Corbett: Pa. pension cuts would apply to all, including judges, lawmakers

Larry Kudlow: Herbert Hoover Obama? - Human Events

Welcome to Barack Obama's America.

John Hayward: "Poverty" pays better than middle-class employment

Amid tax hike, spending squabbles, Congress considers Elvis Presley Day - Human Events

Norquist: Pledge wavering Republicans are Democratic pawns - Human Events

I love Christmas lights. They remind me of the people who voted for Obama. They all hang together; half of them don't work, and the ones that do, aren't all that bright.

Some Republicans in Congress are considering abandoning their "no tax hike" pledge so they can get along with Obama. If they make a deal with the Devil, there will be consequences, according to a conservative women's group.

Conservative Groups' Letter to Lame Duck Congress: Keep Your Promises: Independent Women's Voice

PA State Rep. Tom Quigley - House Select Committee on Property Tax Reform Will Meet to Discuss Final Recommendations

Politicians make promises to labor unions in return for votes and campaign contributions, but the money to fund lifetime pensions for union retirees eventually runs out.

Watch Pennsylvania taxpayers get screwed again. It doesn't help that voters continue to return the same members of the permanent political class to Harrisburg every election.

From a report in Bloomberg by Romy Varghese:

Pennsylvania's two public pensions face a combined shortfall of $41 billion, and their costs will consume 62 percent of fiscal 2014 revenue growth, according to a report from the state budget office.

The State Employees’ Retirement System has 65 percent of assets needed to cover projected liabilities, and the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System is 69 percent funded, the report said. The plans cover 817,000 people.

Read more about the pension time bomb in Bloomberg.

George F. Will: Digesting the Twinkies' lessons

Oops! Warren Buffett inadvertently makes the case against tax hikes

Supreme Court revives challenge to President Obama's healthcare law - The Hill's Healthwatch

Her byline has been a staple on the front page of The Mercury for more than six years, but reporter Brandie Kessler is leaving Pottstown for a bigger newspaper. Check out her farewell column at the link below.

Reporter prepares for change as she says farewell to Pottstown

Obama faces huge challenge in setting up insurance exchanges - The Hill's Healthwatch

'Giving Tuesday' to Launch Season of Generosity After Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Obamacare Meets Reality. Reality Wins. | RedState

Pennsylvania lawmakers to make more than $83,800 next year

AAA says Philly area tops state in texting tickets

Potential Corbett challengers line up for 2014

Help us support literacy; sign our pledge

Cal Thomas: Marco Rubio: Perhaps a Hispanic Ronald Reagan?

Leader of taxpayer groups sees real chance to end Pa. school property taxes - News - Republican Herald

Poll: Tebow tops Obama as nation’s dream Thanksgiving guest - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

Archbishop Chaput: This Thanksgiving, rekindle the fire of holiness

Enjoy the $20K portraits you bought the ruling class for Christmas | Human Events

Newt Gingrich: The very first Americans - Human Events

Post-election, Republicans consider rebranding message, demographics - Conservative News

Welcome to Obama's second term. Next exit: Greece

Unionized federal workers want no part of this 'austerity' stuff - Human Events

Last-ditch effort to save the Twinkie fails | Human Events

I-Team: Pa. Legislators Pocketing Your Money? « CBS Philly

 
 
 

   
    PA National Guard to Host Hiring Expo for Service Members, Veterans (via PR Newswire)
   

       HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Service members and veterans of all military branches and components are invited to a Military Hiring Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, in building 8-80 located at the corner of Service Road and Bearty Avenue, Fort Indiantown…
   

 

 

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Morton Blackwell: An open letter to conservatives - Human Events

100 members of Congress ask Obama to steer clear of Susan Rice - Human Events

 
 
 

   
    Pennsylvania Hunters Encouraged to Donate Venison to Help Feed Hungry (via PR Newswire)
   

       HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Agriculture Secretary George Greig today asked hunters to donate deer meat to the "Hunters Sharing the Harvest'' program, which distributes to Pennsylvania food banks, soup kitchens and pantries. "Hunger affects more than 1.5 million Pennsylvanians…
   

 

 

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Judge asks Hostess to mediate with union

Rubio Starting Early in Iowa

Why do we keep paying for rebuilding in disaster-prone areas?

AZ gun shop owner refuses to sell to Obama voters

Two of Pennsylvania's leading political pundits,  G. Terry Madonna and  Michael L. Young, take a look at the potential field for the 2014 race for Pennsylvania governor.

Politically Uncorrected: Handicapping Pennsylvania's 2014 Gubernatorial Field - delcotimes.com

Top 10 Election Bright Spots - Human Events

Congressional Democrats defend embattled Rice despite her misleading Libya comments

Guest Column: Republicans blame everyone but themselves: An accurate post-mortem analysis - delcotimes.com

PA State Rep. Mike Vereb - Vereb Re-Elected As Republican Caucus Secretary

Why Isn't Sandy Obama's Katrina?

Petraeus tells lawmakers CIA always saw Benghazi as terrorism - The Hill's DEFCON Hill

Romney Reminds Us Why He Lost

Dan Rather's Fantasy-Based World

By Congressman Joe Pitts

Pennsylvania - 16th District

Whenever a political party loses a major election there is a certain amount of soul searching that goes on. This is a healthy process. If Republicans don’t ask what went wrong and what can be done better next time, we will never move forward.

I am certainly glad that Republicans will continue to lead the House of Representatives. However it is also clear that the American people did not sign on to the vision put forward by our party in the 2012 election. I believe strongly in conservative principles, but we need to think hard about how we turn those principles into concrete proposals and how we show that our ideas will lead to a stronger, more prosperous nation.

Polls before and after the election showed that the American people thought that the Republican nominee would do a better job of running the economy. The economy was the number one issue for most Americans, but it wasn’t the only thing people thought about when they were entering the polling booth.

Caring is critical. The job of president is about far more than budgets and spreadsheets. The decisions that have to be made cannot always be reduced to numbers and data. The American people want a president who is thinking about them on a personal level. Exit polls showed that President Obama had an 11 point lead on the question of which candidate was more in touch with the American people.

This reminds me of the famous, “Who would you rather have a beer with?” question from the 2000 election. George W. Bush won that tongue-in-cheek poll, and also won the election. Despite a privileged upbringing, Bush was able to convince the American people that he would be a caring president.

By contrast, Mitt Romney’s statement about the “47 percent” portrayed himself as a person who thought in figures and numbers and who wrote off voters based on demographics and economics. I don’t know if any politician who writes off nearly half of the electorate could be voted dog catcher, let alone president.

If Republicans want to lead, our message of opportunity and prosperity has to be for every American. We have to make it clear that our policies will benefit citizens from all across the economic spectrum.

Rich, poor and middle class Americans want a fairer nation. I believe that Republican principles of standing up for job creation, opportunity and personal liberty are the best way to raise the standard of living for everyone.

I believe that every American dreams of having more than food stamps, public housing and Medicaid. I know that people who are on these programs dream of a better life for their children. We have to demonstrate that Republican policies are better at providing opportunities for poor Americans to move into the middle class.

Government may be able to provide a safety net, but it will never be able to create the good private sector jobs that build a more prosperous society. Four years ago, we saw the stimulus bill spend nearly a trillion dollars with little effect on employment and no effect on median household income.

The typical American family made 7 percent less in 2011 than they did in 2007. Despite government spending at a record level compared with our GDP, we are in the midst of the weakest economic recovery since the Great Depression. The wealthy continue to do fine, while poor and middle class Americans struggle.

Republicans need to be fighting poverty just as hard as Democrats, but we shouldn’t do it the old, tired way of throwing money into the bureaucracy. An ever expanding federal government hasn’t reduced the poverty rate and hasn’t fixed our broken inner city schools.

Since I came to Congress, I’ve looked for free market solutions to help low income individuals save for college and for their retirement. Over the past year, I’ve been working with other members to promote free market solutions to the problems that keep families in poverty. We can have a powerful message of hope for Americans who are struggling economically, and we don’t need to consider any citizen a lost cause.

Karl Rove: The Lessons of Defeat for the GOP - Human Events

What about Pennsylvania? Massive voter fraud was reported throughout Pennsylvania after Democrats and their media allies managed to persuade judges to postpone the state's new Voter ID law.

Voter ID works like a charm in Tennessee | Human Events

Michael Barone: To win, Obama sacrifices House, State Legislatures - Human Events

Byron York on what the Republican Party must do to win back the White House in 2016: "Voters want to believe in a candidate. If Republicans find that candidate, they will win."

Can you say Marco Rubio?

Byron York: For 2016, GOP needs candidate voters believe in

What's this? The Democratic Party, which has mastered the art of voter fraud, wants to investigate potential voter fraud in Pennsylvania. Isn't that like asking the fox to watch the hen house?

Pa. Dems call for investigation into possible voter fraud - abc27 WHTM

It's been downhill for this radio station (formerly WPAZ) ever since "Talking Politics with Tony Phyrillas and Mike Pincus" went off the air. Coincidence?

'Buzz' off the air: Local AM station WBZH 'goes silent'

Ruth Marcus: Obama under the delusion of a second-term mandate

Census: New gauge shows high of 49.7M poor in U.S.

Rand Paul Wants to Revamp GOP

Berks County will propose property-tax hike - bctv.org - News for Berks County and Reading, Pa: Government

'Toxic' Pelosi Clings to Power

Republican Pennsylvania State Rep. Tom Quigley, who has represented the Pottstown/Limerick areas of Montgomery County since 2005, today conceded in the 146th House District.

Quigley, a popular and highly-regarded state lawmaker, was upset by Democrat Mark Painter on Nov. 6. Since the margin was about 200 votes and absentee ballots were not counted, Quigley refused to concede the race.

But after absentee ballots were counted by Montgomery County officials, the gap remained about 200 votes. 

Quigley said he spoke to Painter earlier in the day in Harrisburg, where Painter was attending an orientation session for newly-elected legislators.

Quigley also issued the following statement:

In light of the completed count of all absentee ballots, it is clear that the people of the 146th District have spoken and they have elected Mark Painter as their next Representative. I saw Mark in Harrisburg today, shook hands, congratulated him and wished him well.

I would like to take this opportunity to say what a great privilege and pleasure it has been to represent the people of the 146th District. In the past eight years my staff and I have had the chance to meet and serve numerous people in our community. My district office staff; Karen, Joan and Veronika and my Harrisburg staff; Lauren, have provided outstanding service to the many people who have sought our help on numerous issues. I know I speak for them in saying that we will miss that daily interaction and the opportunity to truly make a difference in people's lives.

My district office will be closing at the end of November when my term officially ends. My staff will be contacting those with outstanding issues to direct them to the appropriate person.

Again, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the people of the 146th District for allowing me to serve as your representative.

 Although he hasn't decided on his future yet, Quigley would not rule out another run for the state Legislature to reclaim his House seat in 2014.

Lowman S. Henry: Obama 2.0: Back where we started

Republicans should resist becoming 'Democrat-lite' - Human Events

All-electronic tolls planned for Pa. Turnpike

Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus, a longtime supporter of Barack Obama, isn't thrilled with Obama's demeanor since the Nov. 6 election:

The biggest mistake President Obama could make now is to arrogantly overinterpret the election results.

One of the dumbest things politicians do in the aftermath of elections is to claim a mandate.

Even dumber is when they actually believe it. And re-elected presidents are especially susceptible to the mandate delusion.

Mr. Obama ... don’t fall victim to the mandate delusion

Moody's: Political landscape still a downgrade danger to US credit rating - The Hill's On The Money

Barone: Obama wins by going negative and turning out base - Human Events

Final House tally: Republicans, 234; Democrats, 201 - Human Events

Now that the election is over, it's OK for liberals to discuss the welfare state Barack Obama has created to control mindless Democrats.

It's the Welfare State, Stupid

A Lancaster County, Pa., school board has stopped a longtime tradition of opening its meeting with a prayer after an atheist group threatens to sue.

No prayer for board at Elanco

The 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month - Human Events

George F. Will: No change, no hope

The Democratic Party has mastered the art of voter fraud.

TRR: Florida Vote Twist: More Ballots Than Voters - Washington Times

PA VFW State Commander: Veterans deserve our support and gratitude

GIL SPENCER: Election over, it's time to get governing - delcotimes.com

The Obama recession continues ... expect many more job layoff announcements as Obama continues digging a hole the U.S. economy can never recover from.

Exide to lay off 150 workers

Romney's Pennsylvania play

Santorum: Election should've been about more than economy

No wonder Democrats fought so hard to overturn or delay voter ID laws in various states, including Pennsylvania. Can Democrats ever win an election without resorting to voter fraud?

Check out this post at Pat Dollard.

Also check out the original post at The American Third Position

Ann Coulter: Don't blame Romney - Human Events

Claims about flood-damaged cars aren't true

Blog: Scenes from Obama's America

John Hayward: Death of a "center-right" nation | Human Events

If you're looking for a bit of good news from Tuesday's shellacking Republicans took in Pennsylvania, the Republican Party did pick up a Congressional seat held by a Democrat and now have 13 of the state's 18 Congressional seats.

Without Obama on the ticket, Democrats have no chance of retaking any of the 13 seats in 2014.

And don't be surprised if Bob Casey resigns from the Senate to run for Pennsylvania governor in 2014, so Democrats wasted their vote on Senator Zero. Unless Ed Rendell decides to get back into politics, Democrats don't have any viable candidates for US Senate, so Pennsylvania could end up with both Senates seats held by Republicans heading into the 2016 elections.

Good day for Pa. Dems, but GOP keeps control

The brutal truth for the GOP and the conservatives: The electorate has shifted | WashingtonExaminer.com

We may have a 'Dewey Defeats Truman' headline in the works in a Montgomery County state Legislature race.

Area state lawmaker Tom Quigley, who has held the 146th House district since 2005, wants 1.200 absentee ballots counted before he concedes a projected Election Day loss by 200 votes to his Democratic challenger.

Rep. Quigley: Still in it

Barone: I was wrong – where it counted | WashingtonExaminer.com

Wake me up in 2016 ... if there's a country to wake up to.

Stupid won on Tuesday. Stupid is no way to go through life.

And imagine the mess Barack Obama will inherit in his second term.

We learned on Election Day that 50% of the people are happy with record unemployment, record use of food stamps, record gas prices, record poverty.

They're OK with a president who lies to them all the time ... and leaves Americans to die at the hands of terrorists.

Half the voters on Tuesday took their "revenge" on the rest of the country, plunging us deeper into debt, doubt and despair.

We have become Greece.

When the rioting starts, the mob won't care if you supported Obama or not.

Erickson: Status Quo Ante - Conservative News, Views & Books

Obama: I Have A Concession Speech Ready « CBS DC

I was in line with about 10 people waiting to cast my ballot today and almost everyone in line had their driver's licenses out and handed them to the polling officials. The people manning the polls did not ask to see an ID and there were signs outside the polling site saying "No Photo ID Required" and fliers inside the polling site with the same message. But almost everyone in line was willing to show a photo ID.

My take on the matter: A silent protest by Pennsylvania residents against the Democratic Party and its media allies who fought so hard to delay the state's common-sense Voter ID law for this election.

Polls show two-thirds of Pennsylvania residents support the state's Voter ID law.

By the way, with a photo ID to see the correct spelling of the person's name, the poll workers were able to find names quicker in the voter rolls and the line moved quickly. So much for the Democrats' claims that showing an ID would delay people voting.

Throngs could predict Tuesday's outcome - phillyburbs.com: J.D. Mullane

Superstorm Sandy: Struggling to Recover, New York Faces 'Massive' Housing Problem as New Storm Looms - ABC News

Join us for a live Election Day chat at 7 p.m.

Romney winning independents 59%-35% | WashingtonExaminer.com

November surprise: EPA planning major post-election anti-coal regulation | WashingtonExaminer.com

Dozens of U.S. newspapers that endorsed Barack Obama for president in 2008 have switched their support to Mitt Romney in 2012.

The list of 46 newspapers that switched their endorsements to Romney includes The Des Moines Register, the Orlando Sentinel, Florida’s Sun Sentinel, the Wisconsin State Journal, the Houston Chronicle, The Tennessean, the Los Angeles Daily News, Newsday and the New York Daily News.

Many of the newspapers have liberal leanings, but most admit they can't support Barack Obama after four years of failure and broken promises. Most also believe Mitt Romney has the only sensible approach to help restore the U.S. economy.

Read more here.

Four of the five daily newspapers in New York City have endorsed Mitt Romney for President.

The Sun's Palm Card

The nonpartisan watchdog group True The Vote is gearing up for Tuesday's election.

Concerned citizens are encouraged to report any incidents outside of polling locations using True the Vote’s official Election Integrity Hotline. Citizens may submit incidents over the phone by calling 855-444-6100. Descriptions and photos should be directed to freeandfair@truethevote.org. True the Vote will verify credible reports and submit those appropriate local authorities.

For more information, visit the group's website here.

2008 Libertarian Party nominee warns of 'dire necessity' to defeat Obama - Human Events

Benghazi a barometer on Obama's incompetence - Human Events

Diana West: Benghazi investigator too biased to find truth

Obama's plan all along was to cover-up his administration's handling of the attack on the American embassy in Libya until after Election Day to avoid any accountability with the American people. You can send him a clear message on Nov. 6 that lying to the American people is not acceptable.

Editorial: President Obama owes nation answers on Benghazi attack

Join us for a live chat on Election Day

A new poll of Pennsylvania voters released Sunday shows Romney tied with Obama in Pennsylvania and a huge crowd attended a Romney rally in suburban Philadelphia.

With the Keystone State set to give Mitt Romney a win on Tuesday, the Obama campaign is turning to Bill Clinton to try to save Obama one last time. Too little, too late?
 
Panic: Clinton to Pennsylvania for four rallies on Monday - Human Events

The ultra-liberal New York Daily News becomes the fourth New York City newspaper to endorse Mitt Romney for president. (Only the New York Times held out. Surprise, surprise).

From the New York Daily News:

The presidential imperative of the times is to energize the economy and get deficits under control to empower the working and middle classes to again enjoy the fruits of an ascendant America.

So The News is compelled to stand with Romney.

Read the full endorsement editorial at the newspaper's website.

Frozen crowd upwards of 20,000 heats up for Romney - phillyburbs.com: Local Politics

Another major newspaper that backed Barack Obama in 2008, has endorsement for Mitt Romney.

Newsday says: Had Barack Obama done the job of president with the same passion and vision he displayed in seeking it, he would likely deserve another term. He did not.

Read the full editorial at the newspaper's website.

Former Hillary aide backs Romney

Guess who's worried about losing Pennsylvania?

After a Saturday visit by Paul Ryan to the central part of the state and a scheduled Sunday campaign stop by Mitt Romney to the Philly suburbs, the Obama campaign wants to phone-a-friend.

How worried is Obama about losing the Keystone State? Enough to call in Bill Clinton to shore up his sagging campaign in Pennsylvania.

The Obama campaign announced late Saturday (I'm talking really late - nearly 11 p.m. Saturday) that Clinton would make four campaign stops for Obama in Pennsylvania on Monday.

That's a lot of campaigning by the former president with a bad heart on behalf of the current occupant of the White House.

President Clinton will speak at rallies for the Obama-Biden ticket in Philadelphia, Blue Bell, Pittsburgh and Scranton.

Why the panic?

In addition to the surprise visit by Romney to Bucks County on Sunday, the Republican National Committee announced a $3 million TV ad buy in Pennsylvania. The Karl Rove-backed super PAC American Crossroads also launched a major TV ad campaign in Pennsylvania last week.

Obama's road to re-election could collapse in Pennsylvania if he doesn't carry the state on Tuesday.

WOW! 30,000-35,000 Turn Out to See Romney-Ryan in Ohio - Human Events

Top 10 reasons to vote for Romney - Human Events

Investor's Business Daily, one of the nation's leading business publications, has endorsed Mitt Romney for president, saying Gov. Romney offers the leadership this country desperately needs afour four disappointing years under Barack Obama.

From the newspaper's endorsement editorial:

Because we have a president bent on radically changing America in ways few of us want, Tuesday's vote will be the most important most of us will ever cast. Fortunately, a challenger has stepped forward with the experience, capabilities and character to save the country at this time of peril.

The nation needs a president who understands how business works; enter Romney of Bain Capital. It needs someone who knows how to turn around a failing enterprise; enter Romney of the Olympics. It needs someone who can work across party lines to get things done; enter Romney the Republican governor of Massachusetts.

Of course, it's a big jump from Boston and Salt Lake to gridlocked Washington, or from private equity to the broken global economy. There's never anything quite as big as the presidency. But Romney is as ready as anyone could be. And if we've learned anything about him by now, it's that he has a way of rising to the occasion.

Read the full editorial at the newspaper's website.

Why I’m switching to Romney this election | Opinion | Jewish Journal

As Romney pushes for Pa. and Ohio, mining industry loses jobs | WashingtonExaminer.com

Barone: Going out on a limb: Romney beats Obama, handily | WashingtonExaminer.com

Is this as good as it gets? | October's dismal 'New Normal' jobs report

Meehan and Badey trade jabs in 7th District debate (With Video) - delcotimes.com

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Economy adds 171K jobs; rate rises to 7.9 percent in October - The Hill's On The Money

Might be time for the Obama campaign to panic. If he loses Pennsylvania, it will be a landslide for Romney. And the fact that Romney feels confident about winning states in the Midwest and will spend time in Pennsylvania on the even of Election Day does not bode well for Obama's re-election chances.

Although the Romney camp has not announced the location yet, my bet is somewhere in Bucks County. You want to stay close to Philadelphia to take advantage of the Philly TV market and Romney already has Chester and Delaware counties wrapped up. Montgomery County is still a question mark, but Bucks is where Romney needs to do well on Nov. 6.

Romney will campaign in Pennsylvania Sunday - The Hill's Ballot Box

Benghazi cable outlines deteriorating security situation leading up to Sept. 11 - Human Events

John Fund of The Wall Street Journal is the author of a book about the growing problem of voter fraud in the United States. Ask yourself why Democrats are fighting so hard to prevent Voter ID laws if voter fraud doesn't exist.

Voter fraud is no myth -- it's more common than you think - Human Events

Tagg Romney visits Paoli Victory Office to thank volunteers - Main Line Suburban Life - Main Line Media News