Thursday, February 02, 2012

Which political party has a better sex life?

The answer will surprise many.

Among the fascinating findings in a new survey by the online dating site match.com:
Which political party has a better sex life? Conservative Republicans (40%) are significantly more likely than other groups to be very satisfied with sex while they're married. But they had the least amount of sexual activity in the last 12 months.

Republican and Democratic singles seek dramatically different traits in a partner. Liberal Democrats are more likely to search for someone with a sense of humor, similar lifestyle to their own, a sense of independence and someone whom they consider to be their equal. Republicans really are conservative when it comes to choosing a partner; they're searching for someone with the same background and political party as their own who is interested in marriage.
Match.com Releases Its Second Annual Comprehensive Study on Singles

53 seconds that should end a presidency

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett Signs 8 Bills into Law

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Signs Eight Bills into Law

Many Pennsylvania Employers to Benefit from Lower Workers' Compensation Costs

Many Pennsylvania Employers to Benefit from Lower Workers' Compensation Costs

Pa. public schools fear tougher budget year awaits

Pennsylvania property owners should brace for another round of tax hikes to keep funding public schools.

The Mercury - Pa. public schools fear tougher budget year awaits

Michelle Malkin: First, They Came for the Catholics

Obama has declared a holy war on America's Christian majority.

First, They Came for the Catholics | CNSnews.com

Report: Newspaper Sites See Traffic Rise In 2011

Newspaper sites logged more than 111 million monthly unique visitors, an increase of about 6 million compared to the same period a year ago, according to Newspaper Association of America analysis.

Some 63% of all U.S. adult Internet users visited newspaper sites during the quarter, the association reported.

NAA: Newspaper Sites See Traffic Rise In Q4

Opinion: No Hope or Change Under Obama

The breath of fresh air was not to be - dailylocal.com

Concord Coalition: New CBO Report on Nation's Fiscal Crisis Should be Required Reading

Concord Coalition Says New CBO Report Should be Required Reading on the Campaign Trail

Groundhog Day 2 Trailer: Dem's Dilemma

PA Announces Disciplinary Actions Taken Against 30 Licensed, Commissioned Professionals, Organizations

PA Department of State Announces Disciplinary Actions Taken Against 30 Licensed, Commissioned Professionals, Organizations

Lancaster County Hunter Exposed to Rabies by Field Dressing Deer

Hunter Exposed to Rabies by Field Dressing Deer

January 2012 PA Slot Machine Revenue 7.4% Higher Than in 2011

January 2012 PA Slot Machine Revenue 7.4% Higher Than in 2011

Mitt Romney Sees His Shadow

Columnist: PA Supreme Court Has Ulterior Motive in Rejecting Redistricting

Columnist Lowman S. Henry - What is Pa. Supreme Court’s real motive? - The Mercury

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Poll: Obama Job Approval Above 50% in Just 10 States

Obama Approval Above 50% in 10 States and D.C. in 2011

Pennsylvania Revenue Gap Grows to Nearly $500M

Pennsylvania general fund revenues for the current fiscal year (July 2011-June 2012) are running $497.2 million, or 3.5 percent, below state estimates.

Pennsylvania Revenue Department Releases January 2012 Collections

Newt Gets It

Pennsylvania Proposes New Asset Test Limits for Food Stamp Program

Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Proposes New Asset Test Limits for SNAP

Pennsylvania DEP Seeks Information About Antique Medical Kit Containing Radium-226

Pennsylvania DEP Seeks Information About Antique Medical Kit Containing Radium-226

Is Joe Sestak afraid to run on Obama ticket?

Why would Democrat Joe Sestak pass up an opportunity to run for the Congressional seat he held four years ago?

Does he foresee a GOP route in November as voters punish Barack Obama for his failed presidency?

Chester County Democratic chairwoman: Joe Sestak will not run - delcotimes.com

Columnist: The Education Gap

America's Real Problem Isn't Its Income Gap, But Its Education Gap - Investors.com

Running On Empty

Report: Illegal Aliens Leaving Arizona in Response to State Immigration Enforcement Policies

New Report from FAIR Finds Illegal Aliens are Leaving Arizona in Response to State Immigration Enforcement Policies

ABC Celebrates Indiana's New Right-to-Work Bill

ABC Celebrates Indiana's New Right-to-Work Bill

Newspaper: Jobless And Debt Are Obama's Legacy

Jobless And Debt Are Obama's Legacy - Investors.com

Obama to Announce Latest Vote-Buying Scheme

If you can't steal the election, why not buy it using taxpayers' money?

Obama to Announce Latest Vote-Buying Scheme - HUMAN EVENTS

HBO Sarah Palin Film: 'Game Change' Trailer

Taxpayer: Start cutting at the top

When school boards can't balance district budgets, they threaten to cut programs or raise taxes. Why not lay off administrators earning six-figure salaries?

From a letter to the editor from a frustrated taxpayer: "Once again, we are taking away from the students. Instead of starting at the bottom and punishing the kids, why don't we consider looking at the top level of administration and what it costs the district?"

Start cutting at the top (1/31/12)

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

When Global Warming Freezes Over

From Investor's Business Daily:
Global warming alarmists won't give up their campaign to spread fear and backward thinking until an ice bridge stretches from New York to Paris. Science, though, says they should.
The Data Show There's Been No Warming For More Than A Decade - Investors.com

The Obama Doctrine


NEWS ITEM: Obama to slash Pentagon budget by $500 billion, reduce U.S. Army by 100,000 soldiers.

Newspaper: Holder's fantastical claim about 'Fast and Furious'

Holder's fantastical claim about 'Fast and Furious' | Washington Examiner

Columnist: Kagan Has Clear Conflict in ObamaCare Case

Kagan Defended ObamaCare As Solicitor General - HUMAN EVENTS

It's Over, Newt

Whoops! No Global Warming For the Last 15 Years

Whoops! No Global Warming For the Last 15 Years - HUMAN EVENTS

Newspaper: Holder Must Resign or Be Impeached

From Investor's Business Daily:
For incompetence alone, Attorney General Eric Holder should resign in the wake of the illegal "Fast and Furious" gunrunning scandal. But fresh news that he knew of it and is covering it up warrants impeachment.
Friday Night 'Document Dump' Shows Eric Holder Knew 'Fast And Furious' Gun Killed U.S. Agent - Investors.com

The first rule of holes

The first rule of holes: When you're in a hole, stop digging ...
A perfect example of the sad state of affairs in Washington, D.C. The Congressional Budget Office predicts the Obama Administration will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September. It would be the third straight year Obama has run up deficits of more than $1 trillion but the $1.1 trillion is slightly lower than the last deficit Obama ran. You call this good news? For the record, Obama inherited a $10.6 trillion national debt from George W. Bush. The national debt today is $15.2 trillion ... and rising every second.

Opinion: Obama would hurt middle class

Obama would hurt the middle class (1/30/12)

Rep. Joe Pitts: Obama's words and deeds don't match

The Mercury - Obama’s words and deeds don’t match

NewsBusted 1/31/12

Michael Potteiger Named Chairman of Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole

Governor Corbett Names Michael Potteiger as Chairman of Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole

Rep. Marino Introduces DownsizeDC.org's 'One Subject at a Time Act'

Rep. Marino Introduces DownsizeDC.org's "One Subject at a Time Act"

It's not like we have any real problems in this country

Hardball: Diane Sawyer Quizzes Obama on the Super Bowl and Singing | NewsBusters.org

Your Daily Dose of Liberal Media Bias

NY Mag Editor Admits On National TV He Never Reported John Kerry's Income Tax Rate in 2004

Monday, January 30, 2012

Pennsylvania's oldest state lawmaker, 84, won't seek re-election

After 38 years, Pennsylvania State Rep. Camille "Bud" George has announced he will not seek a 20th term in the House.

George is the latest career politician to call it quits this year as the exodus from the Legislature continues.

George, 84, a Democrat, has represented Clearfield County in the state Legislature since Gerald Ford was in the White House.

George can now enjoy a lifetime pension (courtesy of Pennsylvania taxpayers) that could approach $100,000 a year.

Clearfield County lawmaker calling it quits after 19 terms

Nationally, Mitt Romney Leads Newt Gingrich By 6%

Nationally, Mitt Romney Leads Newt Gingrich By 6%

Cash 5 Ticket Worth $330,000 Sold in Pottstown

Cash 5 Ticket Worth $330,000 Sold in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Girl Scout Cookie Secrets

Columnist: Massive Layoffs At Another Obama Stimulus Company

More tax dollars down the Obama rat hole.

Massive Layoffs At Another Obama Stimulus Company - HUMAN EVENTS

Teens migrating away from Facebook to Twitter

Teens migrating to Twitter — sometimes for privacy

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Turns out the rich make good presidents

The liberal media is up-in-arms about Mitt Romney's personal wealth. But what's wrong with a successful person holding the nation's top job.

If Mitt Romney were elected president, he would rank No. 4 on the all-time list of richest presidents. He would also be in good company.

Here's is Forbes magazine's ranking of the 10 richest presidents:

George Washington
Herbert Hoover
Thomas Jefferson
John F. Kennedy
Andrew Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
Zachary Taylor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
James Madison

The Mercury - How rich is Mitt Romney?

Tell the Truth! - National Debt Rose $4.6T Under Obama

Bill Maher Falsely Claims Debt Only Increased $1.5 Trillion Under Obama - Tell the Truth! | NewsBusters.org

A VOTERS' GUIDE TO REPUBLICANS

Obama TV ratings drop to all-time low

Obama's SOTU speech attracts fewer TV viewers

Rep. Kampf: Change PA pension system to help taxpayers

The Mercury Guest Column: Change PA pension system to help taxpayers

Pa. Legislature: January promises become June regrets

Editorial: Pa. Legislature: January promises become June regrets

Nebraska pays state lawmakers $12,000; Pennsylvania pays its lawmakers $82,000

Lawmakers: Time right to revisit pay raise - Omaha.com

PA lawmakers make lots of promises



Editorial: Pa. Legislature: January promises become June regrets

Saturday, January 28, 2012

The things that comes out of a liberal pundit's mouth

Eleanor Clift Says Something So Dumb Mort Zuckerman Does Double Facepalm In Disbelief | NewsBusters.org

Video: NewsBusted 1/27/12

Poll: Over Half of Americans Still Not Likely to Vote for Obama

Over Half of Americans Still Not Likely to Vote for President Obama This Fall

Actuaries Back End of ObamaCare

Actuaries File Amicus Brief with Supreme Court on Health Reform Challenge

New Pennsylvania Regulations for Commercial Drivers to Take Effect Jan. 30

New Pennsylvania Regulations for Commercial Drivers to Take Effect Jan. 30

Your Daily Dose of Liberal Media Bias

Obama’s Debt: The Era of 'Profound Irresponsibility'

RightChange: Obama's Debt: The Era of 'Profound Irresponsibility'

Pipes calls for the ObamaCare's repeal, replace

Pipes calls for the ObamaCare's repeal, replace - HUMAN EVENTS

Sen. Marco Rubio: Obama Has Made Everything Worse

Top 10 perils of Pelosi

Top 10 perils of Pelosi - HUMAN EVENTS

Multimillionaire Leftist Elizabeth Warren Says She's Not Wealthy

Multimillionaire Leftist Elizabeth Warren Says She's Not Wealthy (Video) - HUMAN EVENTS

America's future explored in 'Monumental'

Newspaper: Global warming's 'dirty laundry'

EDITORIAL: Global warming's 'dirty laundry' - Washington Times

Just 37% of Americans support Obamacare

After rising, support for health care law dips

Debt ceiling skyrockets to $16 trillion under Obama

Debt ceiling skyrockets to $16 trillion - HUMAN EVENTS

Friday, January 27, 2012

Newspaper: Is Obama Creating A Nation Of Dependents?

Is Obama Creating A Nation Of Dependents? Nearly Half Now Get Government Benefits - Investors.com

Obama running on empty

Blog: Electric car scheme squanders nine figures' worth of taxpayer dollars

Watchdog: Obama Refunding Money From Federal Lobbyists

EXCLUSIVE: Obama Campaign Refunding Money Donated by Federal Lobbyists - OpenSecrets Blog | OpenSecrets

The Year of the Dragon

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett Signs New Commercial Driver Safety Law

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Signs New Commercial Driver Safety Law

Taxpayers Still In Hole $133B From Gov't Bailouts

Bailouts Still $133 Billion Short Of Being Fully Paid Back — And May Never Be - Investors.com

IRS: 36 Obama aides owe $833,000 in back taxes

As Obama demands rich Americans pay more in taxes, the IRS reveals 36 Obama aides are far behind in their taxes by Andrew Malcolm - Investors.com

GOP Debate Format

Rep. Kampf: We Must Change the Pension System to Help Taxpayers

PA State Rep. Warren Kampf - We Must Change the Pension System to Help Taxpayers

Columnist: Newt Gingrich is the GOP's Bill Clinton

R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. says Newt Gingrich is the GOP's version of Bill Clinton. (And that's not intended as a compliment.)

Read his full column at The American Spectator.

Boot-ban at Pottstown school gets Ugg-ly

The Mercury - Parents bash Pottstown Middle School boot ban

328,000 visitors to 'Tony Phyrillas on Politics'

My site counter has recorded 328,000 unique visitors to TONY PHYRILLAS ON POLITICS. Thanks for checking out the site ... and come back again.

Gov. Corbett Announces Recent Confirmations, Nominations, Appointments

Governor Corbett Announces Confirmations, Nominations, Appointments

Pew: New Reforms in 47 States and D.C. Improve Military and Overseas Voting

Pew: New Reforms in 47 States and D.C. Improve Military and Overseas Voting

Comedian-In-Chief

Columnist: Dead voters prove the need for photo ID at the polls

Dead voters prove the need for photo ID at the polls - HUMAN EVENTS

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Poll: Obama job approval at 40% in Pa.

Highlights from the January 2012 Franklin and Marshall College Poll:

1. Most (47%) of the state’s voters believe Pennsylvania is headed in the wrong direction, a sentiment little changed during the past two years. The last time a majority of the state’s registered voters believed the state was headed in the right direction was September 2006.

2. More voters report they are worse off financially than are better off financially (26% and 15%, respectively) compared to one year ago, although most (60%) say their finances are the same as last year. Fewer voters expect to be worse off financially next year (13%) than they were last March (26%), the last time this question was asked. Most (51%) respondents report economic and financial issues are their most pressing personal problems.

3. President Obama has seen a minor improvement in his job performance ratings compared to the October 2011 Franklin and Marshall College Poll, rising from 37% positive to 40% positive. Voters’ rating of his handling of the economy, with only 29% providing a positive rating, is lower than his overall job performance rating. Generally speaking, more voters in Pennsylvania still believe it is time for a change (49%) than believe the president deserves re-election (44%).

4. Despite President Obama’s tepid job approval ratings, he continues to lead his Republican challengers in the state. Obama’s lead over both Romney and Santorum is still more than 10 points. The president is up two points on Romney from October; however, his lead over Santorum has remained stable at 13 points.

January 2012: Obama 41%, Romney 30%, other 8%, don’t know 24%
October 2012: Obama 35%, Romney 26%, other 10%, don’t know 30%
January 2012: Obama 43%, Santorum 30%, other 8%, don’t know 19%
October 2012: Obama 38%, Santorum 25%, other 11%, don’t know 26%

5. The explanation for the president’s current advantage may stem from several sources. First, less than half (46%) of voters are very interested in this year’s election; in January 2008, three in five (60%) voters were very interested in that year’s election. Second, President Obama is more personally appealing than either of the two Republican challengers tested with nearly half (45%) of voters having a “favorable” opinion of the president compared to around one-quarter who have a favorable opinion of Mitt Romney (25%) and Rick Santorum (29%). Importantly, this pattern holds true among independent voters.

Read the full poll results here.

New Hit Song By Barack Obama: 'I'm Spending And I Know It'

Columnist: Obama's Bloated Bureaucracy Costs Lives

Mark Skousen: TSA wastes $1.2 billion a year and causes 1,200 unnecessary deaths annually - HUMAN EVENTS

John Stossel: Obama Has Done Enough Damage To U.S. Economy

The real State of the Union speech - dailylocal.com

Launch of 'Tell the Truth! 2012' Campaign

MRC's Bozell Announces Launch of 'Tell the Truth! 2012' Campaign | NewsBusters.org

Your Daily Dose of Liberal Media Bias

NBC's Todd Desperately Tries to Spin 30% Seeing Country on Right Track as Good News | NewsBusters.org

Do you hate Congress?

Study: State Taxpayers Pay 14% Higher Prison Costs Than Budgets Reflect

First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds State Taxpayers Pay 14 Percent Higher Prison Costs Than Budgets Reflect

Pennsylvania Launches Justice Reinvestment Initiative

Pennsylvania Launches Justice Reinvestment Initiative

Obama Ignores The $15T Gorilla In The Room

State of the debt neglected in Obama speech - Washington Times

Video: Suffering Under Obama

Opinion: Pennsylvania Needs Voter ID Law

Voter Photo ID bill must become law - dailylocal.com

Game Board Purchases Land in 3 PA Counties

Board Approves Purchases Land in Three Counties

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Poll: Obama a nice guy, but a lousy president

A new survey by Pew Research Center finds Obama's job approval at 44 percent going into the November 2012 election.

While most respondents say Obama is a likeable person, he does not appear to be up the task of president.

From the Pew Survey:
Obama's job approval rating stands at 44%. George W. Bush began his reelection year with a 56% job approval rating; Bill Clinton's approval rating was 50% in January 1996. Obama's current mark is closer to George H. W. Bush's in January 1992 (46% approved).
Read the full results here.

No So Fast

FACT CHECK: Obama pushes plans that flopped before

FACT CHECK: Obama pushes plans that flopped before

AHI to Secretary Clinton: Turkey Is an Unreliable NATO Ally

AHI to Secretary Clinton: Turkey Is an Unreliable NATO Ally

Bad news for bad teachers

States weaken tenure for teachers - Washington Times

Football is America's Favorite Sport as Lead Over Baseball Continues to Grow

Football is America's Favorite Sport as Lead Over Baseball Continues to Grow

Journalists are piling up subscribers on Facebook

Journalists are piling up subscribers on Facebook | Poynter.

Joe Paterno, 1926-2012

Newt Gingrich: The real State of the Union

The real State of the Union - HUMAN EVENTS

Pennsylvania Department of Health to Move Office for Birth, Death Certificate Requests

Pennsylvania Department of Health to Move Office for Birth, Death Certificate Requests

PA Insurance Department Announces 2011 Enforcement and Market Conduct Actions

PA Insurance Department Announces 2011 Enforcement and Market Conduct Actions

If you missed Obama's speech ...

Columnist: I Finally Understand Democrats

I Finally Understand Democrats

Obama Youth Have Had Enough Empty Promises

Young Americans and the State of the Union - We Expect a Change of Course, Not More Rhetoric

PA Game Commissioners Propose 2012-13 Seasons and Bag Limits

Game Commissioners Propose 2012-13 Seasons and Bag Limits

Gov. Mitch Daniels Delivers GOP Response to the State of the Union

Columnist: The Self-Destruction of the Mainstream Media

The Self-Destruction of the Mainstream Media

Why Christians Should Be Concerned About the Obama Administration

Why Christians Should Be Concerned About the Obama Administration

Has Barack Obama learned nothing in three years?

John Stossel: The real State of the Union - HUMAN EVENTS

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Sen. Toomey responds to State of the Union address 2012

Mitch Daniels' Response to the State of the Union

Mitch Daniels's Response to the State of the Union The Weekly Standard

11 stunning revelations from Larry Summers' secret economics memo to Barack Obama

11 stunning revelations from Larry Summers' secret economics memo to Barack Obama

Columnist: On the Intellectual Inferiority of Liberalism

On the Intellectual Inferiority of Liberalism

Editorial: Obama 'A Disaster for American Workers...'

EDITORIAL: Obama's pipe-dream economy - Washington Times

NewsBusted: Obama goes to Disney World

New York Times Ignores Massive Pro-Life March for Fifth Year in a Row

New York Times Ignores Massive Pro-Life March for Fifth Year in a Row | NewsBusters.org

Editorial Backlash Against President Obama’s Job-Destroying Keystone Decision Continues

Editorial Backlash Against President Obama’s Job-Destroying Keystone Decision Continues | Speaker of the House John Boehner | speaker.gov

Obama 2012: Just Trust Him

Columnist: Obama's promise deficit

Obama's promise deficit - HUMAN EVENTS

Illegal Aliens Can Get Free Government Cell Phones?

10 Surprising Facts About Free Government Cell Phones

Consumers Face Higher Food Costs, Thanks to Congress

Consumers Face Higher Food Costs, Thanks to Congress

There she is ... 2012 Pennsylvania Fair Queen



Lancaster County Girl Crowned as 2012 Pennsylvania Fair Queen

Longest-serving Pennsylvania lawmaker goes on trial

It's difficult to stay in politics as long as Democrat Bill DeWeese has without getting into trouble.

Longest-serving Pennsylvania lawmaker goes on trial