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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Gerlach votes to reject Obama debt limit increase

U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, who represents Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District, issued the following statement on Monday night's vote by the House of Representatives to reject a request from President Obama to raise the debt limit to $16.7 trillion without any reduction in federal spending:
"When your national debt is $14.3 trillion, increasing the debt limit without demanding a change in Washington's spending habits would be irresponsible. This vote acknowledges that constituents in my district and across the country have said enough is enough. They want honest leadership and a responsible plan for substantial spending cuts. This legislation would have kept us on the unsustainable path toward deeper debt and unrestrained deficit spending.

After years of spending sprees, our $14.3 trillion national debt is as large as our entire economy. This huge debt burden rattles the confidence of small business owners and investors and extinguishes opportunity for current and future generations. The federal government is borrowing more than 40 cents of every dollar it spends right now. Tonight, we let everyone know Washington cannot get away with that kind of reckless spending and that Congress will resist any attempt to raise the debt limit without real solutions for controlling spending."
The bill to raise the debt limit (H.R. 1954) failed when just 97 members of the House voted for it while 318 members voted against it. The federal debt has risen by more than $3 trillion since Obama took office.

Gary Sinise to Launch Sinise Foundation at National Press Club, June 30

Gary Sinise to Launch Sinise Foundation at National Press Club, June 30

Ben Shapiro's 'Primetime Propaganda' Closes the Case on Liberal Hollywood

Ben Shapiro's 'Primetime Propaganda' Closes the Case on Liberal Hollywood

Pennsylvania Gambling Board Sing Along



See related editorial at The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website.

New Poll: Majority of Americans Do Not Trust Obama to Handle Budget Deficit

Majority of Americans Do Not Trust President Obama or His Economic Advisors to Handle Budget Deficit

13 Die in Pennsylvania Crashes Over Memorial Day Holiday

13 Die in Crashes Investigated by State Police During Holiday Weekend

VIDEO: ObamaCare, The Miracle Cure For All That Ails You

Rep. Joe Pitts: Obamacare fails to curb costs

The cost of health care continues to rise despite the promises made by Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats.

Obamacare fails to curb costs - pottsmerc.com

Monday, May 30, 2011

Columnist: Pro-Obama Media Always Shocked by Bad Economic News

Michael Barone: Pro-Obama Media Always Shocked by Bad Economic News - HUMAN EVENTS

State Museum of Pennsylvania Announces June Programming

State Museum of Pennsylvania Announces June Programming

We Can Never Say Thank You Enough

Top 10 U.S. Military Actions

Top 10 U.S. Military Actions - HUMAN EVENTS

Top Democrat Has No Clue Illegall Immigrantion Is A Crime



How can we have a serious debate about illegal immigrants when top Democratic Party officials have no idea what they're talking about?

Columnist: Obama's illegal war in Libya

Columnist George F. Will writes that Barack Obama's intervention in the Libyan civil war is clearly unconstitutional.

Where is the outrage from the liberal media?

Obama's illegal war in Libya - pottsmerc.com

PA Auditor General: Keep public notices in newspapers

Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner says legal notices should be published in newspapers, not hidden on government websites.

Keep public notices in newspapers - pottsmerc.com

Friday, May 27, 2011

Don't Americans have the Right to Economic Freedom?

Columnist: Unholy alliance dominates the school funding process

If you're wondering why our public education system has failed consider where the money is being spent. Hint: It's not on the students.

From an op-ed by Joseph J. Ryan:
Union members receive 10 days sick leave, two days family-related sick leave, and three personal holidays. Contrived sick leave is a constant source of taxpayer abuse. Also included are retirement increment; incremental longevity increase, professional leave; death in the family leave; jury duty and election official leave; association leave and graduate study reimbursement. Upon completion of an advanced study course, i.e., an academically inconsequential education course, they receive an automatic salary increase. All of the above at the expense of district taxpayers.

Serious consideration should be given to reducing the number of employees within the "jobs project" public school system. In addition to the 2.7 million teachers and 215,000 administrators, there are 2.5 million support personnel including reading specialists, guidance counselors, teachers aides and others. The total number of personnel exceeds five million, the number of students 49 million, a ratio of one adult to 9.8 students.
Read the full column at the link below:

Unholy alliance dominates the school funding process - phillyBurbs.com : Guest Opinions

Rush Limbaugh: The Democrats Fear Sarah Palin

The Democrats Fear Sarah Palin

Catch Tony Phyrillas on radio on Saturday

If you're near a radio or a computer Saturday at 11 a.m., catch me on the John Aberle show on WCHE 1520 AM in West Chester.

Catch Tony Phyrillas on radio - pottsmerc.com

President Obama's Top 10 Insults Against Britain

President Obama's Top 10 Insults Against Britain

Sen. Harry Reid's Hypocrisy on Patriot Act

New York Times Ignores Sen. Reid's Patriot Act Hypocrisy, Embraces the Act in Obama Era | NewsBusters.org

Mandatory Recount Ordered in PA Democratic Commonwealth Court Primary Election

Mandatory Recount Ordered in Democratic Commonwealth Court Primary Election

Gov. Corbett Signs Bill Honoring Medal of Honor Recipient

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Signs Bill Honoring Medal of Honor Recipient

Pennsylvania State Prison Inmates Returned from Michigan

Pennsylvania State Prison Inmates Returned from Michigan

Pennsylvania Lottery: Cash 5 Ticket Worth Nearly $1.5 Million Sold in Montgomery County

Pennsylvania Lottery: Cash 5 Ticket Worth Nearly $1.5 Million Sold in Montgomery County

Chink in the armor

Public service pays well

College coaches, university doctors earn highest state salaries in Maryland

Columnist: What Obama Did To Israel

Charles Krauthammer: What Obama Did To Israel - HUMAN EVENTS

Columnist: Barney Frank's Friends with Benefits

Michelle Malkin: Barney Frank's Friends with Benefits - HUMAN EVENTS

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Supreme Court Finds No Federal Conflict with Arizona Laws Protecting Legal Workers

Supreme Court Finds No Federal Conflict with Arizona Laws Protecting Legal Workers

2010 Census: Nation's Hispanic Population Grew Four Times Faster Than Total U.S. Population

2010 Census Shows Nation's Hispanic Population Grew Four Times Faster Than Total U.S. Population

Students First Commends Sam Rohrer and Americans for Prosperity

Students First Commends Sam Rohrer and Americans for Prosperity for Recognizing the Urgency in Protecting Pennsylvania's Most Vulnerable Children

Apocalypse Later

PA Auditor General: Keep public notices in newspapers

Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner, the state's top elected Democrat, on efforts by the state Legislature to change the law requiring government bodies to publish legal notices in newspapers
House Bill 633, if enacted, would be another setback in making government more open and accountable to the public. Citizens interested in reviewing public notices would have to visit multiple websites to obtain the information they are seeking. This is not convenient and will decrease, rather than increase, bidding competition. In short, it's a bad deal for taxpayers.
Read Wagner's full op-ed at the link below:

Auditor general: Keep public notices in newspapers - The York Daily Record

Columnist: Obama Skirts Rule of Law to Reward Pals, Punish Enemies

How's this for hope and change? Big labor and campaign donors are exempt from Obamacare regulations.

Michael Barone: Obama Skirts Rule of Law to Reward Pals, Punish Enemies - HUMAN EVENTS

Catch Tony Phyrillas on radio

Tony Phyrillas will be the guest on Life Unedited with John Aberle Saturday from 11 a.m.-noon on WCHE 1520 AM in West Chester.

Phyrillas will discuss a variety of state and national political issues including the Obama presidency, the GOP field for 2012, the state budget and property tax relief.

If you can't pick up the radio station's signal, Aberle's program is simulcast live online at www.WCHE1520.com

Video: NewsBusted 5/24/11

Sen. Pat Toomey: How to balance the federal budget

How to balance the federal budget - pottsmerc.com

Elected official: Public notices in newspapers keep us informed

Public notices in newspapers keep us informed - pottsmerc.com

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Unhinged Liberals: MSNBC Suspends Ed Schultz After He Calls Laura Ingraham a 'Slut'

First Keith Olbermann, now Ed Schultz. There must be something in the Kool-Aid over at MSNBC.

MSNBC Suspends Ed Schultz After He Calls Laura Ingraham a 'Right-Wing Slut'

No Ceiling For Obama

Stay Classy: MSNBC host calls Laura Ingraham a 'slut'

Stay Classy: MSNBC host calls Laura Ingraham a "slut" - HUMAN EVENTS

Fat Cat Socialist Michael Moore Wants Obama To Run Auto Companies

Fat Cat Socialist Michael Moore Wants Obama To Run Auto Companies - HUMAN EVENTS

New Rasmussen Poll: Obama 45%, Generic Republican 44%

Election 2012: Generic Presidential Ballot

You call this pension reform?

Phony pension reform under former Gov. Ed Rendell will end up costing Pennsylvania property owners for many years to come.

Pension reform needed before funding crisis - pottsmerc.com

Glenn Beck starting web TV channel

POLITICO: Glenn Beck starting web TV channel - On Media - Glenn Beck starting web TV channel

Fox pushes back on Rendell's 'impartiality' dig

POLITICO: Fox pushes back on Rendell's 'impartiality' dig - On Media - Fox pushes back on Rendell's 'impartiality' dig

Casinos Owe PA Taxpayers $64 Million

Treasurer McCord Proposes Plan to Repay $63.9 Million in Loans from Property Tax Relief Reserve Fund

President Obama Has No Idea What Year It Is

Is this the same Barack Obama who said he visited all 57 states?

President Obama Has No Idea What Year It Is

Welfare Fraud In Pennsylvania

Office of Inspector General Announces April Welfare Fraud Adjudications

Busting Gas Price Myths

New Sarah Palin Documentary to Premiere in June in Iowa

New Palin Doc from Conservative Filmmaker to Premiere in June in Iowa

Was Ed Rendell lying then or is he lying now?

Ed Rendell's Convenient Spin: Bashes Fox News Now After Praising 'Very Balanced' Network in 2008

All public sector employees in New Jersey will have to live in-state

All public sector employees in New Jersey will have to live in-state

Taxpayers pay for propaganda sent by U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz

Letters: Angry over U.S. Rep. Schwartz's newsletter - thereporteronline.com

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Rep. Quigley Supports House Budget

Rep. Tom Quigley (R-Montgomery) released the following statement regarding his support of the $27.3 billion General Fund budget for 2011-12 passed today by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives:
"I am very pleased that we are on schedule to pass a punctual and balanced budget, which will meet the Commonwealth’s responsibilities and sensibly allocate our limited resources. Our economy is still in a state of recovery and we have no reserve funds, so it is important for us to budget with caution and restraint. This budget proposal is reflective of the revenue we have on hand now and what we can realistically expect to collect next year.

"One aspect of this budget I am particularly supportive of is its restoration of some of the funds cut from basic and higher education. We were able to achieve this by rooting out fraud and waste in our welfare system. I believe this approach is in line with the priorities of most Pennsylvanians and appropriately represents the concerns of our citizens. Schools, however, must continue to seek out cost reductions, and the state must constantly look to streamline programs and increase efficiencies.

"This vote does not signify the end of the budget process. The legislation will now go before the Senate for its revisions, and negotiations will be ongoing. The final budget bill could still look very different, but I am hopeful it will be a plan that sets Pennsylvania back on the path to prosperity."
The House Republican budget plan was approved 109-92, primarily along party lines. House Bill 1485 now moves to the Senate for consideration.

GAO: Billions in stimulus contracts went to tax delinquents

Not only did the $862 billion Obama "stimulus" fail to create the jobs Democrats promised, but we now learn that billions of taxpayer handouts went to companies that failed to pay their taxes. How's that for change?

GAO: Billions in stimulus contracts went to tax delinquents - The Hill's On The Money

Don't Cross The Street - In Florida

Report Documents Preventable Pedestrian Deaths, Ranks Most Dangerous Metro Areas

Gallup: 61% Say All or Most Abortions Should Be Illegal

Gallup: 61 Percent Say All or Most Abortions Should Be Illegal | CNSnews.com

Obama's New Israel Policy

FRC, 15 Members of Congress File Brief in Utah's Cert Petition Defending Public Display of Crosses

FRC, 15 Members of Congress File Brief in Utah's Cert Petition Defending Public Display of Crosses

Columnist: Where are the Democrat Grown-ups?

Steve McCann, writing at American Thinker, wants to know when Democrats will get serious about addressing the nation's many problems.

Where are the Democrat Grown-ups?

If Obamacare is so great, why are its biggest supporters seeking waivers?

More Obama allies get waivers from costly Obamacare mandates | Hans Bader | Opinion Zone | Washington Examiner

AARP Sells Out Its Members

American Thinker: AAR's ObamaCare Endgame Revealed

Obama Regime Appoints New Deputy Minister of Propaganda

Regime Appoints New Deputy Minister of Propaganda

Big Labor = Organized Crime



See related editorial at The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website.

Group: FBI Data Proves Anti-Gunners Wrong On Crime

FBI Data Proves Anti-Gunners Wrong On Crime, says CCRKBA

The Home Depot Foundation Commits $1 Million to the Immediate Relief and Long-Term Rebuilding Efforts in Joplin, Mo.

The Home Depot Foundation Commits $1 Million to the Immediate Relief and Long-Term Rebuilding Efforts in Joplin, Mo.

Gov. Corbett's Nominee for Attorney General Confirmed by Senate

Pennsylvania has its first female Attorney General.

Governor Corbett's Nominee for Attorney General Confirmed by Senate

Keeping Your Kids Safe From ...Teachers Who Pray?

Democrats' Medicare plan bankrupts 25% of all hospitals by 2030

Democrats' Medicare plan bankrupts 25% of all hospitals by 2030 | Conn Carroll | Beltway Confidential | Washington Examiner

Support the Flight 93 National Memorial

Richard King Mellon Foundation Announces $1 Million Challenge Grant to Support the Flight 93 National Memorial

Columnist: Obama Signs Israel's Death Warrant

Gary Bauer: In endorsing the pre-Six-Day War borders and a split Jerusalem, the President has paved the way for the Jewish state's eradication.

Obama Signs Israel's Death Warrant - HUMAN EVENTS

Monday, May 23, 2011

Tim Pawlenty - A Time for Truth

U.S. Energy Crisis a Liberal Power Grab

U.S. Energy Crisis a Liberal Power Grab - HUMAN EVENTS

Pawlenty: We've tried Obama's way and 'his way has failed'

Pawlenty's in: We've tried Obama's way and 'his way has failed' - The Hill's Ballot Box

Pottstown Mercury staffers win awards



From left are Mercury editor Nancy March, reporter Evan Brandt, reporter Carl Hessler Jr., business editor Michelle Karas, police reporter Brandie Kessler, and online editor Eileen Faust.

Mercury staffers win awards - pottsmerc.com

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Launches Fraud Tip Line

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Launches Fraud Tip Line

The Pawlenty Presidential Announcement

The Pawlenty Announcement - HUMAN EVENTS

Newspaper: Fighting for citizens' right to know in PA

Editor's desk: Fighting for citizens' right to know - pottsmerc.com

Open Every Sunday

Election 101: Who is Tim Pawlenty?

Election 101: Tim Pawlenty as 'everyman's' candidate? Ten points about who he is.

End of the world May 21st? About a billion years too soon, astronomers say.

End of the world May 21st? About a billion years too soon, astronomers say.

Poll: Mitt Romney Leads Republican Pack

Mitt Romney Leads Republican Pack, but One-Quarter of Republicans Not Sure Who Their Primary Pick Would Be

Dozens protest Corbett speech in Reading

At Albright, Corbett speaks as dozens protest

One in Eight Americans Have Contemplated Bankruptcy, Says New FindLaw.com Survey

One in Eight Americans Have Contemplated Bankruptcy, Says New FindLaw.com Survey

Want to Cut Costs in the ER? Pass Medical Liability Reform

Want to Cut Costs in the ER? Pass Medical Liability Reform

'Insta-Click' System for Elected Officials' Campaign Contributions Now Online

AmericaVotes.biz Unveils Revolutionary 'Insta-Click' System for Elected Officials' Campaign Contributions

Friday, May 20, 2011

NewsBusted 5/20/11

Your daily dose of liberal media bias

NYT Set Up Obama's Speech by Pitting 'Unyielding' Netanyahu vs. 'Reasonable' Palestinians

Columnist: Obama Throws Israel to the Dogs

Don't say you didn't see it coming. Obama has been siding with Muslims since taking office. His betrayal of America's only true ally in the Middle East should come as no surprise.

Obama Throws Israel to the Dogs

Networks Skip Coverage of Obamacare Waivers for Wealthy Pelosi Liberals

MRC.org - Media Research Center: Networks Skip Coverage of Obamacare Waivers for Wealthy Pelosi Liberals

Newspaper: How Obama Wasted $787 Billion

From Investor's Business Daily:
On top of the other failures of President Obama's $787 billion stimulus plan you can now add this: It didn't even fulfill the simple promise of creating more highway jobs and improving roadways.
Read the full editorial at the link below:

A Shovel-Empty Waste Of $787 Billion - Investors.com

JunkScience.com asks Google to Denounce Web Search Censorship

JunkScience.com asks Google to Denounce Web Search Censorship

Arnold's Next Movie: True Lies 2

'TITANIC' 3D Re-Release Set For April 6, 2012

I know people who have seen Jame Cameron's "Titanic" a couple dozen times, but you've never seen it in 3D - until now.

Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment to Set Sail Again With James Cameron's Oscar-Winning "TITANIC" With a Worldwide 3D Re-Release on April 6, 2012

Mainstream Media Finally Acknowledging College Bubble

Mainstream Media Finally Acknowledging College Bubble

Consumer Watchdog slams ObamaCare secrecy

Health Reform Rate Review Rules Keep Too Much Data Secret to Prevent Unreasonable Rate Hikes, Says Consumer Watchdog

World Jewish Congress Condemns Obama's Betrayal of Israel

World Jewish Congress: Obama is the first sitting US president to endorse 1967 lines

Rep. David Maloney on HB 633

Lawsuit Reveals Iran's Direct Involvement in 9/11 Plot

9/11 Lawsuit Reveals Iran's Direct Involvement in 9/11 Plot

Gov. Corbett Announces Nominations to Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Governor Corbett Announces Nominations to Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Editorial: Why Won't Media Stand Up To White House?

Investor's Business Daily on the state-run media:
The Obama administration has picked another fight with a dissident newspaper, kicking the Boston Herald out of the press pool on an unprecedented claim that its coverage is unfair. Who died and elected them judge?
Everybody Out Of The Pool - Investors.com

Pennsylvania Unemployment Drops to 7.5%

Pennsylvania employers added 23,700 jobs in April, but the state still has a long way to go to make up for all the job losses under former Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell.

Pennsylvania's Employment Situation: April 2011

Inheritance

ACLJ Calls Defeat of Liu Nomination 'Victory for the Rule of Law'

ACLJ Calls Defeat of Liu Nomination "Victory for the Rule of Law"

Center: Obama Sides With Terrorist Group Hamas Over Israel

ACLJ Calls President Obama's Remarks Against Israel Damaging, While Rewarding Hamas, a Terrorist Group

Poll: Half of Americans Unlikely to Re-Elect Obama

President Obama's Job Rating Unchanged Since Early May, but Half of Americans Unlikely to Vote to Re-Elect Him

U.S. Senate Rejects Far Left, Unqualified Federal Judicial Nominee

U.S. Senate Rejects Far Left, Unqualified Federal Judicial Nominee

Back to reality

Census Bureau Releases 2010 Census Demographic Profiles for Pennsylvania

Some highlights for Pennsylvania:
* The median age was 40.1.
* The average household size was 2.45 people per household.
* Among the state's occupied housing units, 69.6 percent were owned, compared with 30.4 percent that were rented.
Census Bureau Releases 2010 Census Demographic Profiles for Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington and Wyoming

Pennsylvania, Wisconsin Have Federal Courts With Highest Vacancy Rates

Pennsylvania And Wisconsin Have Federal Courts With Highest Vacancy Rates; Across Country, 9.9% Of Federal Judicial Posts Are Vacant

Record Number of Pennsylvania Taxpayers File Electronically

Record Number of Pennsylvania Taxpayers File Electronically

The jobless recovery

Legislation to take public notices out of newspapers raises question: Would it save or cost money?

Legislation to take public notices out of newspapers raises question: Would it save or cost money? - The York Daily Record

Forbes Ranks World's Most Powerful Celebrities

The World's Most Powerful Celebrities: Lady Gaga Knocks Oprah From No. 1 Spot

Columnist: Conservatives are now cool

J. Matt Barber, writing in The Washington Times: "American youth snub parents' loony-left conformity for right-minded views."

Read the full column at the link below:

BARBER: Conservative - the new cool - Washington Times

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Hollywood liberals display usual hypocrisy

Don't you just love it when the Hollywood liberal elite who are trying to sell you on "green" products move into these huge mansions that require all sorts of power to operate?

From a post at Big Hollywood by Ezra Dulis:
It's been almost half a decade since An Inconvenient Truth came out. I'm no scientist, but the fact that I can count the number of true climate change alarmists who have actually scaled down their standard of living (even though they still work in one of the most unnecessary wasteful industries in the country) on one hand is all I need to know about that documentary's warnings. Note to Jenn: since neither you nor your peers are exemplifying a real solution for global climate catastrophe, does it really make sense to move to a city that will become the Ground Zero of rising ocean levels?
Read the full post at the link below:

Jennifer Aniston's Green Streak Continues With a New $5 Million Penthouse

Eruption of Mediocrity

Redneck Political Alliance launches

The American Redneck Society Announces the Formation of the Redneck Political Alliance

Poll: Confidence in Congress, Supreme Court Drops Again

Confidence in Congress and Supreme Court Drops to Lowest Level in Many Years

Why Obama is Just Not That Into You

Columnist Robin of Berkeley at American Thinker asks:
Has there ever been an American President more contemptuous of his own people than Obama? Has any other President been as ungrateful for the honors bestowed on him?
Read the full column at the link below:

Why Obama is Just Not That Into You

Pennsylvania's Hiking Week to Showcase State's Trails, Walkways

Pennsylvania's Hiking Week to Showcase State's Trails, Walkways

Gov. Corbett Leaves Hospital

PA Governor Corbett Leaves Hospital

Obamacare vs. Romneycare

Eileen Behr wins nod for Montco Sheriff

The biggest contest in Montgomery County Tuesday was the race for the Republican nomination for Sheriff.

The endorsed candidate, Eileen Whalon Behr, who was nominated as interim sheriff by Gov. Tom Corbett, faced a challenge from Robert J. Durante, another law enforcement veteran.

In this case, the party backing proved decisive.

Behr, 54, of Lafayette Hill, who recently retired as Whitemarsh police chief, finished with 21,493 votes while Durante, 58, of Norristown, trailed with 9,839 votes with 100 percent of precincts reporting, according to unofficial election results.

Behr, who has been in law enforcement for more than 30 years, is the heavy favorite to become the first female elected sheriff in Montgomery County history.

She was not taking anything for granted Tuesday when she spoke to Mercury reporter Carl Hessler Jr.

"It's only step one. We still have a long way to go to November," Behr said from a celebration at Montgomery County Republican headquarters. "I'm very grateful for all the people who came out to support me."

Behr's opponent in the November general election will be Democrat William A. Holt Jr., 65, of Abington, a former detective sergeant with the Abington Police Department.

The winner of the November contest will succeed longtime Sheriff John P. Durante, who died last year from a heart attack at age 60. The late sheriff is no relation to Robert J. Durante.

Turnout was low, with about 13 percent of Montgomery County voters going to the polls for the primary election.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Obamacare = Corruption

Liberal elites like Nancy Pelosi get the benefits while the American taxpayer gets the shaft. It's the Obama way.

From The Daily Caller:
Of the 204 new Obamacare waivers President Barack Obama's administration approved in April, 38 are for fancy eateries, hip nightclubs and decadent hotels in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's Northern California district.

That's in addition to the 27 new waivers for health care or drug companies and the 31 new union waivers Obama's Department of Health and Human Services approved.

Pelosi's district secured almost 20 percent of the latest issuance of waivers nationwide, and the companies that won them didn’t have much in common with companies throughout the rest of the country that have received Obamacare waivers.

Other common waiver recipients were labor union chapters, large corporations, financial firms and local governments. But Pelosi's district's waivers are the first major examples of luxurious, gourmet restaurants and hotels getting a year-long pass from Obamacare.
Health Care Law | San Francisco | Nancy Pelosi | The Daily Caller

Wisconsin Protests Price Tag Tops $8 Million

White Teachers Sue Philly School, Charge Race Bias

Here's a story with a twist.

White Teachers Sue Philly School, Charge Race Bias

How to Get An ObamaCare Waiver

John Hayward: How to Get An ObamaCare Waiver - HUMAN EVENTS

Columnist: Time to Cut Off Pakistan

Robert Spencer: Time to Cut Off Pakistan - HUMAN EVENTS

Tea Party Attacks Gingrich, Romney, R.I.N.O.'s

Tea Party Attacks Gingrich, Romney, R.I.N.O.'s

Public service pays well in PA

PA State Museum Fossil Discovery Confirmed as New Dinosaur

PA State Museum Fossil Discovery Confirmed as New Dinosaur

Gov. Corbett: 'We Can Grow Our Way Out of Hard Days'

Adam Tragone looks at how Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is trying to clean up the fiscal mess left by Democrat Ed Rendell.

'We Can Grow Our Way Out of Hard Days' - HUMAN EVENTS

PA lawmakers urged to pay more for health insurance

Lawmakers urged to pay more for health insurance - phillyBurbs.com : The Intelligencer

Your daily dose of liberal media bias

MRC.org - Media Research Center: ABC's Jon Karl Belittles 'Problem'-Filled GOP Field, 'Boring' Tim Pawlenty

Famous Last Words

It's so easy to spend other people's money

Columnist: Swimming in taxpayers' cash - pottsmerc.com

Majorities Think Some Online Companies Are Too Powerful

Majorities Think Some Online Companies Are Too Powerful

Monday, May 16, 2011

Is U.S. officially broke?

As the federal government hit its debt limit of $14.294 trillion today, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) is calling on the Obama Administration to "get serious about cutting spending, reducing our deficits and putting our country on a fiscally responsible path."

From a Toomey press release:
"Instead of offering ideas for cutting spending and enacting serious spending reforms, the administration has been engaging in scare tactics in an attempt to convince Congress to raise the debt limit without significant conditions attached. But the most irresponsible thing we can do is simply kick the can down the road and continue with business in usual in Washington. I have introduced legislation to make sure the United States will not default on our national debt. If the administration was truly concerned about defaulting on our debt, it would support the Full Faith and Credit Act which prioritizes paying the interest on our debt to avoid default. Now is the time for the administration and Congress to put aside the hyperbole and have an adult conversation about putting our country on a sustainable fiscal path."

ACLJ Urges Appeals Court to Reinstate Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of ObamaCare

ACLJ Urges Appeals Court to Reinstate Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of ObamaCare

Americans Continue To Suffer Under Obama Recession

Americans' Economic Concerns Reach Two-Year High

So Much For The Osama Bounce

POLITICO-GW Battleground Poll Finds Majority of Americans Feel Osama bin Laden's Death Will Not Affect Their Vote

AAA Asks Congress to Support Right to Repair Act

AAA Asks Congress to Support Right to Repair Act

Pennsylvania DEP Settles Multiple Violations with Parx Casino and Racing

Pennsylvania DEP Settles Multiple Violations with Parx Casino and Racing

Chemistry.com Reveals Top 10 Cities Most Comfortable with public displays of affection

Pittsburgh ranks No. 2 in the nation when it comes to public displays of affection.

Chemistry.com Reveals Top 10 Cities Most Comfortable with PDA; Honolulu Tops the List

10 questions about Newt Gingrich running for president

Election 101: Ten questions about Newt Gingrich as a presidential candidate

Pennsylvania State Archives to Host Open House on May 23

Pennsylvania State Archives to Host Open House on May 23

Beyond the Headlines: Understanding the Debt Ceiling

Governor Corbett Recuperating After Successful Surgery

Governor Corbett Recuperating After Successful Surgery

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Top 10 Most Obnoxious Hollywood Liberals

Top 10 Most Obnoxious Hollywood Liberals - HUMAN EVENTS

Weekly Republican Address: Increase American energy production to lower gas prices

How Long Will You Live? Social Security Can Tell You Right Now

According to the Social Security Administration, I should live to see my 81st birthday. Unfortunately, the very same agency says Social Security is projected to run out by 2032, so I'm basically screwed. Can I get my money back?

NationalJournal.com - How Long Will You Live? Social Security Can Tell You Right Now

Mark Zuckerberg has a man-crush on Barack Obama

AWKWARD: Facebook CEO's Interview with Human Events

Gov. Corbett Announces Recent Confirmations

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Announces Recent Confirmations

'College Conspiracy' debunks higher education myths

Colleges Deceiving Public with Myths and Hoaxes, Says NIA

Jan Brewer on Obama: Anybody With a Brain Knows Border Is Not Secure

Satellite Images Display Extreme Mississippi River Flooding from Space

Satellite Images Display Extreme Mississippi River Flooding from Space

Rep. Pitts: Playing Politics With Dangerous Waste

Playing Politics With Dangerous Waste

By Congressman Joe Pitts

Imagine if we could take the most dangerous waste in the world and ship it by rocket into the sun. While the costs of doing this would be prohibitive, in the coming century we may be able to bring the sun to the waste. Scientists are working on fusion reactors and high-powered lasers that in the future may be able to obliterate nuclear waste. Highly radioactive material would be broken down into a harmless soup of sub-atomic particles.

Unfortunately, our present reality is this: 65,000 metric tons of commercial spent nuclear fuel. This is stored at 75 sites in 33 states and it increases by 2,000 metric tons every year. Eleven of these sites are located in Pennsylvania or adjoining states.

Most of this spent fuel is kept in secure pools to keep the waste cool. When space in the pools run out, waste is transferred to dry casks and monitored closely. Both of these solutions are meant to be temporary.

For over five decades, the federal government has recognized that the best long-term solution to storing waste would be deep beneath the earth inside a stable mountain. In the early 1980s, after years of half-hearted attempts, the federal government set out to determine the best location for a national nuclear waste repository.

At the same time, operators of nuclear power plants were required to contribute to a federal government fund to pay for the design and construction of the repository. The government has collected $25 billion in fees. While the plant operators pay these fees, the fees contribute to higher energy bills for consumers.

After years of investigation and analysis, Yucca Mountain in the Nevada desert was selected as the site for the repository. At this time, $15 billion was spent evaluating the site and applying for the license. Despite billions already spent, the Department of Energy, at the direction of President Obama, shut down the project.

Just last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released their report on the Obama administration decision to shut down Yucca Mountain and the repercussions it will have on how we store nuclear waste. The report clearly stated: "The Department of Energy's decision to terminate the Yucca Mountain repository program was made for policy reasons, not technical or safety reasons."

The Majority Leader of the Senate and close Obama-ally, Harry Reid (D-NV), has long opposed the project. This is despite support for the repository among his constituents living closest to the facility. Obama bowed to pressure from Reid and even appointed a long-time Reid staffer to serve on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The GAO report reveals the hasty shut down of the project. While contractors working on Yucca Mountain said that they would need two years to properly shut things down, they were given four months. Staff on the Yucca Mountain project could have been retained to work on another long-term solution, but instead they were given six months to find a new job. Offices were closed down; furniture, construction equipment, and scientific equipment were sold off as soon as possible.

Upon shutting down the project, the President called for a new "blue-ribbon" panel to consider what to do with waste. They can consider every option—except using Yucca Mountain.

Unfortunately, we may now also lack the funding to ever build an alternative. With $15 billion spent on nothing, the remaining $10 billion will not be enough to locate and study a new site. This is further complicated by the fact that some nuclear plants will be decommissioned in the coming years. These plants will stop paying fees and, by law, the government will own the waste.

In ancient times, armies would destroy a city and then sow salt in order to symbolize that it should never be rebuilt. The Department of Energy has attempted to sow salt at Yucca Mountain. The GAO concluded that the way Yucca Mountain was hastily closed down would make it difficult to restart.

Unfortunately, we can't wait for science fiction to solve our nuclear waste problem. While it may be difficult to restart, Yucca Mountain is a much safer alternative than letting waste reside all across the country. Let's not let politics trump science and sense.

Rep. Joe Pitts is a Republican who represents Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Newspaper: The Obama Administration's Big Oil Lie

Editorial: The Administration's Big Oil Lie - Investors.com

Social Security Millionaires

We keep hearing about how Social Security is going bankrupt and how Medicare is draining the federal budget, but here's an interesting perspective on the government's two biggest entitlement programs from John Cogan, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor of public policy at Stanford University.

From an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal:
Typical retired couples will collect $1 million or more in Social Security and Medicare. This is more than they paid in, and the cost will fall on today's workers.

The existence of so many million-dollar couples is not the result of elected officials carefully weighing the needs of senior citizens against the financial ability of younger workers to meet these needs. Rather, it is the result of decades of separate legislative actions by both political parties to liberalize retirement and health-care benefits, the sum total of which no one has bothered to calculate.

Social Security and Medicare were the result of natural human impulses to create safety-net programs to prevent poverty in old age and to help needy senior citizens with their medical bills. But the programs are flawed.
Read the full article at the newspaper's website.

Debt? What Debt?

Poll: 76% of Americans Against Raising Debt Ceiling

76% of Americans Against Raising Debt Ceiling Under Current Conditions

Concord Coalition Urges Lawmakers to Heed Warnings on Social Security, Medicare

Concord Coalition Urges Lawmakers to Heed Warnings in Trustees' Report as They Consider Budget Plans

Pennsylvania Gov. Corbett Announces Appointments

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Announces Appointments

Newspaper: Americans Have Hit The Ceiling Over Debt

Editorial: Public Reaches Its Own Limit - Investors.com

The Gut Stops Here

Your daily dose of liberal media bias

The Subtlety of a Sledge Hammer: MSNBC Doubles Down on Liberal Advocacy with New 'Lean Forward' Spots

Sen. Rockefeller, Great Grandson of Oil Tycoon, Berates CEOs of Top U.S. Oil Companies

Sen. Rockefeller, Great Grandson of Oil Tycoon, Berates CEOs of Top U.S. Oil Companies | CNSnews.com

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Gov. Corbett Signs 2 Senate Bills

Governor Corbett Signs Two Senate Bills

Popular Vote for President Gains Support In Pennsylvania

Popular Vote for President Gains Support In Pennsylvania

FRC Commends Signing of Indiana Law Defunding Planned Parenthood

FRC Commends Signing of Indiana Law Defunding Planned Parenthood

Note to readers

A note to my blog followers: Blogger, which hosts a half-dozen of my blogs, crashed Thursday afternoon. It came back today, but everything I posted for the past three days is gone, so if you click on a link and you can't get the story or video or cartoon, my apologies.

Pennsylvania Gov. Corbett to Undergo Back Surgery on May 16

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett to Undergo Back Surgery on May 16

Teens and the Media: Television is Dead and Facebook is Irresistible

Teens and the Media: Television is Dead and Facebook is Irresistible

Wire service shills for Obama re-election

You know The New York Times, The Washington Post, and ABC, CBS and NBC are run by liberals for liberals, but The Associated Press provides national news coverage for every newspaper, radio and television station and online website in the country.

When the AP openly campaigns for Barack Obama, our democracy is in serious trouble.

Here's the latest example of how the wire service is working on behalf of candidate Obama by conducting a skewed poll to make Obama look better.

Latest AP Poll Sample Skews to Democrats by 17 Points - By Jim Geraghty - The Campaign Spot - National Review Online

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Newspaper: Soaring Spending Spurs Deficits



Investor's Business Daily cuts through the spin and gives a fresh perspective on the federal government's biggest problem: Spending money it doesn't have.

From an article by IBD's John Merline:
And the Bush tax cuts aren't to blame for the massive fiscal hole that opened up over the past three years. That was partly due to the unavoidable recession-caused drop in revenues. But the big driver was the massive increase in federal spending, which reached an astonishing 25% of GDP between 2009 and 2011.

In fact, according to IBD's analysis, even if Clinton-era tax rates had remained in effect during the recession — an unrealistic assumption — the country still would have added more than $1.5 trillion in debt because of all that extra spending.

And even with Clinton-era rates in effect over the next decade (higher than even Obama proposes), the U.S. would still be more than $6 trillion deeper in debt, based on current spending projections.

Budget forecasts also make it clear that the debt monster cannot be slayed without taking on so-called entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. All the spending growth relative to GDP over the next decade comes from entitlements, and by 2030 those three programs will eat up more than 17% of the economy.

But Obama's debt plan leaves the programs largely untouched. And while the plan by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., tackles Medicare and Medicaid spending, it doesn't address Social Security.
Read the full analysis at the newspaper's website:

Soaring Spending Spurs Deficits - Investors.com

Thomas Sowell: The 'Education' Mantra

The 'Education' Mantra - HUMAN EVENTS

Bill Murray: 'It Just Doesn't Matter'

Blame the Democrats for skyrocketing gas prices

Blame the Democrats for skyrocketing gas prices - pottsmerc.com

Prepaid Cards for Unemployed Workers: Who Holds the Winning Hand?

Prepaid Cards for Unemployed Workers: Who Holds the Winning Hand?

New Book Investigates Northeast Pennsylvania: A Hotbed of Political Scandal

New Book Investigates Northeast Pennsylvania: A Hotbed of Political Scandal

PennDOT: Intelligent Transportation System Coming to Northwest Pennsylvania Interstates

PennDOT: Intelligent Transportation System Coming to Northwest Pennsylvania Interstates

Free or Reduced Admission and Special Programs at Art Museums on May 18

Free or Reduced Admission and Special Programs at Art Museums Across North America

Celebration

API: Raising Taxes on American Businesses is the Wrong Approach for Rebounding Economy

API: Raising Taxes on American Businesses is the Wrong Approach for Rebounding Economy

Consumer Watchdog: Do Not Track Online One Step Closer

Consumer Watchdog: Do Not Track Online One Step Closer To National Right Thanks To Senator Rockefeller

Economists, Tea Party Jab Boehner and Ryan on Debt Ceiling

Economists, Tea Party Jab Boehner and Ryan on Debt Ceiling

Why Should PA Tax Natural Gas?

Monday, May 09, 2011

You call this property tax relief?

I hope you're sitting down for this one.

Pennsylvania officials announced today that the average homeowner will see a $200 reduction in their school property taxes this year from the state's gambling revenues.

That's a far cry from the "substantial" property tax relief former Gov. Ed Rendell promised when he signed the bill in 2004 to legalize casino gaming in Pennsylvania.

School District Property Tax Reduction Allocations Now Available

Your daily dose of liberal media bias

Krugman Lies and Distorts History to Blame Recession and Budget Deficits on Bush

Anti-Hugo Chavez documentary will air

KRIV-TV (FOX 26 Houston) Buckles Under Public Exposure

Group: America's College Bubble Next to Burst

America's College Bubble Next to Burst, Says NIA

Pennsylvania DEP to Begin Black Fly Spray Program

Pennsylvania DEP to Begin Black Fly Spray Program

Video: Peep Didn't Start the Fire

Santorum on nation's rising unemployment rate:

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum issued the following statement regarding release of monthly employment data:
"After two-and-a-half years of President Obama's failed big government agenda, we learned today that unemployment is again on the rise - now at an unacceptable 9%. Rather than continuing down the failed path of intrusive stimulus and mandates that have done nothing but explode our deficit, we need to reduce the tax and regulatory burdens that are hindering individual freedom, and allow the American entrepreneur to flourish on their own merits rather than having the government pick and choose who wins and who loses. That is the tried and true prescription for economic growth, and it is time for the President to believe in the American people again."

Facebook's Zuckerberg Says The Age of Privacy is Over

Facebook's Zuckerberg Says The Age of Privacy is Over

What the GOP can learn from Canada's Conservatives

What the GOP can learn from Canada's Conservatives | Michael Barone | Politics | Washington Examiner

Oxymoron: Pakistani Intelligence

Sunday, May 08, 2011

The Best-ever Symbol of Government Incompetence?

The federal government's response to the underground mine fire in Centralia, PA, just may be the biggest government boondoggle ever, argues columnist Alan M Aszkler.

What could have been resolved for $100,000 ended up costing taxpayers more than $600 million, he says.

Read the full column at American Thinker at the link below:

The Best-ever Symbol of Government Incompetence?

Turks Demolish Greek Orthodox Churches in Cyprus

Northern Cyprus Demolishes Greek Orthodox Churches

Friday, May 06, 2011

10 best books for Mother's Day

10 best books for Mother's Day

A third of high school seniors lack basic grasp of civics, US government

This could explain why we have the government that we do today. Garbage in, garbage out.

A third of high school seniors lack basic grasp of civics, US government

NewsBusted 5/6/11

Top 10 reasons to blame Democrats for soaring gasoline prices

Top 10 reasons to blame Democrats for soaring gasoline prices

The 'Hope and Change' Sticky Note Campaign

CEOs Rank Best, Worst States for Business

Surprise. Pennsylvania ranks near the bottom.

CEOs Rank Best, Worst States for Business

Take It To The Limit

Uncle Sam’s Latest Line of Credit: $1,888,174,000,000.00 Spent Out of $1,900,000,000,000.00 | CNSnews.com

'The Pakistani Hillbillies'

NationalJournal.com: The Cost of bin Laden: $3 Trillion Over 15 Years

NationalJournal.com - The Cost of bin Laden: $3 Trillion Over 15 Years

Why We Mix Up 'Osama' and 'Obama': A Linguistic Reason

NationalJournal.com - Why We Mix Up 'Osama' and 'Obama' - A Linguistic Reason

No Gloating Zone

Volunteers of America Releases Report on Aging

Volunteers of America Releases Report on Aging

PA Department of Health Advisory: Possible Measles Exposures in Bucks, Lancaster Counties

PA Department of Health Advisory: Possible Measles Exposures in Bucks, Lancaster Counties

PA Announces $172M Investment in Water Infrastructure Projects

PA DCED Secretary Announces $172 Million Investment in Water Infrastructure Projects in 51 Counties

Gov. Corbett Announces Recent Nominations, Appointments

Governor Corbett Announces Recent Nominations, Appointments

2 Win PA Army National Guard 'Best Warrior Competition'

Two Win PA Army National Guard 'Best Warrior Competition'

Reason-Rupe Poll: 96% Fear Federal Debt

Border Security 101

Feds Allow Illegal Aliens to Cross Border 14 Times Before Charging Them With Felony, Sheriff Tells Congress | CNSnews.com

America's Bungler-in-Chief

Michelle Malkin on the Bungler-in Chief:
The official White House account of Osama bin Laden's demise has seen more slapdash cosmetic surgery over the past week than your average "Real Housewives" reality-show star. President Obama's allies attribute the bungled "narrative" (their word, not mine) to the "Fog of War." But each passing day -- and each new set of hapless revisions -- shows that what really ails the administration is the Fog of Fog.
Read her full column at the link below:

The Fog of Fog - HUMAN EVENTS

Existential Star Wars (In French)

Not Worth The Paper It's Printed On

Uncle Sam’s Latest Line of Credit: $1,888,174,000,000.00 Spent Out of $1,900,000,000,000.00 | CNSnews.com

Thursday, May 05, 2011

Who needs school choice?

Report: Nearly Half Of Detroiters Can't Read « CBS Detroit

Newspaper: Ethics reports show $150,000 in gifts went to PA lawmakers

Ethics reports show $150,000 in gifts went to lawmakers - pottsmerc.com

Obama backs plan to tax cars by the mile

It's bad enough that gas is already $4.00 per gallon but the Obama Administration is considering a new tax on everyone who drives. Great way to extend the Obama Recession for a couple more years.

Obama administration floats draft plan to tax cars by the mile - The Hill's Floor Action

Gov. Corbett Honors Families of Fallen Philadelphia Police Officers

Governor Corbett Honors Families of Fallen Philadelphia Police Officers

Mexican Trade Deficit Costs More Than 26,000 Pennsylvania Jobs Since 1994

Mexican Trade Deficit Costs More Than 26,000 Pennsylvania Jobs Since 1994

Pa. Committee Approves Licensing Restrictions for a High Risk Auto Insurance Group

Pa. Committee Approves Licensing Restrictions for a High Risk Auto Insurance Group

School Choice Supporters Applaud Governor Daniels

School Choice Supporters Applaud Governor Daniels and State Legislators for Creating a Brighter Tomorrow for Hoosier Students

Obama's Super Ego

To Get Bin Laden, Obama Relied on Policies He Decried

Liberal hypocrisy at its finest. Obama takes credit for Osama's death, which was facilitated by George W. Bush policies Obama opposed. You gotta love it.

To Get Bin Laden, Obama Relied on Policies He Decried - HUMAN EVENTS

House Passes Ban on Abortion Funding

The difference between Republicans and Democrats in Congress is that Republicans are doing what the people want. Democrats were forcing a radical agenda on the nation.

House Passes Ban on Abortion Funding - HUMAN EVENTS

Poll: Cutting Debt Important to 96% of Americans

Further proof Washington is out-of-step with the American people.

Cutting the Debt Is Important to 96 Percent of Americans and 74 Percent Want a Government Spending Cap

Gas Price Hypocrisy By Liberals



In 2006 the Democrats and the media screamed bloody murder over the high price of gas. When Barack Obama was inaugurated, the average gas price was $1.87 a gallon.

Now that the price has more than doubled, what are the Democrats and the administration saying now? If you guessed that high gas prices under Obama are somehow a good thing, give yourself a pat on the back.

The liberal mindset is always an amazing thing to behold.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Poll: Obama approval on economy hits new low

You can't get any more pro-Obama than CBS News and The New York Times, so when the latest CBS/New York Times poll gives Obama his lowest approval ratings ever on the economy, Democrats should start worrying about their man's chances for re-election.

From CBS News:
Obama's "approval on handling of the economy fell to 34 percent, down 4 points from two weeks ago and the lowest level of his presidency. Fifty-five percent disapprove."
Read more "Forget bin Laden; On economy, Obama approval hits new low" here

More Hate Speech From Far Left

Hard-Left Radio Host Mike Malloy: When Will Navy SEALs Take Out Death-Dealing George W. Bush?

Obamas Have Thin Skin

At White House Request, Newspaper Censors Mildly Negative Sentence About Michelle Obama

Fallen

PA man places 445 phony calls to 911 center

Man charged with pranking dispatch center 445 times - heraldstandard.com: Local News

PA House committee approves distracted driving bills

You may soon have to put down that cell phone or cheeseburger when you get behind the wheel in Pennsylvania.

House committee approves distracted driving bills (videos) - pottsmerc.com

Columnist: Obama's Win, Bush's Credit! -

Kevin McCullough: Obama's Win, Bush's Credit! - HUMAN EVENTS

9 Ways Inflation is Crushing America

9 Ways Inflation is Crushing America - Fed and Bernanke, Take Note! | InvestorPlace

Your Medical Record is Likely for Sale, Doctors Warn

Your Medical Record is Likely for Sale, Doctors Warn

Pennsylvania Slots Revenue Figures Released For April

Pennsylvania Slots Revenue Figures Released For April

Ray Stevens - Osama (Yo' Mama)

Newspaper: Death of Bin Laden is Bush's Fault

Not So Dumb A War After All - Investors.com

Canada Throws Its Own Tea Party

Canada Throws Its Own Tea Party - Investors.com

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Newspaper: Was Bin Laden A Guest Of Pakistan?

We need to have a serious debate in this country about the $3 billion in aid we're sending to Pakistan. Which side is Pakistan on? Why is it sheltering the Taliban? Why was Bin Laden living next to a Pakistani military installation?

Investor's Business Daily:
Since 2005, as Osama bin Laden built a $1 million fortress in its suburbs, Islamabad insisted our Public Enemy No. 1 was in Afghanistan. Did our "front-line ally" mislead us?
Read the full editorial at the link below:

Hiding In Plain Sight — Part 2 - Investors.com

Inside Obama's America: 1 in 7 Americans Receive Food Stamps

Further proof that Obama's economic policies have failed: More Americans than ever are depending on the federal government to feed them.

Check out About 1 in 7 Americans Receive Food Stamps in The Wall Street Journal.

David Letterman - Top Ten Final Words of Osama bin Laden

Conservative Group Blasts President for Gratuitous Self-Congratulation

Conservative Group Blasts President for Gratuitous Self-Congratulation

Obama Approval Numbers After Bin Laden Kill Are Flat

The slobbering liberal media has already granted Barack Obama a second term as president. The only thing standing in the way of the coronation is the American voter.

Obama Approval Numbers After Bin Laden Kill

PA Game Commission Announces Distribution of $18 Million From Recent Gas Lease Actions

Game Commission Announces Distribution of $18 Million From Recent Gas Lease Actions

Gov. Corbett Announces Additional Cabinet Confirmations

Governor Corbett Announces Additional Cabinet Confirmations

'Funny Or Die' Wins 9 Webby Awards Including Best Humor Site

'Funny Or Die' Wins Nine Webby Awards Including Best Humor Site and That's Nothing to Laugh About

Gallup: 89% of Americans Credit Military for Finding, Killing Bin Laden - 35% Credit Obama

Gallup: 89% of Americans Credit Military for Finding, Killing Bin Laden - 35% Credit Obama | CNSnews.com

NewsBusted: Credit for Bin Laden's Demise

George F. Will: Dead Bin Laden Only Piece Of 'The Long War'

Columnist George F. Will does what he always does best: Putting things in perspective.

Dead Bin Laden Only Piece Of 'The Long War' - Investors.com

X Marks The Spot



Time magazine is releasing a special issue on the death of Osama bin Laden, scheduled to hit newsstands on Thursday, May 5, 2011.

Here's a bit of trivia: This is the fourth time a Time cover featured a red "X" over the face of a deceased person. The others? Adolf Hitler on May 7, 1945, Saddam Hussein on April 21, 2003, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on June 19, 2006.

Poll: Only 1 In 4 Believe U.S. Headed In Right Direction

Only One In Four Citizens Believes Country Headed In Right Direction, Per Franklin & Marshall College Poll With Hearst Television

Gov. Corbett Urges PA Small-Business Leaders to Back Budget, Proposed Reforms

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Urges Small-Business Leaders to Back Budget, Proposed Reforms

Little Bounce For Obama From Osama Death

Newsweek / Daily Beast Poll Reveals American Voters Unaffected by President's bin Laden Victory

Sen. Vitter asks why the U.S. is sending money to Brazil for oil

David Vitter | Brazil | Oil | The Daily Caller