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Monday, September 30, 2013

Sen. Ted Cruz to donate salary to charity if Democrats shut down government

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced today he will donate his Senate salary to charity salary to charity for each day Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid forces a government shutdown.

From Cruz's website:
 
"Harry Reid should not force a government shutdown. I hope that Reid stops refusing to negotiate and works with the House to avoid a government shutdown, and, at the same time, prevent the enormous harms that Obamacare is inflicting on the American people.
"If, however, Harry Reid forces a government shutdown, I intend to donate my salary to charity for each day the government is shut down. Elected leaders should not be treated better than the American people, which is precisely why hardworking Americans deserve the same Obamacare exception that President Obama has already granted Members of Congress."

Democrats' New Outrageous Property Rights Power Grab

Nothing you own is safe under the Obama Regime.

Democrats' New Outrageous Property Rights Power Grab | RedState

Political class has it much better than private sector

Want to get your blood pressure boiling? Take a look at this comparison by the Congressional Budget Office of how much better off the political class is when you look at salary and benefits in private sector.

CBO | Comparing the Compensation of Federal and Private-Sector Employees

There's no such thing as free health care

Apologies to all you low-information Obama supporters. He lied to you about "free" health care. You're going to pay more for less coverage. Welcome to another failed government program.

There's no such thing as free healthcare

Obama flunks AP Fact Check on health care reform, budget

I am amazed that liberals can continue to support Obama when he has lied to them so many times. The Associated Press offers this latest Fact Check on Obama's dubious claims about Obamacare and the government shutdown. Why would any sane person support a politician who lies to them on a regular basis?

FACT CHECK: Slippery claims on health law, budget - The Item: AP News

Lawmakers call out CNN anchor for anti-GOP tirade

GOP lawmakers call out CNN anchor

Lancaster County officials got pay raises in 2013, even if they didn't want them

It's so easy for politicians to spend other people's money.

Lancaster County officials got pay raises in 2013, even if they didn't want them

Welcome to Obamacare


Michelle Malkin: Obama lied, health plans died

Amazing how we accept failure from Obama. How stupid has we become in this country?

Obama lied, health plans died

Columnist: Why city governments fail

Feel free to read the column at the link below, but here's the short answer: Most city governments are run by Democrats and Democrats don't have a clue when it comes to spending other people's money.

Salena Zito: Why city governments fail at revitalization

Your move, global warming alarmists

Your move, global warming alarmists

State-driven Common Core is least we can do to accelerate student learning

State-driven Common Core is least we can do to accelerate student learning

How Obamacare Is Hurting Workers and Small Businesses

How Obamacare Is Hurting Workers and Small Businesses

Obamacare Website Quietly Deletes Reference to 'Free Health Care'

Obamacare Website Quietly Deletes Reference to 'Free Health Care'

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Obama's delusion: Obamacare has not caused widespread job loss

Obama's delusion: Obamacare has not caused widespread job loss

Newspaper: Obama tries to blame GOP for his train wreck

EDITORIAL: President Obama's blame game - Washington Times

UN scientists: Never mind the data, global warming is real

John Hayward on how the global warming hoax is unraveling:
What's a fanatic to do when his own data proves the "problem" he's been using to scam billions of dollars out of terrified people isn't real?  Well, if you're the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, you hold some sweaty closed-door meetings – "transparency" is not a concern for these people – and doctor the report until it's something you can spin politically.
UN "scientists": Never mind the data, global warming is real | Human Events

Weekly GOP Address: Couple debt limit increase with plan to cut spending

Where's the outrage over Christian persecution?

Stu Bykofksy: Turn the other cheek?

Columnist: Pa. legislators on property tax fence get a push

Mary Young: Legislators on fence get a push

Cyprus an example of ills caused by non-enforcement of UN decisions

United Nations News Centre - Cyprus an example of ills caused by non-enforcement of UN decisions, its President says

Friday, September 27, 2013

Report: Homegrown Terrorist Plots Have Surged Since Obama Took Office

Report: Homegrown Terrorist Plots Have Surged Since 2009

Who really lost the recovery? A second look at America’s stagnant new normal

James Pethokoukis: Who really lost the recovery? A second look at America’s stagnant new normal

10 more things House GOPers should demand before raising the debt ceiling

James Pethokoukis: 10 more things House GOPers should demand before raising the debt ceiling

Epic Stand by Sen. Ted Cruz

Household wealth has yet to recover under Obama

Household wealth has yet to recover

AG Kathleen Kane accused of playing politics again

Has there ever been a more political attorney general in Pennsylvania history? Democrat Kathleen Kane has been in office for 9 months, but just about every decision she makes is politically motivated with an eye for higher office.

Pa. official criticizes prosecution of shale drilling firm

Pa. congressman: Obamacare hurting Big Bird, Elmo

Fitzpatrick: Obamacare hurting Sesame Place employees

Only 19 Senators stand with American people to defund Obamacare

Several important votes were held Friday in the Senate.

The biggest one was the measure by Sen. Ted Cruz to defund Obamacare.

Only 19 Senators - all Republicans - stood with the American people and supported the effort to pull the plug on Obamacare:
Sens. Jerry Moran (Kan.), Marco Rubio (Fla.), Richard Shelby (Ala.), Jame Risch (Idaho), James Inhofe (Okla.), Rob Portman (Ohio), Jeff Sessions (Ala.), David Vitter (La.), Rand Paul (Ky.), Mike Lee (Utah), Ted Cruz (Texas), Mike Crapo (Idaho), Mike Enzi (Wyo.), Deb Fischer (Neb.), Pat Roberts (Kan.), Tim Scott (S.C.), Dean Heller (Nev.), Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and Pat Toomey (Pa.).
If your Senator is not on the list above, they sold your family out to government-run health care that will raise your raises and force you into policies you don't want. Vote them out in 2014.

Read more about the maneuvering in the Senate in this article from The Hill.

Obama's America: The audacity of hopelessness

David Limbaugh: The audacity of hopelessness

GOP headed in the wrong direction


New report undercuts global warming alarmists

Michael Barone: New report undercuts global warming alarmists

ObamaCare and the 'let it burn' theory of socialist collapse

ObamaCare and the "let it burn" theory of socialist collapse | Human Events

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Opinion: Obama presidency hurting more Americans

Columnist Mark Caserta on Obama's failed presidency:
Barack Obama has been masterful at leveraging his gravitas and the ability to shed ownership of his failing poli­cies. But the amassing blun­ders of his administration are simply beginning to dominate the aura of perception sur­rounding his presidency. After a while, results begin speaking louder than words.

More Americans are begin­ning to feel their wallets "lightening" despite liber­als like Schultz espousing private sector job growth. A recent Gallup poll finds the president’s approval rating on the economy at 35 percent — a feeling largely driven by our nation’s escalating unemploy­ment woes.
Mark Caserta: Obama presidency hurting more Americans | The Herald-Dispatch

Things I Never Thought Would Happen In America

Joe 'the Plumber' Wurzelbacher: Things I Never Thought Would Happen In America | RedState

The Immorality of Government Pension Obligations

The Immorality of Government Pension Obligations | RedState

Sen. Ted Cruz reads Dr. Seuss


At 42 months and counting, current job 'recovery' is slowest since Truman was president

Five years and we're still waiting for that recovery Obama promised.

At 42 months and counting, current job "recovery" is slowest since Truman was president

Bruised by Ted Cruz, looney left goes bonkers

Like Ted Cruz? These people don’t!

How many hours per week is too much work?

If you put in least 50 hours a week on the job, consider yourself a "workaholic," according to researchers.

How many hours per week is too much work?

Blame for Both Sides as Possible Government Shutdown Approaches

Blame for Both Sides as Possible Government Shutdown Approaches

Naked haunted house ordered to cover up by local officials in Pa.

You can be afraid but you can't be naked at a Berks County, Pa., haunted attraction this year.

Shocktoberfest's naked haunted house gets covered up

Obamacare exchanges may have high out-of-pocket costs

Health care exchanges may have high out-of-pocket costs - POLITICO.com

Democratic Senator Supports Delay of Obamacare Individual Mandate

Democrats are feeling the heat as Obamacare is about to kick in. Keep the pressure up. Vote out every Democrat who supports Obamacare.

Democratic Senator Supports Compromise to Delay Obamacare's Individual Mandate

Cruz Missile


Toomey calls for repeal of Obamacare medical-device tax

Toomey calls for repeal of a tax funding 'Obamacare'

Democrat Cory Booker tweets he 'loves' Oregon stripper

Shades of Anthony Weiner ... another high-profile Democratic politician has been caught in a social media scandal. Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who is running for a U.S. Senate seat in New Jersey, has been exchanging tweets with a stripper in Oregon.

Cory Booker tweets he 'loves' Oregon stripper, delighting Twittersphere

Pennsylvania SAT scores below national average

So this is what spending $12 billion a year on public education gets you: Below-average SAT scores. Let's do what Democrats want and spend more money on failing schools.

Pa. SAT scores below national average, N.J. above

Larry Elder: Democratic Party loves ill-informed voters

Columnist Larry Elder on how the Democratic Party relies on low-information voters for support:
Democrats win because their narrative works on an emotional level — us against them. Bad, selfish people — known as Republicans — want to stop the good and the decent — known as Democrats — from their right to health care, right to a job, right to a job with a "livable wage" and the right to not only enjoy one’s own lifestyle but to brand critics as racists, sexists or homophobes.
Democratic Party loves ill-informed voters

The joke that is the renewable fuel standard

The joke that is the renewable fuel standard

IRS loses $67 million out of billion-dollar ObamaCare slush fund

IRS loses $67 million out of billion-dollar ObamaCare slush fund | Human Events

The Obamacare Exchange We'd All Like To See


Poll: 65% continue to favor building Keystone XL pipeline

Continued Support for Keystone XL Pipeline

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Disneyland axes 'entitlement policy' for disabled visitors

Blog: Disneyland axes 'entitlement policy' for disabled visitors

'The Day ObamaCare Died' - 'American Pie' Parody

Report: Obamacare Exchanges to Cost $5.3 Billion, 16 Million Hours

Report: Obamacare Exchanges to Cost $5.3 Billion, 16 Million Hours

Blow it up


Naked and Afraid: Haunted House Encourages Visitors To Get Naked To Heighten Fear

Haunted House Encourages Visitors To Get Naked To Heighten Fear - Philadelphia News, Weather and Sports from WTXF FOX 29

Berks residents join rally against school property tax

Berks residents join rally against school property tax

The Great Big GOP Establishment Obamacare Lie

The Great Big GOP Establishment Obamacare Lie | RedState

The Ted Cruz Action Figure


Ted Cruz stands his ground

I'd trade Pa. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. for Ted Cruz any day.

Ted Cruz stands his ground | Human Events

Pa. judges lose bid to stay in office past age 70

Challenge rejected to Pa. judges' age-70 retirement

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Poll: 52% say stricter gun laws won't make a difference in preventing mass shooting

52 percent of Americans say stricter gun laws won't make a difference in preventing mass shootings - Washington Times

Vatican: No communion for pro-abortion Nancy Pelosi

No communion for Nancy Pelosi: Vatican court head - Washington Times

Bloggers Should Support Media Shield Bill

Comments: Bloggers Should Support Media Shield Bill | NetNewsCheck.com

Iran Puts On The Charm


Muslims need to confront Muslim evil

Dennis Prager: Muslims need to confront Muslim evil

The EPA's worse-than-useless coal regulations

The EPA's worse-than-useless coal regulations | Human Events

Employers keep workers under 30 hours to avoid Obamacare penalty

Employers keep workers under 30 hours to avoid Obamacare penalty - abc27 WHTM

For Those Who Don't Believe in Election Fraud

Articles: For Those Who Don't Believe in Election Fraud

Mark Levin blasts 'French Republicans' in US Senate

Monday, September 23, 2013

Editorial: Obamacare will hurt the middle class

The Lancaster New Era: How ironic will it be if the law that was supposed to help workers — by ensuring they can get health insurance — contributes to the erosion of their already-precarious hold on the middle class?


Obamacare's effect on the middle class

Congressmen Pitts, Gerlach Speak Out on Coatesville School Racial Text Messages


Congressmen Joe Pitts and Jim Gerlach, both of whom represent portions of the Coatesville Area School District, united Monday in expressing their disdain for a series of racially-charged text messages reportedly issued recently by two senior school district officials.

Congressman Pitts stated: “Those messages are vile, disgusting, and unacceptable.  There is no scenario in which it is okay to talk or to even think that way.  The students in the school district need to know that elected officials and other community leaders know right from wrong.  Those text messages are very, very wrong.”

Congressman Gerlach said: "These reported messages represent a shocking and callous degradation of students, administrators and other members of the Coatesville School District community that is simply inexcusable. That type of racist and sexist language has absolutely no place in our society, let alone in our schools, and I support efforts by the school board and the community to thoroughly review this matter, mete out appropriate sanctions where possible, and lead the community in a much-needed healing process.”

For background on the growing scandal, check out this story in The Pottstown Mercury.

Lois Lerner retires with full government pension

Accountability, Obama-style. The woman at the center of the IRS scandal gets to retire with a lifetime government pension.

Lois Lerner retires | Human Events

Opt Out - The Glove - Creepy Uncle Sam

NRA calls for more armed personnel after Navy Yard shooting

NRA's LaPierre calls for more armed personnel after Navy Yard shooting

Report: Illegal alien population in U.S. may be rising again

Report: Undocumented population in U.S. may be rising

Angry Christians protest Pakistan church bombing; death toll rises to 81

Angry Christians protest Pakistan church bombing; death toll rises to 81

Friday, September 20, 2013

You don't want Creepy Uncle Sam doing your next medical exam

No economic rebound for many in U.S.

Voters had an important choice to make last November. They made the wrong one. Instead of being in the nine-month of the Romney Recovery, we're still stuck in Year 5 of the Obama Morass.

No economic rebound for many in US

Rep. Joe Pitts: A better way than Obamacare

By Congressman Joe Pitts

An old favorite trick of dishonest politicians is to set up and destroy straw men. Instead of debating the actual arguments of your opponent, you put words into their mouth and then debate that. For years now, Democrats have portrayed the debate over health reform as a choice between empowering the government or doing nothing.

The fact is that Republicans have long fought for health care reform and succeeded many times in the last decade. We successfully created Health Savings Accounts, Medicare Advantage, and tax deductions to make insurance more affordable. Because of a Democrat filibuster in the Senate, we narrowly lost opportunities to pass Association Health Plans and medical malpractice reform.

Even as House Democrats were passing an early version of what became Obamacare, Republicans presented an alternative that covered people with pre-existing conditions and dependents under the age of 26 without the radical expansion of government bureaucracy.

Every time I speak with constituents about my opposition to Obamacare, I try to talk about what I stand for. Recently, my colleague, Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), introduced a bill that contains many of these good ideas, the American Health Care Reform Act.

The text of Obamacare at the time of its passage ran to more than 2,700 pages. Few legislators were able to read the entire bill and even fewer understood it. Even Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House at that time, said we had to pass the bill to find out what was in it. This new bill is only 200 pages long.

Just as worrisome as Obamacare’s length is the latitude it granted cabinet secretaries to write regulations. The law has more than 700 instances where the secretary “shall” do something. This essentially means that the secretary gets to fill in the details with a regulation. So far, there are tens of thousands of pages of Obamacare regulations with many more to come.

Regulations are always necessary to carry out legislation, but Congress should not be in the business of outsourcing our work to bureaucrats. In contrast to Obamacare, the American Health Care Reform Act has only 12 times where the secretary “shall” take an action.

The bill isn’t about government taking over health care, it’s about empowering Americans to manage their own health care. One of the best ways to do this is by stopping discrimination in our tax code. Right now, businesses get a deduction for providing insurance for their employees. Individuals don’t get that same benefit, making care much more expensive.

The tax benefit in the American Health Care Act is portable, it provides relief to the working poor, and it give families flexibility to purchase the insurance that fits their needs. It also expands Health Savings Accounts and encourages company wellness programs.

The legislation makes sure that Americans with pre-existing conditions have access to care through state high risk pools. It also offers protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions to change insurance plans without losing coverage.

Right now, many Americans have access to only a handful of health insurance plans. Many of the new Obamacare exchanges will have very limited options. Without more choice, there can never be healthy competition. The bill encourages more options for consumers and allows small businesses to pool together to get better rates.

Importantly, the legislation reforms medical liability law. Right now, many doctors practice defensive medicine, ordering extra tests and procedures, in order to avoid lawsuits. According to the American Medical Association, this costs our heath system between $76 billion to $126 billion each year.

Finally, this bill puts into law the Hyde Amendment prohibiting the federal government from paying for or subsidizing coverage for abortion. Even many Americans who support abortion rights agree that the government should not be paying for the procedure.

I support efforts to repeal, defund, and rollback Obamacare, but we can’t stop there. The status quo is ever-increasing insurance premiums and people left without coverage. We should not stand for that.

Every American should have access to affordable health care. Expanding government bureaucracy, taxes, and regulations doesn’t accomplish that goal. There is a better way.

Congressman Joe Pitts is a Republican who represents Pennsylvania's 16th District in parts of Berks, Chester and Lancaster counties.

Bill O'Reilly Slams Liberal Media's Dishonest Anti Gun Agenda

Common Core Standards Flunk Logic 101

Common Core Standards Flunk Logic 101

Celebrate all the holidays at once


Obama's War On The Young

Obama's War On The Young | FrontPage Magazine

County official sounds alarm on HUD zoning threat

From a report in the Reading Eagle:
During the Berks County Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday afternoon, county Commissioner Mark C. Scott, a planning commission member, alerted the panel to a possible threat to local zoning laws.

Scott said he recently became aware of a proposal by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development that would give the agency the power to dismantle local zoning regulations.

The purpose would be to ensure communities have what HUD considers to be a right mix of economic, racial and ethnic diversity.
Commissioner sounds alarm on zoning threat

Tom Delay exonerated but liberal smear machine ruins GOP leader's career

Texas court throws out Tom Delay's conviction - Lodinews.com: U.S. News

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Dr. Ben Carson: Defund Obamacare

DR. BEN CARSON: This is a moment that defines courage; the direction of our country is not good - Washington Times

Time for a great national conversation about mental illness

Obama and the Democrats want to disarm law-abiding citizens every time a mentally-disturbed person launches an attack. Why aren't we having a discussion on mental illness?

Time for a great national conversation about mental illness | Human Events

Congress desperate to hold on to illegal Obamacare subsidy

Betsy McCaughey: Sex and subsidies in the nation's capital

IRS targeting guided by political leaders and media

IRS targeting guided by political leaders and media | Human Events

Union Goon Squad


Record 46.5 million Americans living in poverty under Obama

From Hope Yen of the Associated Press:
The nation's poverty rate remained stuck at 15 percent last year despite America's slowly reviving economy, a discouraging lack of improvement for the record 46.5 million poor and an unwelcome benchmark for President Barack Obama's recovery plans.

More than 1 in 7 Americans were living in poverty, not statistically different from the 46.2 million of 2011 and the sixth straight year the rate had failed to improve, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Median income for the nation's households was $51,017, also unchanged from the previous year after two consecutive annual declines, while the share of people without health insurance did improve but only a bit, from 15.7 percent to 15.4 percent.
Poverty stuck at 15 percent _ record 46.5 million | CharlotteObserver.com

Democrat: 30 Pa. state lawmakers to the 'right of Attila the Hun'


GOP fighting with itself again, this time on health care - abc27 WHTM

New Documents Show Obama Used IRS To Target Political Opposition

New Documents Show IRS Flagged Groups Because Of Their 'Anti-Obama Rhetoric'…

Jim DeMint: The president's disdain for his oath

JIM DEMINT: The president's disdain for his oath - Washington Times

The idiot's guide to de-funding Obamacare

The idiot's guide to de-funding Obamacare

Rampage in D.C.: Dianne Feinstein's demagoguery

Editorial: Rampage in D.C.: Dianne's demagoguery

Opinion: Out-of-control property taxes destroying Pennsylvania's economy

A terrific letter-to-the-editor by Berks County resident John Ioannidi about the growing problem of school property taxes in Pennsylvania: "Out-of-control property taxes are destroying Pennsylvania's economy, driving away residents, depressing the real estate market, discouraging job creation, dissuading entrepreneurs from starting new businesses and driving seniors from their homes."

Rep. Benninghoff panders to special interests

Monday, September 16, 2013

Democrat Sen. Bob Casey Jr. wants drivers to pay higher gas tax

Pennsylvania's Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. thinks drivers are not paying enough at the pump. (Gas prices have doubled since Casey's pal Barack Obama took office).

Casey is proposing a hike in the federal gas tax, not necessarily to fix roads and bridges but to pump more money into big city public transit authorities to keep paying high wages to those unionized bus drivers and mechanics.

Casey made his plea for higher taxes at a press event flanked by the general manager of SEPTA, the always financially-strapped Philadelphia transit authority, and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro, another tax-and-spend liberal who wants to be governor of Pennsylvania some day.
Casey, flanked by SEPTA general manager Joseph Casey and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro, said transit agencies and local transportation planners need to know how much money to expect and when to expect it.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20130917_Casey__Congress_should_consider_raising_gas_tax.html#VlRkMVLiurzcImPi.99
Casey, flanked by SEPTA general manager Joseph Casey and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro, said transit agencies and local transportation planners need to know how much money to expect and when to expect it.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20130917_Casey__Congress_should_consider_raising_gas_tax.html#VlRkMVLiurzcImPi.99
Casey, flanked by SEPTA general manager Joseph Casey and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro, said transit agencies and local transportation planners need to know how much money to expect and when to expect it.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20130917_Casey__Congress_should_consider_raising_gas_tax.html#VlRkMVLiurzcImPi.99
Casey, flanked by SEPTA general manager Joseph Casey and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro, said transit agencies and local transportation planners need to know how much money to expect and when to expect it.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20130917_Casey__Congress_should_consider_raising_gas_tax.html#VlRkMVLiurzcImPi.99
Casey, flanked by SEPTA general manager Joseph Casey and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro, said transit agencies and local transportation planners need to know how much money to expect and when to expect it.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20130917_Casey__Congress_should_consider_raising_gas_tax.html#VlRkMVLiurzcImPi.99

Casey: Congress should consider raising gas tax

Why Christians have much to fear in Syria

Why Christians have much to fear in Syria

Still Sinking


The Obama Mythology Has Been Shattered

The Obama Mythology Has Been Shattered

'When It Becomes Serious, You Have To Lie' - The Cyprus Crisis and the Tyranny of the Euro

'When It Becomes Serious, You Have To Lie' - The Cyprus Crisis and the Tyranny of the Euro

Leaders, Followers, Fence-Sitters and Obamacare

Leaders, Followers, Fence-Sitters, and Obamacare | RedState

ObamaCare's Desperate Defenders

You can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, but it's still a pig. Obamacare is more unpopular today that it was three years ago when Democrats shoved down the nation's throat. Voters can thank Congressional Democrats in 2014 by voting all of them out of office.

ObamaCare's Desperate Defenders

Miss South Carolina embarrasses her state with trailer park joke

Miss South Carolina embarrasses her state with trailer joke - Washington Times

James Woods on Obama: He's the 'gift from hell'

James Woods on Obama: He's the 'gift from hell' - Washington Times

Obama Admin releases illegal immigrants who are sex offenders

U.S. releases illegal immigrants who are sex offenders - Washington Times

How House can defund Obamacare

How House can defund Obamacare

New products from Apple


Saturday, September 14, 2013

800,000 Page Views

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Benghazi: One Year Later


Obama Wants 'Social and Behavioral' Data Included in Health Records

It's not about health care, it's about control of the people by a central government.

Our worst nightmares will come true when Obama takes controls of the health system.

Have we not learned anything about Obama? He has used the IRS and the NSA to harass and spy on Americans who disagree with him. It's only the beginning.

From The Washington Free Beacon:
Health care experts say the proposal raises additional privacy concerns over Americans' personal health information, on top of worries that the Obamacare "data hub" could lead to abuse by bureaucrats and identify theft.
Ronald Reagan warned us about the coming of Obama:
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
  Government Seeking Inclusion of 'Social and Behavioral' Data in Health Records

Conservative group launches campaign to 'fire Boehner' over Benghazi response

Conservative group launches campaign to 'fire Boehner' over Benghazi response - The Hill's Global Affairs

The Syrian Agreement: Obama Capitulates

The Syrian Agreement: Obama Capitulates | RedState

Weekly GOP Address: Stopping Obamacare fraud and abuse

Krauthammer: The fruits of epic incompetence

Charles Krauthammer: The fruits of epic incompetence

Attendance dropping at Penn State football games

At Penn State, plenty of seats available

Friday, September 13, 2013

Obama's America: 18M U.S. households were 'food insecure' in 2012

You can't eat hope and change. I wonder how many of the 18 million Americans who had trouble putting food on the table last year also voted for Obama. It's not like they didn't know what they were getting: Four more years of failure.

Thinking about food stamps and food insecurity and labor force participation

How much did the Great Financial Crisis cost America? Nearly $30 trillion

How much did the Great Financial Crisis cost America? Nearly $30 trillion

Another study shows the anti-job impact of minimum wage hikes

Another study shows the anti-job impact of minimum wage hikes

The 1% are again getting richer. Should the 99% really care?

The 1% are again getting richer. Should the 99% really care?

The end of global population growth may be almost here

The end of global population growth may be almost here — and a lot sooner than the UN thinks

This Helps Explain Obama's Syria Policy


Jim DeMint is Winning America

Jim DeMint is Winning America | RedState

John McCain hints at retirement in 2016

McCain hints at retirement in 2016 - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

Huge crowd turns out for property tax forum in Bucks County

Huge crowd turns out for property tax forum - phillyburbs.com: Local

They're Back!


Albright College Presents International Film Series

Among the offerings to be screened over the next few weeks:
  • Sept. 17: Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972). By famed director Werner Herzog, this 90-minute film follows the story of the ruthless Don Lope de Aguirre, who leads a 16th century Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
  • Sept. 24: Blackmail (1929). Considered the first masterpiece of Alfred Hitchcock’s U.K. filmmaking, this early sound feature, shot in both silent and sound versions, introduces many of the central ideas and motifs of Hitchcock's later Hollywood creations. The film deals with a woman who kills a man who tries to assault her.
  • Oct. 1: Sandra Gibson and Luis Recoder IN-PERSON. Collaborators for more than a decade, Gibson and Recoder unite the traditions of experimental film.
  • Oct. 8: RO.GO.PA.G. (1962). A rarely screened compilation of four short films by Roberto Rossellini, Jean- Luc Godard, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Ugo Gregoretti. The title combines the abbreviations of the four directors' last names.
  • Oct. 22: Micke Cuchar IN-PERSON. Back by popular demand, and prior to his upcoming show at the Tate Modern, an evening sharing Mike Kuchar’s digital dreams.
  • Oct. 29: Fat Girl (2001). France's foremost provocatrice, Catherine Breillat’s polarizing female coming-of-age film about sibling rivalry, family conflict and relationships.
Albright College Presents International Film Series

The epic meltdown of the gun-grabbers

Michelle Malkin: The epic meltdown of the gun-grabbers

Lois Lerner, 2011: The Tea Party is 'very dangerous'

These are the kinds of partisan hacks Obama has appointed to key government positions.

Lois Lerner, 2011: The Tea Party is "very dangerous" | Human Events

Vladimir Putin: Leader of the Free World?

Vladimir Putin: Leader of the Free World? | FrontPage Magazine

Thursday, September 12, 2013

The first tattooed Miss America?


One of the contestants in this year's Miss America Pageant will stand out during the swimsuit competition. Miss Kansas Theresa Vail is believed to be the first contestant in the 93-year history of the pageant to display a tattoo - actually two of them. It was much easier for women to hide tattoos when Miss America required a one-piece bathing suit, but now that the girls compete in bikinis, it's a lot harder to conceal the body art. A recent Harris Poll revealed that one if five American adults have tattoos. Women are slightly more likely than men, for the first time since this question was first asked, to have a tattoo (now 23% versus 19%), according to Harris. In case you're wondering what the tattoo on Ms. Vail's side says, it's the Serenity Prayer (God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.) The other tattoo on her body is the insignia for the U.S. Army Dental Corps on her left shoulder. This is what Ms. Vail told People magazine about her decision to compete: "Why am I choosing to bear my tattoos?" Vail says. "My whole platform is empowering women to overcome stereotypes and break barriers. What a hypocrite I would be if I covered my ink. How can I tell other women to be fearless and true to themselves if I can't do the same? I am who I am, tattoos and all." Here's something else you probably didn't know about Ms. Vail. The 23-year-old is a sergeant in the Kansas Army National Guard. Miss America will be crowned Sunday from Atlantic City, N.J.

The Collapse of the Obama Presidency

The Collapse of the Obama Presidency

43 House Republicans back bill to defund ObamaCare

Forty-three House Republicans back bill to defund ObamaCare - The Hill's Healthwatch

Owning Obamacare


Putin is toying with Obama

Exceptional villain trashes mediocre President in New York Times op-ed | Human Events

Cops, others collecting millions in disability benefits ... and paychecks

NJ cops, others collecting millions in disability benefits . . . and paychecks

Syrian Christians: The Next Victim Of Obama’s Syrian Policy

Syrian Christians: The Next Victim Of Obama’s Syrian Policy | RedState

Rep. Meehan Supports 'No Subsidies Without Verification Act'

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Poll: 7 in 10 Tea Party-affiliated Republicans disapprove of GOP leadership

Poll: Tea Party dissatisfaction with GOP leaders spikes - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

Study: Obamacare has been amended or delayed 19 times

Obamacare has been amended or delayed 19 times: Study - Washington Times

Democrats blame 'voter suppression' for humiliating losses in Colorado

Barack Obama can sign all the executive orders he wants, but gun-control will never pass in Congress. Colorado voters sent a clear message to Democrats on Tuesday: We believe in the Second Amendment.

Top Dem: Colorado losses due to 'voter suppression, pure and simple' - The Hill's Ballot Box

Pa. Congressmen Still Skeptical of Obama's Syria Policy

Here's what two Southeastern Pennsylvania members of Congress had to say about President Obama's muddled Syria policy following Obama's Tuesday address:

From Rep. Joe Pitts, R-16th Dist.:
"While I’ve listened closely to the President and his advisors, I do not support using military action in Syria. Had the President pushed for a vote on authorization this week, I would have voted no. My main concern is that we could make matters worse, potentially harming innocent lives and possibly sparking a regional war. We should certainly be skeptical of the new Russian proposal, but we must investigate all potential diplomatic efforts to eliminate Syrian chemical weapons. We must not forget that the Russians have been blocking efforts in the United Nations and supplying the regime with weapons."

From Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-6th Dist.:
"I am hopeful that the President's pivot to diplomacy will succeed in stopping future chemical weapons attacks in Syria and that our country will not be forced to put the brave men and women of our military in harm's way.  The President’s speech still leaves many questions unanswered about the scope, justification, and necessity for U.S. military involvement in the Syrian conflict.  The President may have called a timeout, but I'm still unconvinced that the Administration has an effective game plan for Syria.  Nothing I heard from the President tonight has changed my opposition to our military involvement in Syria."

'Million Muslim March' Flops Amid Sparse Turnout

Number of People Who Showed Up For 'Million Muslim March' . . . 21

Obama's short memory on Al-Qaida


'2 Million Bikers' roar over Muslims in D.C.

'2 Million Bikers' roar over Muslims in D.C.

Obama's Syria speech: The mouse that roared

John Hayward: Obama's Syria speech: the mouse that roared | Human Events

9/11: America's unfinished business

Michelle Malkin: 9/11: America's unfinished business

Obama wants your sexual history

Betsy McCaughey: Obama wants your sexual history

Never Forget


Democratic candidate promises more failure

The Democratic mayor of failing Pa. city (Allentown) brings his campaign for governor to another failing city mayor brings gubernatorial campaign to another failing city (Reading) run by Democrats. He'd like to spread failure across the entire state.

Allentown mayor brings gubernatorial campaign to Reading

Rep. Mark Gillen: 'End the tyranny of the current property tax system' in Pa.

Debate on property taxes disappoints many

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Rand Paul: 'Obama Now Asks Us to Be Allies With Al Qaeda'

Obamacare regulations reportedly 8 times longer than the Bible

Obamacare regulations reportedly 8 times longer than the Bible - Washington Times

Glenn Beck: 'This is the week America lost superpower status'

Glenn Beck: 'This is the week America lost superpower status' - Washington Times

Obama's foreign policy legacy: The accidental diplomat

Ben Wolfgang and Dave Boyer: Obama's foreign policy legacy: The accidental diplomat - Washington Times

Americans For Whatever Obama Wants: Help Kickstart World War III

WARNING: Obamacare May Be Hazardous To Your Health



The Millennial Generation Is Abandoning Liberalism

The Millennial Generation Is Abandoning Liberalism

Rush Limbaugh's new children's book is No. 1 on Amazon

Blog: Rush Limbaugh's new children's book is number one on Amazon

Common Core Standards Flunk Logic 101

Common Core Standards Flunk Logic 101

Obama didn't set a red line?


Obamanomics: U.S. could default as early as Oct. 18

Study: US could default as early as Oct. 18

Top 1 percent took record share of U.S. income under Obama

Top 1 percent took record share of 2012 US income

Monday, September 09, 2013

Obama Goes It Alone


Americans Being Forced to Pay for Al Jazeera

Americans Being Forced to Pay for Al Jazeera

Hillary Clinton endorses Obama effort to punish Syria

Clinton endorses Obama effort to punish Syria

Female Paul Blart arrested for assaulting photographer

Coventry Mall Kohl's security officer arrested for assaulting photographer

Follow the red lines


A no vote on Syria may cripple Obama's domestic agenda too

Lawrence Kudlow: A no vote on Syria may cripple Obama's domestic agenda too

AP poll: 4 in 5 Americans oppose strike on Syria

Opposition to his policies has never stopped Barack Obama before (think Obamacare), but an overwhelming number of Americans oppose U.S. military action in Syria. While Obama may ignore the American public, will members of Congress who have to face re-election in 2014, follow Obama over the cliff?

A new Associated Press poll released Monday shows overwhelming opposition to Obama's war on Syria. The poll finds 4 in 5 Americans oppose any military strike. Here's further breakdown in the poll: 53 percent of Democrats, 59 percent of independents and 73 percent of Republicans believe Congress should vote against the plan to strike Syria. 

AP poll: Most Americans oppose strike on Syria

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BlackJax American Pub and Grill opens Monday in Douglassville

You probably haven't seen anything like this: A new $1.2M dining/entertainment complex opens Monday along Route 422 east halfway between Reading and Pottstown.

A new dining destination is ready to open in Amity

Sunday, September 08, 2013

Americans worried about NSA intrusions have little recourse

Consumers worried about NSA intrusions have little recourse

Preview of Obama Speech on Syria


Obama's unholy war

JEFFREY T. KUHNER: Obama's unholy war - Washington Times

Obama, once critical of unilateral action, shows he's a hypocrite

Obama, once critical of unilateral action, backtracks in the face of U.N. shortcomings - Washington Times

Benghazi haunting Obama effort to win support for Syria strike

Benghazi haunting Obama effort to win support for Syria strike - The Hill's Global Affairs

Tired of Hollywood sequels?




Report: Obama's NSA can tap smartphone data

Report: NSA can tap smartphone data - The Hill's Hillicon Valley

Middle East Expert: How Obama got Syria so wrong

Trudy Rubin Worldview: How Obama got Syria so wrong

Newspaper: If Eric Holder wants to change law, he should run for office

Editorial: If Holder wants to change law, he should run for office

Obama's 'red line' undermines U.S. power

Michael Barone pulls no punches on Obama's inept handling of another crisis: "Blunder after blunder. That’s been the story of President Barack Obama’s policy toward Syria."

Michael Barone: Obama's 'red line' undermines U.S. power

Weekly GOP Address: Obamacare 'sticker shock' coming

Workers will lose under Obamacare

Op-Ed: Workers will lose under Obamacare

Rep. Grove bill passes the buck on Pa. school property taxes

Rep. Grove bill passes the buck on school property taxes

Saturday, September 07, 2013

Red lines Obama, Democrats never draw

Red lines Obama, Democrats never draw | RedState

Looney liberal Ruth Ginsburg: Gay marriage shows Constitution's genius

Ginsburg: Gay marriage shows Constitution's genius

Boots off the ground: American workforce loses another 300,000 people

Boots off the ground: the American workforce loses another 300k people | Human Events

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Barack Obama Calls For Military Action in Syria

Syria is only a symptom of Obama's failed foreign policy

T.J. O'Hara: Syria is only a symptom of a failed foreign policy

Patriot Act's author files court papers to stop 'frightening' Obama abuses

Patriot Act's author files court papers to stop 'frightening' Obama abuses - Washington Times

Hitler Finds Out About Common Core State Standards

Christians in the cross hairs in Muslim countries

Nat Hentoff: Christians in the cross hairs

Factcheck hits Obama's blurry red line

Factcheck: Obama's blurry red line

Friday, September 06, 2013

Obama's America: 18M U.S. households were 'food insecure' in 2012

Thinking about food stamps and food insecurity and labor force participation

Obama's red line


Historical Society of Berks renamed Berks History Center

Historical Society of Berks renamed Berks History Center

Protesting Pa. Property Taxes $1 At A Time

Pa. man pays school property tax — all $7,143 of it — in $1 bills

Obama in fantasyland: The US job market is dead in the water and not getting better

James Pethokoukis: Let's face it: The US job market is dead in the water and not getting better

Useful idiots for Obama



Obama's 'red line' undermines U.S. power

Michael Barone: Obama's 'red line' undermines U.S. power

Time for John Boehner to go

Poll: Half of GOP voters in Boehner's district welcome primary challenge to speaker | Human Events

Book: Pa. state police probed Ed Rendell, gaming industry

Book: State police probed Rendell, gaming industry

Thursday, September 05, 2013

Catholics protest Sen. Bob Casey visit to Alvernia University

Allentown Diocese critical of senator's appearance at Alvernia

Whatever happened to global warming?

No 90-degree days recorded in Berks County, Pa., in August 2013

Where are protests against murders of Christians in Egypt and Syria?

NAT HENTOFF: Where are protests against murders of Christians?

Pennsylvania Bar Association releases ratings of judicial candidates

Vote 'No' on retention of Pa. Chief Justice Ronald Castille this November. His activist court often overrules the will of the people: Voter ID is best example.

Pa. Bar releases ratings of judicial candidates

Obama Up The River Without A Paddle


Pew Poll: Public Opinion Runs Against Syrian Airstrikes

From a Pew Research survey released Thursday afternoon:
President Obama faces an uphill battle in making the case for U.S. military action in Syria. By a 48% to 29% margin, more Americans oppose than support conducting military airstrikes against Syria in response to reports that the Syrian government used chemical weapons.
Pew Poll: Public Opinion Runs Against Syrian Airstrikes

Al-Qaeda vows to slaughter Christians in Syria

Al-Qaeda vows to slaughter Christians after U.S. 'liberates' Syria

Ann Coulter: A community organizer goes to war

Ann Coulter: Community organizer goes to war

Pa. Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz calls for higher taxes

Schwartz calls for extraction tax on gas - Bucks County Courier Times: Bucks County | Local news | Breaking News

The real threat to America: People stupid enough to vote for Obama twice

What a great opinion piece by Pennsylvania resident Nicholas Cemprola: "The United States of America can survive Obama, but it is much less likely to survive the electorate that made him president."

Opinion: The real threat to America - Bucks County Courier Times: Bucks County | Letters To The Editor

Pennsylvania is ripe for right-to-work law

Eric Heyl: Pennsylvania is ripe for right-to-work law

Obama's America: 49 million in U.S. didn't have enough food in 2012

49 million Americans didn't have enough food in 2012