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  • The Real Impact Of The Budget Battle

    It is now a full two months without a budget being passed and there seems to be no end in sight at this point. We are currently the only state in the country that is operating without a budget. Governor Rendell and GOP leaders in the state Senate remain in [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 8:07pm EDT

  • Today's Top PA Political News

    Click for "Pennsylvania Politics".Powered by RSS Feed Informer [...]
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    Posted: June 28, 2009, 2:17pm EDT

  • 'Defining Moment': GOP performance in budget debate will determine viability in governor's race

    By Lowman S. HenryWe the people of Penn's woods will elect a new governor in November of next year. That is when the official voting will take place. But, the outcome of that election - as well as control of the state House of Representatives - may well be decided [...]
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    Posted: May 06, 2009, 1:26am EDT

  • Toomey vs Specter Round II? Maybe

    When I first heard the news of Arlen Specter's choice to switch parties I felt relieved. Then the excitement of a possible Pat Toomey vs Specter showdown in the 2010 general election just hit me. I thought to myself that this was the showdown that conservatives like myself are searching' [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2009, 9:14pm EDT

  • Code Red PA Conservatives: Ridge's Candidacy Is A Joke

    Politico.Com is reporting that both former Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Ridge, and Representative Jim Gerlach are considering running for the PA Republican Senate nomination in next year's primary election now the Arlen Specter has switched to the Democratic Party. It is obvious that Ridge's candidacy is an attempt by GOP power [...]
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    Posted: May 03, 2009, 10:16pm EDT

  • Specter's Party Switch A Good Thing For PA GOP

    I asked my fellow Pennsylvania Republicans to join me in celebrating Senator Arlen Specter's departure from the Republican Party this week. Specter's party switch was not as surprising as many mainstream media outlets would lead us to believe.I've read numerous articles this week suggesting Specter's party switch has signaled the' [...]
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    Posted: May 02, 2009, 11:10am EDT

  • Steelers Win! Steelers Win! Defeat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23

    This was perhaps the most intense Super Bowl that I ever watched. The Steelers pulled out a victory tonight over the explosive Arizona Cardinals by relying on each and never giving up. Big Ben and company put on a show for the ages and the Steelers defense stepped up and [...]
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    Posted: February 02, 2009, 12:51am EST

  • Rendell Set To Unveil Budget, Process Could Get Ugly

    Govneror Rendell postponed unveiling the budget a day do to the super bowl. But when he does he can expect a battle with GOP state lawmakers. Rendell is expected to propose laying off around 2,000 state employees, a tax on smokeless tobacco, a .10 cent additional tax on cigarettes and [...]
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    Posted: February 01, 2009, 3:20pm EST

  • AP: State Budget Shortfall One Of The Worst In 40 Years

    This really lays out the budget issue for the taxpayers of Pennsylvania. When you are facing one of the biggest budget deficits in the past 40 years wouldn't it have be prudent to start addressing the budget back in October or November. State leaders could have reopened the budget process' [...]
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    Posted: February 01, 2009, 2:35pm EST

  • State House GOP Lawmakers Want To Make Cuts, Prepare For Another Budget Showdown With Governor Rendell

    It is truly refreshing to find Republican state lawmakers standing up for GOP principles and advancing conservative solutions to our state's budget crisis. In response to Governor Rendell's proposed state layoffs and tax increases, Rep. Daryl Metcalfe and freshman state Rep. Tim Krieger, R-Delmont are suggesting the legislator start cutting [...]
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    Posted: February 01, 2009, 2:06pm EST

  • State Leaders Drop The Ball, As Pennsylvania Budget Deficit Grows To 5.6 Billion

    Last week Governor Rendell shocked state workers by informing them of possible layoffs and deep spending cuts in a variety of state programs. He also mentioned that the budget shortfall to date was estimated to be around 2.3 billion dollars.In an article today, the AP is reporting that the state [...]
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    Posted: January 31, 2009, 5:35am EST

  • PennPatriot Update

    Dear PennPatriot Readers. I am currently redesigning my website. I'm adding some cool, new features and will be blogging again soon. Thank You' [...]
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    Posted: January 28, 2009, 2:36am EST

  • Today's Top Pennsylvania AP News

    Click for "Pennsylvania News". Powered by RSS Feed Informer [...]
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    Posted: January 13, 2009, 12:31am EST

  • Former Pa. state lawmaker now a consultant on transition

    Source: Philadelphia InquirerFor decades, both parties in the House have made it a standard operating procedure to give departing lawmakers a soft landing by extending, when needed, a government job, often created just for them. As part of Surra's job, he has for several weeks been helping Rep. Ron Buxton [...]
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    Posted: December 20, 2008, 3:42pm EST

  • New Pa. law will end mandatory overtime for nurses

    Source: Philadelphia InquirerUnder a new law, which goes into effect in July, health-care facilities will be prohibited, with few exceptions, from forcing nurses and certain other health-care staffers to work beyond their scheduled shifts. [...]
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    Posted: December 20, 2008, 3:35pm EST

  • Pa. high court allows voting-machine suit to proceed

    Source: Philadelphia InquirerA decision by the state Supreme Court this week denying an appeal filed by the secretary of the commonwealth clears the way for Commonwealth Court to determine whether touch-screen machines violate the state election code.Also: Lawyer threatens suit over library shutdowns [...]
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    Posted: December 20, 2008, 3:32pm EST

  • State targets Fumo charity on spending: The Attorney General's Office says "red flags" could lead to shutdown of Citizens' Alliance.

    Source: Philly.Com Citizens' Alliance has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in ways "that have nothing to do with the operation of a charity," said Kevin Harley, the spokesman. He cited the nonprofit's heavy buying of tools and other items for Fumo, its luxury cars, and its secret funding of a [...]
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    Posted: December 14, 2008, 10:37am EST

  • Platts Votes Against Auto Bailout Bill

    Source: The York Dispatch U.S. Rep. Todd Platts said he voted against the $14 billion auto bailout bill that passed the House Wednesday night. "On the broader issue, it continues to set a precedent where the American taxpayers are expected to bail out private industries, first with housing, then the [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 10:05pm EST

  • Pa. officials must write checks to refuse raises

    Source: Observer-Reporter By law, the 2.8 percent cost-of-living increases must be included in their paychecks, regardless of whether they want it. Lawmakers and judges started receiving the increases Dec. 1, and Rendell and his Cabinet secretaries are in line for similar salary bumps to kick in next month. Anyone rejecting [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 9:59pm EST

  • Corman wins chairman seat

    Source: The Daily Collegian With state budget cuts and appropriations to universities a top concern this year, Penn State students can expect to have one familiar advocate working toward higher education funding -- local senator Jake Corman, serving as the next chairman of the senate appropriations committee. [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 9:57pm EST

  • Lancaster County GOP Chairman To Resign

    Source: Lancaster New EraDave Dumeyer told GOP committee members at their monthly meeting Tuesday night that he will resign from the post, effective Jan. 18. "It takes a certain level of intensity," Dumeyer said today. "After six and a half years, some of that intensity starts to diminish. I've given [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 9:48pm EST

  • Bill Shuster, a former Altoona-area auto dealer, spreads blame

    Source: Chambersburg Public Opinion Like many of his Franklin County constituents, U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster on Wednesday blamed poor corporate management and an uncompromising labor union for the pending demise of the American automobile industry. The former Chrysler dealer released a statement Wednesday afternoon announcing his decision to vote against the [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 8:12pm EST

  • Cumberland County Commissioners decide not to take pay raise

    "We recognize we are not a class apart from citizens," said Chairman Commissioner Gary Eichelberger, who made the announcement, citing the current economic times. [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 8:10pm EST

  • Penn St. president Spanier wary on pay raises

    Penn State employees may not get pay raises next year. It's one of the options being considered by the university as it deals with budget concerns amid the worsening economy. [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 8:09pm EST

  • Elections judge is faulted

    There are just a few prerequisites to voting in Pennsylvania. One must be 18 or older, a U.S. citizen, a state resident and registered, the state Election Code says. There is no test for competency. Nevertheless, a judge of elections running a Northampton polling place on Election Day tried to [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 8:04pm EST

  • Pa. foreclosure trends worse than nation's in Nov.

    Nationally, the number dropped 7 percent. Meanwhile, last month's foreclosure filings in Pennsylvania jumped 54 percent from November 2007, nearly twice the rate of the national increase over the same period, according to RealtyTrac's figures. The foreclosure rate in Pennsylvania remains about one-third the national rate, with about one in [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 7:19pm EST

  • Local leaders return raises

    Three of the five state lawmakers representing Centre County residents pledged Wednesday to refund their 2.8 percent cost-of-living increase to the Treasury Department. State Sen. Jake Corman, RBenner Township, the new chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte, and state Sen. John Wozniak, D-Westmont, said they [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 7:16pm EST

  • State cuts more PSU funding

    The amount of money Penn State can expect from the state this year has been further reduced as part of Gov. Ed Rendell's effort to balance the budget. Earlier this year, the state had notified Penn State and other state-related universities to expect a 4.25 percent reduction in this year’s [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 7:15pm EST

  • Centre County nixes COLAs for retirees in '09

    BELLEFONTE — Centre County government retirees won’t get a cost of living increase next year as the county tries to find places to save money. It's the first time since 1990 that county retirees have not seen their pensions adjusted to include a cost-of-living increase, said Controller Chuck Witmer. [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 7:13pm EST

  • U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach mulling gubernatorial run

    U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-6th District, said Wednesday he is considering a run for governor, adding his name to an already long list of potential candidates to replace Gov. Ed Rendell in two years. Gerlach cited his western Pennsylvania roots, schooling in the central part of the state and experience [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 7:11pm EST

  • DeNaples expected to help Mount Airy casino pay its tax bills

    Faced with shrinking cash balances and a hefty tax bill, indicted Mount Airy Casino Resort owner Louis DeNaples is expected to make a second cash infusion to help the resort pay tax bills coming due. State-appointed trustee Anthony F. Ceddia, in a petition to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, said [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 6:55pm EST

  • Phila. schools have textbooks, can't find them

    Teams of administrators have completed checks at all high schools and are moving on to middle schools, they said. "In most cases, the books were available," said Tomas Hanna, chief of school operations. Some schools had shortages but had already ordered books. Others had an adequate supply but teachers didn't [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 6:53pm EST

  • Ex-butler: He thought nonprofit was Fumo's firm

    An ex-butler for former State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo testified yesterday that he thought the nonprofit formed to help revitalize South Philadelphia was actually Fumo's company. "He seemed in charge of it," said Matthew Fonseca, who served as Fumo's butler from February 2004 to February 2005 and is now a [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 6:49pm EST

  • Lack-of-Control Board

    (Tribune-Review Editorial) For allowing a construction company owned by a felon to help build the Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Washington County, the state's supposed watchdog agency should be renamed the Pennsylvania Gaming Lack-of-Control Board. Board investigators knew that William G. Tomko Jr. pleaded guilty to evading about $228,000 in [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 8:18pm EST

  • Scarnati stands ground on fending off new taxes

    On Tuesday, Scarnati, who remains the Senate's top elected Republican, said at a meeting with legislative leaders and Rendell that the state is in "unprecedented times" facing a projected $1.6 billion budget deficit for this year and what might be an even uglier picture at the start of the next [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 8:09pm EST

  • Legislation penalizing gun owners in question

    The Allegheny County Sportsmen's League agreed in 1995 to drop a lawsuit challenging a city ordinance banning assault weapons in exchange for an agreement signed by former City Solicitor Howard J. Shulberg saying the city would abide by state Act 85, which regulates firearms. The state law prohibits cities from [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 8:05pm EST

  • Final vote set on Pittsburgh budget

    Dowd and Peduto, council's finance committee chairman, voted against the proposed budget because they have not received written assurances from the administration that $45.3 million in surplus funds will be used to reduce the city's more than $800 million in principal debt. [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 8:03pm EST

  • Allegheny employers charged for employing foreigners

    A federal judge in Pittsburgh today unsealed criminal charges against six defendants, including two with Pittsburgh ties, for knowingly hiring more than 100 foreigners with expired visas to work for staffing services in Allegheny County and Ohio. [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 8:02pm EST

  • Special election set for March for state Senate seat

    A special election is set for March 3 to fill the seat of a state senator who died from injuries suffered in a car crash. The 29th District seat held for seven terms by Sen. James Rhoades covers all of Schuylkill County and parts of Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 7:58pm EST

  • Rendell details plans for plugging $1.6 billion gap

    Only 36 percent of Pennsylvania 11th graders met state standards in science, test results show. In the state's first science assessment, released yesterday, 81.5 percent of fourth graders made the benchmark, as did 52.7 percent of eighth graders. More on Rendell's budget proposals: Rendell says state will get $900M in federal aid [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 7:57pm EST

  • Pa. students in low grades improve science skills

    Only 36 percent of Pennsylvania 11th graders met state standards in science, test results show. In the state's first science assessment, released yesterday, 81.5 percent of fourth graders made the benchmark, as did 52.7 percent of eighth graders. Also: Pa. 11th-graders lag peers on state science tests [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 7:57pm EST

  • John Baer: An anti-raise tsunami for greed-head pols?

    THERE'S THIS little wave of something - guilt, reform or, more likely, fear - sweeping the state as elected officials fall over themselves to give back annual automatic pay raises because, you know, they feel your pain. Don't be fooled. [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 7:50pm EST

  • Fumo group filed no taxes for years

    A tax accountant hired in 1996 by a nonprofit agency created by former state Sen. Vince Fumo told a jury at Fumo's federal corruption trial yesterday that Citizens Alliance for Better Neighborhoods had no accounting or payroll systems when he started the assignment and that it had not filed any [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 7:48pm EST

  • Montco teen accused of school-shooting plot

    Most people ring in the New Year with champagne and confetti. But 15-year-old Richard Yanis is not most people. Police said the ninth-grader planned to ring in the New Year with a hail of gunfire when he returned to Pottstown High from winter break Jan. 2. More on teen school shooting [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 7:46pm EST

  • Nutter eyes charter change to make row-office cuts

    Facing a growing gap in the city's five-year financial plan, Mayor Nutter last month spelled out drastic steps to cut costs, including laying off city workers. [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 7:44pm EST

  • PA Open Records Office sets copying fees

    Below is the first press release from the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records. I hope it will be the first of many to come as Pennsylvania ushers in a new era of openness and accountability in government.OPEN RECORDS OFFICE SETS RIGHT-TO-KNOW FEE STRUCTURE HARRISBURG -- Citizens will pay between 10 cents [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2008, 12:16pm EST

  • Guest column: End 'Pay-to-Play' in Pennsylvania

    By Lowman S. Henry Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett's aggressive investigation of the Bonusgate scandal has put a bright spotlight on the fine line that separates legitimate legislative staff work from campaign-related activities. What has not gotten a lot of attention is a similar cozy relationship between campaign contributors, and the awarding [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2008, 7:18pm EST

  • Guest column: Blame deficit on Rendell overspending

    By Rep. Curt Schroder It is interesting to see that Pennsylvania's budget deficit is being blamed on "the global economic meltdown." If only it were that simple. I respectfully disagree with this premise. Pennsylvania's budget deficit, which analysts predict could reach as high as $2.5 billion by the end of the current [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2008, 7:16pm EST

  • Guest column: Worker freedom ensures economic prosperity

    By Jessica Runk Along with the rest of the nation, Pennsylvania is struggling to rebound from the recent economic turmoil. Unfortunately, being a compulsory union state puts the Commonwealth at a marked disadvantage. Twenty-two states have a right-to-work law, protecting their workers from being coerced to join a union as a [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2008, 6:32pm EST

  • Liberal Media Confession

    Stop the presses! The Washington Post has admitted it slanted its 2008 presidential race coverage to benefit Democrat Barack Obama. That revelation comes from Deborah Howell, the ombudsman for the newspaper. Howell admits, "The Post provided a lot of good campaign coverage, but readers have been consistently critical of the [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2008, 2:29pm EST

  • RedState To Conservatives: Get The Hell Off Our Website

    From Redstate management: "If you disagree with RINO Republicanism get the hell off our website" This has been the stance of the RedState website for the past year and a half. It is starting to be a running joke around the internet as more and more conservatives who disagree with the [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2008, 8:40pm EST

  • Anne Coulter Sounds Off John Murtha's Constituents

    For all of us who think that Rep. John Murtha should have been defeated yesterday based on his outragious comments made to the Post-Gazette and Tribune-Review refering to his constiuents as "racist" and "redneck", Ann Coulter provides us with a brilliant description of what Murtha's constituents really are. This was such [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2008, 7:57am EST

  • The Obama Victory Means That The Reagan Era Is Officially Over

    Where does this landslide Obama victory leave the Republican Party? The answer is in shambles. It will take a real grassroots effort to purge the GOP of the RINO politicians that became so drunk with power that they forgot to advance true conservative principles and ideas. Simply, put! The Reagan [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2008, 11:02pm EST

  • Keystone State Election Day Predictions

    The Race For POTUS: Barack Obama will defeat John McCain nationally by an 8 to 10 point margin with the numbers ending up being close to 56 to 48. Obama will win the Electoral College count by at least 100. McCain had the momentum coming out of the GOP convention. However, major [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2008, 10:55pm EST

  • I've Been Banned From RedState

    I've been posting on RedState.Com for the past two years. During this time many of my posts were recommended by other users and some ended up on the RedState front page. In the beginning my original perception of RedState was that it was forum for conservatives to share ideas and [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2008, 12:27am EST

  • I just can't vote for McCain or Obama

    I have a confession to make. As of today I'm coming out of the closet and admitting publicly that I am not going to be voting in the race for POTUS next Tuesday. I've stated from the very beginning that I wasn't happy with the slate of candidates that either [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2008, 8:05pm EST

  • Breaking News: PA 9th District Congressional Race Between GOP Incumbent Bill Shuster and Challenger Tony Barr May Just Be Closer Than People Think

    Election season is heating up here in South Central Pennsylvania. A.K.A. "The Alabama Of PA" (Carville), The "Bitter"/"Clinging to guns and religion" part of the state (Obama), or if you like just plain "Redneck" (Murtha). Yes things have been pretty lively this election season around these parts to say the [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2008, 6:22am EDT

  • Guest column: Pennsylvania's $400 million question

    By Matthew J. Brouillette How will you vote on Tuesday, November 4th? No, I'm not talking about the race for the White House. Nor am I talking about the Congressional or state House and Senate races. I'm talking about the "Water and Sewer Improvements Bond Referendum." I know, I know, it's not [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2008, 3:09pm EDT

  • Guest column: Founding Fathers would endorse McCain

    By Richard R. Tennesen I am neither so ambitious nor self-confident that I could share and disseminate the thoughts and vision of our nation's most prominent historical luminaries who founded this great nation only 232 years ago regarding the forthcoming election. I'm confident, however, that there are a few certainties we [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2008, 1:24pm EDT

  • Taxpayer group releases 2008 Voter Guide

    The Pennsylvania Taxpayers Cyber Coalition, the citizens' group leading the fight to eliminate property taxes in Pennsylvania, has released its 2008 Voters Guide. Before you to go the polls on Nov. 4, find out if your Pennsylvania Legislator has supported efforts to get rid of school property taxes. The Voters Guide can [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2008, 10:36pm EDT

  • A guide to Pennsylvania rednecks

    In response to recent comments by U.S. Congressman John Murtha that his constituents are racists and/or rednecks if they don't vote for Barack Obama, radio host and political commentator Doug Giles offers his own guide to Pennsylvania voters. From Giles' column:I have a question for my readers: Do you think Murtha [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2008, 4:13pm EDT

  • Vote NO on borrowing question

    Pennsylvania voters will be asked Nov. 4 to approve $400 million in new borrowing for water and sewer infrastructure projects. I'm voting NO on the referendum question and urge my fellow Pennsylvanians to do likewise. The well has run dry under Gov. Ed Rendell. He has increased state spending my more than [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2008, 3:12pm EDT

  • Guest Column: The wrong kind of 'change' for our country

    By Stacey Kensinger, "Change" is the main campaign slogan in this presidential election. Both candidates are calling for change, but just what kind of "change" are they supporting? There are two kinds of change; a right kind of change that will be good for the country and the wrong kind of [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2008, 11:27pm EDT

  • Guest column: Would an Obama win be legitimate?

    Obama win raises questions of legitimacy By Bill Wilson All governments rise or fall on the degree to which the people find them legitimate. When the people no longer believe a government has gained power by legitimate means or that a government operates in an honest and legitimate manner, only force and [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2008, 4:05pm EDT

  • Barack the Plumber

    This cartoon comes courtesy of Americans for Limited Government a non-partisan, nationwide network committed to advancing free market reforms,private property rights and core American liberties. For more information on ALG, visit the group's Web site at www.GetLiberty.org or its blog, netrightnation.com [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2008, 1:50pm EDT

  • Tax group: Obama will raise taxes on most small businesses

    If you're still not sure what Barack Obama meant when he told Joe the Plumber he plans to "spread the wealth" when he's elected president, Americans for Tax Reform has the answer. From a news release issued by the non-partisan watchdog group:According to the IRS Statistics of Income Division (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/06in14ar.xls), there [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2008, 1:48pm EDT

  • Poll: 80% of job creators back McCain

    Do you like your job? Would you like to keep your job? As we head into what many experts predict will be a painful and prolonged recession, many people are worried about their jobs. If you'd like to increase your chances of bringing home a paycheck, then you should vote for [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2008, 1:02pm EDT

  • Guest column: Demand character references from Obama

    It's Time to Demand a Character Check from Obama By William Owens Jr. What in the world is going on within the minds of all Americans? How much more questionable association and potentially illegal activity do we need to witness regarding Senator Barack Obama before we seriously consider the implications of the [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2008, 12:57pm EDT

  • Tony Phyrillas in The New York Times

    What is Pennsylvania's leading conservative blogger doing in The New York Times, the flagship paper of the Obama Media? Somebody has to talk some sense into the far left. The New York Times interviewed Tony Phyrillas this week for an article on how bloggers are covering the political race in the [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2008, 12:31pm EDT

  • Guest column: Obama = Economic Peril

    The Brutal Reality of Obama's 'Tax Cuts' is Severe and Complete Economic Peril By Brad O'Leary On Monday, The Wall Street Journal confirmed the accuracy of the figures detailed in my book, The Audacity of Deceit: Barack Obama's War on American Values, (released earlier this year) that show how Barack Obama's tax [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2008, 1:31pm EDT

  • Top economists: Obama would make things a lot worse

    One-hundred leading American economists, including five Nobel Prize winners, have released a joint statement saying Barack Obama's economic proposals would be disastrous for the United States. "Barack Obama's economic proposals are wrong for the American economy," the statement concludes. "They defy both economic reason and economic experience." Here is the full statement:Barack [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2008, 10:42am EDT

  • One man, one vote?

    The foundation of U.S. democracy -- the concept of one man, one vote -- has been shaken to the core by the widespread voter fraud campaign orchestrated by ACORN, the far-left advocacy group that received $800,000 from the Barack Obama campaign earlier this year to register new voters for Obama. Today's [...]
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    Posted: October 10, 2008, 5:33pm EDT

  • McCain earns NRA endorsement

    You can't say this comes as a surprise. The National Rifle Association has endorsed Republican John McCain for president. NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, who also serves as chairman of the NRA's political action committee, is planning to announce the group's endorsement at stops in key battleground states, including Pennsylvania, [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2008, 3:48pm EDT

  • CEOs agree McCain is best for economy

    A survey of 751 CEOs of major American companies conducted by Chief Executive magazine finds that Sen. Barack Obama's economic and tax policies would be disastrous for American workers. CEOs surveyed said they prefer Sen. John McCain's economic plans by a 4-1 margin. "The stakes for this presidential election are higher than [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2008, 8:15pm EDT

  • Guest column: The case for John McCain

    By Joe Porter Friends, I'll be forthright with you - I believe the American voters who are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue what they're doing, as evidenced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've spoken to can spell out his qualifications. Not [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2008, 3:36pm EDT

  • Pennsylvania's Fiscal Crisis

    By Lowman S. Henry State Rep. Sam Rohrer was the canary in the mineshaft. Weeks ago, as the economic storm clouds gathered, Rohrer said the state was headed toward a massive budget deficit and he called upon the Rendell Administration to re-open the budget and make the cuts needed to avert [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2008, 2:19pm EDT

  • Time is running out to re-open PA budget

    State Rep. Sam Rohrer, R-Berks, a frequent critic of massive state spending under Gov. Ed Rendell, says time is running out to re-open Pennsylvania's red-ink budget to avoid a potential tax increase next year. With only three scheduled session days remaining before the November elections, Rep. Rohrer cited the recent Pennsylvania [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2008, 4:06pm EDT

  • Newspaper says Palin won debate

    Who won Thursday's vice presidential debate? Sarah Palin, of course. From today's editorial in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Palin offered a potent debating combination. She was well prepared, at ease, folksy and, at times, full of moxie. She shot and scored early and often -- especially noting how Democrats failed to understand [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2008, 12:36pm EDT

  • The pork never ends

    They just can't help themselves. Stuffed inside the $700 billion financial bailout approved by the Democratic-controlled Senate is $1.7 billion worth of pork spending, according to the New York Post. "Congressional deal-brookers yesterday slopped a mess of pork into the $700 billion financial rescue bill passed by the Senate last night [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2008, 12:09pm EDT

  • Once around the PA blogosphere

    The truth is out there. You just have to get past the liberal media to find it. Here's some of the most interesting posts on Pennsylvania blogs: WRITEMARSH! and GUNSERVATIVELY! both have startling information about Gwen Ifill, the moderator of Thursday's vice presidential debate. Turns out Ifill has written a pro-Obama book [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2008, 3:06pm EDT

  • Don't tell Al Gore, but the Earth is cooling

    In case you missed it, there was a terrific editorial in Investor's Business Daily exposing the charlatan Al Gore. On the same day Gore was spewing more hot air about his junk science of global warming, real scientists at NASA released information that says the Earth is entering a period of [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2008, 1:44pm EDT

  • Guest column: Why I am voting for John McCain

    Why I am voting for John McCain by Dr. M. Sidney Wallace In the first presidential debate on Friday evening, I was totally unimpressed with each of the two presidential candidates. On one side of the screen there was a tall dark babbling idiot that looked and spoke more like [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2008, 1:33pm EDT

  • My bailout plan is better

    Congress is working on a plan to spend $700 billion to bail out greedy corporate CEOs and Wall Street speculators. I have a better idea. I would like to see Congress send a check for $50,000 to every American household. Let's bail out working people instead. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2008, 4:39pm EDT

  • GUEST COLUMN: FIRE THE ARSONISTS

    DON'T FUEL THE FIRE: FIRE THE ARSONISTS By Jeff M. Wilson Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson along with Federal Reserve Board Chariman Ben Bernanke offered to solve all of the current Wall Street credit problems. Their solution, Congress remits to them a blank check payable for $700 Billion. That's slightly less than $2,300 [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2008, 1:59pm EDT

  • McCain puts country first over politics

    Sen. John McCain today called on Sen. Barack Obama to join him in suspending their political campaigns for a few days to deal with the economic crisis facing the nation. Obama has rejected McCain's offer. Who is putting country first? Who is putting politics first? Americans should ask themselves those questions. Remarks by [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2008, 6:25pm EDT

  • Highlights from PA conservative bloggers

    Lots of good posts at conservative blogs in Pennsylvania today. Taxpayer Protection reports that Pennsylvania has lost 100,00 jobs in the past year, but Gov. Ed Rendell, who was the governor during that time period, claims it's not his fault at a companion post at POLICY BLOG.Gunservatively! and Page 13 [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2008, 8:36pm EDT

  • What not to wear on Election Day

    If you show up at the polls on Nov. 4 sporting a T-shirt, hat or button supporting your favorite candidate, you will be asked to remove or cover up the item, says the man in charge of conducting elections in Montgomery County. "It's pretty clear, under the state Election Code, that [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2008, 6:49pm EDT

  • McCain-Palin coming to PA Monday

    This just in from the Craig Williams for Congress Campaign regarding a scheduled visit to Delaware County by Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. DREXEL HILL – Craig Williams said today that Monday's planned visit to Media, Delaware County, by Republican Presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his running [...]
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    Posted: September 19, 2008, 5:21pm EDT

  • Rohrer calls for immediate re-opening of out-of-balance, tax-increase-guaranteed state budget

    State Rep. Sam Rohrer (R-Berks), State Sen. John Eichelberger (R-Blair) and House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) today called on Gov. Ed Rendell and the Legislature to re-open "and make substantial spending reductions" to balance the state's $28.3 billion 2008-09 General Fund budget. The lawmakers were joined by Commonwealth [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2008, 2:10pm EDT

  • Call to Action for Pennsylvania Taxpayers

    From David Baldinger of the Pennsylvania Taxpayers Cyber Coalition: Dear Friends, The General Assembly returns to work after their summer recess and it is time for us to get busy again.As you know, the School Property Tax Elimination Act, House Bill 1275, has been bottled up in the Appropriations committee by [...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2008, 2:32pm EDT

  • Citizens Must Recapture The Flag

    By Barry L. Kauffman Over the past two-and-a-quarter centuries Americans have bestowed many gifts upon the world – jazz, baseball, free public education for all children, and the internet to name a few. Perhaps our greatest gift, however, is the written constitution establishing our nationhood – a constitution prescribing and limiting [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2008, 3:25pm EDT

  • Will Anyone Represent You at a Constitutional Convention?

    By Tim Potts The evidence is everywhere that we citizens – and our public officials – have lost any real sense of what “representative democracy” means. Taken literally, it means that public officials are surrogates for citizens’ interests, concerns, hopes and values. It’s supposed to mean that everyone is represented, [...]
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    Posted: September 12, 2008, 2:05pm EDT

  • New York Post endorses John McCain

    Election Day is still more than 55 days away, but the The New York Post has made up its mind on which candidate should be elected the next president of the United States. It's John McCain, according to the Post editorial board. The Post is the first major U.S. newspaper to pick [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2008, 6:22pm EDT

  • McCain, Palin visit Lancaster County Tuesday

    From the Berks County Republican Committee:Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, will be appearing with her running mate, U.S. Sen. John McCain, Tuesday in Lancaster. This rally, originally slates as a Town Hall style meeting for 2,500 people, has grown to a rally for 6,500. It will be [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2008, 2:06pm EDT

  • Law enforcement backs McCain

    The Fraternal Order of Police, the nation's largest law enforcement union representing 327,000 members, has endorsed Sen. John McCain for president. "The FOP carefully considered the records and the responses of both candidates and, in our evaluation, Senator McCain will provide greater leadership for our country and for our nation's law [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2008, 6:30pm EDT

  • Grades for Tuesday RNC speakers

    I watch the main speakers at Tuesday's Republican National Convention. Here's how I would grade their speeches based on delivery and effectiveness: First Lady Laura Bush - B President Bush - C Former Sen. Fred Thompson - A Sen. Joe Lieberman - A Best part of Fred Thompson's speech:"To deal with these challenges, the Democrats present [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2008, 3:48pm EDT

  • Barack Obama's Top Misleading Claims

    If you missed Barack Obama's acceptance speech Thursday night, consider yourself lucky. The Chosen One promised everything short of a cure for cancer and eyesight for the blind. The McCain 2008 Campaign issued the following release listing BARACK OBAMA'S TOP MISLEADING CLAIMS: MISLEADING CLAIM #1: Barack Obama Can Bring Democrats And [...]
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    Posted: August 29, 2008, 1:47pm EDT

  • Felons sign removed by Obama camp

    A week after opening its downtown Pottstown office and placing a large sign in the window encouraging felons to register to vote, the Obama campaign abruptly removed the sign from its storefront window. As I pointed out in a previous post, the Obama campaign was courting felons in communities like Pottstown [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2008, 12:49pm EDT

  • Is Obama courting felons?

    This is wrong in so many ways, I hardly know where to begin. The Barack Obama campaign opened an office in Pottstown. Nothing unusual about that. The Obama camp is flush with money, some of it from questionable sources, so it can open an office in just about every city, township [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2008, 1:22pm EDT

  • Conservatives Vs. Liberals

    I've been reading a terrific book this summer called "Makers and Takers" by Peter Schweizer. That's the short title. The subtitle is a bit longer: "Why conservatives work harder, feel happier, have closer families, take fewer drugs, give more generously, value honesty more, are less materialistic and envious, whine less … [...]
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    Posted: August 08, 2008, 1:49pm EDT
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