Thursday, October 31, 2013
Study: 'Cash for Clunkers' another Obama failure
From The Hill newspaper:
A study released on Wednesday found that President Obama's Cash for Clunkers rebate system for old cars was an ineffective stimulus program.Study: 'Cash for Clunkers' clunked | TheHill
The study, conducted by the Brookings Institution, found that the $2.85 billion Cash for Clunkers program only created 0.7 jobs for each million dollars the federal government spent.
The ratio translated to a rate of $1.4 million for each job, which the authors of the study said was a very expensive stimulus.
Tea Party Group Urges 'No' Vote on PA Supreme Court Justices
The Independence Hall Tea Party PAC
based in Philadelphia is urging Pennsylvania voters to vote 'No' on
retention of two Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices seeking new terms
on Nov. 5. Group Urges 'No' Vote on Retention of PA Supreme Court
Justices
The reason the group opposes Ron Castille and Max Baer is their failure to implement Voter ID in Pennsylvania. The Voter ID law was passed by both chambers of the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett in 2012, but the Supreme Court put the law on hold for both the 2012 and 2013 election cycles while a lower court hears objections filed by Democrats and the ACLU.
Castille and Baer should face the price for interfering with the will of the people, argues the tea party group.
Here is a press release issued by the group:
The reason the group opposes Ron Castille and Max Baer is their failure to implement Voter ID in Pennsylvania. The Voter ID law was passed by both chambers of the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett in 2012, but the Supreme Court put the law on hold for both the 2012 and 2013 election cycles while a lower court hears objections filed by Democrats and the ACLU.
Castille and Baer should face the price for interfering with the will of the people, argues the tea party group.
Here is a press release issued by the group:
The Independence Hall Tea Party PAC is urging a 'No' vote on retention of PA Supreme Court Justices Ron Castille (R) and Max Baer (D) in Tuesday's November 5, 2013 election due to their failure to uphold the Voter ID law enacted by the Pennsylvania Assembly and signed by Governor Tom Corbett (R).
"The Independence Hall Tea Party worked extremely hard to help get Voter ID passed--beginning in November 2010," said PAC President, Don Adams.
"We have contacted over 170 Tea Party and Patriot groups across Pennsylvania to ask that they join us in urging the rejection of Justices Ron Castille and Max Baer for their role in obstructing the implementation of the Voter ID law in both the 2012 and 2013 Pennsylvania Primary and General Elections," said PAC President, Don Adams.
According to Pennsylvania law, Chief Justice Ron Castille, age 69, is required to retire from the Supreme Court upon his 70th birthday.
"The PAC is urging voters to give both justices an early retirement for thwarting the will of the people and Pennsylvania law by refusing to implement Voter ID.
"Polls consistently show that Pennsylvanians favor Voter ID by overwhelming margins. A September 2012 Quinnipiac/NY Times/CBS Poll showed that 62% of Pennsylvanians approve the law, while 35% oppose.
Additionally, 99% of those interviewed stated that they possessed a state issued photo identification and 1% did not," said Adams.
"Despite these figures, the PA Supreme Court, with the votes of both Justices Castille and Baer, has seen fit to obstruct Voter ID implementation in four election cycles by twice remanding that a lower court review the law's merit, with specific stipulations of the high court, based on a questionable legal challenge.
"The PA Supreme Court did not even have the courage to rule on the law itself. Instead, it is hiding behind the rulings of lower court judges.
"This is completely unacceptable behavior and the voters of Pennsylvania will have a chance to say 'No' to the Justices who said 'No' to Voter ID."
"Undoubtedly, Justices Castille and Baer will spend a small fortune on the retention vote. We will be limited to word of mouth and free social media.
But since 2013 is a low turnout election year, and voters, in general, are not in a good mood, we hope to prevail.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Pa. politicians collect pay they vowed to skip during shutdown
Never stand in the way of a politician and his paycheck.
Lawmakers collect pay they vowed to skip - News - Citizens' Voice
Lawmakers collect pay they vowed to skip - News - Citizens' Voice
Doctors' Group Decries Obamacare 'Incomptence'
"Secretary Sebelius states that the Affordable Care Act, which can't produce a functional Web site, is going to fix the 'delivery system.' Once people get corralled into Obama-compliant health plans, doctors will be automatically made smarter, more efficient, and less costly. She herself must be Wonder Woman. One day, she says they really needed six years to do the Web site, then she claims it will be fixed in only six weeks!
"Can incompetence really be this gross? Or is the true objective being achieved? Do they really want more uninsured people, more Medicaid dependents, and the wreckage of both private insurance and private medicine?
"Obama’s supporters appear to think that there is no problem with breaking clear promises, like being able to keep your health insurance, if you can just change the meaning to 'you can't keep the insurance you like, but you'll be able to buy something we like for twice the cost.'
"If Obama can rewrite the law as he likes, why stop with delaying the employer mandate and forcing still more people into the individual mandate? Can he go all the way to single payer, all by himself?
"The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) filed suit today to challenge Obama's violation of the constitutional separation of powers by legislating from the White House."
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Survey: 30% of Adults Get Their News From Facebook
A disturbing new survey from Pew Research about where people get their news from. The fact that people rely on social media may help explain the election of Barack Obama.
The Role of News on Facebook
The Role of News on Facebook
Philadelphia Inquirer Endorses Vic Stabile for Pa. Superior Court
The state's largest newspaper is recommending the election of
Republican Vic Stabile for an open seat on the Pennsylvania Superior
Court. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Inquirer Editorial: Stabile is superior
Inquirer Editorial: Stabile is superior
Monday, October 28, 2013
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Female Participation in Labor Force Matches 24-Year Low
The Democrats' war on women continues. It's not about free birth control and unlimited access to abortion. It's about jobs.
154,000 Fewer Women Held Jobs in September; Female Participation in Labor Force Matches 24-Year Low | CNS News
154,000 Fewer Women Held Jobs in September; Female Participation in Labor Force Matches 24-Year Low | CNS News
The high cost of ObamaCare deception
John Hayward on the unraveling of Obamacare:
President Obama's Rose Garden press conference on the ObamaCare disaster featured a group of 13 human props, lined up on stage behind him to put a face on the alleged virtues of his health care scheme. It turns out none of them had actually purchased an ObamaCare insurance plan, and only three of them had even completed the application process.The high cost of ObamaCare deception | RedState
What a perfect summary of the disastrous incompetence and fundamental dishonesty of Barack Obama's "signature achievement!" Three weeks in, his gigantic political team couldn't find any actual "happy customers." They had to settle for a couple of people who look forward to maybe doing some shopping on the exchanges one of these days. They might not like what they find, assuming they can cudgel anything but a stream of error messages from the system.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Kurt Miller for Mount Penn Borough Council
Republican Kurt Miller is running for one of four open seats on the
Mount Penn Borough Council. Find out more about Miller on his Facebook page.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013.
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Greek Food Bazaar Returns to Reading, PA, Oct. 18-19-20
Enjoy a visit to Greece without leaving Berks County when the
43rd annual Greek Food Bazaar returns Oct. 18-19-20 at Sts. Constantine
& Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Reading, Pa.
In addition to authentic Greek food and pastry, the three-day festival
features live music, dancing, gift rooms and church tours.
The food is prepared and cooked on the premises by church members using
family recipes handed down through generations. All food items are
available to eat-in in or take-out.
Athenian-style chicken platters, which comes with pastitsio or rice
pilaf, Greek-style string beans, a Greek salad, roll and butter for $12
will be offered all weekend in the main dining hall. You can substitute
plaki (fresh fish fillet baked with vegetables, herbs and wine) or
souvlaki (chunks of marinated pork) on the platter meal.
A variety of imported Greek wines and spirits, including Ouzo, an
anise-flavored liqueur, are available, as well as domestic and imported
beers.
While enjoying a meal in the main dining hall, visitors will be treated
to Greek music by Stavros & Maria, a brother-sister duo who are also
church members.
The church’s youth dance group, Kefi, will perform traditional Greek dances wearing colorful costumes throughout the weekend.
After a hearty meal, there’s plenty to see and do on the church grounds.
The Agora (Greek market) offers packaged Greek foods and prepared
dishes to go. The Kafenio (Greek coffee house) features fresh-brewed
Greek-style coffee, rice pudding and pastries in a relaxed atmosphere.
Visitors can also shop for original artwork, gold jewelry and items imported from Greece in various gift rooms.
Another Greek delicacy offered throughout the weekend is loukoumades
(puffed honey balls), a warm, dough pastry topped with honey, cinnamon
and chopped nuts.
Bazaar hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m.
on Sunday. Admission and parking are free. Additional parking across the
street at Berks Catholic High School. The event will be held rain or
shine.
The church is located at 1001 E. Wyomissing Blvd., about one mile from
Business Route 222 South (also known as Lancaster Avenue).
For more
information, call 610-374-7511 or visit www.stsconstantinehelen.org
Obama tells GOP: 'Win an election'
Easier said than done since the Democrats have perfected the art of stealing elections.
Obama tells GOP: 'Win an election' - The Hill's Video
Obama tells GOP: 'Win an election' - The Hill's Video
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
Is Obama behind the EBT food stamp card crash?
The EBT Debit Card System, the
government program for food stamps, crashes across the country on a
Saturday, the busiest grocery shopping day of the week, during a
government shutdown in which Obama ordered his minions to make the lives
of Americans as painful as possible.
And you don't think Obama is behind the whole thing?
The initial shutdown was reported on Friday in 10 states, but it appears to have spread to more states Saturday. The lucrative EBT program is managed by JP Morgan Chase, a major contributor to the Obama campaign. The company blamed the problem on a computer glitch, but here we are 24 hours later and JP Morgan hasn't fixed the "glitch." Sounds a lot like the Obamacare health exchange website glitch, doesn't it?
The initial shutdown was reported on Friday in 10 states, but it appears to have spread to more states Saturday. The lucrative EBT program is managed by JP Morgan Chase, a major contributor to the Obama campaign. The company blamed the problem on a computer glitch, but here we are 24 hours later and JP Morgan hasn't fixed the "glitch." Sounds a lot like the Obamacare health exchange website glitch, doesn't it?
The
Electronic Benefits Transfer system managed by JP Morgan Chase crashed
on Friday, leaving millions of recipients of the benefits in ten states
without a way to put food on the table.
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
The
Electronic Benefits Transfer system managed by JP Morgan Chase crashed
on Friday, leaving millions of recipients of the benefits in ten states
without a way to put food on the table.
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
The
Electronic Benefits Transfer system managed by JP Morgan Chase crashed
on Friday, leaving millions of recipients of the benefits in ten states
without a way to put food on the table.
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
The
Electronic Benefits Transfer system managed by JP Morgan Chase crashed
on Friday, leaving millions of recipients of the benefits in ten states
without a way to put food on the table.
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
The
Electronic Benefits Transfer system managed by JP Morgan Chase crashed
on Friday, leaving millions of recipients of the benefits in ten states
without a way to put food on the table.
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
The
Electronic Benefits Transfer system managed by JP Morgan Chase crashed
on Friday, leaving millions of recipients of the benefits in ten states
without a way to put food on the table.
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
If
you don't think Obama's fingerprints are all over this, you're probably
one of those low-information voters still waiting for hope and change.
So millions of Americans who depend on the government for food can't get any groceries but we're about to turn over our health care system to the same people who run the food stamp program? What could possibly go wrong?
So millions of Americans who depend on the government for food can't get any groceries but we're about to turn over our health care system to the same people who run the food stamp program? What could possibly go wrong?
Friday, October 11, 2013
Pa. lawmaker wants maximum speed raised to 70
In reality, most Pennsylvania drivers do at least 70 mph on most of the state's highways, so I'm not sure what the harm would be to raising the speed limit.
Also keep in mind that Scarnati represents one of the most rural legislative districts in Pennsylvania, one that has few police officers patrolling interstate highways, so I'm sure people are already doing a lot more than 70 mph.
On the other hand, is this really the most pressing issue facing Pennsylvania residents or is this another legislator looking for something to keep himself busy with instead of tackling real issues?
Scarnati
issued the following statement regarding his proposal to increase the maximum
speed limit on Pennsylvania interstate highways and the Pennsylvania
Turnpike:
Today I have circulated a co-sponsorship memo for legislation I intend to introduce which would increase the maximum speed limit on Pennsylvania interstate highways and the Pennsylvania Turnpike from 65 to 70 miles per hour.Increasing Pennsylvania’s maximum speed limit on interstate highways and the PA Turnpike will allow for better traffic flow and provide for greater efficiency in the delivery of goods throughout the Commonwealth. Numerous other states have already taken the step to allow for traveling at a maximum speed of 70 MPH or more.Over the last two decades since Pennsylvania’s maximum speed limit was last set, our vehicles have become more technically efficient and safety standards have continued to increase. As we move forward with this measure a significant component of the legislation will focus on ensuring necessary traffic and engineering studies are completed prior to increasing the speed limit on any stretch of highway.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Obama job approval dropes to 37%
The Associated Press, a left-leaning news organization that no longer
pretends to hide its political bias, conducted one of its periodic
polls of President Obama's job approval. The results? Just 37 percent of
Americans approve of the job Obama is doing. So how does the AP report
Obama's stunning decline in popularity? By burying the news in the
eighth paragraph of the story, of course.
That's right. The wire service manages to hide the biggest news in its own poll deep inside the story. You had to wade through seven long paragraphs of superfluous information to get to the real news in the poll. That, my friends, is what is know as liberal media bias.
Check out the poll results for yourself here.
That's right. The wire service manages to hide the biggest news in its own poll deep inside the story. You had to wade through seven long paragraphs of superfluous information to get to the real news in the poll. That, my friends, is what is know as liberal media bias.
Check out the poll results for yourself here.
College Grad Says Obamacare ‘Has Raped My Future’ In Viral Letter
Somebody just put down the Kool-Aid and came to her senses. Congratulations Ashley Dionne on the wake-up call. Too bad so many "Obama Youth" are still living in fantasyland despite 5 years of failure by Obama.
College Grad Says Obamacare 'Has Raped My Future' In Viral Letter « CBS DC
College Grad Says Obamacare 'Has Raped My Future' In Viral Letter « CBS DC
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Pennsylvania ranks high in prescription drug abuse
It's not just street drugs that are killing people. The ones doctors prescribe are just as deadly. A new report ranks Pennsylvania 14th in the nation in prescription drug abuse. Prescription drug overdoses are up nearly 90 percent in Pennsylvania since 1999.
Read the full report at the link below:
Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic - Trust for America's Health
Read the full report at the link below:
Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic - Trust for America's Health
Monday, October 07, 2013
Sunday, October 06, 2013
Saturday, October 05, 2013
Columnist: Property tax reform hopes move to Pa. Senate
Don't be fooled by the bogus tax reform bill pushed by Rep. Seth Grove
on behalf of the GOP House leadership. It's a sham designed to give
politicians cover in the 2014 elections. The only hope for real property
tax reform in Pennsylvania is House Bill. 76.
Mary Young: Tax-shift hopes move to Senate
Mary Young: Tax-shift hopes move to Senate
Friday, October 04, 2013
Democrat Pa. AG Kane hires cousin to $56,000 aide post
Do you have a cousin who needs a job? If you're Pennsylvania's new Democratic attorney general, you can hire that cousin as your "executive assistant" and stick the taxpayers with her $56,000-a-year salary. It's good to know people, isn't it?
AG Kane hires cousin to $56,000 aide post - abc27 WHTM
AG Kane hires cousin to $56,000 aide post - abc27 WHTM
Thorns to Pa. State Sen. Daylin Leach for skipping out on taxpayer-paid job
From the editorial page of The Pottstown Mercury:
THORNS to Pennsylvania legislators who don’t show up for voting days in Harrisburg. A Philadelphia Inquirer review of records since 2011 shows several of the region’s lawmakers are routinely absent on voting days. Some missed days or weeks at a time, the Inquirer reported. Among suburban legislators, state Sen. Daylin Leach, D-17th Dist., has skipped a quarter of this year’s voting days, the newspaper reported. In the state Senate, senators can be recorded as present even though they’re not physically in the Capitol on voting days. Legislators returned to Harrisburg recently after their three-month summer break, and we would like to think they’re ready to get down to business. But first that means showing up. Is that asking too much of an $83,000 a year job?
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
October is 'Cyber Security Awareness Month' in Pa.
Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Proclaims October as 'Cyber Security Awareness Month' (via PR Newswire)Pennsylvanians encouraged to take the "Cyber Pledge" HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Corbett has proclaimed October as "Cyber Security Awareness Month" as a reminder to everyone about the importance of protecting your…
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