The Kool-Aid's a Staple in U.S. Schools, Warns Marybeth Hicks - HUMAN EVENTS

Governor Corbett Forms Advisory Council on Privatization and Innovation

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, did little to bolster the state's sagging economy while he served eight years, so why should anyone take him seriously now that he's out?

Editorial: Rendell's big talk offers little to small businesses - delcotimes.com

Office of Inspector General Announces August Welfare Fraud Adjudications

This guy just makes stuff up all the time.

FactCheck: Obama wrong on teachers' tax rate – USATODAY.com

Department of Education Announces Results of 2011 PSSA Exams

Lots of interesting statistics released today by the U.S. Census Bureau:

The white population in the United States continued to be the largest race group in the nation, representing 75 percent of the total population, but grew at a slower rate than the total population.

Other highlights:

* Hispanics Accounted for Three-Fourths of White Population Growth

* White Multiple-Race Reporting Increased by 37 Percent

* Multiple-Race White Population Increased by at Least 8 Percent in Every State

* White Population Growth was Fastest in the West and South

* The fastest growth of the white alone-or-in-combination population between 2000 and 2010 was in states in the West and South.

* Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Declined in 15 States

* Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Increased in Cities

2010 Census Shows White Population Growth Fueled by Hispanics

Rick Perry slides, Herman Cain surges in Fox poll

Jonathan Turley: Obama may prove the most disastrous president in our history in terms of civil liberties.

Obama: A disaster for civil liberties

AAA Applauds Legislature on Passing Teen Driver Safety Bill

Judicial Watch Releases Special Report: 'The Rebranding of ACORN'

Democrat Governor Suggests Suspending Democracy - HUMAN EVENTS

Governor Corbett Announces 150 New Jobs in the Philadelphia Region

Montgomery County Community College, with branches in Blue Bell and Pottstown, was among six Pennsylvania community colleges designated as a "Leader College" today.

Six Pennsylvania Community Colleges Named National Leader Colleges

What hasn't Obama ruined in the past three years?

Columnist John Hayward: ObamaCare Works Its Magic: Insurance Premiums Skyrocket - HUMAN EVENTS

If the Tea Party is "racist" as liberals will have you believe, how come Herman Cain has emerged as the favorite GOP candidate among Tea Party members?

Last time I checked, Mr. Cain was black.

File this under liberal hypocrisy.

Herman Cain Leads Republican Field In Zogby Poll - HUMAN EVENTS

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Announces Confirmations, Appointments

National Popular Vote Initiative Launches Advertising Campaign in Harrisburg

Douglas MacKinnon warns conservatives what happens when they compromise on a political candidate. (Hint: Someone like Barack Obama is elected president)

From his column in Investor's Business Daily:

Leaving aside the televised, overly scripted, predictable and marginally useful "debates" now taking place between the Republican candidates for president, there are much more important discussions going on between conservatives and independents who are unified in their belief that for the good of the nation, Barack Obama must be defeated.

Those discussions — taking place across kitchen tables, in lunchrooms, or in neighborhood bars after a week of hard work — are trying to determine which path to follow in the approaching political fork in the road.

One of those paths will most likely lead to the defeat of Mr. Obama. The other could very well ensure his re-election.

It is critical for Republicans, conservatives, and independents to remember that from the 2008 GOP field, John McCain had the stamp of approval from the mainstream media.

In fact, the liberal media worked overtime to resurrect his then all but comatose campaign. Why?

That same liberal media told us that independents and a good number of Democrats just loved McCain.

Read the full column at the link below:

Conservatives Mustn't Let Media Pick The Candidate - Investors.com

The Democrats are setting up the Republicans to be the party responsible for a federal shutdown, should one occur. Of course the media will go along for the ride, just as in 1995 and 1996.

Believing The Big Lie - Investors.com

Liberal columnist Nat Hentoff recounts the many ways the Obama Administration is invading the privacy of U.S. citizens in his latest column.

Under Obama's unblinking eyes - pottsmerc.com

Tired of all the misinformation and outright lies from Barack Obama on who pays taxes? Check out this informative - and factual - article.

An Income Tax Fact Check - HUMAN EVENTS

Republican Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania has had more of an impact in the US Senate in 9 months months than Democrat Bob Casey Jr. has had in five years.

Pat Toomey, the Super Committee Watchdog for Pro-Growth Conservatives - HUMAN EVENTS

Who Will Be Held Responsible for the Rube Goldberg Wine Vending Machine Boondoggle?

Governor Corbett Announces Recent Nominations, Appointments

What person in their right mind would want to send more money to Washington so Obama and his bureaucrats can piss it away?

Americans Believe Government Wastes More Money Than Ever - NationalJournal.com

Top 10 Green Job Fiascoes - HUMAN EVENTS

Notorious bank robber Willie Sutton once was asked, "Why do you rob banks?"

He had a straight-forward answer: "Because that's where the money is."

Fast-forward to 2011 and you could ask your favorite public servant, "Why do you run for office?"

The answer? "Because that's where the money is."

USA Today has published a scathing look at how politicians milk the system to collect millions in pensions.

In many cases, the politicians have qualified for benefits at the state level while moving on to higher office at the federal level, where they will once again reap the financial rewards of "public service."

From USA Today:

More than 4,100 legislators in 33 states are positioned to benefit from special retirement laws that they and their predecessors have enacted to boost their pensions by up to $100,000 a year, a USA TODAY investigation found. Even as legislators cut basic state services and slash benefits for police, teachers and other workers, they have preserved pension laws that grant themselves perks unavailable to voters they serve or workers they direct.

Pennsylvania politicians are among the worst offenders, according to the investigation.

From USA Today:

Since 1996, 67 retired Pennsylvania legislators have collected $7 million in pension checks that they could not have received if they' had the same retirement age as most state workers, USA TODAY found. Another 40 who took early retirement also benefited from the younger retirement age.

Those benefiting include seven former state legislators now in Congress, earning $174,000: Democrats Chaka Fattah and Allyson Schwartz and Republicans Charlie Dent, Jim Gerlach, Tim Murphy, Todd Platts and Joseph Pitts.

Read the full story at the link below:

How state lawmakers pump up pensions in ways you can't – USATODAY.com

This week on Lincoln Radio Journal:

Lowman Henry has a Newsmaker interview with State Rep. Curt Schroder of Chester County on reforming the state's casino gaming system; Joe Geiger of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations has Bets McManus of Leadership Cumberland in the Nonprofit Spotlight; And, Scott Paterno has an Uncomfortable Truthcommentary on the role of money and consultants in political campaigns.

You can listen to the broadcast at www.lincolnradiojournal.com

The New Poster Girl for Unhinged Leftists - HUMAN EVENTS

Let's send more money to Washington because the federal government does such a good job of spending out tax dollars.

Gov't paid $600 million in benefits to dead people - pottsmerc.com

Investor's Business Daily on Obama's failed presidency:

Whether it's jobs, economic growth, energy prices, incomes, regulation, weak foreign policy, or the quality of our lives and the nation's social fabric, America's current course looks questionable at best.

No wonder the markets are so volatile. They discount not the present, but the future. And the future for investors is murky at best and downright dark at worst.

Read the full editorial at the link below:

Editorial: We're Sinking Under Obama's Policies - Investors.com

No wonder Barack Obama wants to raise taxes. He needs to come up with more money for snacks.

$16 muffins? Federal report details costly conferences

If George W. Bush drove the U.S. economy into a ditch, then Barack Obama drove it over a cliff after he got behind the wheel.

Dow drops 500 points on fears of another recession - pottsmerc.com

Rep. Joe Walsh: Media Will Show 'Real Desperation' to Protect Obama | CNSnews.com

There is no public or political support for tolling Route 422 in Southeastern Pennsylvania, so why do a handful of Big Government Democrats keep beating a dead horse?

422 tolling plan doomed, so why keep pushing? - pottsmerc.com

Lower Corporate Income Taxes = Stronger Jobs Market

Murder Arrest Rate Dropped 54 Percent Between 1980 and 2009

Almost Half of Americans Do Not Think President Obama Will be Re-elected

Excellent column in the New Hampshire Union Leader about Barack Obama's inability to tell the truth.

Joseph W. McQuaid: Obama figures he can just lie |

If you're getting your news from MSNBC, you're not exactly in-the-know.

Three Weeks After Solyndra Scandal Began MSNBC Prime Time Programs Still Haven't Reported It | NewsBusters.org

Pennsylvania Game Commission Advises Motorists to Watch for Deer

Columnist: Secret Fast and Furious Tapes Spring a Watergate-Sized Leak - HUMAN EVENTS

Perry Pummels 'President Zero' in Latest Campaign Video - HUMAN EVENTS

Just in time for Halloween, Hauntdworld.com has released its 2011 list of the Top 13 Best Haunted Attractions in the United States.

And topping the list? A pair of haunted attractions in suburban Philadelphia: The Bates Motel and Pennhurst Asylum, both operated by the same company.

Here's what Hauntdworld.com has to say about the best haunts in the U.S.:

1. Bates Motel & Haunted Hayride and Pennhurst Asylum Haunted Attraction in Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania: The Bates Motel Haunted House & Hayride is a unique haunted attraction for several reasons: The Haunted Hayride is located deep in a 200-year-old forest full of overgrown trees creating the ultimate dark trail even during a full moon. This puts customers on edge even before ever entering the first hayride scene. Combined with a digital custom soundtrack, pyrotechnics and continuous scares throughout the ride, this hayride attraction is sure to create the ultimate haunting experience of your life! To read a more detailed article about this attraction, visit their website at www.TheBatesMotel.com. Additionally, The Pennhurst Asylum is one of the scariest haunted attraction sites in the world, mostly due to the setting of this haunt. It's located in a 100-year-old, abandoned mental institute. The building itself will instill real fear and true horror in anyone. The Asylum has been investigated by professional ghost hunters and featured on Ghost Adventures and Ghost Hunters several times. This attraction is truly haunted. To read a more detailed article about this real haunted house visit their website at www.PennhurstAsylum.com. Bates Motel and Pennhurst Asylum are owned and operated by the same company and are within a short drive of each other. These have to be number one on our list for locations to get scared this Halloween.

To review all 13 haunted attractions, visit Hauntworld.com

Pennsylvania First Lady Susan Corbett Announces the Re-Opening of the Governor's Residence for Public Tours

See related editorial, Obama's latest plan: Myopic economics, at The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website.

Pennsylvania State Sen. Andy Dinniman, D-19th Dist., has some concerns about a proposal to toll Route 422 in SE Pennsylvania:

From an op-ed published in The Pottstown Mercury:

Pennsylvanians have a right to an honest, open debate on the issue. Unfortunately, such honesty and openness is questioned when the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission refuses to share information and then gives two conflicting answers as to why. Whether one is for or against the tolling proposal — and I am opposed to it — access to information is crucial to any public-policy debate.

Why all the secrecy on Route 422 toll plan? - pottsmerc.com

Victor Davis Hanson says the liberal media can no longer shield Obama from scrutiny as news of one scandal after another filters out of the White House.

Obama’s Predictable Scandals - Victor Davis Hanson - National Review Online

Top 0.1 Percent Pays More Income Tax than Bottom 80 Percent | The Weekly Standard

Watching this video of Democrat Josh Shapiro dodge a simple question about taxes and spending doesn't instill a lot of confidence in the Democratic candidates for Montgomery County Commissioner. And is Shapiro's running mate allowed to speak?

Pennsylvania lawmakers and Gov. Tom Corbett want to change how Pennsylvania awards its delegates to presidential candidates. Republicans say it's a more fair way to pick a president and would give a greater voice to rural voters. Democrats say the plan is intended to erase their strongholds in major cities.

Check out this interesting analysis at National Journal on how the 2008 presidential race would have been different if all states changed the way they award delegates.

Moving Markets - Reid Wilson - NationalJournal.com

PA DEP Reorganizes to Improve Efficiency, Transparency

Governor Corbett Announces Recent Nominations

The media, which is supposed to be a watchdog for government corruption, instead has turned into a lapdog for Barack Obama, helping his administration cover-up on of the biggest scandals in U.S. history.

Fast and Furious: Time to Come Clean - HUMAN EVENTS

George F. Will on Obama's unwillingness to admit his polices have been a complete failure:

For two years, there has been one constant: As events have refuted the Obama administration's certitudes, it has retained its insufferable knowingness. It knew that the stimulus would hold unemployment below 8 percent. Oops. Unemployment has been at least 9 percent in 26 of the 30 months since the stimulus was passed. Michael Boskin of Stanford says that even if one charitably accepts the administration's self-serving estimate of jobs "created or saved" by the stimulus, each job cost $280,000 — five times America's median pay.

Read the full column at the link below:

Liberals rely on 'federal family' despite reality - pottsmerc.com

Having already driven the unemployment rate to historic levels, Barack Obama prepares to put more Americans out of work, argues economist Ralph Reiland in his latest column.

Obama's anti-jobs jobs bill - pottsmerc.com

The key word here is 'sap' as another New York Times columnist admits a man-crush on Barack Obama regardless of his failed presidency.

David Brooks: 'I’m an Obama Sap'

Even Obama's hometown newspaper has had enough with his failed presidency and is suggesting he do the nation a huge favor and not seek re-election to a second term.

Chicago Tribune Editor Suggests Obama Step Aside - HUMAN EVENTS

The streets of Pottstown will soon be patrolled by a local chapter of the Guardian Angels.

Group founder Curtis Sliwa attended a graduation ceremony Sunday in Pottstown for the 18 new recruits.

Guardian Angels founder visits Pottstown as 18 graduate (videos) - pottsmerc.com

If tolling Route 422 is such a great plan, why are the bureaucrats behind it refusing to release information about how they came to the conclusion to recommend tolls?

Critics say 422 toll plan shuts out public - pottsmerc.com

Gaming Control Board Releases August Table Game Revenue

Book: There Was No 'Adult in Charge' at Obama White House? Hostile Workplace for Women? | NewsBusters.org

Columnist John Kass is not surprised by the latest scandal enveloping the Obama White House:

"The Solyndra scandal cost at least a half-billion public dollars. It is plaguing President Barack Obama. And it's being billed as a Washington story.

But back in Obama's political hometown, those of us familiar with the Chicago Way can see something else in Solyndra — something that the Washington crowd calls "optics." In fact, it's not just a Washington saga — it has all the elements of a Chicago City Hall story, except with more zeros."

Read the full column at the link below:

Obama's Solyndra scandal reeks of the Chicago Way

The Far Left is always crying about the lack of civility in our political system, but as you can see from the list below, liberals are usually guilty of creating a hostile civic environment.

Top 10 Examples of Liberal Incivility - HUMAN EVENTS

PA Department of Aging Reminds Older Adults of Services Offered by Area Agencies on Aging

MSNBC Prime Time Programs Still Haven't Reported Obama's Solyndra Scandal | NewsBusters.org

Here's the latest from A.W.R. Hawkins on the massive Obama scandal the liberal media continues to ignore.

Columnist: Are Fast and Furious Guns Coming to a Town Near You? - HUMAN EVENTS

PA DEP Announces Emergency Mosquito Control Operations in Counties Affected by Flooding

'Government is Biggest Law Breaker' New E-Pamphlet Shows Constitution Has Been Trampled, and How Americans May Reclaim It

Let me see if I get this straight. The federal government takes money out of your paycheck each week, promises to keep it safe in a "lock box" until you're ready to retire, but this Democrat says there's no guarantee you'll ever see that money. Sure sounds like a Ponzi Scheme to me. And Democrats keep pretending that Republicans are the ones who want to cut Social Security. The Democrats have already raided the "lock box." There's nothing there.

Democrat Congressman: Gov't Has No Contractual Obligation to Pay Social Security Benefits | CNSnews.com

Top 5 Presidential Contenders Who Shaped Conservatism - HUMAN EVENTS

Pennsylvania Republicans are looking for a viable candidate to challenge liberal Bob Casey Jr. for one of the state's two U.S. Senate seats in 2012.

Casey has made no impact in Washington over the past five years and his blind obedience to the failed Barack Obama-Harry Reid agenda could be costly with voters who are fed up with incompetence in D.C.

While political newcomers David Christian and Steve Welch want to take on Casey, GOP officials would rather see one of two Southeastern Pennsylvania House members enter the Senate race.

Republican moderates Jim Gerlach and Charlie Dent are proven vote-getters and could pose a serious problem for Casey. Even first-term House member Patrick Meehan, a former U.S. Attorney, could knock off Casey, whose entire political career has been based on his father's name and his unwillingness to take a position on any important issues.

Those kind of feckless politicians are out-of-style in Washington.

Ex-House Candidate to Challenge Bob Casey : Roll Call Politics

The Obama Recession continues as the jobless rate in Pennsylvania jumped from 7.8 percent in July to 8.2 percent in August.

The number of unemployed Pennsylvanians rose by 22,000 in August to an estimated 516,000.

So much for Obama's "Recovery Summer II."

Pennsylvania's Employment Situation: August 2011

5 Myths Behind Obama's Infrastructure Spending Push - Investors.com

Gov. Tom Corbett has signed his 8th execution warrant since taking office in January, but death penalty advocates know it's a waste of time. No death row inmate has been executed in Pennsylvania since 1999.

Governor Corbett Signs Execution Warrant for Convicted Killer

The acclaimed documentary film 'Waiting for 'Superman' will be shown for free on Sunday, Sept. 25, at Albright College in Reading, PA, followed by a panel discussion on the American education system.

The film begins at 5:15 p.m. in Klein Lecture Hall, followed by the panel discussion at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

The panel will be Louis Shucker, an attorney in private practice and a school board member, and Thomas Beveridge, a retired elementary principal from Pottsville, Pa., who supports charter schools. Joseph Yarworth, Ph.D., chair and assistant professor of education at Albright, will serve as moderator.

Film and Panel Discussion to Examine America's Public Education System

One man - Sen. Harry Reid - is preventing the opening of a safe place to deposit the nation's nuclear waste. Reid's arrogance has cost taxpayers billions of dollars and has raised safety issues because spent fuel rods are being stored in populated areas instead of the underground depository in Nevada. A Republican majority in the Senate would end Reid's tyranny.

26 Organizations Call for Resumption of Yucca Mountain Review

No wonder this country is bankrupt. The Democrats' favorite stimulus becomes a firehose of fraud and error, says columnist John Hayward

$19 Billion In Unemployment Benefits Paid In Error - HUMAN EVENTS

Historian Discovers 'Birth Certificate' of U.S. Constitution

FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Revisions to Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule

Pennsylvania State Police, PennDOT Mark National Child Passenger Safety Week

Investor's Business Daily on the repudiation of Barack Obama's presidency by voters in New York and Nevada in special elections held Tuesday:

Rebellion: The safest of Democratic congressional seats in the citadel of liberalism has gone conservative Republican. But it just continues the remarkable trend that began when voters realized the mistake they made in 2008.

Read the full editorial at the link below:

Loud And Clear, And Repeated - Investors.com

Deroy Murdock: In Historic Match-Up, Reaganomics Trounces Obamanomics - HUMAN EVENTS

How did a Catholic Republican pull off an upset in a Democratic Jewish Congressional district?

Patrick Brennan has some thoughts on the GOP's winning strategy in New York's 9th Congressional District and how it can use the same formula against Barack Obama in 2012.

In NY-9, GOP Listened to Voters - Patrick Brennan - National Review Online

Donald Lambro: Obama Batting Zero With Latest Jobs Plan - HUMAN EVENTS

Need a good laugh at Obama's expense? Check out the latest edition of NewsBusted.

Auditor General Jack Wagner Says Welfare Dept. Must Improve Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Oversight

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Announces Opening of Seven Disaster Recovery Centers

Republicans won two Congressional seats in special elections Tuesday that were billed as referendums on Barack Obama's failed presidency. Not a good sign for Democrats as they continue to follow Obama over a cliff.

The big blow to the Democrats was the loss of the New York Congressional seat held by former Rep. Anthony Weiner, which had been in Democratic hands since 1922.

Weiner's House seat goes to GOP

Not exactly the change Americans were looking for. Poverty rates have risen to historic levels under the failed presidency of Barack Obama.

Poverty On the Rise - HUMAN EVENTS

A federal judge in Pennsylvania is the latest to strike down the key provision in the Obamacare bill forcing citizens to purchase health insurance.

From Judge Christopher C. Conner's ruling:

"The nation undoubtably faces a health care crisis. Scores of individuals are uninsured and the costs to all citizens are measurable and significant. The federal government, however, is one of limited enumerated powers, and Congress's efforts to remedy the ailing health care and health insurance markets must fit squarely within the boundaries of those powers."

Pa. federal judge rules against insurance mandate - pottsmerc.com

Changes to Pennsylvania Prison Emergency Notification are Coming Oct. 1

David Limbaugh - Memo to GOP: Social Security Demagoguery Is the Province of Liberals - HUMAN EVENTS

If you're keeping count, 2.5 million jobs lost since Barack Obama took office.

Obama Kills Another 500 Jobs In Texas - HUMAN EVENTS

They may not be U.S. citizens, but that won't stop Barack Obama from going after the illegal alien vote that was so crucial to his first win in 2008.

Obama's Backdoor Amnesty for 300,000 Immigrants - HUMAN EVENTS

Obama has no new ideas when it comes to job creation. He's recycling the same failed policies of the past three years.

Obama's Rose Garden Rerun - HUMAN EVENTS

AAA Inspectors Pick 10 Top Places to Enjoy Fall Colors

Columnist J.T. Young: Remembering 9/11 and Recognizing Its Message - HUMAN EVENTS

Clinton, Boehner to Host Bipartisan Fundraiser for Flight 93 Memorial - Ethan Klapper - NationalJournal.com

George W. Bush's Flight 93 Memorial Dedication Speech | NewsBusters.org

PEMA Urges Residents to Document and Report Flood-Related Damages to Local Officials

Beware of Charity Scams Following Pennsylvania Flood Disaster

Video: George W. Bush Remembers 9/11

DEP Offers Tips to Residents Dealing with Flood-Ravaged Property

Krauthammer Schools WaPo's King on Obama: He'd Be a Good Professor But He Can't Run the Country | NewsBusters.org

FBI Raids Solyndra, An Obama Administration Green Jobs Project Gone Wrong

Public Warned of Health Threats from Floodwaters

An event designed to recognize first responders in Berks and Montgomery counties has been rescheduled because so many first responders are busy helping with flood conditions in the region.

HonorFest 2011 was scheduled to take place today at First Energy Stadium in Reading, but with so many police, firefighters and ambulance crews assisting victims of this week's flooding, the organizers decided to move the event to Saturday, Oct. 1.

For more information, visit www.Honorfest.com

Terrific column by one of the smartest man in the United States.

Charles Krauthammer: The 9/11 'Overreaction' Nonsense - HUMAN EVENTS

Governor Corbett Updates Flooding, Emergency Situation

Columnist: Republicans Roundly Rip Obama's Jobs Speech - HUMAN EVENTS

Cellar-dweller MSNBC should take a hint: Get rid of all the liberal talking heads and start covering the news instead of shilling for Obama.

The GOP Debate makes MSNBC number 1, lose nearly 4 million viewers following

Obama Job Speech Preview In Verse - HUMAN EVENTS

"Prescription for Choice" Easy Pill to Swallow for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff on Patriot Day, Sept. 11

After three years of failed Obamanomics ...

U.S. falls to 5th in global competitiveness, survey shows

See related editorial, Obama's drivel: Empty suit, at The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website.

Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame Inducts 345 Members from Berks County

Just wait until November 2012 when the election results come in.

Gallup: Obama Had Worst Month Ever in August | CNSnews.com

Why do school board members elected to represent taxpayers hand over hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to overpaid school officials so they would leave? Where is the accountability?

From an article by Christina A. Samuels in Education Week:

Arlene Ackerman's $905,000 settlement with the Philadelphia district grabbed headlines, but she isn't the only Pennsylvania superintendent who has been shown the door in recent months with a generous settlement in hand.

According to media reports, William Hall, who led the 3,050-student Gettysburg district, left in February with $542,000. That included two years of salary and forgiving the mortgage on his house, which he had bought from the district's vocational education program. In August, Gerald Zahorchak, Pennsylvania's former secretary of education, was bought out a year into his five-year contract to lead the 17,700-student Allentown district. He will be paid a year's salary of $195,000 and a $55,000 lump sum.

Education Week: Supersized Buyouts for School Chiefs Scrutinized

Media Research Center: Poor, Disrespected Obama: Republicans 'Simply Do Not Like the Man'

President George W. Bush and Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to Speak at Flight 93 Memorial Dedication September 10th in Shanksville, PA

Barack Obama continues to make history ... but not in a good way.

Working-age poor population highest since '60s

Even the liberal media that worked so hard to get Obama elected in 2008 can't sugarcoat his disastrous presidency any more.

From The Washington Post:

Public pessimism about the direction of the country has jumped to its highest level in nearly three years, erasing the sense of hope that followed President Obama’s inauguration and pushing his approval ratings to a record low, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

More than 60 percent of those surveyed say they disapprove of the way the president is handling the economy and, what has become issue No. 1, the stagnant jobs situation. Just 43 percent now approve of the job he is doing overall, a new career low; 53 percent disapprove, a new high.

Read the full story at the newspaper's website.

Just remember that every Congressional Democrat voted in favor of Obamacare. That should help you decide which incumbents to kick out of office in 2012.

Gallup: Uninsured Have Increased Under Obama and Since Obamacare Was Enacted | CNSnews.com

Pennsylvania State Police: Nine Killed, 351 Injured in Labor Day Travel Period Crashes

With Heavy Rain Forecast, PennDOT Urges Motorists to Avoid Flooded Roadways, Use Common Sense

Columnist Jim Hoft:

The corrupt media will do anything ANYTHING to assist failed President Barack Obama, the worst jobs president since the Great Depression, in his re-election campaign next year.

Awful. AP Misleads Readers on Perry's New Hampshire Speech - HUMAN EVENTS

Gary Bauer on Barack Obama's uncanny knack for eliminating jobs:

The federal government on Friday reported that fewer jobs were added to the American economy in August than in any month since World War II. Although economists had predicted that 75,000 jobs would be created in August, it turns out the net job gain was exactly zero.

Labor Day has always been associated with Big Labor, and thus, with the political Left. But at its core, Labor Day is about celebrating the American worker. And, as the August job numbers showed once again, it is the American worker who has been hurt most by the Obama administration's jobs-killing, growth-stifling agenda.

Read the full column at the link below:

The Anti-Worker President - HUMAN EVENTS

Politicians can't control themselves when it comes to spending other people's money. That's why Congressional Republicans are pushing for a balanced budget amendment to be added to the Constitution.

Byron York: Keep your current health plan? Not under Obamacare - pottsmerc.com

Despite Hurricane, August Slot Machine Revenue in Pennsylvania Holds Steady

Pennsylvania DEP Lifts Drought Declarations for 40 Counties; Four Northern Counties Changed to Drought Watch Status

Pa. Department of Health, CDC Advise Public of Novel Influenza Case

A New Obama Milestone: ZERO Jobs Growth - HUMAN EVENTS

For more information, visit www.honorfest.com

PEMA Urges Residents to Report Irene-Related Damages to Local Officials

Pennsylvania Revenue Department Releases August Collections

The Kool-Aid is slowly wearing off for Democrats who realize what a terrible mistake they made in 2008 in voting for Barack Obama.

27% of Democrats Say Anybody But Obama | Red Dog Report

Can you blame them? Obama cost the Democrats the House majority in 2010. He will likely cost them control of the Senate in 2012.

Democrats Distancing Themselves From Obama - Alex Roarty and Beth Reinhard - NationalJournal.com

Pa. Study: Border Bootlegging Bleeds Billions

Governor Corbett Announces State Investment to Improve Safety, Facilities at 18 Airports

Barack Obama pulled strings to guarantee $535 million in taxpayer dollars for a "green energy" firm that was planning to go bankrupt anyway. Sort of like the way Obama has been running the country.

Fremont-Based Solyndra Goes Bankrupt; 1,100 Workers Laid Off