Sunday, October 20, 2013
The last days of the Republican Party
Judson Phillips' prediction has come true: "The Republican Party will die of suicide by cowardice."
JUDSON PHILLIPS: The last days of the Republican Party
JUDSON PHILLIPS: The last days of the Republican Party
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Friday, October 18, 2013
Thorns to Pa. school board for throwing taxpayer money away
From the editorial page of The Pottstown Mercury:
THORNS to the Upper Perkiomen School Board for paying out an overly generous retirement package in 2012 to former schools Superintendent Tiimothy Kirby, as noted in a report to the school district by Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale. DePasquale characterized the package as “the latest example of school boards bestowing superintendents with excessive contractual benefits rather than investing the money into classroom education.” Specifically, he noted Kirby was paid for unused sick time and granted health insurance benefits for himself and his spouse above and beyond what the district paid to the Public School Employees Retirement System. The package was more than $220,000 above the already-generous pension to which retiring superintendents are entitled. Upper Perk is not alone in this habit of treating school superintendents to grandiose contracts. The job is important, to be sure, but boards don’t owe superintendents more than taxpayers can afford.
Thorns to Pa. school boad for throwing taxpayer money away
From the editorial page of The Pottstown Mercury:
THORNS to the Upper Perkiomen School Board for paying out an overly generous retirement package in 2012 to former schools Superintendent Tiimothy Kirby, as noted in a report to the school district by Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale. DePasquale characterized the package as “the latest example of school boards bestowing superintendents with excessive contractual benefits rather than investing the money into classroom education.” Specifically, he noted Kirby was paid for unused sick time and granted health insurance benefits for himself and his spouse above and beyond what the district paid to the Public School Employees Retirement System. The package was more than $220,000 above the already-generous pension to which retiring superintendents are entitled. Upper Perk is not alone in this habit of treating school superintendents to grandiose contracts. The job is important, to be sure, but boards don’t owe superintendents more than taxpayers can afford.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Greek Food Bazaar returns to Reading, Pa., Oct. 18-19-20
Enjoy a visit to Greece without leaving Berks County when the
43rd annual Greek Food Bazaar returns Oct. 18-19-20 at Sts. Constantine
& Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Reading, Pa.
In addition to authentic Greek food and pastry, the three-day festival features live music, dancing, gift rooms and church tours.
The food is prepared and cooked on the premises by church members using family recipes handed down through generations. All food items are available to eat-in in or take-out.
Athenian-style chicken platters, which comes with pastitsio or rice pilaf, Greek-style string beans, a Greek salad, roll and butter for $12 will be offered all weekend in the main dining hall. You can substitute plaki (fresh fish fillet baked with vegetables, herbs and wine) or souvlaki (chunks of marinated pork) on the platter meal.
There are also a la carte items such gyro (marinated beef and lamb slices) and souvlaki (pork shis-ke-bob) sandwiches; calamari (squid) cooked in tomatoes and wine; moussaka (eggplant casserole); arni psito (roast lamb cooked with herbs); and pastitsio (layered Greek pasta, seasoned with chopped beef topped with béchamel sauce).
A variety of imported Greek wines and spirits, including Ouzo, an anise-flavored liqueur, are available, as well as domestic and imported beers.
While enjoying a meal in the main dining hall, visitors will be treated to Greek music by Stavros & Maria, a brother-sister duo who are also church members.
The church’s youth dance group, Kefi, will perform traditional Greek dances wearing colorful costumes throughout the weekend.
After a hearty meal, there’s plenty to see and do on the church grounds. The Agora (Greek market) offers packaged Greek foods and prepared dishes to go. The Kafenio (Greek coffee house) features fresh-brewed Greek-style coffee, rice pudding and pastries in a relaxed atmosphere.
Visitors can also shop for original artwork, gold jewelry and items imported from Greece in various gift rooms.
Another Greek delicacy offered throughout the weekend is loukoumades (puffed honey balls), a warm, dough pastry topped with honey, cinnamon and chopped nuts.
Bazaar hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m.
on Sunday. Admission and parking are free. Additional parking across the
street at Berks Catholic High School. The event will be held rain or
shine.
The church is located at 1001 E. Wyomissing Blvd., about one mile from
Business Route 222 South (also known as Lancaster Avenue).
For more
information, call 610-374-7511 or visit www.stsconstantinehelen.org
Tea party preps for fight with GOP 'Surrender Caucus'
If the Republican leadership is willing to serve as Obama's doormat, what's the point? It's time to rid the RINOs from the party with primary challenges in 2014.
Tea party preps for fight with GOP 'Surrender Caucus' after declaring moral victory - Washington Times
Tea party preps for fight with GOP 'Surrender Caucus' after declaring moral victory - Washington Times
Obama tells GOP: 'Win an election'
Easier said than done since the Democrats have perfected the art of stealing elections.
Obama tells GOP: 'Win an election' - The Hill's Video
Obama tells GOP: 'Win an election' - The Hill's Video
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Boehner on GOP surrender: 'We fought the good fight'
John Boehner does what he does best: Wave the white flag. It's way past time to replace Boehner as Speaker of the House. He has let the Republican Party down too many times.
Boehner: 'We fought the good fight' - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
Boehner: 'We fought the good fight' - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
John Stossel: Longing to be a victim
John Stossel on the liberal legacy espoused by Obama and the Democrats:
'We're becoming a nation of whiners with little sense of responsibility.'
Longing to be a victim
Longing to be a victim
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
Tiny Social Security COLA in 2014
While Obama and Congress live it up, just 1.5% COLA in Social Security benefits in 2014. That's the smallest increase since 1975.
Tiny Social Security raise likely in January
Tiny Social Security raise likely in January
Study: Berks County faces $25M in Obamacare taxes
Berks County voted for Obama in 2012. Berks County taxpayers will be paying for their mistake for a long time to come. Up to $25 million in new Obamacare taxes is coming down the road.
Study: Obamacare could tax Berks down the line
Study: Obamacare could tax Berks down the line
Republican Ken Norton seeks 5th District Pa. House seat in Berks County
Redistricting will give Berks County another seat in the Pennsylvania Legislature in 2014 as well as an opportunity to add another Republican to the House.
Bethel Township resident seeks 5th District seat
Bethel Township resident seeks 5th District seat
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Is Obama behind the EBT food stamp card crash?
The EBT Debit Card System, the government program for food stamps, crashes across the country on a Saturday, the busiest grocery shopping day of the week, during a government shutdown in which Obama ordered his minions to make the lives of Americans as painful as possible.
And you don't think Obama is behind the whole thing?
The initial crash was reported on Friday in 10 states, but it appears to have spread to more states Saturday. The lucrative EBT program is managed by JP Morgan Chase, a major contributor to the Obama campaign. The company blamed the problem on a computer glitch, but here we are 24 hours later and JP Morgan hasn't fixed the "glitch." Sounds a lot like the Obamacare health exchange website glitch, doesn't it?
The initial crash was reported on Friday in 10 states, but it appears to have spread to more states Saturday. The lucrative EBT program is managed by JP Morgan Chase, a major contributor to the Obama campaign. The company blamed the problem on a computer glitch, but here we are 24 hours later and JP Morgan hasn't fixed the "glitch." Sounds a lot like the Obamacare health exchange website glitch, doesn't it?
The
Electronic Benefits Transfer system managed by JP Morgan Chase crashed
on Friday, leaving millions of recipients of the benefits in ten states
without a way to put food on the table.
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
The
Electronic Benefits Transfer system managed by JP Morgan Chase crashed
on Friday, leaving millions of recipients of the benefits in ten states
without a way to put food on the table.
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
The
Electronic Benefits Transfer system managed by JP Morgan Chase crashed
on Friday, leaving millions of recipients of the benefits in ten states
without a way to put food on the table.
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
The
Electronic Benefits Transfer system managed by JP Morgan Chase crashed
on Friday, leaving millions of recipients of the benefits in ten states
without a way to put food on the table.
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
The
Electronic Benefits Transfer system managed by JP Morgan Chase crashed
on Friday, leaving millions of recipients of the benefits in ten states
without a way to put food on the table.
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
The
Electronic Benefits Transfer system managed by JP Morgan Chase crashed
on Friday, leaving millions of recipients of the benefits in ten states
without a way to put food on the table.
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
Bank officials said that the outage affected EBT recipients in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware. It also hit the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012#sthash.jcKnvjJY.dpuf
If you don't think Obama's fingerprints are all over this, you're probably one of those low-information voters still waiting for hope and change.
So millions of Americans who depend on the government for food can't get any groceries but we're about to turn over our health care system to the same people who run the food stamp program? What could possibly go wrong?
So millions of Americans who depend on the government for food can't get any groceries but we're about to turn over our health care system to the same people who run the food stamp program? What could possibly go wrong?
Public gets it: Privatize booze sales in Pennsylvania
A new poll finds that 66% of Pennsylvania residents want the state to get out of the liquor business. But Democrats and their union allies say no. They like the current state monopoly, which pays union members a lot of money to sell booze and politicians get contributions from Big Labor to prevent competition. So guess who wins again? That's right: Big labor and career politicians.
Public gets it: Privatize booze sales - Opinion - Citizens' Voice
Public gets it: Privatize booze sales - Opinion - Citizens' Voice
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