Citizens Bank and the Phillies Announce Phans Feeding Families Initiative to Fight Hunger

Governor Corbett Signs Workers' Compensation Reform Bill to Aid Small Businesses

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Signs Legislation

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Orders State Flags at Capitol Complex and in Berks County to Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Deputy Sheriff Kyle Pagerly

New Website Launches for Frustrated Motorists, Just In Time for 4th of July Road Trips

Governor Corbett Signs 'Fair Share Act,' Important Tort Reforms Now Law

Governor Corbett Announces Confirmations, Appointment

Coalition Applauds Introduction of Legislation to End Sunday Hunting Ban in PA

Governor Tom Corbett, First Lady Susan Corbett Invite Pennsylvania's Children to Name First Family's New Puppies

Pennsylvania Office of Inspector General Announces May Welfare Fraud Adjudications

Business Leaders Praise 'Fair Share Act' Passage in Pennsylvania

Barack Obama has made history again.

Obama Recovery Is WORST EVER Since Great Depression - HUMAN EVENTS

Why are school property taxes so high in Pennsylvania?

Nathan Benefield of The Commonwealth Foundation has a theory:

Every state in the nation limits the ability of school boards to raise property taxes. Eleven states don't give school boards taxing authority; 36 states require voter referendum on school budgets, property tax increases or all bond issues; and three states without referenda place a cap on school taxes. Pennsylvania counts among those with a referendum requirement — but our law is a toothless tiger that has become "referendum in name only."

The ideal solution would be the elimination of school property taxes in Pennsylvania. Short of that, the voters should get the final say on taxes.

Read the full column at the link below:

Give voters a say on school taxes - pottsmerc.com

Interesting column by Jerome Hudson that shows the voters who supported Barack Obama the most in 2008 are the ones getting hurt the most by his socialist policies.

Blacks Hit Hardest By Obama’s Liberal Agenda - HUMAN EVENTS

Best comment from today's Sound Off column in The Mercury:

We are fortunate to have lived through a 30-year spell of unusually agreeable weather and now they get hysterical over every weather event. Like our ancient ancestors we superstitiously believe that our behavior is responsible for bad weather. If you think we are a bunch of weak-minded fools, you are correct.

Bill O'Reilly says every time the liberal media hounds Sarah Palin, it actually helps her popularity.

Americans know when a person is being persecuted. Like her or not, Mrs. Palin does not deserve the level of scrutiny being foisted upon her and her family. She's just a politician, people, not Kim Kardashian.

Bill O'Reilly: The Great Palin Email Hunt

Senate Bill 274 promotes youth hunting. House Bill 442 prohibits private transfer fees in real estate transactions in Pennsylvania.

Governor Corbett Signs Two Bills

PA Banking Department Warns Consumers of Suspected Scam

For all those reporters out there pretending they're not putting a liberal spin in their coverage, the American public is on to you.

From Rasmussen Reports:

Voters still think most reporters are politically biased and tend to view them as more liberal than they are.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 67% of Likely U.S. Voters believe that most reporters, when covering a politician campaign, try to help the candidate they want to win. Only 21% think most reporters put the emphasis instead on trying to offer unbiased coverage. Twelve percent (12%) are not sure.

A plurality (46%) of voters continues to feel that the average reporter is more liberal than they are. Eighteen percent (18%) say the average reporter is more conservative than they are, while 22% think their views are about the same. Fourteen percent (14%) are undecided.

46% Say Average Reporter Is More Liberal Than They Are

Rep. Mike Vereb legislation to reform Pennsylvania gaming industry passes House - timesherald.com

The calendar may say June, but Bruce Castor and Jenny Brown, the Republican candidates for Montgomery County commissioner, are thinking November, when they hope they will form a new majority on the three-member board.

Castor, Brown fire opening salvo of campaign (video) - timesherald.com

Liberal hypocrisy at its finest. Some of the very same Congressional Democrats who criticized President Bush now turn a blind eye to Barack Obama's illegal war in Libya.

From The Associated Press:

House Roll Call: on use of force in Libya

WASHINGTON — The 295-123 roll call Friday by which the House rejected a resolution authorizing the limited use of force in support of the NATO mission in Libya. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the resolution.

Voting yes were 115 Democrats and 8 Republicans.

Voting no were 70 Democrats and 225 Republicans.

PENNSYLVANIA

Democrats — Altmire, Y; Brady, Y; Critz, Y; Doyle, Y; Fattah, Y; Holden, Y; Schwartz, Y.

Republicans — Barletta, N; Dent, Y; Fitzpatrick, N; Gerlach, N; Kelly, N; Marino, N; Meehan, N; Murphy, N; Pitts, N; Platts, N; Shuster, N; Thompson, N.

Thorns to Joe Hoeffel, Jim Matthews for wasting taxpayer time and money on ethics appeals - pottsmerc.com

The Republican Party of Pennsylvania released a web video today called "One Year Later" regarding President Obama's visit to Pittsburgh.

PA GOP Chairman Rob Gleason issued the following statement:

"Nearly one year ago, President Obama spoke at Carnegie Mellon University to defend his administration's poor handling of the economy. We took to the streets and found that with high unemployment and gas at nearly $4 a gallon, Pittsburgh residents don't believe that the economy has gone in right direction since President Obama took office. It's becoming clearer every day: President Obama can't keep his job if millions of Americans continue to lose theirs," Chairman Rob Gleason said.

According to a poll conducted in June of 2011 by Pennsylvania-based Susquehanna Polling and Research, 48% of Pennsylvania voters disapprove of the job that President Obama is doing versus only 41% who approve. 50% believe that it's time to give a new person a chance, versus only 44% who say that Obama should be reelected.

The tide has turned against Big Labor. The taxpayers win one for a change thanks to Gov. Chris Christie.

Humiliating Defeat for NJ Unions - HUMAN EVENTS

Thorns to Congressional Democrats who vote for bills they never read - pottsmerc.com

It's crunch time in Harrisburg as the Pennsylvania Legislature works to meet the June 30 deadline for completing the 2010-11 budget, but there's always down time in the Legislature as the rank-and-file members wait for direction from the leadership.

During a break, State Rep. Tom Quigley, R-146th Dist., mugs for the camera with Light Heavyweight World Champion Bernard Hopkins, who was visiting the state Capitol this week.

Hopkins, a Philadelphia native, was honored by the House and Senate for his boxing achievements and community activities. The 46-year-old boxing legend recently won the WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship, becoming the oldest fighter in boxing history to win a world title.

Can you spare another $1,400 in taxes every year so public sector workers can enjoy lifetime pensions?

Taxes: Study - $1,400 Tax Hike Needed to Fund US Pensions - CNBC

Pennsylvania and the union representing 45,000 state workers have a reached a deal on a new contract.

Governor Corbett Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME Council 13

MRC Study: Networks Found Twice as Much Intensity for GOP Foley Scandal in 2006 Than Weinergate In 2011

Pottstown attorney Julia K. Hearthway has been confirmed by the state Senate as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.

See earlier story about Hearthway's nomination in The Mercury.

Governor Corbett Announces Senate Confirmations

Governor Corbett Signs Bill Banning 'Bath Salts,' Other New Drugs

Study: To Fund Public Pensions, Taxes Must be Raised $1,400 Every Year for 30 Years | The Weekly Standard

New CBO Projections Should Spur Action on Fiscal Reform

Barack Obama claims he created 2.1 million jobs since taking office. Economists say the U.S. has lost more than 2 million private sector since Obama took office, according to Investor's Business Daily, one of the nation's leading business publications. Would Obama lie?

Investor's Business Daily: Fudging The Jobs Data - Investors.com

Governor Corbett Announces Nominations

Judicial Watch Statement on Congressional Ethics Panel Investigation of Rep. Alcee Hastings

Libertarian columnist John Stossel thinks Gary Johnson would make a great president of the United States. Too bad nobody has ever heard the man.

John Stossel: Who Is Gary Johnson? - HUMAN EVENTS

Walter Russell Mead, writing at The American Interest, says Barack Obama reminds him a lot of Herbert Hoover. You know, the guy who spent four years pretending the economy wasn't as bad as it was ... and that led to The Great Depression.

From Mead's column:

The Great Recession is not as crushing as the Great Depression, but President Obama's problems in the face of economic turmoil are beginning to look Hooveresque. The stimulus program on which he hung his hat may, as its friends argue, have prevented an even worse economic debacle. Clearly, however, the $800 billion plus stimulus failed to jump-start an economic recovery. Many of the administration's pet stimulus programs have joined Jerry Ford's "Whip Inflation Now" buttons on the junkpile of history: green jobs, cash for clunkers, debt relief for homeowners, and now, by the President's own admission, 'shovel-ready' infrastructure projects.

Like Hoover, President Obama now finds himself (at least temporarily) without the ability to shape national economic policy. His opponents in Congress will block the kind of second stimulus his instincts and allies propose, and the Fed is not at this point particularly impressed by the White House’s recovery plan and is acting on its own. Like Hoover, President Obama faces the possibility of a devastating second downturn due to economic problems in Europe — and like President Hoover, President Obama can't do much to prevent it. Like Hoover, President Obama is harried by a domestic populist revolt against his leadership and the policies he supports and like Hoover, President Obama's once unassailable popularity is being slowly ground down by economic bad news.

Read his very insightful analysis of the failure of Obamanomics here.

Bernanke to Invent New Term for Printing Money, Says National Inflation Association

A dedication to the NBC staffer who decided to edit the words "under God, indivisible" out of the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Tom Quigley that would grade repeat violations of retail theft with greater severity for individuals who have completed an Accelerated Rehabilitation Program (ARD).

The Republican lawmaker said the legislation was prompted by repeated arrests for retail theft at the Philadelphia Premium Outlets in Limerick, which is part of Quigley's 146th Legislative District.

"The ARD program is valuable for individuals who made a one-time mistake, but completion of the program should still be considered as a first offense if an offender shows repeated contempt for the law," Quigley said in a press release. "Retail theft is not a victimless crime. Businesses lose billions of dollars annually to retail theft, and it’s the paying customers who absorb those costs."

Quigley said his legislation is in reaction to the case of Commonwealth v. Graeff, in which the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that because the definition of second offense in the retail theft statute did not include participation in ARD, a subsequent offense must be considered another first offense.

House Bill 1603 would correct this multiple first offense loophole, allowing prosecutors to charge defendants who participated in ARD but continue to break Pennsylvania’s retail theft law with a second-degree misdemeanor, Quigley said.

Quigley noted that this is consistent with how Pennsylvania treats DUI offenses, where second and subsequent offenses recognize completion of ARD as a first offense.

Limerick Township Police Chief William J. Albany supports Quigley's bill.

"This is an important bill that closes a loophole in the law which allows second-time retail theft offenders to receive a more lenient sentence reserved for first-time offenders," Albany said. "I would like to thank Rep. Quigley for the expeditious manner in which he addressed this issue after it was brought to his attention by Limerick Township police detectives."

The bill now goes before the full House for debate and consideration, according to Quigley.

Considering he's not even an announced candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry scored higher than Tim Pawlenty, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman in this poll.

The Dick Morris Poll: Perry Weak in GOP Field

The State Museum of Pennsylvania Announces July Programming

Police: Dunn was driving 130 mph before crash - pottsmerc.com

Poll Finds Politics Increasingly Uncivil

Hey, Pennsylvania taxpayers, how would you like to fork over more money so we can send illegal immigrants to college? That's a state lawmaker from Philadelphia wants you to do.

Bill seeks in-state tuition for illegal immigrants - pottsmerc.com

Why are American taxpayers funding left-wing propaganda on NPR?

NPR Host Laughably Claims That'Taliban Has Never Been an Enemy of the United States' | NewsBusters.org

The Montgomery County Health Department has unveiled a new groundwater monitoring program that officials say "will be instrumental in assessing water quantity trends locally, thereby allowing for county issuance of preliminary drought status instead of waiting for official state declarations."

From a Health Department press release:

In the past, several county-wide drought emergencies emphasized the impact water quantity has on the health and welfare of county residents. Therefore, the Division of Water Quality Management (WQM) worked in collaboration with the United States Geological Service (USGS) to plan, develop and implement a groundwater monitoring program throughout the county.

Data collection for the program began in 2005 and includes a network of nineteen (19) wells located on both public and private properties. The selected wells currently are not in use or impacted by large groundwater withdrawals and are monitored by WQM staff monthly.

The results collected from wells participating at least five years in the program are currently available for review on the MCHD website at http://health.montcopa.org in the Programs section.

The results will assist WQM staff in developing localized drought status levels such as Watch, Warning and Emergency during times of extended low precipitation and will allow them to offer recommendations for residents to reduce non-essential water use.

For questions regarding the program, please contact Kyle Schmeck at 610-278-5117 X6725.

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Announces Confirmations

MSNBC's President Trumpets Lefty Identity: Our Network Is the 'Place to Go for Progressives' | NewsBusters.org

Pennsylvania casinos are raking in the dough. Too bad Pennsylvania taxpayers are not getting much benefit under former Gov. Ed Rendell's gambling schemes.

Total Table Games Revenue Exceeds $50 Million for Third Consecutive Month

Pennsylvania Residents Encouraged to Participate in Appalachian Bat Survey

PA Lottery Now on Facebook, Twitter

10 Reasons Obama is a One-Term President - HUMAN EVENTS

How's this for change? Living in Barack Obama's America is a miserable experience for most Americans. Economic conditions under Obama are the worst in 28 years, according to economists. So much for Obama's promise of hope.

How Miserable? Index Says the Worst in 28 Years - CNBC

While Barack Obama continues to push his failed job-killing agenda, Congressional Republicans are baking pro-jobs, pro-growth policies.

He may be a Weiner, but he's set for life thanks to the generous pensions and perks members of Congress give themselves.

Weiner's Pension, Benefits Could Top $1 Million : Roll Call News

Jason Mattera poses that question to Ann Coulter.

Why Do Liberal Men Hate Sarah Palin & Michele Bachmann? - HUMAN EVENTS

Columnist Charles Krauthammer says Barack Obama and his Big Labor cronies are the biggest culprits in the lack of jobs in the United States.

Union Owned and Operated - HUMAN EVENTS

A growing number of conservatives, including Deroy Murdock, want Texas Gov. Rick Perry to enter the presidential race.

Run, Rick, Run! - HUMAN EVENTS

How many times can Barack Obama get it wrong>?

Turnaround Economy: Unemployment Worse than Obama Predicted Without Stimulus

The Kool-Aid drinkers on the far left keep insisting Barack Obama is the smartest guy in the room, but every time he opens his mouth, you have to wonder if he's playing with a full deck.

The socialist nightmare in Greece could be headed to the United States if Obama's policies are no reversed, argues Victor Davis Hanson.

Thoughts on the Greek Madness - By Victor Davis Hanson - The Corner - National Review Online

Rick Perry's Moment - Matt Mackowiak - National Review Online

Pennsylvania added 44,300 jobs in May, helping to bring the state's unemployment rate down to 7.4% - down from 7.5% in April.

Pennsylvania's Employment Situation: May 2011

Governor Corbett Announces Recent Appointments

More politicians are using social networking to get their message to potential voters, according to a new study.

NationalJournal.com - Pew Report: Looking For Voters? Check Out Facebook and LinkedIn

Change? Sounds like business as usual as the corrupt Obama Regime continues to reward campaign donors with cushy government jobs.

NationalJournal.com - Carney Defends Government Appointments of Big Obama Donors

Sarah Palin Documentary, The Undefeated, Coming Exclusively to AMC Theatres on July 15th

Delaware River Sojourn Highlights 'PA Rivers Month' Activities

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Extends Moratorium on All Retail Price Increases

Pennsylvania Department of Aging Seeks Public's Help in Curbing Elder Abuse

How's this for karma?

Chad Stafko, writing at American Thinker, says Obama's policies have hurt the people who helped get him elected: African-Americans, College/Young Professionals and Low Income Families.

Will they support Obama in 2012 even though a vote for Obama is a vote against their own economic interests?

Stafko writes:

Barack Obama benefited from strong support among a number of demographic groups during his 2008 presidential campaign. In an economic sense, after two-and-a-half years of his presidency, those same groups which showed him the greatest support have suffered disproportionately more than others in the United States. Three Groups: African-Americans, College/Young Professionals, and Low Income Families. All have seen disproportionately more economic challenges than the general population during Obama's term in office. If the economy is their top issue, then they cannot support the man who has made their lives worse since he took office.

Read the full article at the link below:

Articles: How's That Hope and Change Working Out for Obama Supporters?

Check out the latest Quinnipiac University Poll results on a variety of Pennsylvania issues here.

What do you get when Obama/Pelosi/Reid spend $1 trillion to have the government "create" more jobs? Higher unemployment, of course.

1.9 Million Fewer Americans Have Jobs Today Than When Obama Signed Stimulus | CNSnews.com

Forget about a Recovery Summer for these folks as the Obama Recession continues to kill U.S. jobs. Most of the Lockheed Martin cuts will come in Pennsylvania, California and Colorado.

Lockheed Martin Space Systems to Eliminate Approximately 1,200 Positions

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Announces Confirmations

Imagine if a Republican politician had made sexist comments about a member of Congress. The liberal media would have a field day. But this is Barack Obama talking, so it's OK.

Obama on Congresswoman: You Want Her 'In Your Foxhole' Because She's 'Charming,' Has 'Cute Smile' | CNSnews.com

This might be the first and only time I agree with Barack Obama. One term is definitely enough.

Obama: There Are Days Where I Say One Term Is Enough - HUMAN EVENTS

The Perkins Bankruptcy: Your Obamanomics Success of the Day - HUMAN EVENTS

Today is Flag Day. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag.

How much more damage can Barack Obama do to the U.S. economy? It depends on how much longer American voters can tolerate his failure.

The Obama Economy: Worst Since the Depression | The Weekly Standard

From HUMAN EVENTS:

It is now more than two years since Senate Democrats passed a budget. Two years! In fact, if you’re keeping count, the last time Harry Reid actually did his duty as majority leader and adopted a budget was back on April 29, 2009, which is more than 760 days ago.

Nothing since.

Read the full editorial at the link below:

Democrats - The Real Party of 'No' - HUMAN EVENTS

This is what happens when the fox is guarding the hen house.

Something Stinks in Washington, D.C.

There's nothing funny about 20 million Americans being out-of-work, including the 3 million who lost their jobs since Barack Obama took office.

Follow the link below to watch a video of President Obama cracking a joke about the nation's unemployed.

Obama Laughs About Miserable Job Numbers - HUMAN EVENTS

George F. Will: A government borrowing $58,000 a second cannot afford Obama's policy of Stimulus Forever, and there is this problem with TAA at any level: It is unjust to treat some workers as more entitled than others to protection from the vicissitudes of economic dynamism.

Appease and entitle - pottsmerc.com

Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Pitts says Barack Obama's policies are preventing U.S. firms from hiring.

Obama policies cost U.S. jobs - pottsmerc.com

Was it just a year ago that Barack Obama promised us a "Recovery Summer" after his first two failed years in office? Now, he's saying it's going to take years to see an economic recovery. Do you get the feeling this guy is selling snake oil?

Obama says it will ';take years&' for the economy to recover fully - The Oval: Tracking the Obama presidency

Editorial: Sarah Palin emails - A Lower Low In Media Bias - Investors.com

Medicare is expected to run out of money in 9 years, but Democrats continue to play political games intead of sitting down with Republicans to fix the program.

Congressman Jim Gerlach recaps how Republicans plan to save Medicare in this op-ed.

Fix Medicare now to avoid breakdown - pottsmerc.com

Pennsylvania is No. 1 in the nation in teacher strikes. Republican state lawmakers have introduced a bill to outlaw strikes, just as 37 other states have already done.

The Scranton Times-Tribune is the latest newspaper to support the legislation.

Editorial: End strikes by teachers, level field Bills propose incentives to achieve contracts - Opinion - The Times-Tribune

Also check out Stop Teacher Strikes in Pennsylvania for more information.

National Black Chamber of Commerce Applauds Sen. DeMint for Introducing Amendment to Nullify Gainful Employment

Economist Warns of Age Discrimination, Quality Loss in "Healthcare Reform"

PA League of Women Voters Endorses National Popular Vote

Governor Corbett Announces Recent Nominations

Five Republican members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives whose districts border Route 422 say they will oppose any efforts to turn the highway into a toll road between Pottstown and King of Prussia.

The lawmakers said the tolling plan introduced by Democrat Joe Hoeffel will do little to ease traffic congestion on Route 422 but will force more traffic onto local roads.

Area lawmakers oppose Route 422 tolling (video) - pottsmerc.com

Constitutional scholar Nat Hentoff, a well-known liberal activist, writes that President Obama has repeatedly violated the U.S. Constitution by using provisions of the Patriot Act.

Why hasn't the mainstream media called for Obama's impeachment?

Obama's secret law in the Patriot Act - pottsmerc.com

While the tolling proposal covers Route 422 from the Pottstown area to King of Prussia, Republican State Rep. David Maloney, whose 130th House District includes Route 422 in Berks County, is also opposed to the tolls.

PA State Rep. David Maloney - Local Legislators Speak Out Against 422 Tolling Plan

If you can't win an election fair-and-square, just steal it.

The Obama Justice Department bolsters an organized effort to register illegals, felons and the dead as Democratic voters, says columnist Roger Hedgecock.

Stealing the Election of 2012 - HUMAN EVENTS

Five state representatives from legislative districts along Route 422 in Montgomery, Chester and Berks counties held a press conference Thursday afternoon along the busy highway to announce their opposition to a proposal to toll the four-lane highway. The lawmakers said the tolls would force traffic onto local roads and there is no guarantee that passenger rail service would ever be built to ease congestion on Route 422. The Republican lawmakers expressing opposition to the plan being pushed by Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, include Reps. Tom Quigley, Mike Vereb, Warren Kampf, Marcy Toepel and David Maloney.

Is that a great headline or what? I dare you not to read this column by Jeff Edelstein of The Trentonian.

Here's the start of Edelstein's column:

If there's a better metaphor for Generation X's sputtering start as the future leaders of America than Jennifer Aniston and her naked breasts, well, I don't know what it is.

Yep. A topless Jennifer Aniston is a shiny, bright example of where this country headed, and I believe it's a good place.

See, Aniston co-stars in the dark comedy "Horrible Bosses," a movie coming out July 8. And for the first time in her career, she filmed nude scenes. As of this moment, the director and studio heads at Warner Bros. have not publicly revealed their decision as to whether or not Aniston's naked chest will stay in the picture.

Well, without putting too fine a point on it, I believe the forward progress of this country may in fact depend on whether or not Aniston's nude scenes make the final cut.

Read the full column at the link below:

Why Jennifer Aniston's breasts are good for the country - delcotimes.com

Rasmussen Reports: 75% Support Showing Photo ID At The Polls

Public Bodies Are Paying Over $7.4 Million Annually to Lobbyists

Advocacy Group Releases Report on Benefits of Term Limits

Pennsylvania State Education Association Unveils 'Solutions That Work' to Reform Public Education

The man who will have a lot to say about whether Route 422 in Southeastern Pennsylvania ever becomes a toll road says any talk of tolling the highway is "premature."

Sen. John Rafferty Jr. (R-Montgomery), chairman of the powerful State Senate Transportation Committee, released the following statement Thursday regarding recent news accounts that Route 422 was being considered as a future toll road:

"There is no legislation pending in either the House or the Senate calling for the tolling of any specific roadways in Pennsylvania. And any thoughts or considerations of implementing tolling on any specific roads in the state to generate transportation funding are wholly premature. As chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, I have no plans to move anything adding tolling to Route 422 or any state roadway. In fact, we are currently in a holding pattern until the Governor's Transportation Funding Advisory Committee (TFAC) makes it recommendations later this summer. Even after that report is delivered, the Committee's recommendations are just suggested courses of action, not proposals that would necessarily become law."

Rafferty's 44th State Senate District includes many of the communities along the Route 422 corridor in Berks, Chester and Montgomery counties and it's unlikely any plan to toll Route 422 will gain traction without his support.

Pennsylvania State Parks to Host 'Get Outdoors Day' Events June 11

107 Trucks, 72 Drivers Placed Out of Service During Operation SAFE

Matthew Vadum: How Obama and ACORN are Sabotaging America - HUMAN EVENTS

Casino Fined $26,000 by Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for Permitting Underage Gambling

Recount Confirms Winner in Democratic Commonwealth Court Primary Election

Editorial: Expel Weiner If He Won't Leave Congress - Investors.com

Four Southeastern Pennsylvania state legislators will hold a press conference Thursday to discuss the proposed tolling of Route 422.

The feasibility study by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission supports a plan to toll the roadway between Pottstown and King of Prussia despite widespread opposition from area residents and lawmakers.

Four members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Montgomery and Chester counties will weigh in on the report's findings during a 2 p.m. press conference at the 422 Business Center in Oaks.

Participating in the event are Reps. Warren Kampf (R-Chester/Montgomery), Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery), Tom Quigley (R-Montgomery) and Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery).

All four have expressed reservations in the past about tolling Route 422. (Rep. David Maloney, a Republican who represents parts of Berks County, is also opposed to the tolling plan but is not able to attend the press conference.)

For more about the tolling plan, check out this recent article in The Mercury.

Only 24% Say They Share Obama's Political Views

Dennis Prager: Accusation That Voter ID Is Racist Demeans Blacks

It's far worse than Obama and his liberal media allies are telling us.

U.S. funding for future promises lags by trillions - USATODAY.com

DCNR Asks Residents to Help Win Trees for Pennsylvania State Parks

Crime Watch PA Magazine Takes Anti-Crime Messages Statewide

Governor Corbett Announces Confirmations

If you are an Obama supporter, I suggest you not watch this video or your head might explode from the realization you made a huge mistake in electing this guy in 2008.

Score one for Sarah Palin.

Historians back her account of Paul Revere's ride, which was ridiculed last week by the liberal media. Turns out Palin was right and the Mainstream Media got it wrong ... again.

Experts back Sarah Palin's historical account

National Park Foundation and Merrell Announce 10 Can't Miss National Park Hikes to Discover This Summer

So Democratic U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner was caught his pants down. He was lying all along. What's the response from his fellow Democrats? Circle the wagons and shield Weiner.

If this was a Republican, he would have already resigned to spare his party further embarrassment. But he's a member of the Democratic Party, where pathological liars are embraced.

Weiner admits sending Twitter pic but says he won't leave office - TheHill.com

Governor Corbett Announces Recent Nominations

State's Earliest West Nile Virus Detection Reported in Greene County

Democratic strategist James Carville says Obama's mishandling of the economy has created a 'humanitarian crisis' for the nation's growing unemployed. How's that for a ringing endorsement for 2012?

Carville: Obama faces 'very rough' election without job growth - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

Why are Pennsylvania school districts holding on to $3 billion at the same time most are raising property taxes?

Pa. schools hold more than $3B in reserve funds - pottsmerc.com

This week's edition of "Journalists Roundtable," the popular political commentary program on the Pennsylvania Cable Network, is coming to you from the offices of The Mercury in Pottstown.

The one-hour program airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. and again on Sundays at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m., as well as Mondays at 10 a.m.

The show is hosted by Bill Bova. This week's guests are Tony Phyrillas, City Editor/Political Columnist for The Mercury; and John Aberle of WCHE 1520 AM in West Chester.

PCN is shown on Comcast Channel 98 in Berks County, Service Electric Cable Channel 23 in Berks/Lehigh counties and Comcast Channel 186 in the Pottstown area.

Consult your cable guide for the Pennsylvania Cable Network channel in your area or check www.pcntv.com

Pennsylvania Game Commission Seeks Public Input on Final Enhanced Public-Private Landowner Partnership Program

Corbett Administration Launches Farmers Market Voucher Program for Older Adults, WIC Participants

What do you do when the Labor Department reports that unemployment has reached 9.1 percent? If you're Barack Obama, you ignore mounting evidence that your economic policies have been a disaster.

POLITICO 44: Let's move on

More than 90 Democrats joined Republicans in the House of Representatives in calling out Barack Obama on his illegal war in Libya.

From The Washington Times:

Crossing party lines to deliver a stunning rebuke to the commander in chief, the vast majority of the House voted Friday for resolutions telling President Obama he has broken the constitutional chain of authority by committing U.S. troops to the international military mission in Libya.

Bipartisan Congress rebuffs Obama on Libya mission - Washington Times

Charles Krauthammer explains what's really behind Barack Obama's "sky-is-falling" demand to raise the national debt limit: "Obama would like a $2 trillion debt-limit hike to get him past Election Day 2012."

Read the full column at the link below:

Our Salutary Debt-Ceiling Scare - HUMAN EVENTS

Governor Corbett Congratulates National Spelling Bee Champion and Third-Place Winner, Both from Pennsylvania

Governor Corbett Announces Recent Nominations, Appointments

Pennsylvania Outdoor Recreation Plan Recognized as Nation's Best

The U.S. Department of Labor released the May jobs report Friday showing unemployment climbing to 9.1 percent.

So much for the stimulus. So much for the bailouts. So much for deficit spending. So much for the socialist policies.

The Obama Recession continues into its third year.

Pennsylvania Congressman Rep. Joe Pitts issued the following statement:

"Millions of Americans are looking for jobs, but are finding few new opportunities. Today's jobs report is more evidence that the economic policies of this administration have failed. Trillions of dollars in government spending had an insignificant effect on employment and nearly doubled the national debt in less than three years.

Last November, the American people called for a new direction. House Republicans have energetically proposed solutions to empower job creators: reducing energy prices, cutting government red tape and reforming a burdensome tax code. We need the Senate and the President to work together with us on these jobs bills. Getting Americans working again has to be Washington's first priority."

Peter Heck, writing at American Thinker:

With a little over a year to go until the next national election cycle is complete, it has become apparent that from an economic standpoint, the SS Liberal has officially run out of steam. Hull weighted down with the barnacles of false promises and rudder crippled by the reckless mismanagement of a spendthrift captain from Chicago, she sits there floundering in a sea of unemployment and malaise not experienced since Jimmy Carter was at the helm.

Read the full column at the link below:

Articles: It's Official: The Left Is Out of Ideas

14-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl Wins Scripps National Spelling Bee

Lt. Governor Cawley Leads Marcellus Shale Commission on Tour to See Impact of Natural Gas Drilling

Pennsylvania Slots Revenue Figures Released for May

Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Pitts:

What we need is real competition and transparency. Something we don't get under Obamacare. We need patients to be able to make economic choices informed by their doctor, not a government board. Obamacare is doing little besides making our health care system more complex and more expensive. We have to start with repeal, and then we need real reforms. Reforms like purchasing across state lines, medical liability reform, and equalizing tax treatment for individuals. These are solutions that would truly bring down costs, improve the quality of care, and expand coverage.

Read the full column at the link below:

Obamacare fails to curb costs - pottsmerc.com

Barack Obama's first (and only) term as president is turning into a repeat of Jimmy Carter's failed stay in the White House.

Editorial: Will 'Obamalaise' Create Another Downturn? - Investors.com

Although the state is saddled with a $4 billion debt left by former Gov. Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania has collected $540 million more than anticipated with one more month to go in the current fiscal year.

Democrats want to spend every penny of the windfall, but then again, isn't that how we got into the currrent fiscal hole in the first place?

Revenue Department Releases May Collections

This week's edition of "Journalists Roundtable," the popular political commentary program on the Pennsylvania Cable Network, comes to you from the offices of The Mercury in Pottstown.

The one-hour program airs Thursdays at 8 PM and re-airs Sundays at 5 PM and 11 PM as well as Mondays at 10 AM. The show is hosted by Bill Bova.

This week's panel features Tony Phyrillas, city editor/political columnist for The Mercury and John Aberle, host of "Life Unedited with John Aberle" on WCHE 1520 AM in West Chester.

PCN is shown on Comcast Channel 98 in Berks County, Service Electric Cable Channel 23 in Berks/Lehigh counties and Comcast Channel 186 in the Pottstown area.

Consult your cable guide for the Pennsylvania Cable Network channel in your area or check the PCN website.

Democrats really are "Limousine Liberals."

So what if 15 million Americans are out of work? So what if 1 in 7 Americans are on food stamps? So what if home foreclosures are at record levels? So what if poverty levels have reached a new high under the Obama regime?

The liberal elites are still riding in style.

A new report by the non-partisan Center for Public Integrity says the Obama Administration has nearly doubled the number of limos for the political class in Washington compared to the last year of the Bush Administration.

From the report:

According to General Services Administration data, the number of limousines in the federal fleet increased from 238 in fiscal 2008, the last year of the George W. Bush administration, to 412 in 2010. Much of the 73 percent increase — 111 of the 174 additional limos — took place in fiscal 2009, more than eight months of which corresponded with Obama's first year in office.

Read the full report "Limousine liberals? Number of government-owned limos has soared under Obama" here.