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Friday, February 28, 2014

6.2M have lost health coverage under Obamacare so far


 Obama claims 4 million have signed up for Obamacare (but he's been known to lie). On the other hand, we know more than 6.2 million Americans have lost their health insurance coverage under Obamacare. Even low-information Obama voters should be able to do the math.

Rein in the IRS by de-clubbing the thugs

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on IRS abuses under Obama: Without a “smidgen of corruption” — at least in the alternate universe of President Obama — the IRS is moving ahead with a proposal that will bury tens of thousands of nonprofits in new paperwork. Consider it the Obama administration's “salute” to the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United verdict on political speech and campaign funding.

Rein in the IRS by de-clubbing the thugs

Jimmy Kimmel: Los Angeles Panics Over Rain

Antietam Middle-Senior High School Presents 'Oklahoma!'

The classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!" is coming soon to Mount Penn, Pa. Tickets are on sale now at www.antietamsd.org.

Why are Christians the world's most persecuted group?

Why are Christians the world's most persecuted group?

PA State Rep. Baker Co-Sponsors Legislation to Address Variable Rate Electric Plans

PA House Republican Caucus - Baker Co-Sponsors Legislation to Address Variable Rate Electric Plans; House Hearing to be Held on the Issue March 20

Add FCC To Growing List of Obama Scandals

FCC Enlisted Team of Obama Donors to Craft Controversial Plan

Obamacare Forces Michigan Hospital To Cut Jobs

Obamacare Forces Michigan Hospital To Cut Jobs

US Rep. Gerlach, others blast Obama's use of power

Gerlach, others blast Obama's use of power | NEWS

Harry Reid Needs a Straight Jacket


Thursday, February 27, 2014

Myth: PA Spends Less on Education

Myth: PA Spends Less on Education

Greenpeace co-founder says 'no scientific proof' humans cause climate change

Are you going to believe Al Gore or one of the world's leading environmental advocates?

Greenpeace co-founder says 'no scientific proof' humans cause climate change - Washington Times

Forget leisure: Here is why work is and always will be important

Forget leisure: Here is why work is and always will be important

Union thugs protected under current Pa. law

Union exemption from harassment claims raises questions

When was the last time Michelle Obama paid for groceries?

First Lady's Overhaul Of Food Labels Means Food Will Cost More | Truth Revolt

Obamacare Reality Check


Don't you wish we could scrap the entire Obama presidency and start all over?

Report: Obama considered scrapping HealthCare.gov and starting over | TheHill

Watchdog Group Objects to New IRS Proposal Targeting Nonprofits

Watchdog Objects to New IRS Proposal Targeting Nonprofits

Joe Biden to Democrats: Don't 'apologize for a single thing'

Joe Biden is that rare combination of arrogance and ignorance that makes him a perfect fit for the Democratic Party.

Being a member of the Democratic Party and helping Barack Obama destroy the country means never having to say you're sorry, according to Biden.

Joe Biden puts Democrats on notice: Don't 'apologize for a single thing' - Washington Times

Happy birthday, tea party: Movement turns 5 years old

Happy birthday, tea party: Movement turns 5 years old - Washington Times

GOP senators demand explanation for Obama 'newsroom study'

Republican senators demand explanation for FCC newsroom study

Obama's New Recruiting Poster


Nearly 60% of Americans 'disappointed' with Obama's leadership

Most Americans say they're 'disappointed' with Obama's leadership - Washington Times

Obamacare throws Granny off a cliff

ObamaCare throws Granny off a cliff | Human Events

Farm income declines while ethanol profits boom

Farm income declines while ethanol profits boom

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Obama Spending Priorities


Columnist: A chilling proposal to muzzle press freedom

David Limbaugh on the Obama administration's latest attempt to stifle freedom of the press: "Liberals are getting more and more brazen in their totalitarian propensities."

A chilling proposal

That Time Liberals Realized Obama's IRS Could Silence Their Free Speech Too

That Time Liberals Realized the Obama Administration’s IRS Could Silence Their Free Speech Too | RedState

Democrats Exploiting Veterans to Grow Government

Democrats Exploiting Veterans to Grow Government | RedState

'Attorney General' Holder: Enforcing laws is optional

Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement officer, says state attorney generals can pick and choose which laws to enforce. This is what we've come to under the lawless Obama Regime. 

'Attorney General' Holder declares an end to the rule of law | Human Events

CBO: Obama squeezing the military for domestic spending cash

CBO: The military is getting squeezed for domestic spending cash | Human Events

John Kerry's Biggest Threat


Marco Rubio destroys apologists for Cuban and Venezuelan oppression

Marco Rubio destroys apologists for Cuban and Venezuelan oppression | Human Events

Pa. AG seeks complaints about electric-bill spikes

AG seeks complaints about electric-bill spikes

Biden backs voter fraud if it helps elect Democrats

Biden: New voter ID laws tied to 'hatred' | TheHill

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Hey, Obama: Record-High Deficits Are Not 'Austerity'

Obamanomics: Since 1947 the four largest deficits run by the US government, as a percentage of the economy, were in fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 — the first term of the Obama Administration. 

Record-High Deficits Are Not 'Austerity' | e21 - Economic Policies for the 21st Century

What really happened to Piers Morgan


Cost of Pa. Non-Driver's ID To More Than Double

Price Of Pa. Non-Driver's ID To More Than Double In April « CBS Philly

All In The Family: Dingell Edition

This is what's wrong with Congress. A Congressional seat from Michigan has been held by a member of the Dingell family since 1933. And after 58 years in office, 87-year-old John Dingell Jr. is finally retiring, only to have his wife run for the same seat - keeping it in the family for another 20-30 years. This is not what the Founding Fathers had in mind.

Debbie Dingell will run for husband's seat | TheHill

65% of small businesses face Obamacare premium hikes

Obama told employees of small businesses 'your premiums will go down." He lied. More than 11 million people who work at firms with 50 or fewer workers will face higher health insurance premiums under Obamacare.

65% of small businesses face Obamacare premium hikes

Columnist: The left has long used voter fraud to stay in power

Bruce Walker: How to Handle Voter Fraud

ObamaCare sticker shock hits small business

ObamaCare sticker shock hits small business | Human Events

John Kerry sinks to climate McCarthyism

James Taylor: John Kerry sinks to climate McCarthyism

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Does this dress make my hypocrisy look big?


Col. Peters: Obama Plan to Shrink the Army is 'Foolish'

Shrink the Army: It's a perilous pivot

Obama/Media Cover-Up Not Working: Two-thirds of American voters want Congressional investigation of Benghazi

Eyes on Benghazi: Two-thirds of American voters want a congressional investigation - Washington Times

Wait for restitution can be long for some Pennsylvania victims

Wait for restitution can be long for some Pennsylvania victims

Welcome to the Obama Ministry of Propaganda

RICHARD RAHN: Obama spokespeople deny what we know to be true - Washington Times

Friday, February 21, 2014

Obama wants feds to monitor America's newsrooms

For a former Constitutional law professor, it appears Barack Obama has never actually read the US Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights.

He's already got the NSA, FBI and IRS spying or harassing his political enemies. Now he's found another unconstitutional way to use a federal agency to monitor news gathering.

EDITORIAL: The FCC's great government newsroom intrusion - Washington Times

Al Gore weighs in on Pa. governor's race

Here's a case where an endorsement could end up costing the candidate votes.

Global Warming charlatan Al Gore wants Pennsylvania residents to elect Democrat Katie McGinty as governor.

McGinty is one of eight Democrats seeking their party's nomination to run against incumbent Republican Gov. Tom Corbett.

Her ties to Gore go back to the 1980s. McGinty was environmental adviser to Gore's unsuccessful 2000 presidential campaign. Before that, McGinty spent a decade working in Washington, D.C., both in Gore’s Senate office, which she joined in 1989, and for the Clinton White House, most notably as chairwoman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, according to The Associated Press.

My advice to McGinty: I wouldn't brag too much about Gore's endorsement, especially as Pennsylvania residents are still digging out from all this global warming.

Gore endorses McGinty in Pa. governor's race

Timesless words wisdom from George Washington on his 282nd birthday

Timesless words wisdom from George Washington on his 282nd birthday

An Appetite for Freedom Grows on Campus

John Stossel: An Appetite for Freedom Grows on Campus

Obama: The Time for Austerity is Over, the Time to Spend is Now!

Barack Obama never heard of the first rule of holes: When you're in a hole, stop digging.

So what if we're $17.2 trillion in the hole? Keep printing money and keep digging. Eventually, we might get to China, which technically already owns the United States.

Obama: The Time for Austerity is Over, the Time to Spend is Now!

Senate Bill 76 Will Give Pennsylvania Real School Property Tax Reform

Progressive Insanity and the Global Warming Cult

Progressive Insanity and the Global Warming Cult | FrontPage Magazine

Joe Biden: 'I'll Be Barack'


Obama sends electricity rates skyrocketing

Electricity Price Index Soars to New Record at Start of 2014; U.S. Electricity Production Declining | CNS News

ObamaCare kills another 33,000 jobs, cuts hours for thousands more

ObamaCare kills another 33K jobs, cuts hours for thousands more | Human Events

Obama's Plan To Send Spies Into Newsrooms

Obama's News Police | FrontPage Magazine

Pa. Gov. Corbett launches TV re-election ad

Obama, the shrinking imperialist president

Jonah Goldberg: Obama, the shrinking imperialist president

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Chester County GOP Endorses Ryan Costello for Congress

No surprise here. Chester County's favorite son, Ryan Costello, has been endorsed by the Chester County Republican Committee in his bid for Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District seat.

Costello, currently chairman of the Chester County Board of Commissioners, is attempting to succeed fellow Republican Jim Gerlach (also a Chester County resident.)

Gerlach, who first won the 6th District seat in 2002, announced earlier this year that he will not see re-election.

In addition to his duties as county commissioner, Costello is an attorney in Phoenixville, Pa.

This is a press release issued Wednesday night:
WEST CHESTER, PA – Ryan Costello received the formal endorsement of the Republican Committee of Chester County in his campaign for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional following a vote this evening by rank and file members of the party at a nominating convention in West Chester.  Costello currently serves as Chairman of the Chester County Board of Commissioners.

"It is an honor to have the endorsement and support of the committee people of Chester County," said Costello.  "As a Member of Congress, I will work to keep taxes low, control government spending, and promote continued economic growth in our region. We need to get our country back on track and restore a national sense of optimism about the future direction of America.  That means we need elected officials who are going to put the interests of the American people first.

"I appreciate the confidence that the committee people have placed in me, and I want to especially thank Chairman Val DiGiorgio for his leadership of the committee." said Costello. "Just as important, I appreciate all of the hard work they do year in year out to help communicate the Republican ideals of fiscal responsibility and limited government to voters.  Their support and dedication is going to be a key factor in the weeks and months to come as this campaign heats up."
Costello is the only Republican seeking the Republican nod in the 6th Congressional District. Two Democrats have also announced.Costello clearly has the advantage to succeed Gerlach because he can count on the Chester County vote and won't have to wage a primary fight.

For federal employees, office closed 25% of fiscal year, so far

Next time somebody tells you how hard government workers have it, you can shove this fact in their face:

Between snow days, official holidays and the government shutdown it is
no surprise that federal workers haven’t been too stressed lately. In
total, federal offices have been closed either in whole or in part for
27 out of the last 105 weekdays. Delayed openings, unscheduled leave and
telework days were in effect for 6 of those days.
For federal employees, office closed 25% of fiscal year, so far - Washington Times

What Comcast merger means for consumers


Young people flock to libertarianism

John Stossel: Students for liberty

Obama vs. First Amendment

Dick Morris on Obama's latest scheme to suppress our fundamental right to freedom of the press:
The Federal Communications Commission is about to launch a direct assault on the freedom of the media to cover news as it chooses. The program, called the Multi-Market Study of Critical Information Needs, involves requesting information from all radio and TV stations, as well as newspapers, about how they cover news, who decides what gets covered, and what criteria they use in the decision. The FCC will also conduct a "content analysis" of one week's coverage to decide whether each of eight "critical" categories of news is being given adequate attention
 Dick Morris: Obama vs. First Amendment | TheHill

New Obama promise: If you like your life, you can keep it

Ann Coulter: New Obama promise: If you like your life, you can keep it

CBS: Children Lose Access To Doctors Due To ObamaCare

Hillary Clinton's war on women

WESLEY PRUDEN: Hillary Clinton's war on women - Washington Times

Obama silences complaining employers with IRS

Obama silences complaining employers with IRS

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Michael Barone: The roots of American liberalism are not compassion, but snobbery

From Michael Barone's latest column:
The roots of American liberalism are not compassion, but snobbery. That’s the thesis of Fred Siegel’s revealing new book, “The Revolt Against the Masses: How Liberalism Has Undermined the Middle Class.”

The standard account from liberal historians over the years, and more recently in bestsellers by Glenn Beck, is a linear story: Government expansion starts with the Progressives of a hundred years ago, accelerates through the New Deal and the Great Society, and is followed up by the Obama stimulus and Obamacare.
The failure of Obama's aristocracy of merit

There is no 'fix' for ObamaCare

There is no 'fix' for ObamaCare | Human Events

Obama's Middle Name: Hypocrisy


Food Prices Skyrocketing Since 2011 While Wages Stagnant

I guess you can't eat hope and change.

Food Prices Skyrocketing Since 2011 While Wages Stagnant

At Least 90 Christians Slaughtered by Islamist Terrorists in Nigeria

At Least 90 Christians Slaughtered by Islamist Terrorists in Nigeria

Sen. Mike Lee: Obama creating 'a government of one'

Obama creating 'a government of one'? | TheHill

Uproar over ObamaCare's menu rules

Uproar over ObamaCare's menu rules | TheHill

We're from the government ...


Many Pennsylvanians fail to pay first premiums under Obamacare

You mean Obamacare is not free?

Many Pennsylvanians fail to pay first premiums under Obamacare

PA fifth in the nation in hazardous spills

PA fifth in the nation in hazardous spills | PublicSource

New York Times' biased coverage on Muslim persecution

New York Times' biased coverage on Muslim persecution

Monday, February 17, 2014

'Game of Thrones' Season 4 Trailer

'Son of God' Cuts Satan Scenes That Angered Obama Supporters

'Son of God' Cuts Satan Scenes Featuring Obama Lookalike

'Internet Trolls' Are Actually Jerks in Real Life Too, Study Finds

'Internet Trolls' Are Actually Jerks in Real Life Too, According to Study (Infographic)

A community newspaper returns — with help from City Hall

As much as I want to see newspapers survive and thrive, is accepting taxpayer money the answer? How aggressive will the newspaper be in covering City Hall if the newspaper depends on the very same officials for its survival?

A community newspaper returns — with help from City Hall : Wsj

Tinkering with Obamacare again


Common core: Common crud

Editorial: Common core: Common crud

Abuse in Harrisburg: The per-diem party

Editorial: Abuse in Harrisburg: The per-diem party

Columnist: Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett squandered rare chance for reform

Brad Bumsted: Corbett squandered rare chance for reform

Captain Kirk reacts to Miley Cyrus

N.Y. official uses illegal gun with laser sight as pointer during meetings

New York official uses illegal gun with laser sight as pointer during meetings | Human Events

Year 5 of Obama's Failed Stimulus


Happy Anniversary America! It's been 5 years since Barack Obama and Congress gave us the $787 billion stimulus bill that was going to jump-start the US economy. The economy is still in the toilet ... and you can thank Barack Obama and Congress of wasting hundreds of billions on pet projects and rewarding their political contributors. Meanwhile, millions are still out of work and tens of millions have given up looking for work entirely.

Newspaper blasts PA AG Kathleen Kane in assisted suicide case

No need to pursue assisted suicide case - Opinion - Citizens' Voice

Hillary 2016: 'Do We Want an Obama Third Term?'

Hillary 2016: 'Do We Want an Obama Third Term?' | Truth Revolt

Obamas Take Separate Vacations, Again ... On Taxpayers' Dime, Of Course

Obamas Take Separate Vacations, Again | Truth Revolt

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Progressives take lessons from 'Downton Abbey'

George F. Will: Progressives take lessons from 'Downton Abbey'

Pa. Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick leads fight to restore military pensions

Fitzpatrick leads fight to restore military pensions

Is the GOP Now Rand Paul's Party?

Is the GOP Now Rand Paul's Party?:

Wendy Davis’ Abortion Flip Disaster

Wendy Davis' Abortion Flip Disaster

Report: Coal Power Plant Shutdowns to Accelerate

Report: Coal Power Plant Shutdowns to Accelerate

Something To Take Your Mind Off Winter: 2014 SI Swimsuit Issue



Congratulations to the 2014 Swimsuit Issue Cover Models

Column: The Hillary Papers and the Death of the Mainstream Media

Matthew Continetti: The Golden Egg

Weekly GOP Address: Obamacare Impact on Seniors

Obamacare's war on jobs

Charles Krauthammer: Obamacare's war on jobs

The Winter of 2014


The liberals' new 'McCarthyism'

JOHN GASKI: The liberals' new 'McCarthyism' - Washington Times

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Bill O'Reilly: President Obama and 'His Majesty'

Bill O'Reilly: Bill's Column - President Obama and 'His Majesty'

America's New Normals: Politicians Weaponizing the Federal Government

Eric Holder: Let Convicts Vote (for Democrats)

Holder: Let Convicts Vote! | Truth Revolt

Obama's Idea of a Valentine


Progressives take lessons from 'Downton Abbey'

George Will: Progressives take lessons from 'Downton Abbey'

Rep. Dave Camp: 100 Percent of Groups Audited by IRS Were Conservative

Rep. Dave Camp: 100 Percent of Groups Audited by IRS Were Conservative

These Six Court Cases Could Cripple Obamacare

These Six Court Cases Could Cripple Obamacare

Vulnerable Senate Dems plead with IRS to help stifle 'outside groups'

Blog: Vulnerable Senate Dems plead with IRS to help stifle 'outside groups'

CBO Obamacare job loss worse than reported

CBO Obamacare job loss worse than reported

Boy Scouts membership drops 6% since allowing gay members

Boy Scouts shrink 6 percent after 1 year of allowing gay members - Washington Times

Why is Barbie on the cover of Sports Illustrated?


I'm sure this one will fly off the newsstand shelf. Just what guys want to check out, right?

Why is Barbie on the cover of Sports Illustrated?

Obama's big stumble

Marc Thiessen: Obama's big stumble

The lawless presidency: There Obama goes again

Editorial: The lawless presidency: There Obama goes again

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Not Even A Smidgen of Corruption


Newest Democratic voter drive: Holder urges restoring voting rights to ex-inmates

AG urges restoring voting rights to ex-inmates | AP

Obama Dogs Living Better Than Many Americans

WHITE HOUSE DOGS WEAR JEWELRY As King and Queen Obama Flaunt Regal Power and Extravagance

100% of 501(c)(4) Groups Audited by IRS Were Conservative

BREAKING: 100% of 501(c)(4) Groups Audited by IRS Were Conservative

Conservative group wants to get rid of Speaker Boehner

Group wants to get rid of Speaker Boehner | TheHill

Far Left Website: Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett Killed 4 People Today

Talk about unhinged.

A liberal website posted this headline - 'Tom Corbett Killed 4 People Today' - on its website above a article demanding Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett expand Medicaid spending in Pennsylvania.

It's one thing to advocate a position, but how desperate are Democrats to unseat Corbett that they resort to such despicable smear tactics?

Tom Corbett Killed 4 People Today | Keystone Progress

Sen. Pat Toomey grills CBO chief about Obamacare killing 2.5M US jobs

ObamaCare employer mandate once again altered by Royal Decree

ObamaCare employer mandate once again altered by Royal Decree | Human Events

Monday, February 10, 2014

The King Has Spoken ...


Pa. House OKs Bill to Stop Welfare Benefits for Non-Compliant Megan's Law Offenders

PA House Republican Caucus - Bill Passes to Stop Welfare Benefits for Non-Compliant Megan’s Law Offenders, Says Regan

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US Rep. Joe Pitts on latest Obamacare delay

From Congressman Joe Pitt's office:  Monday afternoon, the Obama administration announced a further delay of the employer mandate to purchase insurance contained in Obamacare.

Businesses with between 50 and 99 employees will not be required to provide insurance until January 2016. The rules also require larger businesses to cover only some of their employees by the January 2015 deadline. The Affordable Care Act required businesses with more than 50 full time employees to provide health care by January 1, 2014. The individual mandate to purchase insurance goes into effect this year

Congressman Pitts, who represents Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District, had this to say: 
"Here we go again. Obamacare just keeps changing to meet the political needs of this administration. There’s no legal authority for further delay and no authority to create another category of employers. This just adds to the legal chaos that is making it hard for employers to grow their business and expand hiring."

If You Like Your *______ You Can Keep It


The CBO outlines how Obamacare is hurting workers

The CBO outlines how Obamacare is hurting workers

Planned Parenthood: Women Want Abortions for Valentine's Day

Planned Parenthood: Women Want Abortions for Valentine's Day

Global Warming: Don't Confuse Us with the Facts

Blog: Global Warming: Don't Confuse Us with the Facts

Obama's Loafer Nation

Ed Lasky: Obama's Loafer Nation

Texas Abortion Barbie Wendy Davis, unmasked

Wendy Davis, unmasked

The New Normal in Obama's America


The Hillary Clinton papers: Archive of 'closest friend' paints portrait of ruthless first lady

Just what we need in the White House. We go from "clueless" in Barack Obama to "ruthless" in Hillary Clinton.

The Hillary Clinton papers: Archive of 'closest friend' paints portrait of ruthless first lady - Washington Times

Medicare paid millions in drug benefits to prisoners

Medicare paid millions in drug benefits to prisoners - Washington Times

Liberal logic: Come to the anti-voter-ID march, and be sure to bring your photo ID

Come to the anti-voter-ID march, and be sure to bring your photo ID | Human Events

Sunday, February 09, 2014

NAACP: Bring Photo ID To Protest Photo ID Laws

NAACP: Bring Photo ID To Protest Photo ID Laws | Truth Revolt

Obamacare Death Panel Goes To Work


We Can't 'Round Up 30 Million Illegal Foreign Aliens'… But, We CAN Find Each One of Them a Doctor!

We Can't 'Round Up 30 Million Illegal Foreign Aliens'… But, We CAN Find Each One of Them a Doctor! | RedState

Anti Voter ID marchers require Photo ID to march

The obligatory 'Anti Voter ID marchers require Photo ID to march' post | RedState

Impeachable Obama: Freelancing the law

Editorial: Impeachable Obama: Freelancing the law

No gubernatorial candidate gets endorsement from Pa. Democratic Party

Some 300 top Democratic Party officials gathered in Hershey to consider endorsing one of the 7 candidates seeking the party's nomination for Pennsylvania governor, but none of the candidates could get the required two-thirds majority to win the endorsement. That means the candidates will have to slug it out until the May primary, spending campaign money to differentiate themselves from the herd, which won't be so easy to do considering they're all tax-and-spend liberals.

Meanwhile, incumbent Republican Gov. Tom Corbet can concentrate his resources on the November General Election.

Check out Brad Bumsted's story on the endorsement meeting at the link below:

No gubernatorial candidate gets endorsement from Pa. Democratic Party

For more information on the Democratic candidates, check out this site.

Saturday, February 08, 2014

Obama Lies ... And That's The Truth


Orthodox Church Canonizes First Saints in More Than 50 Years

Who says there aren't saints living among us?

Some exciting news from His All Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, leader of the world's 300 million Orthodox Christians: The Orthodox Church has recognized its first new saints in more than 50 years - Hieromonks Porphyrios Kafsokalyvitis and Meletios of Ypseni (Rhodes).

We tend to think of saints as people who lived thousands of years ago.

Porphyrios Kafsokalyvitis lived from 1906 to 1991. Meletios of Ypseni was born at the end of the 18th Century.

They are the first saints to be canonized by the Orthodox Church since St. Nektarios of Aegina in 1961.

You can read more about the new saints in the latest edition of the Orthodox Observer.


Announcement by the Holy and Sacred Synod

Explained: The Media's Light Touch Toward Barack Obama

Explained: The Media's Light Touch Toward Barack Obama | RedState

Pa. mom charged with giving teen abortion pills

Pennsylvania mother charged with giving teen abortion pills, waives preliminary hearing, faces arraignment in March

Weekly GOP Address on supporting our veterans

Obamacare's 'poverty trap'

Donald Lambro: Obamacare's 'poverty trap'

IRS hearings: 'This scandal is not over. The lying has not stopped'

IRS hearings: 'This scandal is not over. The lying has not stopped.' | Human Events

Friday, February 07, 2014

Vladimir Putin enters the Olympic arena at Opening Ceremony ...


Investigation: Per diem loophole allows Pa. lawmakers to abuse system

Per diem loophole allows lawmakers to abuse system - WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg - Top Stories

4 million fewer full-time jobs in America

There are still 4 million fewer full-time jobs in America than before the Great Recession

Unemployment Is Freedom Under Obamacare

Unemployment Is Freedom Under Obamacare

'IRS ... The Musical'


Weak jobs report points to midterm problem for Obama

Weak jobs report points to midterm problem for Obama | TheHill

At what point do people scream 'Enough' about Obama's failures?

David Limbaugh: At what point do people scream 'Enough'?

Obamacare isn't a train wreck, it's a cancer

TAMMY BRUCE: Obamacare isn't a train wreck, it's a cancer - Washington Times

EDITORIAL: IRS gets a payoff for suppressing Obama's 'enemies'

EDITORIAL: Tribute (as in bonuses) for IRS malfeasance - Washington Times

Trapped by Obamacare

Thursday, February 06, 2014

Obama's Plan to Bankrupt Coal Continues Without Congress

Obama's Plan to Bankrupt Coal Continues Without Congress | RedState

Happy Birthday Ronald Reagan, You Still Inspire Us To Hope

Happy Birthday Ronald Reagan, You Still Inspire Us To Hope | RedState

Audit finds asylum system rife with fraud

Audit finds asylum system rife with fraud; approval laws broken with surge of immigrants - Washington Times

At Digital First, What 'Unbolting' Really Means

At Digital First, What 'Unbolting' Really Means

February — not January — is the worst month for movies

Study confirms that February—not January—is the worst month for movies

Hillary Clinton's Biggest Regret


Congressional Republicans unload on the IRS

Republicans unload on the IRS | TheHill

Obama official: 'F--k the EU'

Obama official: 'F--k the EU' | TheHill

Opinion: America suffers under Harry Reid's do-nothing Senate

America suffers under a do-nothing Senate | TheHill

Democrat objects to Obama pick for Justice Dept. post

The Democratic district attorney of Philadelphia has some major reservations with Barack Obama's radical nominee for a top Justice Department position because of the nominee's support for a  convicted cop killer.

More criticism of Obama pick for Justice post

Ronald Reagan - 'A Time For Choosing'

Happy Birthday to Ronald Reagan

Happy Birthday to Ronald Reagan and his favorite magazine | Human Events

Obama Promises A Full Investigation


Columnist: We have become a nation of economics illiterates

Colin McNickle: The great unemployment/food stamp lie

Editorial: Don't fall for Democrats' lies about Corbett's budget

Corbett's budget: Liberal lies

Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Abortion Barbie Wendy Davis imploding in Texas governor's race

Thomas Lifson: Wendy Davis imploding

Poll: 57 percent think terror attack likely at Winter Olympics

Poll: 57 percent think terror attack likely at Winter Olympics | TheHill

Sen. Pat Toomey: CBO Report on Obamacare 'Devastating'

U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) released the following statement about the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office report that says the President's health care law will reduce the number of full-time workers by about 2.5 million:                  
"Like many Pennsylvanians, I believe that creating more jobs and growing the economy should be one of our top priorities in Washington. Unfortunately, many of the policies that have been enacted by this Administration - especially Obamacare - are taking us in the opposite direction.

"Today, nonpartisan CBO has reported that Obamacare will cost millions of jobs and slow economic growth. This report should be big news but, sadly, these results are as predictable as they are devastating.

"Since I came to the Senate in 2011, business owners and individuals have warned me that onerous Obamacare mandates will make health insurance policies unaffordable, force employers to shed jobs, while greatly limiting the availability of full-time work that offer families sustaining wages. This nonpartisan CBO report confirms that Pennsylvania cannot afford the severe economic consequences and job loss created by the President's health care law."

Kill the Groundhog!


The Obamacare security nightmare: It gets worse

Michelle Malkin: The Obamacare security nightmare: It gets worse

The Obamacare lie as an option

EDITORIAL: The Obamacare lie as an option - Washington Times

Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Pa. tax revenues for January falter



Pennsylvania Revenue Department Releases January 2014 Collections (via PR Newswire)

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania collected $2.4 billion in General Fund revenue in January, which was $43.5 million, or 1.8 percent, less than anticipated, Secretary of Revenue Daniel Meuser reported today. Fiscal…

Corbett touts education funding in $29.4B Pa. budget proposal to lawmakers

More money for education without a tax increase. Corbett has managed to increase spending on schools in each of his four years as governor without a tax hike.

Corbett touts education funding in $29.4 billion state budget proposal to lawmakers

Obamacare's Broken Promises

More States Taking Over Struggling Schools

More States Taking Over Struggling Schools | StudentsFirst.org

CBO: Obamacare will cause a decline of 2 million workers through 2017

Budget office: Obamacare will cause a decline of 2 million workers through 2017 | WashingtonExaminer.com

ObamaCare: From Belarus with love, and maybe sabotage

ObamaCare: From Belarus with love, and maybe sabotage | Human Events

Saturday, February 01, 2014

Poll: Obama job approval sinks to 30% among Pa. voters

Corbett poll numbers better, but still lousy - News - Citizens' Voice

How We Ended Up With Obamacare


Obama Is Taking The Democratic Party Down With Him

Not as Many U.S. States Lean Democratic in 2013

Wyoming Residents Most Conservative, D.C. Most Liberal

Wyoming Residents Most Conservative, D.C. Most Liberal

Pa. welfare recipients given gift cards as incentive to go to dentist

Welfare recipients given gift cards as incentive to go to dentist - WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg - Featured

Columnist: Obama's State of the Union whoppers

DONALD LAMBRO: Obama's State of the Union whoppers - Washington Times

How many non-citizens are registered to vote?

As long as Democrats are successful in blocking Voter ID laws, they will continue to steal elections.

How many non-citizens are registered to vote?

Poll: Fox News once again most trusted name in news

Fox News once again most and least trusted name in news - Public Policy Polling

Hillary's New Book


Pa. Democrat gubernatorial hopefuls push tax-and-spend agenda

What's the common theme of all 8 Democrats who want to be Pennsylvania's next governor: All of them want to raises taxes and spend the state into deeper debt. Been-there, done-that with Ed Rendell ... and we're still paying for his tax-and-spend policies.

Pa. Democrat gubernatorial hopefuls debate at Carnegie Mellon University

Pa. Republican Party chairman confident Gov. Corbett will win re-election

From a story by Brad Bumsted:
President Obama's failed policies will be a “millstone around the neck” of Democratic candidates in the November election, and voters will re-elect Gov. Tom Corbett despite his low public approval ratings, state Republican Party Chairman Rob Gleason said on Friday. 
State Republican Party chairman confident Corbett will win re-election

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Sick Kids Denied Specialty Care Due to Obamacare

Sick Kids Denied Specialty Care Due to Obamacare

The Blame Game


Stop Pickin' On Me


Obama's Bully Pulpit


ObamaCare lays waste to a small Pennsylvania company

ObamaCare lays waste to a small Pennsylvania company | Human Events

Wyoming most conservative, D.C. most liberal

Wyoming most conservative, D.C. most liberal in 2013 | TheHill

Weekly Republican Address 2/1/14