Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Sen. Bob Mensch among legislative per diem kings and queens for March
What is Pennsylvania State Sen. Bob Mensch, a Republican, doing on the list of the Top 10 per diem recipients in Harrisburg? The other 9 are Democrats.
Sen. Bob Mensch among legislative per diem kings and queens for March
Sen. Bob Mensch among legislative per diem kings and queens for March
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Economic crisis sets back peace in divided Cyprus
How ironic. For years, the Turks living in Turkish-occupied Cyprus wanted to reunite with the more prosperous Greeks in Cyprus, but after the country's economy collapsed this year, nobody is talking about reuniting the island, which has been under Turkish occupation since 1974.
Economic crisis sets back peace in divided Cyprus
Economic crisis sets back peace in divided Cyprus
Friday, April 26, 2013
Obama's hubris problem
Definition of hubris: exaggerated pride or self-confidence. Yep, sounds like Obama.
Opinion: Obama's hubris problem - Keith Koffler - POLITICO.com
Opinion: Obama's hubris problem - Keith Koffler - POLITICO.com
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Dr. Benjamin Carson to speak in Pottstown, Pa.
The speech, "Faith of Our Fathers: The Role of Faith in American Schools," will take place on Oct. 13 at Sunnybrook Ballroom in Pottstown, Pa.
Dr. Carson is a world-renowned neurosurgeon and the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore as well as a motivational speaker, philanthropist and best-selling author.
He catapulted to national prominence in February after delivering the keynote speech at the 61st Annual National Prayer Breakfast, which was attended by President Obama and Vice President Biden.
Dr. Carson used his time at the podium to talk about the great challenges facing America today - specifically moral decay and fiscal irresponsibility - comparing the U.S. to the decline of ancient Rome.
"I think particularly about ancient Rome. Very powerful. Nobody could even challenge them militarily, but what happened to them? They destroyed themselves from within. Moral decay, fiscal irresponsibility. They destroyed themselves. If you don’t think that can happen to America, you get out your books and you start reading."
Dr. Carson criticized Obamacare as well as the growing dependency on government programs during the Obama administration.
The National Prayer Breakfast speech has been viewed more than 2.7 million times on YouTube.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for the Oct. 13 fundraiser. Dinner will begin at 5:15 p.m., followed by Dr. Carson's speech.
Reservations are being accepted for what is anticipated to be a sold-out event. Tickets are $150 per person, but can be reserved at the early-bird price of $100 per person until May 15.
Visit www.CoventryChristian.com or call 610-326-3366 for ticket information.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Sen. Toomey: Obama White House Wants Flight Delays
In remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.)
countered assertions from the White House and Majority Leader Harry Reid
(D-Nev.) that current flight delays and furloughs are the unavoidable result of
the sequester's spending cuts.
Sen.
Toomey reminded the chamber that he and Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) had
previously introduced a bill to give the administration broad flexibility to
reconfigure the spending cuts to avoid this kind of economic disruption, but
President Obama threatened to veto it.
"The
flight delays, the furloughs among air traffic controllers, the shutting down
of air traffic towers is entirely, utterly unnecessary," Sen. Toomey said. "This is a willful choice being made by this administration in order to inflict
as disruptive a process as possible on the American public and on our economy
all to further a political agenda. And the political agenda is to try to
convince the American people that there are no circumstances under which we can
ever cut spending at all."
A
full transcript of Sen. Toomey's remarks is available here:
"I would like to respond to the comments from the Leader about the sequester that has gone into effect. I want to be very clear about this: the flight delays that are occurring, the furloughs among air-traffic controllers, the shutting down of air-traffic towers is entirely, utterly unnecessary."This is a willful choice being made by this Administration in order to inflict as disruptive a process as possible on the American public and on our economy – all to further a political agenda and to try to convince the American people that there are no circumstances under which we can ever cut spending at all."Now, if you question why I say that this is a willful decision on the part of this Administration, I would refer you to legislation that Sen. Inhofe and I offered prior to the beginning of this sequestration. That legislation would have granted to the Administration complete flexibility in how they achieve the savings of the sequester."What did we hear from the Administration, Administration officials and White House spokespeople? What we heard was 'that this is terribly unfortunate but they have no choice, they have no alternative, the law requires that they make these cuts.' But when Sen. Inhofe and I introduce legislation to explicitly grant them all the flexibility they could ask for – complete flexibility – to find the most wasteful, the most redundant, the most unnecessary programs and to cut there instead of cutting essential services, what did the Administration say? They said 'if you send us that legislation we’ll veto it.'"The White House put out a statement of administrative policy insisting that this was a terrible idea – a terrible idea to give them the flexibility to avoid exactly what they are doing."I don’t know how one can come to any conclusion other than this Administration wishes to impose this inconvenience, this disruption, and this cost on the American people and our economy, because they had it within their ability to accept the device we offered to avoid this entirely. I am extremely disappointed that the Administration would choose to inflict this kind of harm to our economy, this kind of inconvenience to our travelers, all for the purpose of furthering a political agenda. This is no way to run this government."I would suggest that what we do is revisit the legislation that Sen. Inhofe and I offered. Our bill would have allowed us to cut some of this waste, excess and duplication and would have avoided all of this inconvenience."This is entirely unnecessary and it is unacceptable. The proper function of any executive, including the President of the United States, is to look throughout the spending over which he or she has control to find the lowest priority, the least necessary, the least disruptive way to achieve the savings that we need."We are running unacceptable deficits. The very modest savings of the sequester could be achieved in a way that wouldn’t be disruptive at all. We have a federal budget that has more than doubled in size in the last 12 years. To suggest that it’s not possible to find two and a half percent savings is simply ridiculous. And it’s not true."So I would urge my colleagues: Let’s fix this. We know how to do it, we have the tools available. Sen. Inhofe and I offered an approach. But we need to achieve the savings of the sequester and we need to do it in a way that is not disruptive, and that can be done."
Monday, April 22, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
Rep. Joe Pitts: Why Obamacare Just Won't Work
By Congressman Joe Pitts
Guest columnist
This week, I
chaired a hearing with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius
to discuss the President’s budget proposal. Of course, the most pressing issue
that needed to be discussed was implementation of the President’s health care
law, the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.
I know that
there are some who say that Republicans should accept the law, move on and try
to make it better. I don’t agree. First of all, let’s remember just how we got
the law in the first place.
In 2009, when
the House of Representatives considered health reform, Republican objections
were pretty much ignored. The bill shepherded by Nancy Pelosi was so divisive,
that even with a strong Democratic majority it barely passed the House. There
was pretty much no talk about the importance of bipartisanship and no
Republican votes in support.
That bill
didn’t become law. Instead, the Senate passed a separate bill that never even
moved through the committee process. Democrats stopped working with
Republicans, and negotiated with themselves to push the bill through on
Christmas Eve.
When the
usually liberal state of Massachusetts elected Scott Brown with his promise to
fight the bill, the President decided to push the Senate bill through the House
without correcting the many flaws in that legislation. Again, not a single
Republican voted for that bill.
Now, despite
being completely shut out of the process that created the law, some of my
Democratic colleagues are calling on us to put all our support behind the
implementation. The thing is, the law isn’t at risk of failure because of
Republican opposition and it won’t work if we suddenly decided to support it.
This week,
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), one of the primary authors of the Senate bill told Sec.
Sebelius that implementation could be a “train wreck.” When even the law’s most
fervent supporters are expressing their doubts, you know it’s bad.
Everywhere I
go, I hear from constituents who are either seeing their premiums rise sharply
or having trouble finding a job because of the law.
For the
hearing this week, I invited Sam Stoltzfus to sit in the audience. Sam owns
Keystone Wood Specialties in Lancaster. For 40 years his company has been
making kitchen cabinets and accessories. For much of that time, he’s provided
quality health insurance. He recently wrote me to say that his premiums
increased by 25 percent this year. This week, he told me that they could go up
50 percent next year.
When I asked
Secretary Sebelius why the President’s budget contained no funding for a provision
that was supposed to help small businesses, she ducked my question. The problem
is that the law intentionally imposes billions of dollars in new costs on
businesses. Even those that already provided insurance, like Sam’s does.
Workers are
finding it tough too. Many are seeing their hours cut to part-time or finding
only part-time jobs available. I heard from one constituent, a recently retired
police officer, who was working four days a week. His employer had to cut him
down to three-and-a-half days because of how the law affected their budget.
Just this
week, a national movie theater chain with locations in our area announced that
some workers would see fewer hours because they are paying so much more to
insure their full-time workers. When I asked the Secretary about whether the
administration was trying to do anything for these workers, she said that
employers had no reason to cut hours due to the law since it wouldn’t be in
effect until next year.
What she
apparently didn’t know is that government bureaucrats in the administration are
using current payrolls and employee hours to determine how the law will affect
employers next year.
I know that
the President and Secretary Sebelius think the law will help workers in the
long-run, but that is blinding them to the fact that it is hurting people right
now. The worst part is that there is no reason to think the law will ever work
as they intend it to. The President promised in 2008 that every American would
save $2,500 a year by the end of his first term. The non-partisan Politifact
already declared that as a “promise broken.”
Gosnell Staffer: Newborn Was Tossed in Shoe Box, Still Breathing
How can anyone defend abortion after the sickening details that emerged during the Gosnell trial in Philadelphia. What does it say about our society when we have no regard for the innocent?
Gosnell Staffer: Newborn Was Tossed in Shoe Box, Still Breathing
Gosnell Staffer: Newborn Was Tossed in Shoe Box, Still Breathing
Boston Bomber Could Have Been Deported After 2009 Arrest
The Obama Administration has failed us again.
Boston Bomber Could Have Been Deported After 2009 Arrest | Judicial Watch
Boston Bomber Could Have Been Deported After 2009 Arrest | Judicial Watch
Thursday, April 18, 2013
FBI releases images of suspects in Boston Marathon bombings
Look for still photographs of the suspects on the FBI's website:
FBI releases photos of 2 suspects in Boston Marathon bombings, seeks public's help to ID them
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Democrats link Boston bombing to sequestration
John Hayward: This is what it looks like when an entire political party becomes absolutely psychotic.
Democrats link Boston bombing to sequestration | Human Events
Democrats link Boston bombing to sequestration | Human Events
Study Touts Newspaper Engagement
A new study commissioned by the Newspaper Association of America found that newspapers topped all other major media including TV, radio and social in its overall engagement ability and advertising efficacy.
Nielsen Study Touts Newspaper Engagement
Nielsen Study Touts Newspaper Engagement
Former Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell says Gosnell abortion case not the result of politics - Washington Times
When it comes to accountability during the 8 years he was governor, Ed Rendell has adopted the Sgt. Schultz defense: I see nothing, I hear nothing, I know nothing.
Rendell was governor from 2003 to 2011, a time period in which many of the horrific events at the Gosnell abortion clinic took place. (Also, let's not forget Rendell was mayor of Philadelphia before he became governor).
But Rendell claims he knew nothing of the conditions at the clinic, where 1,000 babies were butchered ever year in late-term abortions performed by Gosnell.
And even though Rendell ordered the state health department to stop inspecting abortion clinics to appease Rendell's liberal base, the guv claims it wasn't political.
Former Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell says Gosnell abortion case not the result of politics - Washington Times
Rendell was governor from 2003 to 2011, a time period in which many of the horrific events at the Gosnell abortion clinic took place. (Also, let's not forget Rendell was mayor of Philadelphia before he became governor).
But Rendell claims he knew nothing of the conditions at the clinic, where 1,000 babies were butchered ever year in late-term abortions performed by Gosnell.
And even though Rendell ordered the state health department to stop inspecting abortion clinics to appease Rendell's liberal base, the guv claims it wasn't political.
Former Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell says Gosnell abortion case not the result of politics - Washington Times
Monday, April 15, 2013
$200? You call this property tax relief?
Pennsylvania Budget Secretary Certifies More Than $778 Million for Statewide Property Tax Relief (via PR Newswire)HARRISBURG, Pa., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Budget Secretary Charles B. Zogby today certified that more than $778 million in gaming revenue will be available for property tax relief in 2013. The 2006 Taxpayer Relief Act established the Property Tax Relief Fund as a way to use gaming…
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Obama doubles cost estimate of building health insurance exchanges
Did you vote for Obama because you thought you were getting free health care? Are you really that stupid?
From The Associated Press: The state health exchanges that are central to the Affordable Care Act are costing the federal government more than twice its initial budget to complete.
Obama doubles cost estimate of building health insurance exchanges
From The Associated Press: The state health exchanges that are central to the Affordable Care Act are costing the federal government more than twice its initial budget to complete.
Obama doubles cost estimate of building health insurance exchanges
Friday, April 12, 2013
Obamas earned $608,000 in 2012, paid $112K in taxes
Even the Obamas are struggling under the Obama Economy. The president and his wife reported 2012 income of $608,000 - down significantly from the $1.73 million they reported on their 2011 tax returns.
Obamas earned $608,000 in 2012, paid $112K in taxes
Obamas earned $608,000 in 2012, paid $112K in taxes
The Gosnell embargo cracks
Liberal columnist Kirsten Powers calls out her fellow left-wingers for refusing to cover the "House of Horrors" trial of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell.
The Gosnell embargo cracks | Human Events
The Gosnell embargo cracks | Human Events
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Fox removes Coulter column with shooting Meghan McCain reference
It appears Ann Coulter may have crossed the line by saying she wouldn't mind if Meghan McCain was the victim of gun violence.
Fox removes Coulter column with shooting Meghan McCain reference
Fox removes Coulter column with shooting Meghan McCain reference
5.2 million Pennsylvanians live in financially distressed municipalities
What this story doesn't say is that every distressed city in Pennsylvania is run by Democrats.
More than 5 million Pennsylvanians live in financially distressed municipalities
More than 5 million Pennsylvanians live in financially distressed municipalities
Berks County GOP Chairman Steps Down
Keeping a chairman has been a problem for Berks County Republicans in recent years.
The tumult in party leadership has coincided with loses in countywide elections. Republicans lost the district attorney's office they held for decades and also lost a county row office.
Give Furer credit for reaching out to the growing Latino community in Berks County during his brief tenure as party chairman, but his reason for stepping down (work responsibilities) is pretty weak considering he's in the same job he had when he ran for the party chairman post.
Berks County Republican Committee Vice Chairwoman Christine Gordon told a local newspaper she has no interest in taking over the top post, so it will be interesting to see who emerges as the county leader in the coming month.
Furer defeated two other candidates in July 2012 to win the county leadership post: Reading entrepreneur Jim McHale, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2011, and John A. Fielding, an attorney in private practice and longtime member of the Antietam School Board.
Berks County Republican Committee chairman resigns
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Kathleen Parker: Guns but no roses
Columnist Kathleen Parker on Obama's latest charade: The biggest obstacle to the Obama administration’s push for tighter gun control may be its own best argument: Newtown. This is because nothing proposed in the gun control debates would have prevented the mass killing of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and everybody knows it. At best, tighter gun laws will make us feel better.
Kathleen Parker: Guns but no roses
Kathleen Parker: Guns but no roses
Sens. Rafferty, Dinniman Honor State Champ Spring-Ford Area High School Girls' Basketball Team
State Sen. John Rafferty (R-Montgomery) and State Sen Andy Dinniman (D-Chester) honored the Spring-Ford Area High School Girls' Basketball team at the State Capitol in Harrisburg on Wednesday for the team's 60-45 win over Cumberland Valley in the 2013 PIAA Class AAAA state championship on March 22.
Rep. Toepel Hosts Town Hall on April 11
State Rep. Marcy Toepel, R-147th District, will host a town hall
meeting before the start of a Green Lane Borough Council meeting on
Thursday.
"These types of meetings in municipalities across our district will give residents the opportunity to speak with me in person regarding any state-related questions or concerns they might have," Toepel said in a press release.
The meeting is scheduled to run from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Green Lane Municipal Building at 214 Main St.
A second town hall meeting is scheduled for May 9, also from 6 to 7 p.m., before a Schwenksville Borough Council meeting.
Those interested can find a list of Toepel’s planned town halls on her website, www.RepToepel.com.
"These types of meetings in municipalities across our district will give residents the opportunity to speak with me in person regarding any state-related questions or concerns they might have," Toepel said in a press release.
The meeting is scheduled to run from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Green Lane Municipal Building at 214 Main St.
A second town hall meeting is scheduled for May 9, also from 6 to 7 p.m., before a Schwenksville Borough Council meeting.
Those interested can find a list of Toepel’s planned town halls on her website, www.RepToepel.com.
Obama proposes 94-cent tax hike on cigarettes
Remember when Obama promised he would never raise taxes on anyone making under $250,000 a year? I guess only rich people smoke cigarettes ... or Obama was just lying.
Obama proposes 94-cent tax hike on cigarettes
Obama proposes 94-cent tax hike on cigarettes
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
MSNBC Village Idiot Melissa Harris-Perry says 'kids belong to whole communities' not to parents
It takes a Village Idiot raised by the entire Village to think your kids belong to the collective. If the government owns your kids, how come you've spent so much money raising them?
MSNBC-Melissa Harris-Perry says "kids belong to whole communities"
MSNBC-Melissa Harris-Perry says "kids belong to whole communities"
Monday, April 08, 2013
Christian-Muslim war erupts in Egypt
Egypt's Coptic Christians are under attack by Islamists. That's right, AP, I'm going to use the world Islamist to describe the violent, Anti-American, Anti-Christian Muslims that you liberals love so much.
Christian-Muslim war erupts in Egypt
Christian-Muslim war erupts in Egypt
'The World Has Lost A Tireless Advocate For Liberty'
The Independent Women's Forum Managing Director Carrie Lukas released
the following statement in memory of Former British Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher:
The world has lost a tireless advocate for liberty. Lady Thatcher was a true heroine, fighting for the liberation of oppressed people under communism's rule and to ease government's burden on her own people. Revitalizing the economy, the Iron Lady introduced the idea of competition and personal responsibility back into British life. She will be missed, but her legacy will long endure.For more on the organization, visit its website at www.iwf.org
Sunday, April 07, 2013
Time for Pennsylvania to get out of the liquor business
April Kelly-Woessner, writing in the Lancaster Online about Pennsylvania's Prohibition-era system of government-owned liquor stores:
Last year, my husband and I traveled to Hong Kong on business. When we walked into a little grocery store, we found shelves stocked with wine, champagne and other alcoholic beverages. "China is more free than Pennsylvania!" I joked.Time for Pennsylvania to get out of the liquor business
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Friday, April 05, 2013
Thorns to Pa. state workers for triple-dipping
From The Mercury's Opinion page:
THORNS to the allowable practice of triple-dipping by public employees who retire, collect a pension, take a temporary job for pay and then collect unemployment benefits when the term of the job ends. State law says retirees who come back to work cannot hold the position for more than 95 days or they lose pension and health benefits. That sets the stage for unemployment. A proposal before the state House of Representatives could save taxpayers as much as $1 million, according to projections. With an unfunded pension burden of $41 billion, Pennsylvania can’t afford laws on the books that allow triple-dipping. We support the current effort to see it corrected.Roses to academic teams and Coventry Little League
Rate of discouraged workers reaches highest level in decades
More Americans have given up looking for work than at any level since 1979 when another incompetent Democrat (Jimmy Carter) sat in the White House. Heckavu job, Barack.
Rate of discouraged workers reaches highest level in decades
Rate of discouraged workers reaches highest level in decades
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Taxpayer-subsidized solar energy plant shuts down
More taxpayer dollars flushed down the drain.
From The Associated Press: Flabeg received $9 million in state grants and loans and $10.2 million in federal clean energy tax credits from the Obama administration under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, more commonly known as the stimulus bill.
Taxpayer-subsidized solar energy plant shuts down
From The Associated Press: Flabeg received $9 million in state grants and loans and $10.2 million in federal clean energy tax credits from the Obama administration under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, more commonly known as the stimulus bill.
Taxpayer-subsidized solar energy plant shuts down
Abortion clinic staffer: ‘I felt like a firemen in hell’
Incredible testimony about the "house of horrors" abortion clinic in Philadelphia. How can government tolerate such barbarism?
Abortion clinic staffer: ‘I felt like a firemen in hell’
Abortion clinic staffer: ‘I felt like a firemen in hell’
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
We've down this road before
If I didn't know better, Obama is trying to intentionally bring down the U.S. economy.
"Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
Obama administration pushing home loans for people with bad credit
"Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
Obama administration pushing home loans for people with bad credit
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Obamacare subsidies could trigger surprise tax bills
Every day brings more bad news about the monstrosity known as Obamacare. Millions of people who take advantage of government subsidies to help buy health insurance next year could get stung by surprise tax bills, according to The Associated Press.
Obamacare subsidies could trigger surprise tax bills
Obamacare subsidies could trigger surprise tax bills
Monday, April 01, 2013
Global Warming? Oops! Never Mind!
Since global warming has been exposed as a hoax, shouldn't Al Gore
give back his Nobel Prize, his Oscar and the millions of dollars he made
by conning the public?
Global Warming? Oops! Never Mind!
Global Warming? Oops! Never Mind!
Editorial: Obamacare forcing business loss to downtown Pottstown
I wonder of the mostly Democratic electorate of Pottstown, Pa., knew what it was doing when it overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. Obamacare will cost the borough, which is struggling economically, at least 75 good-paying jobs. So many there's a lesson to be learned here. You shouldn't always vote the party line because it can come back and bite your were it hurts.
Obamacare forcing business loss to downtown Pottstown
Obamacare forcing business loss to downtown Pottstown
Obamacare forces medical business out of Pottstown, Pa.
Pottstown, Pa., is a heavily Democratic town which overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. Now the town, which is struggling economically, may lose 75 jobs thanks to Obamacare.
Obamacare regs force medical business out of downtown Pottstown
Obamacare regs force medical business out of downtown Pottstown
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