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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Ground Zero Mosque Opposition: 'You Might Be a Bigot If...'

Terrific new column by Doug Giles on the Ground Zero Mosque controversy:

America, if being a bigot means that:

  • I can't listen to my gut,
  • or suspect their motives,
  • or wonder aloud how wrong it is to have a Mosque built in close proximity to such a calamity,
  • or I'm disallowed to question and connect the dots with Rauf's radical associations and statements,
  • or if I do not want what has happened in Europe to ever happen here where we lose our national identity and liberties by propping up their preposterous wishes

... then I guess I might be a bigot. However, I prefer a tag of my own choosing, namely, "Islamo-nauseous," as I am sick of them talking smack about our country while demanding everything from it.

Read the full column at the link below:

Clash Radio

In Pennsylvania, signs that 'Republican revolution' could repeat itself

Keep an eye on Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District on Election Day.

If David Argall upsets nine-term Democratic Congressman Tim Holden, the rout is on. It will be a historic repudiation of the party in power.

In Pennsylvania, signs that 'Republican revolution' could repeat itself - CSMonitor.com

Obamacare Then and Now

Sen. Mensch Questions Rendell Statements on Job Figures

State Sen. Bob Mensch (R-24th Senate Dist.) is questioning Gov. Ed Rendell’s statement on job report figures for the month of July that highlighted "moderate private sector job gains," but glossed over a net loss of 7,000 jobs for the month and failed to note that the rising unemployment rate of 9.3 percent is at its highest point in more than 26 years.

From a Mensch press release:

“If we are going to truly work in a bi-partisan effort to get the state’s economy back on track and start creating jobs, then we need an honest discussion about the economic challenges facing Pennsylvania,” said Senator Mensch. “The state’s unemployment rate is at its highest point since 1984, we continue to see significant job losses, and Pennsylvanians are dropping out of the job market at an alarming rate. These facts need to be discussed openly so that we can begin to build a consensus for the changes in economic and tax policies that are necessary to attract new businesses and jobs to the state.”

According to news reports, while the private sector added 3,400 jobs in July – mostly attributable to casinos hiring new employees due to table games – Pennsylvania actually experienced a net reduction of 7,000 jobs due to the loss of 10,400 government sector jobs, most of which were temporary jobs with the U.S. Census Bureau. The Harrisburg news service Capitolwire also reported that the July unemployment rate of 9.3 percent was the highest it has been since May 1984. It also reported a 43,000-person decline in the number of Pennsylvania residents working or looking for work, which comes on the heels of a 27,000 person drop in the state workforce in the month of June.

“Our current economic policies are not getting the job done,” said Mensch. “If we are going to put people back to work in Pennsylvania, we need to develop a more friendly business environment that allows small businesses to flourish and create new job opportunities for the state’s workforce.”

To achieve this goal, Mensch has introduced a legislative agenda designed to jumpstart the Commonwealth’s economy by making Pennsylvania’s tax policies and economic environment more competitive with other states. These bills would lower the state’s Personal Income Tax (PIT) rate to provide workers with more disposable income, create a job training tax credit for employers, reduce the Corporate New Income (CNI) tax rate which is the second highest in the country, remove the cap on the Net-Operating Loss carry-forward that hurts manufacturers and high-growth start up companies, and address inequities in the single sales factor that penalizes companies that move their base of operations into Pennsylvania.

Mensch is running on a platform of returning fiscal responsibility to Harrisburg, opposing tax increases on working families and seniors, improving the state’s economic environment and job creation, and enhancing local open space preservation efforts.

For more information on Mensch and his campaign for the Pennsylvania Senate in the 24th District, visit his campaign website at www.mensch2010.com

Glenn Beck rally attendance: Calculating how many really showed up

Does it really matter whether 300,000 or 500,000 or 1 million people showed up for Glenn Beck's rally?

What matters is Nov. 2 - Election Day - when tens of millions of Americans can take their country back from the left-wing radicals.

On a side note, a person who was at the rally on Saturday (someone I trust) told me there were no more than 200-300 people at the Al Sharpton counter-rally but the media reported 2,000-3,000 people there.

So it's clear the the liberal media has trouble counting. Whatever the number reported by the mainstream media for the Beck rally, multiply it by 10 and you'll get closer to the actual count.

Glenn Beck rally attendance: Calculating how many really showed up - CSMonitor.com

Glenn Beck rally: A warning to Obama and Democrats?

Glenn Beck rally: A warning to Obama and Democrats? - CSMonitor.com

Some of the people



See related editorial at The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website.

Democrats' Death March to November

Politico: 'The Horizon Is As Bleak For Democrats As It Ever Has Been' | NewsBusters.org

PA Game Commission Offers Advice to Hunters Headed Out of State

PA Game Commission Offers Advice to Hunters Headed Out of State

The Taxman

From a recent column by Colin McNickle in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

The Americans for Tax Reform Foundation reports that the average American paid off his or her share of the cost of local, state and federal government spending and regulation for the year on Aug. 19. That's an increase of 34 days from 2008.

As George Harrison might have sung, "That's 134 for me, 231 for you."

Video: Shifting the Blame

Obama Still Doesn't Get It, Says Small Business Advocate

President Obama Still Doesn't Get It, Says Small Business Advocate

Governor Rendell Announces Nominations, Appointments

Governor Rendell Announces Nominations, Appointments

Birthright Citizenship in the United States: A Global Comparison

Automatic Citizenship for Children of Illegals; Global Trend Is Toward Tighter Policies

Report Finds Nation Has Yet to Address Key Failures Exposed by Katrina

Report Finds Nation Has Yet to Address Key Failures Exposed by Katrina

I thought Bush started it

David Brooks Discusses Iraq War's Success Without Mentioning Bush NewsBusters.org

Overwhelmingly White Media Criticize Conservative Rallies as 'Overwhelmingly White'

Since 99% of journalists are white, shouldn't they be careful about throwing stones in their glass towers?

Overwhelmingly White Media Criticize Conservative Rallies as 'Overwhelmingly White' NewsBusters.org

Monday, August 30, 2010

Video Highlights From Restoring Honor Rally

Bill O'Reilly: Scaring White People

Bill O'Reilly predicts the Ground Zero Mosque will not be built. Check out his latest column at the link below.

Scaring White People - HUMAN EVENTS

Why Does Obama Tell Muslims America Is Nation of 'Non-Believers'?

Why Does Obama Tell Muslims America Is Nation of 'Non-Believers'? - HUMAN EVENTS

Liberal Lois Herr #7: The Cruise, Part 2

Troy Polamalu's Hair Insured for $1M

head and shoulders Insures Troy Polamalu's Hair

Joe Sestak pork spending

What's this? Pork spending at the request of Rep. Joe Sestak?

Didn't Sestak complain about Arlen Specter wasting taxpayer dollars?

Sounds like Liberal Joe got caught doing the same thing.

Just another Washington politician.

Sestak earmark - mcall.com

10 Steps for College Seniors to Jumpstart Their Job Search

10 Steps for College Seniors to Jumpstart Their Job Search

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Returns More Than $2 Million to Communities for Local Enforcement Efforts

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Returns More Than $2 Million to Communities for Local Enforcement Efforts

Rural America: No Escape for Highway Capacity Crisis, Study Says

Rural America: No Escape for Highway Capacity Crisis, Study Says

Pennsylvania State Police: CRASH Enforcement Effort Removes 198 Trucks from Service

Pennsylvania State Police: CRASH Enforcement Effort Removes 198 Trucks from Service

The Most Disturbing Thing About Obama

Poll: Two-thirds of U.S. adults give President Obama negative ratings on economy

Americans Say Political Parties' Policies Not Likely to Solve Economic Woes

Boehner to Speak on Iraq Security at American Legion National Convention

Boehner to Speak on Iraq Security at American Legion National Convention

Back to School

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Sen. John McCain is still alive

Sen. John McCain turns 74 today.

For those of you who did not vote for McCain in 2008 because you thought he was too old to be elected president and may have died in office, resulting in Sarah Palin becoming president, how do you feel now after 2 years of the disastrous Obama Regime and Joe Biden, arguably the dumbest man to ever serve as vice president?

Imagine how different things would be in this country without the bailouts, the deficit spending, the corruption, Obamacare, etc.

As the Obama Recession approaches its second year, you must be kicking yourself right about now.

88 Percent of Network Donations Went to Dems

Lefties Upset By Murdoch Donation Take Note: 88 Percent of Network Donations Went to Dems NewsBusters.org

Glenn Beck Rally Picture Guaranteed to Drive Media Crazy

Glenn Beck Rally Picture Guaranteed to Drive Media Crazy NewsBusters.org

Can Justin Bieber Save Obama?

Saturday, August 28, 2010

The more people learn about the Ground Zero mosque, the less they like it

The more people learn about the Ground Zero mosque, the less they like it

Whose side is Obama on?

Investor's Business Daily: A decade after the USS Cole bombing, the Obama administration has halted prosecution of the al-Qaida operative believed to have planned the attack. What an insult to the sailors who lost their lives.

Politicking Justice - Investors.com

Can You Hear Us Now?

The Fight For America Begins

November can't come soon enough in the battle to take back America from the far left.

Beck, Palin, Faith, Hope, and Charity

ANALYSIS: Toomey May Want To Remember Specter

ANALYSIS: Toomey May Want To Remember Specter - Politics News Story - WGAL The Susquehanna Valley

Sarah Palin's speech is a hit in Hershey

Sarah Palin's speech is a hit in Hershey - LancasterOnline.com News

Sign of the Times

T-shirt spotted at the Glenn Beck "Restoring Honor" Rally on Saturday: "Treat Obama like a used tea bag, toss him out now!"

A New Battle: Stop Harry Reid

500,000 at Glenn Beck rally?

I'm seeing estimates anywhere from 100,000 to 500,000 people at the "Restoring Honor" rally. Either number ... or anywhere in between ... is impressive.

Marco Rubio Delivers Weekly Republican Address

Philly Tea Party group sends 28 buses to D.C. Rally

From Independence Hall Tea Party Association:
Over 1,500 members and friends of the Independence Hall Tea Party Association are riding on 28 buses departing from various locations in the region to attend today's Glenn Beck Restoring Honor Rally in Washington, D.C.

"From Princeton Junction to Downingtown, from Quakertown to Christiana, tea partiers are clamoring to attend this event," said Association President, Teri Adams. "The demand was such that we could have sent 40 buses. Our phones were ringing off the hook with people desperately wishing to attend this rally. We received calls from as far away as Arizona and California."

Over 100,000 people are expected to attend from all over the nation.

"People are really connecting with Mr. Beck's message," said Ms. Adams. "He's calling upon the nation to restore honor and character as virtues."

Speakers at today's rally include Dr. Martin Luther King's niece, Dr. Alveda King, and Sarah Palin, among others. "We have spent the whole month preparing for this rally. We know it will be a momentous occasion," said Ms. Adams

Friday, August 27, 2010

Lentz, Meehan battle over ‘failed policies’

Interesting "debate" between the candidates seeking Pennsylvania's 7th Dist. Congressional seat vacated by Joe Sestak.

Democrat Bryan Lentz, unable to defend the failed policies of Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi, kept harping about George W. Bush. Somebody should tell this guy that Bush is no longer president.

Republican Pat Meehan reminded voters: “The first vote (Bryan Lentz will) cast will be for (Speaker of the House) Nancy Pelosi."

Lentz, Meehan battle over ‘failed policies’ - The Delaware County Daily Times : Serving Delaware County, PA (DelcoTimes.com)

I Want Your Money Trailer

Hurricane Katrina and the Race Card: Five Years Later

Excellent column by Michelle Malkin.

Hurricane Katrina and the Race Card: Five Years Later - HUMAN EVENTS

New FRC Action PAC TV Ad Urges Voters to Stop Harry Reid on Election Day

New FRC Action PAC TV Ad Urges Voters to Stop Harry Reid on Election Day

'Toy Story 3' Tops $1 Billion in Worldwide Box Office

Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 3 Will Cross $1 Billion Today; Disney to Become First Studio With Two $1 Billion Films in One Year

New Definition of Stupid

Quote of the Day

“It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth.”

— John Locke, English philosopher (1632-1704)

Crying Bigotry: Last Refuge Of The Liberal

Charles Krauthammer on the demise of American liberalism:
Liberalism under siege is an ugly sight indeed. Just yesterday it was all hope and change and returning power to the people. But the people have proved so disappointing. Their recalcitrance has, in only 19 months, turned the 40-year liberal ascendancy that James Carville predicted into a full retreat.
Read the full column at the link below:

Crying Bigotry: Last Refuge Of The Liberal - Investors.com

Business leaders endorse Gerlach for Congress

The Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry has endorsed Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach in Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional Dist.

In its release, Chamber Board Chairman Brian DiSabatino stated Gerlach will “advance an agenda that helps to grow our economy with the private sector leading the way.”

The Chamber noted that Gerlach stood with small businesses on issues of tax relief, health care, tort reform, and against job-killing measures like “card check” and “cap and trade.”

Gerlach has represented the 6th District (portions of Berks, Chester, Lehigh and Montgomery counties) since 2003.

“As unemployment and a weakened economy continue to financially strain southeastern Pennsylvania families, it is crystal clear that our businesses and job creators, not government, will grow our way out of this recession and get people back to work. Giving them the tools to do that is my top priority in Congress,” Gerlach said. “We have to put in place pro-growth, pro-jobs measures that will help small businesses turn this economy around. I’m proud to stand with the Chester County Chamber and pledge to continue working together to move that agenda forward.”

Gerlach's campaign was quick to point out how anti-business his Democratic opponent is.

Manan Trivedi, opposes extending the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 which will result in the largest tax increase on individuals and businesses in American history, and has stated he supports the $1 trillion 2009 ‘stimulus’ which has done nothing to create jobs but will leave a mountain of debt for future generations of Americans.

Trivedi’s most recent endorsement came from the Howard Dean-backed Democracy for America, a left-wing fringe group of liberal activists.



1 in 10 with a mortgage face foreclosure

Welcome to Obama's America. Be prepared to lose your home.

One in 10 with a mortgage face foreclosure - The Mercury (pottsmerc.com)

Club for Growth Action urges PA voters to reject Liberal Joe Sestak

Likelihood to Vote for Tea Party-Supported Candidates Edges Past 50%

Likelihood to Vote for Tea Party-Supported Candidates Edges Past 50%

Broken Promises of a Just Recovery in the Gulf Coast Five Years After Katrina/Rita

Broken Promises of a Just Recovery in the Gulf Coast Five Years After Katrina/Rita

Top 10 Movies-On-Demand Titles For Week Ending August 22

"Date Night," "The Last Song" and "Death at a Funeral" lead the way.

Rentrak Announces Top Ten Movies-On-Demand Titles Week Ending August 22, 2010

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Why is Joe Sestak backing failed Obama agenda?

Redistricting Could Prolong the Democrats' Pain

Michael Barone has an excellent column on how the face of Congress could change through redistricting once the results of the 2010 Census are announced.

Redistricting Could Prolong the Democrats' Pain - HUMAN EVENTS

Hillary Clinton Calls for Tough Decisions for Cyprus Reunification

There's no chance of settling the Cyprus question until the United States forces Turkey to withdraw its occupation troops from the island.

Clinton Calls for Tough Decisions for Cyprus Reunification

Rasmussen: Voters now trust the GOP more on all 10 key issues being polled

Rasmussen: Voters now trust the GOP more on all 10 key issues being polled | Washington Examiner

Quote of the Day

“What is everybody’s business is nobody’s business — except the journalist’s.”

— Joseph Pulitzer,
Hungarian-born American newspaper publisher (1847-1911)

Restore America's Legacy Providing a Voice for Young Americans

Restore America's Legacy Providing a Voice for Young Americans

The American Jobs Spill

PennDOT Introduces Updated Highway Safety Program for Schools

PennDOT Introduces Updated Highway Safety Program for Schools

Group Launched to Put Consumers First

Group Launched to Put Consumers First

PA preserves another 4,528 acres of farmland

State Board Preserves Additional Farmland in 16 Counties

Table Games at PA Casinos Bring in $17.5M In First Month

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Releases Initial Table Games Revenue Report

Andrew Klavan: A Young Person's Guide to the United States Constitution

What's on the minds of Pennsylvania voters?

It's beginning to look like a GOP rout in Pennsylvania as voters are looking for change after the disastrous Obama administration and Democratic-controlled Congress.

Highlights from the highly-respected Franklin & Marshall College Poll:
1) The percentage of Pennsylvanians who say the state is headed in the right direction now stands at 30 percent -- a 15 year low -- while 58 percent believe it is off on the wrong track.

2) Pennsylvanians continue to express pessimism about the economy. A third (33%) find their personal finances worse off this year than last, and only about one in four (24%) expect their personal finances to be better off a year from now. These figures have changed little since March.

3) In the governor's race Tom Corbett holds an 11 point lead over Dan Onorato, (38% to 27%), among likely voters with slightly less than one third (31%) undecided and four percent who would chose someone else. Among registered adults, Corbett holds a one point lead, (29% to 28%), with 39 percent undecided and four percent supporting another candidate. Registered adults cite the economy, reducing spending/debt, and taxes (29%, 11%, and 9%), respectively, as the most important issues in their vote for governor.

4) Among likely voters, Pat Toomey leads Joe Sestak (40% to 31%) in their primary race for U.S. senate, with about one in four (26%) undecided and three percent with another choice. When registered adults are considered, Toomey's lead narrows, 31 percent to 28 percent, with almost four in ten (38%) without a preference. More registered Pennsylvanians cite the economy (35%) as the most important issue in their vote for U.S. senate than did in May (26%).

5) President Obama's job approval in Pennsylvania remain relatively weak with only 37 percent of voters finding his performance positive, specifically nine percent "excellent" and 28 percent "good." Five times as many Pennsylvanians (35%) rate the president's job performance as "poor" compared to "excellent." Governor Ed Rendell's job performance is even weaker -- only 30 percent find his performance positive, seven percent find it "excellent" and 23 percent say it is "good." The same proportions (30%) say he is doing a "poor job."

6) Democrats are less likely to vote at the moment than Republicans. Only 37 percent of Democrats are likely to vote compared to 45 percent of Republicans. In another comparison, about one third (35%) of those who voted for Obama in 2008 are likely to vote now compared to half (50%) of McCain voters.
Complete results can be found at http://politics.fandm.edu

Why school property taxes are so high

How is moving a bunch of overpaid school administrators into a Taj Mahal going to improve the education students are getting in this Berks County school district?

That's the question residents of Exeter Township and St. Lawrence should be asking.

It's time for some new blood on the Exeter School Board ... people representing the taxpayers, not special interests.

Exeter schools administration building-purchase plan riles residents

Obama has succeeded

Letter to the Editor: President’s agenda is clear: Bringing America to its knees - The Delaware County Daily Times : Serving Delaware County, PA (DelcoTimes.com)

Way More Vacation For Obama

Pennsylvania Department of Health Announces Active Schools Grant Recipients for 2010-11 School Year

Pennsylvania Department of Health Announces Active Schools Grant Recipients for 2010-11 School Year

Some Pennsylvania State Parks to Allow Early Canada Goose Hunting

Some Pennsylvania State Parks to Allow Early Canada Goose Hunting

PennDOT Reminds Drivers, Students of Shared Safety Concerns as New School Year Approaches

PennDOT Reminds Drivers, Students of Shared Safety Concerns as New School Year Approaches

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

'Cruel Summer' under Obama

YouCut slashes government waste

YouCut slashes government waste

By Rep. Joe Pitts

With limited resources, Congress cannot spend money lightly. The Congressional Budget Office estimates this year's deficit will total more than $1.34 trillion. This year, I've voted against a number of bills funding seemingly worthy government programs because they increased our already historic deficit.

I believe that in a time of such large deficits, Congress needs to make tough decisions about how we are spending taxpayer money. The longer we wait to get control of the federal budget, the greater the burden on future generations.

Over the past nine weeks the House has been in session, Republicans have offered more than $120 billion in cuts to wasteful federal government spending. These cuts could have been used to pay for extensions of unemployment compensation, COBRA health insurance assistance and state Medicaid assistance with tens of billions of dollars still remaining to reduce this year's deficit.

All of these cuts were offered as part of the YouCut program, an effort to include the American people in the fight to cut waste. Each week that Congress is in session, Republican Whip Eric Cantor hosts a poll on his website at www.republicanwhip.house.gov/YouCut The poll offers five different government programs that could be considered wasteful.

Participants can vote for the cut they support by voting online or sending a text message from their phone. The cut receiving the most votes is offered as a motion on the House floor and every Member has to decide whether they support the program.

What type of cuts have been winning polls so far?

One of the first cuts offered by the program was a freeze in federal civilian wages that would save $2 billion. Employees in the private sector and seniors on Social Security have seen their wages and benefits remain level because of the recession and low inflation. Even Congressional pay has been frozen for the past two years. However, federal employees received a 3.9 percent raise in 2010 and a 3.5 percent raise in 2009.

Another winning YouCut measure was legislation to require an expedited process for selling unneeded federal property with 80 percent of the revenue going to reduce the deficit. The federal government is the largest property owner in the U.S. While much of this land is valuable wilderness areas, national forests and national parks, the Office of Management and Budget estimates that the federal government is holding $18 billion in real property that it does not need.

The winning cut in week six aimed to stop taxpayer support for union activities. Some federal employees currently spend their entire workweek on union activity. Federal employees should be doing the business of the people, and union membership fees should be used to compensate workers for performing union organizing and lobbying. It's estimated that in a single year $120 million is spent paying federal employees who are doing union work.

The ideas for YouCut don't strictly come from Republican members. The latest winning entry was proposed by four Democratic Congressmen who have started a working group to reduce the deficit. The Advanced Earned Income Tax Credit allows certain taxpayers to receive a portion of their earned income tax credit throughout the year in their paychecks. An audit found that 80 percent of the recipients did not comply with all of the program's requirements and that the program is rarely used. Eliminating it would save $1.1 billion over ten years.

Each of the nine winning cuts has been offered by Republicans as a motion on the House floor. While none of these motions have passed, many have attracted bipartisan support from Democrats who are also concerned about our growing national debt.

Our debt isn't a Republican problem or a Democrat problem. Both parties have increased the deficit in recent years and it will take both parties working together to balance our budget and get our country back on a stable fiscal footing. I've proudly voted for each YouCut measure and so far more than 1.4 million votes have been cast in the weekly polls. A new poll is up on the website right now and I invite you to join the effort to rein in government waste: www.republicanwhip.house.gov/YouCut

U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts is a Republican whho represents Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District in parts of Berks, Chester and Lancaster counties.

Hope ... 2010

That Mosqued Man

Investor's Business Daily looks at the man behind the Ground Zero mosque:
Rauf says the U.S. "has more Muslim blood on its hands than al-Qaida has on its hands of innocent non-Muslims." He also claims U.S. "policies were an accessory to" 9/11 and that "in the most direct sense, Osama bin Laden is made in the USA."

Rauf's reputed links to the Muslim Brotherhood are a problem. That group insists members "understand that their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within" and sabotaging "its miserable house."

A real moderate should at least denounce Hamas, a terrorist group. Rauf won't. Yet, the mainstream media have been filled with mostly sympathetic profiles of Rauf's "moderation."

Why can't the media be bothered to do their job? Maybe it's because they're too busy slandering the public.

That Mosqued Man - Investors.com

Kids Born in 2010 Already in Debt

Be sure to thank all the incumbents in Washington, D.C. ... by voting them out this November.

Kids Born in 2010 Already in Debt - HUMAN EVENTS

Libertarian Party protests Facebook censorship of its marijuana legalization ad

Libertarian Party protests Facebook censorship of its marijuana legalization ad

57% in Pennsylvania Say Most Members In Congress Are For Sale


57% in Pennsylvania Say Most Members In Congress Are For Sale

Video: Ground Zero Mosque Supporter: 'Get Over' 9/11

Video: Ground Zero Mosque Supporter: 'Get Over' 9/11 | NewsBusters.org

Video: NewsBusted

The Specter of a Lame Duck Congress

The Specter of a Lame Duck Congress | NewsBusters.org

Can Conservatism Survive Mass Immigration?

Can Conservatism Survive Mass Immigration?

Religious Leaders to Congress: 'Don't Tamper with our Rights'

Religious Leaders to Congress: 'Don't Tamper with our Rights'

Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports Pennsylvania's First Human Case of West Nile Virus of 2010

Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports Pennsylvania's First Human Case of West Nile Virus of 2010

Which came first?

Study: Annual Cost of Motor Vehicle Crashes Exceeds $99 Billion

In a one-year period, the cost of medical care and productivity losses associated with injuries from motor vehicle crashes exceeded $99 billion - with the cost of direct medical care accounting for $17 billion, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The total annual cost amounts to nearly $500 for each licensed driver in the United States, said the study in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention.

Read the full release at the link below:

CDC Study Finds Annual Cost of Motor Vehicle Crashes Exceeds $99 Billion

Michael Jackson, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones Top VH1's '100 Greatest Music Artists of All Time' List

Michael Jackson, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones Top VH1's '100 Greatest Music Artists of All Time' List

Warning Re-Issued on Bogus 'SIPC Checks' Targeting U.S. Consumers and Job Seekers

Update: Warning Re-Issued on Bogus 'SIPC Checks' Targeting U.S. Consumers and Job Seekers

Living It Up With Liberal Lois Herr

Prenatal care for illegals paid by U.S. taxpayers

Montco OKs prenatal care for uninsured mothers (video) - The Mercury (pottsmerc.com)

Out-of-state lawyer fee that funds student loan forgiveness raised in Pa.

Out-of-state lawyer fee that funds student loan forgiveness raised in Pa. - Philadelphia Business Journal

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Key endorsement for David M. Maloney in 130th State House Race

From Kim Stolfer, chairman of Firearms Owners Against Crime, on the group's endorsement of Republican David M. Maloney, candidate for the 130th District in the Pennsylvania House:
We, FOAC, are convinced that Mr. Maloney will actively support Pennsylvania citizen’s rights to defend themselves, their families and our constitutional heritage.

We believe that a strong, independent and constitutionally sound government is essential for our society to flourish, especially in these trying times. We have been in contact with Mr. Maloney for many months and he has demonstrated his knowledge of issues important to FOAC and we are confident he will represent the best interests of all Pennsylvanians regarding Second Amendment issues.


Mr. Maloney’s opponent in the November election, State Rep. Dave Kessler (D) who is also Chairman of the Oley Township Supervisors, voted for an ordinance to ban all firearms from all Oley Township municipal buildings. This ordinance directly violated state preemption law, our constitution and Rep. Kessler’s ‘oath of office’. Citizens and gun-owner groups strongly objected to the ban. We at FOAC and the NRA became involved and within a month Mr. Kessler and the other supervisors were forced to withdraw their own ordinance because it violated PA state law which prohibits municipalities from regulating the ownership and possession of firearms.

For more information on FOAC, visit the group's website at http://www.foac-pac.org/

Welcome to Philadelphia, where tax dollars go to die

How Did PHA's Director Get His $44,000 Bonus?

WIll the Real Joe Sestak Please Stand Up?

Rendell Signs Three Execution Warrants

In case you're keeping score:

Number of execution warrants signed by Gov. Rendell since January 2003 -- 113

Number of death row inmates executed in Pennsylvania since January 2003 -- 0

Just a lot of paper being shuffled around.

Governor Rendell Signs Three Execution Warrants

CQ-Roll Call Group Rolls Out the Interactive Political Game Your Turn: Rate the Races

CQ-Roll Call Group Rolls Out the Interactive Political Game Your Turn: Rate the Races

Speaker Pelosi Extends Government Censorship to the Public

Speaker Pelosi Extends Government Censorship to the Public

Newspaper: Cut the size of PA Legislature

The Pennsylvania Legislature costs taxpayers at least $300 million a year. Does Pennsylvania, with its declining population, need one of the largest and most expensive state legislatures in the country?

From a recent editorial in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
New data from Illinois -- which rivals Pennsylvania in government inefficiency and corruption -- link lavish legislative pay to bigger budget deficits. The fact bolsters the argument that Harrisburg's excesses must be tackled.

The nonpartisan, free market-oriented Illinois Policy Institute (illinoispolicy.org) found fiscal-year 2010 budget deficits in the 10 states with the lowest legislative salaries averaged 19 percent of their general funds.

In the 10 states with the highest legislative salaries -- Pennsylvania ranks fourth -- the average shortfall was 30 percent.

The Illinois issues the institute focused on mirror those that burden Pennsylvania. And the institute's conclusion about the Land of Lincoln is equally apt for the Keystone State:

"The state pays legislators considerably more than the nationwide average, and Illinois's perpetual budget deficit is a good indication that we're necessarily not getting our money's worth."

The same mindset that has led to career politicians addicted to full-time perks, per diems and personal power replacing part-time citizen legislators in Harrisburg fosters spendthrift policies that perpetuate red ink.

It's one more reason to promote a smaller Pennsylvania General Assembly.

'Democrats Are In Deep, Deep Trouble'

NBC's Chuck Todd Projects 'Democrats Are In Deep, Deep Trouble' | NewsBusters.org

Organizing for a FREE America - Liberty.com

Follow Berks GOP on Twitter

The Berks County Republican Committee is now on Twitter.

You can follow the party at http://twitter.com/victory10berks

Cop still suspended, on payroll 6 years after accidental shooting of colleague

This is why unions have such a bad reputation.

City cop still suspended, on payroll 6 years after accidental shooting of colleague

Another Democratic Party lie exposed

NYT: 'More Americans - Not Just the Rich - Will Have to Pay More Taxes' NewsBusters.org

Brian Williams Ridicules Tea Party

On Letterman, Brian Williams Cheers 'Fruits' of 'Clinton Economy' and Ridicules Tea Party NewsBusters.org

Monday, August 23, 2010

Liberty.com seeks to combine conservative news and activism

Liberty.com seeks to combine conservative news and activism The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Bloggers taking cash from politicians?

How come nobody is leaving envelopes full of cash at my doorstep?

True stories of bloggers who secretly feed on partisan cash The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Video: Miss Universe - National Costume

Ground Zero Imam Says U.S. Worse than al-Qaeda

Ground Zero Imam Says U.S. Worse than al-Qaeda - HUMAN EVENTS

Democrats' Hot-Tub Time Machine

Democrats' Hot-Tub Time Machine - HUMAN EVENTS

Obama Job Claims Undercut by Report

Obama Job Claims Undercut by Report - HUMAN EVENTS

Miss Universe - Swimsuits and Body Paint

Agriculture Secretary: Pennsylvania Eggs Meet High Safety Standards

Agriculture Secretary: Pennsylvania Eggs Meet High Safety Standards

Cardinal DiNardo Urges Support for Law Preventing Federal Funding of Abortion

Cardinal DiNardo Urges Support for Law Preventing Federal Funding of Abortion

Grassroots Groups Urge Obama Against End-Run Amnesty

Grassroots Groups Urge Obama Against End-Run Amnesty

Poll: 61% Give Obama Negative Job Approval Rating

President Obama's Job Approval Holds Steady Over the Summer

Washingtonians 'Furious' at Opening of 'Barack Obama Elementary School'

Washingtonians 'Furious' at Opening of 'Barack Obama Elementary School' NewsBusters.org

Queen Nancy Speaks

Sunday, August 22, 2010

The 5 best films of 2010 you haven't seen

Success in Hollywood is measured by box-office numbers. That doesn't mean good movies always make money. "The Hurt Locker" took in just $16.4 million in theaters last year, but won the Oscar for Best Picture. Conversely, really bad movies end up making a ton of cash. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" took in $220 million. Need I say more?

Below is a list of five very good movies you may have missed at the theater this year. All are available on DVD and come highly recommended.

"From Paris With Love" is a big-budget action film with top-name stars (John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers of "The Tudors") that inexplicably tanked at the box-office, earning a paltry $24 million in February. This is one of the best action films of all time, with Travolta perfect in the role of a resourceful, wise-cracking CIA hit man showing would-be spy Meyers the ropes. The plot involves stopping a terrorist attack on Paris. There's lots of shootings and explosions and some funny lines by Travolta reminiscent of "Pulp Fiction." There's also a shocking plot twist you'll never see coming,

"Daybreakers"
made $30 million in its initial release in January, a far cry from the $296 million made by the lame teen melodrama "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," but "Daybreakers" is by far the best vampire film of the year. It's got action, really scary scenes and best of all, it's a thinking-man's vampire movie. In the not-too-distant future (2019), a plague has turned most of the world's population into vampires who rely on a shrinking human population for blood to keep them "alive." Ethan Hawke is a vampire-scientist trying to find a blood substitute not only to provide profits for the vampire-run corporation he works for, but he has a soft-spot for humans, who are hunted to provide a blood supply for the vampires willing to pay to price. Hawke's life takes an unexpected turn when he meets Willem Dafoe, the leader of a group of human refugees. Dafoe holds the key to saving both humans and vampires, but is being hunted by the evil corporation.

"Youth In Revolt" is one of the smartest and funniest coming-of-age comedies in years, but it tanked at the box office, earning just $15 million. Michael Cera plays the familiar teenage geek bouncing between divorced parents and their odd partners. His life takes on meaning when he falls for an attractive girl (Portia Doubleday) while hiding out with his mother and her shady boyfriend (Zach Galifinakis) at a campground. Steve Buscemi and Fred Willard are hilarious in supporting roles.

"Greenberg" is an acquired taste that drags at times, but stick with it and you'll never forget this film. Ben Stiller has had a string of box-office hits by playing the same character but he's never really acted until "Greenberg," which made just $4.2 million in limited release in March. Stiller is a revelation. He deserves an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of an unlikable person who is drifting aimlessly through life. Roger Greenberg (Stiller) is a 40-year-old New Yorker who has recently suffered a nervous breakdown and moves to L.A. to house-sit for his brother and "do nothing." His plans don't work out as he encounters people from his past and starts to fall for his brother's personal assistant, a 26-year-old free spirit names Florence (played by wonderful new actress named Greta Gerwig.)

"Chloe" made just $3 million in its March release despite an A-list cast that includes Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried. It's a sexy suspense thriller reminiscent of "Fatal Attraction." An insecure doctor (Moore) hires a call girl (Seyfried) to seduce her college professor husband (Neeson) because Moore suspects Neeson is cheating on her. The plan backfires. Seyfried has her own agenda and ends up seducing Moore — with tragic consequences. One note of waring: The film pushes the limits of its R rating with one of the most graphic sex scenes between two big-name actresses (Moore and Seyfried) ever shown in a mainstream film.

On Martha’s Vineyard, 'Miss Me Yet?' Bush T-Shirts Outselling 'I Vacationed with Obama' Ones

On Martha’s Vineyard, 'Miss Me Yet?' Bush T-Shirts Outselling 'I Vacationed with Obama' Ones NewsBusters.org

Pop quiz: Know your Ground Zero mosque

Columnist Gil Spencer has some questions about the people behind the Ground Zero mosque.

Spencer: Pop quiz: Know your Ground Zero mosque - The Delaware County Daily Times : Serving Delaware County, PA (DelcoTimes.com)

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Republicans: Put Washington On Fiscal Diet

Eight Years of Bias: The Liberal Media vs. the War in Iraq

Eight Years of Bias: The Liberal Media vs. the War in Iraq NewsBusters.org

'Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilizations' coming to Smithsonian

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of independence for the Republic of Cyprus, a special exhibit, "Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilizations," will open at the the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C., in September.

The exhibit will feature more than 200 rare artifacts (sculptural figures, jewelry, metalwork, ceramics, and paintings) from the country's 10,000-year-old history.

Ranging from 10,000 B.C. to 1803 A.D., the approximately 220 objects presented in this exhibition are but a fraction of the artifacts discovered by Cypriot and foreign excavators, including many American archaeologists, according to International Arts & Artists.

Ranging from objects of the earliest villages to masterpieces of medieval religious art, this exhibition presents an overview of the unique culture of Cyprus to the North American public for the first time, according to IA&A.

"Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilizations" will run from Sept. 29, 2010, until May 1, 2011, at the Smithsonian.

'Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilizations' to Open at Smithsonian in September

Friday, August 20, 2010

Nearly Half of United States Considering Arizona-Style Immigration Legislation

22 states are considering immigration laws similar to Arizona. Will Obama sue all 22 states? When will the Supreme Court step in and stop the Obama Regime's desecration of the Constitution?

Nearly Half of United States Considering Arizona-Style Immigration Legislation | NewsBusters.org

Sarah Palin coming to Hershey, Pa., Aug. 27

Sarah Palin is coming to Hershey, Pa., on Friday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. as the keynote speaker at the Pennsylvania Family Institute's Friends of the Family Banquet.

Tickets are at $200 per person ($150 of which is tax deductible) but the price includes a gourmet meal at The Hershey Lodge.

How often do you get a chance to meet Sarah Palin?

For more information on sponsorship opportunities or to reserve your seat, visit www.PAFamily.org/Palin.php. or call 800-597-9605 or click on the link below.

Pennsylvania Family Institute - Friends of the Family Banquet

Gov. Chris Christie More Popular Than Obama in NJ

Poll: Majority of N.J. voters approve of Gov. Chris Christie's job performance | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Rendell Says PA Drivers Too Stupid To Notice Gas Tax Increase

Gov. Ed Rendell must think Pennsylvania residents aren't too bright.

The governor, who has less than five months to go in his term, believes motorists are too stupid to notice a 4-cent-per-gallon increase in the state gas tax, already one of the highest in the nation.

Rendell Says Drivers Wouldn't Notice Increase In State Gas Tax - Project Economy News Story - WGAL The Susquehanna Valley

Outrage over Public Pay and Benefits Reaches Fever Pitch

Outrage over Public Pay and Benefits Reaches Fever Pitch

1 in 4 PA Parents Aren't Saving for Their Children's Higher Education

One Out of Four PA Parents Aren't Saving for Their Children's Higher Education

Professor Gives Tips on Handling Cyberbullying, Sexting

Professor Gives Tips on Handling Cyberbullying, Sexting

Rendell Announces Nominations, Appointments

Governor Rendell Announces Nominations, Appointments

Anywhere?

Walking Back Pelosi

Investor's Business Daily: The speaker of the House wants to know how opponents of the Ground Zero mosque are being funded. When Americans can be investigated for their opinions, our republic has arrived at a dangerous place.

Walking Back Pelosi - Investors.com

AP shows its liberal bias once again

AP Orders Staff: ‘Stop Using the Phrase “Ground Zero Mosque”’ | NewsBusters.org

Kool Aid Alert

WaPo's Eugene Robinson: Obama Is On A 'Winning Streak' | NewsBusters.org

Extreme

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Poll: Rendell job approval at 27%

It's taken them awhile, but Pennsylvania residents have finally figured out what a disastrous job Gov. Ed Rendell has done over the past eight years.

Rendell-fatigue may also sink the campaign of his protege, Dan Onorato, who wants to continue the failed Rendell agenda for another four years.

From Public Policy Polling:
Casting a very large shadow over this race is the unpopularity of outgoing Governor Ed Rendell. Only 27% of likely voters for this fall approve of the job he's doing while 63% are unhappy. Rendell's barely in positive territory even among Democrats at 45/42 and he's pretty universally disliked by Republicans (8/85) and independents (23/61.) Rendell's unpopularity can't be at all helpful for Onorato's chances. Swing voters aren't likely to choose another Democrat if they think the current one's doing a bad job, and Democrats' lack of enthusiasm about voting this year could certainly have something to do with their lukewarmness toward their party's present Governor.
Read more about the race to replace Rendell here.

Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.3%

Another 7,000 Pennsylvania jobs were lost in July as the Obama/Rendell Recession continues.

Pennsylvania's Employment Situation: July

Coming Attractions

Greek Americans to Port Authority: Rebuild Ground Zero Church

Greek Americans to Port Authority: Rebuild Ground Zero Church

WGAL NBC Declares Dem Attack Ad Against Toomey False

Rep. Jim Gerlach talks jobs, taxes, mosque during Wyomissing visit

Gerlach talks jobs, taxes, mosque during Wyomissing visit

Joe Sestak supports mosque at Ground Zero

The contrast between the two candidates vying for Arlen Specter's Senate seat from Pennsylvania could not be any sharper.

Liberal Democrat Joe Sestak supports building a mosque at Ground Zero. Republican Pat Toomey opposes the location of the controversial mosque.

From an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

"I strongly believe in the constitutional right of religious freedom and in the separation of church and state applying equally to everyone," said Sestak, a former Navy vice admiral serving his second term in the U.S. House. But, he added, "this is an issue for New York to resolve as long as it respects those constitutional rights. Let's stop playing politics with religion." The crowd of about 75 supporters applauded.

Sestak's Republican opponent, former Rep. Pat Toomey, says the Muslim group seeking to build the mosque and center should go elsewhere with the project out of sensitivity to the families of those killed at the trade center in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Robert Sklaroff, a physician and Republican activist from Elkins Park, questioned Sestak's judgment for speaking in 2007 to a Council on American-Islamic Relations dinner and said that the imam behind the mosque proposal had made anti-American statements on CBS's 60 Minutes.

"Look," Bloomberg said, "I would suggest you go from here directly to the library, get a copy of the Bill of Rights, and you'll realize that everybody has a right to say what they want to say. I happen to believe that that is the most important right that we have - the right to say what we want to say, which includes pray to whomever we want, in any place we want, in any manner we want."

Read the full story at the newspaper's website.

Bottom line: Joe Sestak is out-of-touch with the majority of Pennsylvania residents on almost every issue, including the controversial mosque.

A Dose of Liberal Hipocrisy?

Jon Stewart Rips Fox's GOP Contribution, Ignores Viacom's Dem Donations NewsBusters.org

Media Use Crazy Weather to Hype Global Warming, Despite Admissions Weather Isn't Climate

Media Use Crazy Weather to Hype Global Warming, Despite Admissions Weather Isn't Climate NewsBusters.org

Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance

Are schools doing enough to protect children?

Former teacher's assistant admits molesting 5 boys (video) - The Mercury

Poll: 60% of Voters Say Most in Congress Don't Care What They Think

Tired of professional politicians not listening to you? You can the final say by firing your member of Congress on Nov. 2.

60% of Voters Say Most in Congress Don't Care What They Think

Nancy Pelosi Vows To Target Mosque Opponents

Pelosi Statement on Cordoba House

Video: Families of 9/11 Victims Oppose Mosque

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Newspaper: Freebies for state lawmakers remain a problem

Pennsylvania legislators, already among the highest paid in the nation, are used to getting lots of free goodies from lobbyists and institutions looking for taxpayer dollars.

It's not a good practice, argues The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

From a recent editorial:
"It's a nice job if you can get it" ought to be the official motto of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Although the gravy train has slowed down since 2005 when public revulsion greeted lawmakers who had given themselves a big pay raise in a late-night vote, the freebies have not dried up.

That is depressingly clear from filings with the state Ethics Commission. As reported by the Post-Gazette's Tracie Mauriello on Sunday, 38 of the state's 253 legislators shared in at least $67,000 worth of goodies last year.

That doesn't include more than $18,000 in food and rental facilities for events hosted by lawmakers for constituents. And it doesn't include tangible gifts of less than $250, the overly generous threshold in the law above which filings on spending must be made.

In many ways, what legislators do receive is the same old, same old -- among the gifts reported were tickets to the Super Bowl, concerts and ball games, travel expenses, even yacht club memberships. The conflict of interest and the associated whiff of impropriety that comes with such freebies is reason enough to stop the gravy train dead in its tracks. For example, Verizon Wireless is not a charity, and taxpayers can fairly wonder what it got for the $9,786 worth of gifts, travel and hospitality spent on state officials and their families last year.
Read the full editorial," Money for nothing?: Freebies for state lawmakers remain a problem," at the newspaper's website.

Tea Party politics and Christianity: Strange bedfellows?

Tea Party politics and Christianity: Strange bedfellows?

Poll: 60% say U.S. headed in wrong direction

A new Associated Press Poll says 60% of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.

The Democratic Party's death march to Nov. 2 continues.

Read the full poll results here.

VIDEO: SALT IN THE WOUND

File this under Liberal Media Bias

It was Page 1 news in the NYT when Democrats made the trumped-up charges against Republican Tom DeLay.

Tom DeLay Cleared -- N.Y. Times Puts the Story on Page A-18 (Behind Organic Golf Courses) | NewsBusters.org

Jon Stewart's Latest Ground Zero Mosque Defense Lapses Into Anti-Catholic Jokes

Liberals love to bash Christianity.

Jon Stewart's Latest Ground Zero Mosque Defense Lapses Into Anti-Catholic Jokes | NewsBusters.org

Poll: Rendell-fatigue is killing Onorato

After eight years of broken promises under Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania voters are looking for a change. That does not bode well for Dan Onorato, the Democratic nominee for governor who is campaigning on a platform to continue the failed Rendell policies.

This could explain why Onorato continues to trail Republican Tom Corbett despite a lackluster campaign by the Republican attorney general.

From Susquehanna Polling & Research:

Our latest poll in the governor’s race earlier this summer shows Attorney General Tom Corbett with a 10-point, 43% to 33% lead over Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato; 24% of voters were undecided at the time the survey was taken (June 3-7). For all intents and purposes, Corbett’s lead is wide and deep and he leads in nearly all regions of the state.

For instance, Corbett leads Onorato by a 51/25 margin in the Northwest/Erie region, a 53/21 margin in the conservative or rural “T” region which includes most of Central PA, a 51/27 margin in the South Central or Harrisburg area, and leads by a 50/34 margin in the Southwest/Pittsburgh media market surrounding Allegheny County. Corbett even holds a narrow 43/41 lead in Allegheny County where Onorato serves as the county’s top elected official, and even leads Onorato 33/31 in the Democratic-leaning, vote-rich suburbs of Philadelphia, and the Northeast/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton market by a 50/33 margin. Onorato leads only in Philadelphia, a city that has become so Democrat that there are only three remaining Republican Members of the state legislature representing parts of the city, now a 27-member delegation.

So the question is: Why is Corbett up by so much, so early in the race? The truth is that Corbett has three things going for him this year that all make him the odds-on favorite. Number one is the fact that the political environment has shifted in his favor. Truth be told, Republican voters have the enthusiasm this year, their base is more energized, and polls show that Republican candidates will benefit from the top of the ticket down to the bottom because they happen to be the political party out of power at a time when the economy is still wallowing in recession, one that national polls show most voters still believe we have not yet hit rock bottom on. These political winds now blowing Republican are a huge headwind in Onorato’s face.

The number two reason Corbett leads is that Pennsylvania has a history since the 1950’s of alternating between 8 years of Republican governors and 8 years of Democratic governors. From eight years of Democrat Milton Shapp, to 8 years of Republican Dick Thornburgh, to 8 years of Democrat Robert Casey, to 8 years of Republican Tom Ridge, and back to 8 years of Ed Rendell. It’s now the Republican’s turn, and Tom Corbett’s simply at the right place in history.

The third and most important reason Corbett leads is not because voters are necessarily rejecting Dan Onorato’s brand of politics. In fact, Dan Onorato proved with his convincing primary win in May that he is articulate, well-versed on the issues, and has a vision for the state with the CEO-type credentials most voters would probably find attractive, all things being equal. But all things are not equal when it comes to politics and campaigns. And the polling is showing more and more lately that to most voters, a vote for Onorato is a vote for a continuation of the Ed Rendell agenda, something most voters are dead set against.

More specifically, Rendell’s average job approval score is a staggering low of 24% in 62 of the state’s 67 counties, while an average of 66% disapprove of his job performance. Only in the remaining counties of Philadelphia and its four suburban extensions (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery) do voters still give the former Philadelphia mayor and current governor a positive rating. Moreover, the intensity of voters’ feelings against Rendell is quite sobering. When asked if they have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the governor, by a near 3:1 margin voters say their opinion is largely unfavorable, and by a 2:1 margin the percent who say “very” unfavorable is usually twice as high as those with a “very” favorable opinion. In some cases, the percent who have very unfavorable opinions of Rendell reaches forty percent or higher, even in districts in the west that register two-to-one Democrat or more in voter registration.

Read the full post, PA Gov Race: Onorato is Losing, but Mainly Because of Rendell, here.

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey 46%, Sestak 37%

Republican Pat Toomey continues to lead liberal Democrat Joe Sestak in the race to replace U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter.

From Rasmussen Reports:

A statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters in Pennsylvania shows Republican Pat Toomey picking up 46% support, while his Democratic opponent Joe Sestak earns the vote from 37%. Five percent (5%) prefer a different candidate, and 12% are undecided.

In every survey conducted this year, Toomey's support has stayed in the range of 42% to 47% of the vote. Aside from a brief surge in support following his mid-May primary victory over incumbent Senator Arlen Specter, Sestak's support has fallen in a narrow 36% to 40% range since tracking began in February.

Last month, Toomey led Sestak 45% to 39%.

Read more poll results at the link below:

Election 2010: Pennsylvania Senate

Video: GOP Working For You

Chester County man tried to hire hit man on Facebook

Hiring a hit man on Facebook is not exactly social networking.

Chesco man tried to hire hit man on Facebook - The Mercury (pottsmerc.com)

PA Family Support Alliance Trained More Than 7,500 'Mandated Reporters' to Recognize and Report Child Abuse in 2009-2010

PA Family Support Alliance Trained More Than 7,500 'Mandated Reporters' to Recognize and Report Child Abuse in 2009-2010

Heritage Prescribes 'Solutions for America'

Heritage Prescribes 'Solutions for America'

Jobs Forecast: 'Recovery Summer' Still Waiting to Heat Up Across All 50 States

Jobs Forecast: 'Recovery Summer' Still Waiting to Heat Up Across All 50 States

U.S. Citizens Unite to Support the U.S. Constitution

U.S. Citizens Unite to Support the U.S. Constitution

Charles Krauthammer: Don't Violate Memory Of Ground Zero

Don't Violate Memory Of Ground Zero - Investors.com

Thomas Sowell: Constitution Is Big Barrier To Liberal Agenda

Constitution Is Big Barrier To Liberal Agenda - Investors.com

Newspaper: President Obama's Mosquerade

Investor's Business Daily puts the Ground Zero mosque controversy into proper perspective in an editorial, pointing out how tone-deaf Barack Obama is to the sensitivities of the American people.

Mahmoud al-Zahar and Feisal Abdul Rauf may want to build everywhere, but the American people are saying not just anywhere. The American people who put you in the White House are just saying not this mosque, not near Ground Zero, and not now.

If you can't understand why, Mr. President, we have a problem. In fact, the mosque is a mere 600 feet from Ground Zero, so close that the landing gear from one of the 9/11 planes crashed into a building on the proposed site.

The mosque at Ground Zero is not about outreach. Evidently President Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are not aware of why the name Cordoba House was picked. It is named after the bloody Muslim conquest of Cordoba, Spain, in 711. It will be seen as another Islamic victory.

Is this mosque going to be a bastion of religious tolerance? Its Imam Rauf is a man who has said he has no use for religious dialogue and believes 9/11 was America's fault.

In a "60 Minutes" interview that aired Sept. 30, 2001, he said: "I wouldn't say that the United States deserved what happened, but United States policies were an accessory to the crime that happened."

President Obama's Mosquerade - IBD - Investors.com

The 'Professional Left' Strikes Again

Matt Lauer on Today Show: Does Mosque Have To Move Just Because of 9/11? | NewsBusters.org

Krauthammer: Obama Should Have Appealed to Muslims Not to Build Ground Z...

This Just In From The Professional Left

Norah: Mosque Opponents Acting Like 9-11 Terrorists NewsBusters.org

Olbermann Off His Medication Again

Olbermann Hints Moral Equivalence Between U.S. & Islamic Empire, Blocking Mosque May Be First Step to New Holocaust NewsBusters.org

Rachel Maddow to Receive Award for Her 'Civility' and 'Tolerance'

Rachel Maddow to Receive Award for Her 'Civility' and 'Tolerance' NewsBusters.org

Monday, August 16, 2010

Freebies for PA lawmakers add up

In addition to top pay and generous benefits, Pennsylvania legislators received at least $67,000 in free items, according to newspaper reports.

From a story in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by reporter Tracie Mauriello:
Lawmakers last year got their hands on tickets to the Super Bowl, orchestra concerts, the Philadelphia Flower Show and Phillies games -- all without opening their wallets.

Those tickets are among at least $67,000 worth of freebies that state lawmakers accepted last year, according to statements of financial interest on file with the state Ethics Commission.

But that figure doesn't include more than $18,000 in food, facilities rental and other help lobbyists provided for lawmaker-hosted events, such as fairs for older residents in their districts.

Thirty-eight of the state's 253 senators and representatives disclosed receiving gifts such as yacht club memberships and travel to places as near as Philadelphia and as far as Rwanda.
Read the full story at the newspaper's website.

NYT Watch: Against Stubborn Facts: 9/11 'Not a Religious Event'?

MRC.org - Media Research Center

Poll: 60% Want Repeal of Obamacare

Rasmussen Reports on Health Care Law

'Those Voices Don't Speak for the Rest of Us'

Gallup: 18% unemployed or underemployed

How's that hope and change working out for you? Real change will come after Congressional Democrats are voted out Nov. 2.

Gallup: 18% unemployed or underemployed - Phoenix Business Journal

Portrait of a Failed Presidency

Rose Garden Thorn

Another Obama propaganda ploy backfires.

Rose Garden Thorn - Investors.com

Thumbs up for Ground Zero mosque from Hamas, Obama

One of the world's most notorious terrorist groups ... and Barack Obama ... think a mosque at Ground Zero is a good idea. What does that say about the company Obama keeps?

Hamas nod for Ground Zero mosque - NYPOST.com