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Sunday, March 31, 2013

'GI Joe: Retaliation' Tops Easter Weekend Box Office

Paramount's decision to pull "GI Joe: Retaliation" from its scheduled release date last summer to convert the film into 3-D appears to have paid off. The film topped the Easter weekend box office with a $41.2 million haul.

Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results For Weekend Of March 31, 2013: PR Newswire

Editorial: Pa. texting while driving ban doesn’t go far enough

Pa. texting while driving ban doesn’t go far enough

Friday, March 29, 2013

Former Abortion Biz Founder Allyson Schwartz Running for Governor in Pennsylvania

You can't get more pro-abortion than this far-left Pennsylvania Democrat, who is planning to run for governor of Pennsylvania in 2014. What is going to promise? Free abortions for everyone! Talk about a one-issue candidate.

Former Abortion Biz Founder Running for Governor in Pennsylvania

Stick That In Your Easter Bonnet


Obama uses executive order to formalize Democratic election fraud

Obama's executive order: Panel to form 'best practices' election guide for states - Washington Times

Bread and Circuses: The Last Days of the American Empire

Jack Curtis: Bread and Circuses: The Last Days of the American Empire

When helping the poor doesn't help

Further proof that liberals do more harm than good when they push their failed socialist agenda. From The Christian Science Monitor: In a new study, the International Monetary Fund takes aim at energy subsidies, a common practice by countries to help the poor or benefit consumers and industry. The costs far outweigh any benefits, especially for the poor, finds the IMF.

When helping the poor doesn't help

Pa.'s growing collection of 'bad eggs'


Jobless claims rise. More than 5 million on unemployment rolls.

Next time Obama talks about a recovery, somebody should throw a shoe at him. More than 5.4 million Americans are collecting unemployment checks and more than 10 million have given up looking for work while the Obama Recession continues.

Jobless claims rise. More than 5 million on unemployment rolls.

Student loan rates to double under Obama

If you're one of those college students who voted for Obama, get ready to be screwed big time by the man who promised you hope and change.

Student loan rates to double without Congressional action

Cyprus looks to its past for economic reboot

Cyprus looks to its past for economic reboot

Food stamp enrollment up 70% under Obama

Obama truly is the Food Stamp President: Enrollment in the food stamp program — officially the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — has soared by 70 percent in the years since President Obama first took office, a new report finds.
 
Food stamp president: Enrollment up 70 percent under Obama - Washington Times

Add Your 'Two Cents' to PA Property Tax Independence Debate

PA State Rep. Jim Cox - Add Your 'Two Cents' to Property Tax Independence Debate

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Pa. Ranks 31 in 'Freedom in the 50 States' Report Card


Obama's America: 47.8 Million on Food Stamps

Welcome to Obama's America: Enrollment in federal food stamp program has soared 70% since Barack Obama took office in 2008. Not exactly the hope and change you were promised, is it?

47.8 Million Americans on Food Stamps

The new battlefront



Expecting the Unexpecting: Declining U.S. birth rate will have negative economic impact

Expecting the Unexpecting — The American Magazine

Cyprus' Imminent Collapse

Cyprus' Imminent Collapse — The American Magazine

EU, ECB, and IMF: The Three Amigos rob Cyprus depositors

EU, ECB, and IMF: The Three Amigos rob depositors

Stockton bankruptcy showcases results of union greed, Democratic complicity

Stockton bankruptcy showcases results of union greed | Human Events

Mysterious website targets Bruce Castor

Politics is a contact sport.

Somebody has launched a website critical of Montgomery County Commissioner Bruce L. Castor Jr., who has been making noise about challenging incumbent Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett.

Mysterious website targets Castor

Comcast Tells Gun Shop Owner His Ads Can No Longer Show Guns


Obama orders commission to address voting issues

Talk about chutzpah: The man who made voter fraud an art form to win in 2008 and 2012 has signed an executive order to investigation voting problems in the U.S. The biggest voting problem we have is electing an nincompoop like Barack Obama.

Obama orders commission to address voting issues

Obama to release his budget outline April 10 — two months late

Why bother? None of Obama's first 4 budgets received a single vote in Congress. I'm not sure Obama even knows what a budget is, considering each of his first four budgets were at least $1 trillion in the red. That kinda defeats the whole purpose of having a budget, doesn't it?

Obama to release his budget outline April 10 — two months late

Ed Rendell fails to disclose industry ties on fracking issue

Ed Rendell’s plea for fracking fails to disclose industry ties

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama misled public on costs of health care plan

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama misled public on costs of health care plan

The Obama Recovery That Never Happened

US median annual income falls 1.1% in February, down 6% since the start of the recovery

Obama’s pain in the butt


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The Left's Continuing War on Women

Ann Coulter: The Left's Continuing War on Women | Human Events

Obamacare Funnels $75 Million to Planned Parenthood to Push Sex on Kids

Something else in Obamacare that Nancy Pelosi didn't want anyone to know about until after Democrats passed it. What's Planned Parenthood's stake here? More sex means more abortions, right?
 
Obamacare Funnels $75 Million to Planned Parenthood to Push Sex on Kids

Obamacare will raise health claims cost up to 80% in some states

Study: Obamacare will raise health claims cost up to 80% in some states

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Broken


Access to accounts limited by Cyprus banks

Cyprus: Cash withdrawals capped by banks

Tax Increases No Different Than Taxing Bank Accounts

Reason Magazine: Would a tax on Cypriot bank accounts be that different from taxation in America? Not really.
 
Tax Increases No Different Than Taxing Bank Accounts

The More Americans Know About Obama Drones, the Less They Like Them

The More Americans Know About Drones, the Less They Like Them

5 Gov't Videos Every Bit as Terrible as the IRS 'Star Trek' Parody

This is how Obama spends your money ... and he has the gall to lock the doors of the White House to school children?

5 Gov't Videos Every Bit as Terrible as the IRS 'Star Trek' Parody

Guest Column: Uncivil War By Far Left

By Lowman S. Henry,
CEO, Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research


Although much ado has been made about the Republican Party's need to reach out to emerging constituent groups amid the mainstream media's caterwauling about the need for conservatives to moderate, it is the agenda of the Left that has stalled — especially at the state level.

The re-election of President Barack Obama, which supposedly heralded a new era of progressive (i.e.; Left-wing) government, has actually been limited to the usurpation of congressional power by the executive branch. Despite Democratic control of the U.S. Senate and a RINO-run House of Representatives, Congress has done little more this session than raise taxes on every American.

At the state level, where the GOP controls 30 of the 50 state governorships, the conservative agenda is advancing. This has been particularly true in the upper Midwest where Michigan and Indiana have become Right-to-Work states and Wisconsin enacted legislation that diminished the power of public sector labor unions.

Proof that the Left is losing comes from the fact that when they fail to accomplish their policy goals by engaging in serious debate, they turn to bully tactics and even violence. Regrettably, both are escalating.

As the Pennsylvania House of Representatives considered a bill to privatize the state's antiquated monopoly liquor store system advocates of change staged a news conference in the Capitol Rotunda. As David Taylor of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association spoke, he was shouted down by Wendell Young, President of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. The spectacle was caught on video, posted on the internet and went viral. Young's thuggish antics, revealed for all to see, backfired. The House voted for privatization.

Union angst led to violence several months ago when the construction site of a Quaker Meeting House in Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill was torched. The vandalism occurred after unions objected to the hiring of a merit shop (non-union) construction firm. The act was particularly ironic given the fact Quakers are noted for their adherence to non-violence.

Radical environmentalists have also gotten in on the act. The Left has been unable to stop the development of the Marcellus Shale gas field. Gas production has been an economic boom to parts of Pennsylvania, much to the dismay of the environmentalists. Unable to stop the development, shots were fired recently at a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Witness said the shots came from a pick-up truck whose occupants were shouting obscenities.

It is not just Republicans who have been targeted. A few weeks ago Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter attempted to give his annual budget address to the city council. Union members created such a disturbance the Mayor was forced to abandon his speech. Highlighting their lack of intellectual ability, the unions towed a giant rat and a photograph of the mayor doctored to look like Bozo the clown to the event. All of this occurred because the mayor, facing budget constraints, would not yield to union contract demands.

Such behavior by unions and other components of the Left is likely to become more common. The fact is organized labor is on the verge of becoming extinct in the private sector, leaving the public arena as the venue for its last stand. Taxpayers have grown weary of paying government salaries larger than their own, and the Great Obama Recession has resulted in smaller or no pay hikes, under-employment and stubbornly high unemployment.

The fact is government employees are not exempt from the factors at play in the general economy. And, when opportunities such as Marcellus Shale development present themselves, most Americans opt for a balance allowing for development of such resources with appropriate environmental safeguards.

Despite the Left's chest-thumping over results of last November's elections, it is becoming increasingly clear the nation is gravitating to a more conservative policy path. Lacking the ability to make their case through rational argument, the Left is turning increasingly to violent and uncivil acts.
As the pendulum swings back toward more rational economic policy, look for advocates of big government to continue losing ground. Regrettably, their boorish behavior is likely to get worse, rather than better, as they watch their efforts fail.

(Lowman S. Henry is Chairman CEO of the Lincoln Institute and host of the weekly Lincoln Radio Journal. His e-mail address is lhenry@lincolninstitute.org.)

The Cyprus Haircut


Under Obamacare, 'free' breast implants while patients starve

'Free' breast implants while patients starve

Montco ranks second in Pa. in number of texting-while-driving citations

Montco ranks second in Pa. in number of texting-while-driving citations

Pa. lawmaker seeks transparency in anti-religion lawsuits

No more anonymous atheists harassing people of faith? Sounds good.

From WHTM TV 27: 
A Pennsylvania lawmaker has unveiled legislation that would require the naming of plaintiffs who file lawsuits to remove religious symbols from public places.
Pa. lawmaker seeks transparency in anti-religion lawsuits - abc27 WHTM

Sebelius: Yep, ObamaCare is raising insurance costs

Sebelius: Yep, ObamaCare is raising insurance costs

Cyprus: Banks limit cash withdrawals for customers

Your money isn't really your money in a socialist regime. Cypriots cannot have access to their own money until the bankers and the socialist politicians get to steal their share of it. Coming soon to America?

Cyprus: Banks limit cash withdrawals for customers

Victims of Government


Gov. Corbett to nominate interim justice to PA Supreme Court

A good move by Gov. Corbett. The court currently has six members and is prone to tie votes because one of the Republicans on the court, Chief Justice Ron Castille, is from Philadephia, which means he's a Republican In Name Only and often sides with the Democrats. In fact, if the court had all seven voting members last year, the Voter ID bill would have been ruled constitutional. Instead, Castille sided with the Dems and essentially killed the bill.

The problem for Corbett is that the Republican-controlled Senate, which needs to confirm the nomination by a two-thirds margin, is divided 27-23 so that means the governor will need some Democrats to vote yes on the new justice.

The interim justice would serve until a full-time justice is elected in 2015.

So what would I do if I was the governor?

I'd nominate a seasoned member of the Senate who is a lawyer. (Montgomery County's John Rafferty?)  It would be harder for Dems to oppose someone in their own chamber ... and it would hold out a political bone to Dems of possibly adding another Democrat to the Senate in 2014.

Corbett to nominate interim justice - News - Citizens' Voice

Bill would end automatic pay raises for Pa. elected officials

Pa. bill would end COLAs for elected officials - abc27 WHTM

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Obama Spending Priorities


School bans 'Easter' from holiday egg hunt

School bans 'Easter' from holiday egg hunt

The Internet Sales Tax Congressional Roll Call

Tech at Night: The Internet Sales Tax roll call. Obamaphone survives. Do people care about Privacy? | RedState

Hellenic American Leadership Council Exposes Turkish Lies

Erdogan lied to you Mr. President | Hellenic American Leadership Council

American Hellenic Institute Disappointed in Obama's Recent Actions

AHI Disappointed in Obama Administration's Recent Actions regarding Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean

Study: Obama health overhaul to raise claims cost 32%


REALITY CHECK FOR ALL LOW-INFORMATION OBAMA VOTERS: New report predicts massive increases in health care premiums under Obamacare: From The Associated Press: The disparities are striking. By 2017, the estimated increase would be 62 percent for California, about 80 percent for Ohio, more than 20 percent for Florida and 67 percent for Maryland.

Study: Obama health overhaul to raise claims cost 32%

Starring Jim Carrey ...


Is the border secure? Obama has no idea

Is the border secure? This administration has no idea | Human Events

Is the student loan bubble about to pop?

Is the student loan bubble about to pop? | Human Events

Monday, March 25, 2013

Obamavote: Healthcare application registers voters, too

Obamavote: Healthcare application registers voters, too | WashingtonExaminer.com

Guest column: Obamacare Makes It Harder to Make Ends Meet

By Congressman Joe Pitts

In 2009, as health care reform was being considered in Congress, Gallup asked Americans what they wanted out of potential legislation. Eighty-three percent of Americans said that it was either extremely or very important that legislation make health insurance more affordable. When asked whether expanding coverage or making health care more affordable was more important, the majority of Americans said the priority should be bringing down costs.

According to many studies, Americans pay more for health care but get less. Health care keeps eating more and more into family budgets. While wages haven’t increased very much, health costs keep rising at or above inflation. In fact, for some Americans health insurance premiums could skyrocket in the coming years.

The Affordable Care Act might have been a good poll-tested name for the health reform bill, but the actual content of the bill has done little to actually make care more affordable. This week, the Energy and Commerce Committee released a joint report demonstrating how the law is increasing costs for young adults and middle class families.

The report compiles data from over 30 studies of how the law is affecting real people. Behind these statistics are real families. When government actions increase their health costs, they have to make painful decisions. For some that might mean cancelling a vacation but for others high medical costs eventually lead to bankruptcy. Very few Americans think they should be spending more of their paycheck on health insurance. Unfortunately, the new health law is making that decision for them.

Perhaps the most broken sector of the health insurance market is what is known as the individual market. The individual market is where people go when they don’t get insurance from an employer. Prior to the new health law, many Americans already found insurance in the individual market to be too expensive.

All of these plans were already regulated at the state level, but the new law adds a new layer of federal government regulation. This new layer of red tape has significant costs. In places like Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa and Ohio premiums in the individual market could double in the coming years. Here in Pennsylvania, the premium increase is expected to be 39 percent.

In addition to the added federal government red tape, the new law imposes a wide array of taxes on health insurance plans, drugs and medical devices. Over $165 billion in new taxes and fees are either here now or on their way soon.

The tax on medical devices is known as an excise tax, meaning that a company has to pay it even if it is not profitable. Excise taxes are usually only leveled on products that the government wants to discourage, like cigarettes and alcohol. This tax will discourage the development of new devices and make current medical devices more expensive for consumers.

Most importantly, purchasing health insurance is no longer optional. Families have to buy coverage or face the new IRS-imposed penalty. Many Americans will face a catch-22 where they have to buy insurance, but because of the greatly increased costs won’t be able to afford it. They will have to face the penalty and still go without care.

We can do better. For most people, looking at a health care bill is daunting. The costs don’t seem to make much sense, but they are trapped in a system. Under the new law, that feeling of entrapment will only grow. Health insurers are consolidating. Health systems are buying up individual practices and hospitals. Choices and competition are being reduced.

We need the government to give workers the same tax advantages for purchasing health care. They need to be able to own their insurance plan and take it with them.

We need reform that puts families and doctors in charge of health care decisions, not government bureaucrats or insurance companies. Right now, car insurance companies are fighting for your business. If you don’t like your insurer, it is easy to drop their coverage and go with someone else. Americans need that kind of control in health insurance. They are not getting it under the new law.

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

Krauthammer: Obamacare Will Hurt Dems in 2014



Imagine being a Congressional Democrat who voted for Obamacare and having to run for re-election in 2014 after many of the provisions of Obamacare are in place. Republicans have a very good chance of winning the Senate and expanding their majority in the House in 2014.

PA Gov. Corbett: It Makes No Sense to Put Money Into Medicaid Without Reform

Corbett: It Makes No Sense to Put Money Into Medicaid Without Reform

Greek Independence Day


On this day in 1821, Greece declared its independence from the Ottoman Turks, beginning an 11-year struggle to drive the Turks from the Greek mainland. Tens of thousands of Greeks fought and died to restore freedom to the birthplace of Democracy. Ζήτω η Ελλάς!

Cyprus bank deal wipes out large depositors, will confiscate up to 40% from others

John Hayward: Cyprus bank deal wipes out some large depositors, will confiscate up to 40% from others | Human Events

Obamanomics: Johnstown plant to close, 100 jobs lost

Welcome to Obama's second term. Another manufacturing plant closing in Pennsylvania, another 100 jobs gone. Hope and change, baby.

Johnstown plant plans to close

Where in the world are Obama's daughters vacationing?

Obama daughters vacation at 'Atlantis'

Republicans Anonymous


Cyprus bank heist: Can it happen here?

Thomas Sowell: Cyprus. Can it happen here?

Study: Pennsylvania has eighth-most-regressive tax system in the nation

Mary Young: Pa. tax policies skewed against poor

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Weekly GOP Address: Dems Seek $1.5T In Higher Taxes


Catch final performance of 'Hairspray' Sunday, March 24, in Mount Penn


A fantastic production of "Hairspray" this weekend by Antietam Musical Productions featuring the students of the Antietam Middle/Senior High School. Pictured is Kat Krohn as Amber Von Tussle and James Phyrillas as Harriman F. Spritzer. Tickets ($10) are still available for the 2 p.m. Sunday show at Mount Penn Primary Center, 201 N. 25th St., Mount Penn, PA 19606.

Wasserman Schultz pleads with us to think about starving congressional aides - Some of whom make six-figure salaries

Wasserman Schultz pleads with us to think about starving congressional aides | Human Events

Happy Birthday, Obamacare!

David Harsanyi: Happy Birthday, Obamacare!

Election 2012 Autopsy


Note to the Department of Education: Mao murdered 65 million people

The Obama Department of Education posted a quote from one of the biggest mass-murderes in the history of mankind on its website. What a bunch of dummies.

Note to the Department of Education: Mao Zedong murdered 65 million people. | RedState

Unions and Congress choke on ObamaCare

John Hayward: Unions and Congress choke on ObamaCare | Human Events

Friday, March 22, 2013

Still Not A Crisis


Pew: Obama Job Approval Drops 8 Points

Pew: Obama Job Approval Drops 8 Points

Three Years Later, Obamacare Is Even Less Popular

Three Years Later, Obamacare Is Even Less Popular

Exhibit A: Why Pa. should not legalize marijuana

Daylin Leach, a far-left state lawmaker in Pennsylvania, has introduced a bill to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Pennsylvania. He doesn't see any harm to making pot available to more people and taxing it so the state could spend more money. In today's edition of The Pottstown Mercury, you can read about an 18-year-old driver under the influence of marijuana who struck and killed a 40-year--old mother of two while she was was jogging in Limerick, Pa. This case, Sen. Leach, is reason enough why your bill to legalize pot use should never see the light of day.

Montco D.A.: Teen was texting, DUI when he hit Limerick jogger

Biden's One-Night Paris Hotel Tab: $585,000

The Obamas aren't the only ones who are living large at the expense of U.S. taxpayers.

Biden's One-Night Paris Hotel Tab: $585,000.50

Obamacare anniversary finds two Americas


Obama health law anniversary finds two Americas

Amid oil boom, ethanol helps inflate gasoline prices

Government-subsidies to divert corn for use as a gasoline additive not only drive up the price of gas, but also hit consumers at the grocery store because a shortage of corn drives up food prices.

Amid oil boom, ethanol helps inflate gasoline prices

Cyprus survived 1974 Turkish invasion, can it survive assault by European bankers?


Lawless Left Targets Pennsylvania Voter ID Laws

Lawless Left Targets Pennsylvania Voter ID Laws

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Will Cyprus bank heist come to the U.S.?


3 Years Too Late, Finally Some Honesty on Obamacare

If the state-run media would only have been honest with the American people in 2009 about the horrors of Obamacare, we wouldn't be in this mess today.

Three Years Too Late, Finally Some Honesty on Obamacare

Opinion: Bill would provide relief for Pa. taxpayers

Bill would provide relief for taxpayers (3/20/13)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Meets Pope Francis

One of the most significant events since the Great Schism of 1054 AD occurred last week at the Vatican and the heads of the two largest branches of Christianity met.

The Extraordinary Historical Significance of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's Presence at Pope Francis' Installation as Bishop of Rome — Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Why black voters might be the GOP's secret weapon

Deroy Murdock: Here's why black voters might be the GOP's secret weapon

Newspaper: Property tax reform vital for Pa.

Property tax reform vital for Pa.

The Cypriot Domino

Writing at American Thinker, Bruce Walker argues the tiny island-nation of Cyprus may prove the first domino in a collapse of the Eurozone financial system.

The Cypriot Domino

Planned Parenthood and $377 Million in Medicaid Fraud

Planned Parenthood And $377 Million in Medicaid Fraud | RedState

The Republicans Who Want to Raise Your Taxes

The Republicans Who Want to Raise Your Taxes | RedState

Jay Leno: Not Another Obama Magazine Cover


Cyprus paying for the gross mistakes of Greece

Paying for the gross mistakes of Greece - Cyprus Mail

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Under Obama, U.S. drops to 7th on Human Freedom Index


Measuring Freedom around the World — The American Magazine

King Kong - North Korean-style


What 'Lean In' misunderstands about gender differences

What 'Lean In' misunderstands about gender differences - Society and Culture - AEI

Why the NRA is Right about Hollywood

Why the NRA is Right about Hollywood

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Will Cyprus crisis spread?

Robert J. Samuelson: Will Cyprus crisis spread?

Liberal Madness Brackets Announced


Federal Agency: IRS Failed To Calculate Obamacare Paperwork Burden on Small Businesses

Federal Agency: IRS Failed To Calculate Obamacare Paperwork Burden on Small Businesses

ObamaCare's Free Preventive Services Aren't Free

ObamaCare's Free Preventive Services Aren't Free

Cypriot Banks To Customers: Stick 'Em Up


Poll: 71% Favor Proof of Citizenship Before Allowing Voter Registration

71% Favor Proof of Citizenship Before Allowing Voter Registration - Rasmussen Reports™

AHI Tells Congress Turkey Must Remove Troops From Cyprus

AHI Submits Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee on FY2014 Foreign Aid to Southeastern Europe, Eastern Mediterranean

Gov. Tom Corbett to speak at 2013 PA Leadership Conference

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett will address the 2013 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference during the event's Liberty Dinner on Friday, April 19, 2013, at the Radisson Penn Harris Convention Center in Camp Hill, PA.
 
Gov. Corbett will become the first sitting governor to speak at the conference in the 24-year history of the Keystone State's largest gathering of conservatives. 
 
Corbett joins Steve Hayes of Fox News/The Weekly Standard, pollster/commentator Scott Rasmussen, Fox News Contributor Deneen Borelli, FrackNation producer Ann McElhinney, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, political analyst John Gizzi, Congressman Scott Perry, Congressman Keith Rothfus, and John Fund of National Review as announced speakers for the two-day event. 
 
 This year's conference will be held on April 19-20, 2013.
 
Panel topics include session on Broadening the Conservative Coalition, Unleashing the Economic Potential of Penn's Woods, Freedom to Work, and a State IssuesRoundtable. There will also be three workshop sessions focusing on Using Social Media; The 10th Amendment and States' Rights and Citizen Lobbying.
 
Registration for the 2013 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is now open at www.paleadershipconference.org

The Obama Wonka Crisis Factory


Sequester another manufactured crisis by Obama for political gain

Byron York: Obama still playing sequester games

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Thomas Sowell Pays Tribute to Dr. Ben Carson

Thomas Sowell: From the ghetto to renowned brain surgeon

EU theft of private bank accounts in Cyprus a 'sacrifice' to MSM

It's OK to steal other people's money as long as the government uses it for the common good, says the socialist mainstream media. Tell that to the Cypriot people who are being held up by the socialist politicians who run the EU. And will the socialist media fell the same way when the government dips into their bank accounts?

EU theft of private bank accounts a 'sacrifice' to mainstream media

EU to Cypriots: This is a stickup!


Will Obama Grab Your IRA?

Jon N. Hall: Will Obama Grab Your IRA?

Pew Study Shows Negative Impact Of Newroom Cutbacks

From a new Pew survey:

More than 30% of consumers surveyed by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism said they have given up on a news outlet because it had fewer or less complete stories, showing the real-world effect of newsroom cutbacks.

Pew Study Shows Impact Of News Cutbacks

Welfare Secretary: Pa. can't afford name change so welfare clients won't be offended

It's bad enough Pennsylvania spends more on welfare each year ($11 billion) than it does for public education, but now there's a campaign to drop the word "welfare" from the Department of Welfare so people collecting welfare payments won't be offended.

A Philadelphia-area state lawmaker wants to change the name of the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare to the Department of Human Services so the millions of people on welfare don't have live with the "stigma" of receiving welfare payments.

Welfare secretary: Pa. can't afford dept. name change

Cyprus lawmakers reject bank deposits seizure bill

Cyprus lawmakers reject bank deposits seizure bill

Antietam Production of 'Hairspray' Coming to Mount Penn March 22-24

This year's Antietam Middle-Senior High School musical, "Hairspray," will be performed March 22-23-24 at the Mount Penn Primary Center, 201 N. 25th St., Mt. Penn, PA. "Hairspray" tickets are on sale now in the Middle-Senior High School main lobby each day after school from 3-4 PM. (You can see updated seating charts and choose the seats you would like.) All tickets are $10 and are reserved seating. The school expects to break all attendance records, so tickets will most likely not be available at the door for the performances Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23, at 7 PM and Sunday, March 24, at 2 PM. This is the first time a Berks County school is staging "Hairspray" so be part of history by buying your tickets now. For more information, call the school at 610-779-3545.

The Cyprus bank heist gets complicated

John Hayward: The Cyprus bank heist gets complicated | Human Events

Devouring Freedom: Can Big Government Ever Be Stopped?

James Antle: Devouring Freedom: Can Big Government Ever Be Stopped?

Liberal WashPost Columnist: Obama 'Becoming a Latter-Day Neville Chamberlain'

WaPost Columnist: Obama's 'Becoming a Latter-Day Neville Chamberlain'

The Path To Citizenship


Is Obama Building A Federal Police Force?

Tara Servatius: The Other Drone Question: Is Obama Building A Federal Police Force?

Monday, March 18, 2013

NJ Congressman: Obama must explain ammunition, armored vehicle purchases

NJ Congressman: DHS must explain ammunition, armored vehicle purchases

Dr. Ben Carson's secret to success

Thomas Sowell: Ben Carson's secret to success

Savings account seizure plan draws fury in Cyprus

Savings account seizure plan draws fury in Cyprus

GOP Ought to Trash Caucuses in 2016

GOP Ought to Trash Caucuses in 2016

Obama to double down on sequester stupidity by canceling Easter Egg Roll?

Barack Obama to double down on sequester stupidity and cancel Easter Egg Roll? | RedState

The Second Coming of The Messiah?


Pa. newspaper: Do property tax reform properly the first time

Promises inadequate; do reform properly the first time (3/18/13)

'Bible' producers dismiss Obama-Satan connection

Did Obama make a cameo in 'The Bible' in the role of the Devil? You be the judge.

'Bible' producers dismiss Obama-Satan connection

Cypriot deposits grab shocks savers across Europe

When socialists run out of other people's tax money, they raid private bank accounts.

Cypriot deposits grab shocks savers across Europe

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus at The National Press Club


Esther J. Cepeda: Why Latinos stick with Obama

Columnist Esther J. Cepeda says Latino voters overwhelmingly supported Barack Obama even though they have suffered under his policies.

Esther J. Cepeda: Why Latinos stick with Obama

Pa. committee passes bill to privatize liquor sales

Pa. committee passes bill to privatize liquor sales - abc27 WHTM

EU political elites raid private bank accounts as condition of Cyprus bailout

"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." - Margaret Thatcher

Allister Heath: Europe's political elites betray the middle class

Is Obama depleting ammunition stocks as a means of gun control?

Diana West: Why does Obama need 1.6 billion bullets?

Sunday, March 17, 2013

With friends like these ...


Cyprus to raid private bank deposits on orders from European Union

Your money is not your own as socialist Europe moves to confiscate private wealth to continue funding its failed socialist governments. And how soon before Obama gets the same idea?

Cyprus to raid private bank deposits, on orders from European Union. | RedState

'Oz' the first box-office blockbuster of 2013

Despite poor reviews, "Oz The Great and Powerful" continues to dominate the domestic box office. The film has taken in $145 million in its first two weeks of releaswe in the U.S. It's also a huge hit overseas.

Starring James Franco, the prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" still has a ways to go to earn back its $215 million productions costs, but it's headed in the right direction. The film was director by Sam Raimi (of the original "Spiderman" series fame).

'Oz' again tops box office with $42.2 million

Diana West: Why does Obama need 1.6 billion bullets?

Why isn't the lapdog liberal media asking any questions?

From Diana West's lastest column on the Obama administration stockpiling massive amounts of ammunition in the name of homeland security:
Commentators who have done the math tell us the feds’ ammo dump includes enough bullets to fight the war in Iraq for 27 years, or enough bullets to shoot every American citizen five times over.
I'm not feeling any more secure? How about you?

Diana West: Why does Obama need 1.6 billion bullets?

Friday, March 15, 2013

Pennsylvania Poll: Obama Job Approval Drops to 44%

Pennsylvania (PA) Poll - March 14, 2013 - | Quinnipiac University

Mitt Romney Full Speech at CPAC 2013


Bill O'Reilly: How the Feds are Conning the Taxpayers

Bill O'Reilly: How the Feds are Conning You

Cops: Pa. prison guard shot finger trying to remove wedding ring

This has the makings of a great country song.

Cops: Drunken Pa. prison guard shot finger trying to remove his wedding ring

Full speech by Sen. Marco Rubio at CPAC 2013


Sacred mystery: Blockbuster ratings for 'The Bible' confound Hollywood

Sacred mystery: Blockbuster ratings for 'The Bible' confound Hollywood - Washington Times

Poll: Majority of voters say White House tours should be resumed

Poll: Majority of voters say White House tours should be resumed - The Hill

Senate Democrats' long-awaited budget fizzles

Senate Democrats' long-awaited budget fizzles | WashingtonExaminer.com

Full speech by Sen. Rand Paul at CPAC 2013


Democratic NJ Sen. Menendez faces grand jury probe

Senator Menendez faces grand jury probe | Human Events

Democrats: If I Only Had A Plan ...


Rand Paul at CPAC 2013: 'For liberty to expand, government must shrink'

Rand Paul at CPAC 2013: "For liberty to expand, government must shrink" | Human Events

Feds re-arrest 4 illegals Obama released

Sequester do-over: Feds recaptured 4 immigrants released under budget cuts - Washington Times

Pa. couple behind 'Olympus Has Fallen' script excited about film's premiere


Katrin Benedikt and Creighton Rothenberger, who have ties to Berks County, wrote the screenplay for action-thriller "Olympus Has Fallen," which opens in theaters March. 22

Berks couple behind 'Olympus Has Fallen' script excited about film's premiere

Greek unemployment reaches record 26%

We're halfway there ... and if Obama gets his way, we'll pass Greece in no time.

Greek unemployment reaches record 26%

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Toomey to CPAC: Still haunted by 2012 presidential campaign

Sen. Pat Toomey is not alone. Most Americans are haunted by the inexplicable re-election of a failed president.

Toomey to CPAC: Still haunted by 2012 presidential campaign

Obama official admits thousands of illegals released from jails

Obama administration acknowledges thousands of illegals released from jails

Drill Baby Drill - Democrat-style


NYT Continues Propaganda Campaign on Amnesty for Illegals

NYT Continues Propaganda Campaign on Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants | Media Research Center

MSM Finally Discovers Obamacare's Flaws

MSM Finally Discovers Obamacare's Flaws

Obama's Second Term Troubles Have Begun

Obama's Second Term Troubles Have Begun

Challenge for Pope Francis: 'Strong' Catholic Identity at a Four-Decade Low in U.S.

'Strong' Catholic Identity at a Four-Decade Low in U.S. - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

What if the National Debt was Your Debt?


Inside Obama's America: Record 1 in 3 U.S. counties are dying

From The Associated Press: New 2012 census estimates released Thursday highlight the population shifts as the U.S. encounters its most sluggish growth levels since the Great Depression.

Census: Record 1 in 3 U.S. counties are dying

Obama picks a liar for national security adviser

Susan Rice? Seriously? Ted Nugent says America deserves better than Obama's Benghazi storyteller
 
A liar for national security adviser?

Expert: Obamacare set to 'implode'

The high costs and exploding bureaucracy that Americans will face starting in 2014 will lead most to revolt against the government takeover of health care, predicts Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute and one of the leading policy-based critics of Obamacare.

Expert: Obamacare set to 'implode'

Obama: It was Bush's fault I closed the White House for tours

Obama tells his favorite liberal TV lackey, Little Georgie Stephanopolous, that it's not his fault that schoolchildren can no longer tour the White House.

Obama tries to spin White House tour shutdown, makes it worse | Human Events

Reality Check for Obama: Debt Matters

David Harsanyi: In Reality, Debt Matters. It Matters a Lot

Antietam Middle-Senior High Production of 'Hairspray' Coming to Mount Penn, PA, March 22-24

This year's Antietam Middle-Senior High School musical, "Hairspray," will be performed March 22-23-24 at the Mount Penn Primary Center, 201 N. 25th St., Mt. Penn, PA. "Hairspray" tickets are on sale now in the Middle-Senior High School main lobby each day after school from 3-4 PM. (You can see updated seating charts and choose the seats you would like.) All tickets are $10 and are reserved seating. The school expects to break all attendance records, so tickets will most likely not be available at the door for the performances Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23, at 7 PM and Sunday, March 24, at 2 PM. This is the first time a Berks County school is staging "Hairspray" so be part of history by buying your tickets now. For more information, call the school at 610-779-3545.

Sen. Mike Lee: Obamacare bans 98% of individual insurance plans

Remember when Obama promised you could keep your existing health plan? He lied!

Sen. Mike Lee: Obamacare bans 98 percent of individual insurance plans | WashingtonExaminer.com

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

4 simple charts showing how little the U.S. job market has recovered

4 simple charts showing how little the U.S. job market has recovered

U.S. Economic boom, no. Regulatory boom, yes

James Pethokoukis: U.S. Economic boom, no. Regulatory boom, yes

Obama's Legacy


Lawmakers renew efforts to eliminate school property taxes in Pa.

2 Berks lawmakers' bills would eliminate most school taxes

Obamacare sticker shock

How do you provide "free" health care to 30 million people? Bill the rest of us for it. That's appears to be the secret to Obamacare.

From The Associated Press:
The nation’s big health insurers say they expect premiums — or the cost for insurance coverage — to rise from 20 to 100 percent for millions of people due to changes that will occur when key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (better known as Obamacare) roll out in January 2014. 
Insurers warn of Obamacare-induced sticker shock

Higher education bubble about to burst?

Colleges pile on faculty perks as student costs grow

Your Tax Dollars at Work: Feds Spend $1.5M to Study Obese Lesbians

Austerity! Feds Spend $1.5 million to Study Obese Lesbians

$1 trillion in new taxes in Democrats' budget proposal

The Democrat budget proposal: a trillion dollars in new taxes | Human Events

Obama Needs New Pants


Five Guys: Obamacare will boost burger prices

Five Guys: Obamacare will boost burger prices | WashingtonExaminer.com

Obama's own words expose his hypocrisy on debt

Why are liberals such hypocrites? Debt mattered while George W. Bush was president, but Obama piles on another $6 trillion debt, and it's no longer a concern? How stupid do you have to be to continue to believe Obama's lies?

David Harsanyi: In 2006, Obama explained why debt matters. Here's the speech:

GOP calls on Obama to end pricey vacations until White House tours resume

GOP calls on Obama to end pricey vacations until White House tours resume - The Hill's Floor Action

'Hating Breitbart' Trailer


Tuesday, March 12, 2013

$2.2 Billion Spent on 'Free' Obama Phones

Congressman Tim Griffin of Oklahoma reports that 41% of the people who received those "free" Obama phones did not meet the low-income eligibility.

And many of the people receiving the phones are deceased, according to Rep. Griffin.

The program costs $2.2 billion.

Talk about waste and fraud in the federal government.

In The News | Congressman Tim Griffin

The Force Is Not With Obama


Top 10 gun-toting American politicians

Top 10 gun-toting American politicians - Human Events

Cox, Argall Unveil PA Property Tax Independence Act

Joined by a bipartisan coalition of state legislators in Harrisburg Tuesday, state Rep. Jim Cox (R-129) and state Sen. David G. Argall (R-29) unveiled the Property Tax Independence Act, a proposal to completely replace school district property taxes.

PA State Rep. Jim Cox - Cox, Argall and Others Unveil Property Tax Independence Act

Living Large in the Obama White House

Analysis: Living Large in the Obama White House

Pa. among the priciest states for college costs

The more taxpayer dollars Pennsylvania hands out to colleges and universities, the higher the tuition costs rise. Maybe if colleges had to compete like businesses do in the real world, the cost of higher education would come down.

Pa. among the priciest for college costs

20,000 pages of Obamacare regulations

Whoa: Sen. McConnell tweets shocking photo of the 20,000 pages of Obamacare regulations

Obama's (Un)Balanced Approach


Ohio poll worker indicted for voting for Obama six times

Democrats have turned voter fraud into an art form.

Cincinnati poll worker indicted for voting for Obama six times | Human Events

Ryan budget slashes spending by $5.7T to reach 10-year balance

Ryan budget slashes spending by $5.7T to reach 10-year balance - The Hill's On The Money

Marijuana: Another gift of the left to our youth

Dennis Prager: Marijuana: Another gift of the left to our youth

Survey: Vast Majority of Americans Mistrust the Government

Pew: For Every 10 Americans, Only 3 Trust The Government « CBS DC

The Congressional Dodo


Monday, March 11, 2013

5,000 state workers in Pa. paid $100,000-plus salaries

Who says you can't get rich working for the government?

The gap between the beleaguered taxpayer and the political class in Harrisburg continues to grow.

The number of employees with six-figure earnings has more than quadrupled since 2002, according to the Harrisburg Patriot-News.

With so many state workers earning six-figure salaries (some in the $200,000 to $300,000 range), you'd think state government would be run better and Pennsylvania would be better place to live.

Nearly 5,000 Pa. state workers paid $100,000-plus

Liberal Media Bias 101

Liberal group grants over 5x as much as Koch Brothers but goes largely unnoticed by the media | Human Events

Viewing of Cyprus Documentary in Houston, Texas, on March 31

Viewing of Cyprus Documentary in Houston, Texas

The Most Transparent Administration Ever ... Not!

U.S. citing security to censor more public records

Bob Woodward Pays The Price


Name the political party of this corrupt politico

Another Democratic politician convicted of corruption, but The Associated Press forgets to mention anywhere in the story that the former mayor of Detroit was a Democrat. This happens all the time. When a Republican is in trouble, it's in the first paragraph. When a Democrat breaks the law, the MSM never mentions his/her political affiliation. Another example of Liberal Media Bias 101.

Jury convicts ex-Detroit mayor of corruption

Rep. Jim Gerlach: Wasteful spending is the real crisis

Rep. Jim Gerlach: Wasteful spending is the real crisis

13 hours that changed the Republican Party

JOSEPH CURL: 13 hours that changed the Republican Party - Washington Times

Congressional March Madness


8.3M drop out of work force since Obama took office

First Term: Americans 'Not in Labor Force' Increased 8,332,000 | CNS News

Signs Point to 2000 Election Redux in 2016

Salena Zito: Signs Point to 2000 Redux in 2016

Government hostility toward job creation under Obama

Ralph R. Reiland: Government hostility toward job creation

Friday, March 08, 2013

Federal workers owe $3.5 billion in back taxes

The divide between the taxpayers and the political class continues to grow.

Under the Obama Administration, more and more government workers feel they don't have to pay their "fair share" of taxes.

Nearly 312,000 federal workers and retirees owed more than $3.5 billion in back taxes as of Sept. 30, 2011, according to the IRS. The year before, about 279,000 workers and retirees owed $3.4 billion, the agency reports.

Federal workers owe $3.5 billion in back taxes

Real jobless rate for February is 14.3%

James Pethokoukis of the American Enterprise Institute throws some cold water on the release of the February unemployment numbers. Pethokoukis notes that the broader U-6 unemployment rate, which is a more accurate way of measuring the nation's work force, stands at 14.3% unemployment.

James Pethokoukis: To praise the February jobs report is to embrace the New Normal economy

Liberals in Denial About Obamacare's Impact on the Deficit

The easiest way to make a dent in the national debt and to eliminate those "sequester" cuts is to pull the plug on Obamacare.

Liberals in Denial About Obamacare's Impact on the Deficit | RedState

New Definition of Terror


Disturbing News In Latest Jobs Report

Don't be too impressed with the latest government unemployment report.

John Steele Gordon at Commentary Magazine:
Worse, the workforce participation rate, the percentage of the working-age population that is actually working, is only 63.5 percent. At the start of the recession it was 66 percent. In other words, millions of people have dropped out of the labor force. If they had not, the unemployment rate would be over 10 percent.
The Jobs Report

States balk at $15B Obama healthcare 'tax'

States balk at $15B Obama healthcare 'tax' - The Hill's RegWatch

'Cyprus has become a colony again'

More than 50 years after gaining its independence, Cyprus finds itself at the mercy of European powers once again.

'Cyprus has become a colony again' [with video] - Cyprus Mail

Newspaper: Thorns to Obama for petty move to cancel White House tours


From the editorial page of The Pottstown Mercury:
THORNS to President Obama for announcing this week that he is closing the White House to public tours because of the sequestration. This is a petty and thinly-veiled strategy by Obama to put pressure on members of Congress, who arrange the popular tours of the White House for their constituents. Obama didn't get what he wanted in negotiations with Congress over spending cuts and tax hikes, so he's resorted to punishing school children and other tourists visiting Washington, D.C., in the coming months. "Due to staffing reductions resulting from the sequester, we regret to inform you that White House tours are canceled effective Saturday, March 9, until further notice," the administration informed House and Senate offices. "We very much regret having to take this action, particularly during the popular spring touring season." There's plenty of government spending to be cut in Washington, but shuttering the doors of the White House to the American people should not be on that list. Reports that the tours are run by volunteers and the cost of having extra security is minimal reinforce suspicion that Obama canceled the tours out of spite. It's another example of Obama's unpresidential behavior when he doesn't get his way.
Roses to Albert Boscov, a retailing and community legend

Thursday, March 07, 2013

Diana West: Rand Paul sounds alarm on domestic drone strikes

From Diana West's latest column on Rand Paul's 13-hour filibuster:
"So let's say there are people going from a Constitution Party meeting to a Libertarian Party meeting. Both these groups don't like big government. They hate big government ... They are nonviolent as far as I know, but they were on the fusion list for potential terrorists," Paul said, referring to a Department of Homeland Security report tagging anti-abortion activists; border advocates; supporters of Rand's father, Ron Paul; and others as potential members of paramilitary groups that law enforcement should monitor. "Are we going to kill people in a caravan going from one meeting to the next?"
Diana West: Rand Paul sounds alarm on domestic drone strikes

Federal Reserve Report: Obamacare leading to layoffs

Fed: Obama's health law leading to layoffs - The Hill's Healthwatch

One Nation Under Drones


Senate votes 63-34 to confirm Obama's controversial CIA pick

Despite the valiant 13-hour filibuster by Sen. Rand Paul, you knew Obama's nomination of radical John O. Brennan as CIA director was going to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate. 

The vote came after Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Sen. Paul stating the Obama Administration does not believe it is legal to use drones to kill non-combatant Americans on U.S. soil.

Senate confirms CIA director Brennan after Paul gets assurances - Washington Times

Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley seeks to rally GOP faithful in Berks County

Lt. governor seeks to rally GOP faithful in Berks

Hugo Chavez Arrives in Hell


Pa. Teacher Forced Student To Perform Lap Dances In Class

Police: Teacher Forced Student To Perform Lap Dances In Class « CBS Pittsburgh

Led by Democrats, Senate panel OKs bill curbing gun purchases

It begins. The Obama/Congressional Democrats campaign to disarm law-abiding Americans kicks off today with the Senate Judiciary Committee voting 11-7 to approve a gun control measure. All the 'yes' votes were cast by Democrats. RINO Charles Grassley of Iowa was the only Republican to vote in favor of the bill.

Led by Democrats, Senate panel OKs bill curbing gun purchases

U.S. consumer debt up $16.2 billion in January

Following Obama's lead on piling up massive debt, US consumer borrowing rose $16.2 billion in January to a total of $2.8 trillion. Here's a frightening fact: One-third of the United State's $17 trillion national debt has been accumulated during the Obama Administration.

U.S. consumer debt up $16.2 billion in January

The enduring seduction of benevolent dictatorship

John Hayward: The enduring seduction of benevolent dictatorship | Human Events

The Benghazi stonewall cracks again

The Benghazi stonewall cracks again, as clues to the 'talking point' vandals emerge | Human Events

Chavez Legacy Lives On


Facebook getting ready to change News Feed

Facebook getting ready to change News Feed

2016 Democratic Field May Not Wait for Hillary Clinton

2016 Democratic Field May Not Wait for Clinton