disappointment felt among those who supported President Obama in 2008 and are now hungry for a new direction."
Former Obama ally to speak at GOP convention
Poll: Romney cuts into Obama lead in Pa.
A new poll of Pennsylvania voters finds President's Obama once double-digit lead over GOP challenger Mitt Romney dropping significantly as Election Day nears. (Obama won Pennsylvania by 10 points in 2008). Among the highlights of the August 2012 Franklin & Marshall College Poll:
The August 2012 Franklin and Marshall College Poll finds President Obama with a 6 point lead over Mitt Romney, 44% to 38%. Obama is viewed favorably by 46% of voters to 32% for Romney.
Poll: Romney cuts into Obama lead in Pa. - News - Citizens Voice
The August 2012 Franklin and Marshall College Poll finds President Obama with a 6 point lead over Mitt Romney, 44% to 38%. Obama is viewed favorably by 46% of voters to 32% for Romney.
More highlights:
1. President Obama leads Mitt Romney, 44% to 38% with 15% undecided; when voters who lean to a candidate are included a similar advantage shows for the president, 47% to 42%, leaving 7% of voters truly undecided.
2. Bob Casey leads Tom Smith, 35% to 23% with 39% undecided, in the U.S. Senate race; when voters who lean to a candidate are included, Casey's lead increases 43% to 28%, but a high proportion still remain undecided (24%).
3. Compared to Romney, Obama is seen as better understanding of the concerns of ordinary Americans, 57% to 30%, better able to handle foreign policy issues, 53% to 34%, better able to handle the job as military chief, 47% to 37%, and closest to respondents' views on abortion and gay marriage, 47% to 37%. Romney now leads as the candidate most prepared to fix our economic problems (44% to 42%) compared to June (38% to 44%).
4. Obama's job performance remains more negative than positive, with 43% positive (good or excellent job) and 56% negative (fair or poor job).
5. PA Voters favor repealing the heath care law 48% (strongly or somewhat favor) to 42% (strongly or somewhat oppose).
6. Almost six in ten Pennsylvania voters believe the state is moving in the wrong direction, 57%, while 30% say it is moving in the right direction.
This survey reflects interviews with 681 Pennsylvania voters, conducted by the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College from August 7-August 12, 2012 (sample error of +/- 3.8 percentage points).
Poll: Romney cuts into Obama lead in Pa. - News - Citizens Voice
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Why judge refused to block Pennsylvania voter ID law
Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson, in upholding Pennsylvania's new voter ID law: "The photo ID requirement … is a reasonable, non-discriminatory, non-severe burden when viewed in the broader context of the widespread use of photo ID in daily life," he wrote. "The Commonwealth’s asserted interest in protecting public confidence in elections is a relevant and legitimate state interest sufficiently weighty to justify the burden."
Why judge refused to block Pennsylvania voter ID law
Why judge refused to block Pennsylvania voter ID law
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Berks woman charged with unemployment fraud
A Pennsylvania woman who had a job managed to collect $39,000 in unemployment benefits, according to state officials.
Berks woman charged with unemployment fraud
Berks woman charged with unemployment fraud
Monday, August 13, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Romney to announce VP pick on Saturday
Got
this media advisory from the Romney for President campaign at 11:17
p.m. I wonder why Virginia? Could it be the current governor Bob
McDonnell? Or does the USS Wisconsin give a clue as to the pick: Paul
Ryan or Scott Walker? Or will he surprise everyone with another pick?
MITT ROMNEY ANNOUNCES
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN NORFOLK SATURDAY
Boston,
MA –
On Saturday, Mitt Romney will begin his “The Romney Plan For A Stronger Middle
Class” bus tour by announcing his choice for Vice Presidential candidate in
Norfolk, Virginia. The following events are open to the press. Please note that
the tour of the USS Wisconsin and Homemades by Suzanne drop by are pool
coverage.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Event:
Governor Romney Tours USS Wisconsin
Location:
USS
Wisconsin
1 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, Virginia
Program Time:
8:45 AM EDT
Event:
Mitt Romney Announces Vice Presidential Choice At USS Wisconsin
Location:
The
Back Patio
Nauticus
Museum
1
Waterside Drive
Norfolk,
Virginia
Program Time:
9:05 AM EDT
Leinbach elected president of state association
Congratulations to Berks County Commissioner Christian Y. Leinbach, who was recently elected president of the Pennsylvania County Commissioner Association. His term begins Jan. 1, 2013.
Leinbach elected president of state association
Leinbach elected president of state association
Obama: Pay my wife, please
Barack Obama suggests his wife, Michelle, should be paid for serving as first lady. Isn't the millions of dollars taxpayers have shelled out for her lavish vacations enough?
EDITORIAL: Obama: Pay my wife, please - Washington Times
EDITORIAL: Obama: Pay my wife, please - Washington Times
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Top election official: Pennsylvania law prevents voter fraud
Pennsylvania's top election official sets the record straight about the misinformation Democrats are spreading about the state's new anti-voter fraud law.
Pennsylvania law prevents voter fraud – USATODAY.com
Pennsylvania law prevents voter fraud – USATODAY.com
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
More 2008 Obama Voters Than McCain Voters Switching Sides
A new Gallup poll finds that 9 percent of 2008 Barack Obama voters have switched and now support Mitt Romney, while only 5 percent of John McCain voters support Obama.
More 2008 Obama Voters Than McCain Voters Switching Sides
More 2008 Obama Voters Than McCain Voters Switching Sides
RNC Chairman Priebus Announces Additional Republican Convention Headliners
The list of political all-stars who will speak at the Republican National Convention keeps growing: former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush, Gov. Mary Fallin, Sen. Rand Paul and former Pa. Sen. Rick Santorum.
RNC Chairman Priebus Announces Additional Republican Convention Headliners
RNC Chairman Priebus Announces Additional Republican Convention Headliners
Monday, August 06, 2012
Politifact Backs Romney on Tax Issue
Sen. Harry Reid earns a "liar, liar pants on fire" designation from a fact-checking site that reviewed Reid's wild accusations that Republican Mitt Romney has not paid his taxes in the past 10 years.
Politifact Backs Romney on Tax Issue
Politifact Backs Romney on Tax Issue
Sunday, August 05, 2012
Saturday, August 04, 2012
A dust-up over dust: Obama EPA goes after farmers
From the Reading Eagle over new regulations from Obama's EPA to harass U.S. farmers:
Dust is unavoidable in farm country, and that's the message Don Ranck, a farmer and vice president of the Lancaster County Farm Bureau delivered to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently at an air-quality hearing in Philadelphia.A dust-up over dust
Friday, August 03, 2012
Columnist: Gun control targets law-abiding citizens
Columnist Paul Carpenter raises some common-sense concerns about the rush for new gun-control measures in the wake of the Colorado movie theater shootings.
From Carpenter's column:
Nnearly all of the worst gun tragedies of America in recent years had one thing in common. They occurred in places where law-abiding individuals were prohibited from having weapons. The Aurora theater was part of a chain that did not allow armed customers, even if they were licensed to carry concealed weapons.Paul Carpenter: Aurora, the Amish school and other rampages had one thing in common
The gunmen who went on those rampages were not totally crazy. They were rational enough to select places where they knew nobody would shoot back. If they really were crazy, we'd be hearing about their rampages inside police stations.
As for guns falling into the hands of bad people, a horrible example of that was the recent Fast and Furious scandal. In that case, it was federal law enforcement authorities who sold firearms — 2,500 of them — to criminals from Mexico, then lost track of nearly every weapon. Some of those weapons, the government admitted, were then used to murder hundreds of people.
Obama campaign sues to restrict voting by military
Rick Moran: If requiring a citizen to show a picture ID to vote is "suppressing the vote," what does it mean when the Obama campaign really makes an effort to prevent our soldiers from voting?
Obama campaign sues to restrict voting by military
Obama campaign sues to restrict voting by military
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Voter ID law will cause chaos at polls, opponents say
Democrats on Pennsylvania Voter ID law: "Riots in the streets, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!"
Voter ID law will cause chaos at polls, official says
Voter ID law will cause chaos at polls, official says
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
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