PA Young Republicans Chairman Matt Best:
Perzel is the reason why I left the Republican Party after the general election in 2006. Should he get elected Speaker, every Republican who votes for him should know that when I have an opportunity, I will work to get them fired, thrown out of office, do anything to make their worthless lives miserable, highlight their spinelessness, embarrass them, etc. I may be only one person, but if others will take the same attitude and no longer accept pathetic leadership, arrogance, and thuggery, then we will prevail.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
10,000 more cops
PottMerc likes the idea. Cops walking a beat is always a good thing, but
“The No. 1 concern among us as legislators should be the safety of the public,” said Perzel.
Bull. Perzel's No. 1 concern is getting another union behind him.
“The No. 1 concern among us as legislators should be the safety of the public,” said Perzel.
Bull. Perzel's No. 1 concern is getting another union behind him.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Sex Ed like new math - anything is ok
We never had teachers like this.
33 new charges filed against stripper/ex-teacher's aide
Prosecutors have filed new charges against a former teacher's aide who allegedly let teens party in a hotel room she had rented in Westmoreland County.
Thirty-four-year-old Abbiejane Swogger is now charged with having sex with at least two teenage boys and with stripping for teen and adult men in a private home before the hotel party in February.
Swogger's attorney, Duke George, says the new charges are even more ridiculous than that hold ones.
Swogger was charged with felony crack cocaine possession and corruption of minors after police said they found cocaine, beer and teenagers in the hotel room rented on Feb. 22.
She faces a preliminary hearing on all the charges May 1.
33 new charges filed against stripper/ex-teacher's aide
Prosecutors have filed new charges against a former teacher's aide who allegedly let teens party in a hotel room she had rented in Westmoreland County.
Thirty-four-year-old Abbiejane Swogger is now charged with having sex with at least two teenage boys and with stripping for teen and adult men in a private home before the hotel party in February.
Swogger's attorney, Duke George, says the new charges are even more ridiculous than that hold ones.
Swogger was charged with felony crack cocaine possession and corruption of minors after police said they found cocaine, beer and teenagers in the hotel room rented on Feb. 22.
She faces a preliminary hearing on all the charges May 1.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
First grade math shows slot legislation didn't add up
Big Ed didn't tell the truth?
Gambling money is not the answer
Nearly four years after Gov. Ed Rendell signed into law a bill that ushered in slot machine gambling in Pennsylvania, the state’s taxpayers will finally see a reduction in their property taxes
Most Pennsylvania homeowners could get an average $169 reduction on their property tax bill starting with the 2008-09 school year.
That’s a far cry from the “substantial” property tax relief promised by Gov. Rendell and members of the Legislature who supported casino gambling. The anticipated tax relief is about a 10-percent reduction off school property taxes — way short of the 30 percent in cuts Rendell promised when he first ran for governor.
“It took us a while to get here, but we are finally here,” said Michael J. Masch, the budget secretary for Gov. Rendell. That is an understatement. If Pennsylvania residents knew in July 2004 that the promised windfall from slot machine gambling would take more than four years to materialize and average less than $170, few would have supported the gambling initiative.
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Conveniently, there was no mention in the governor’s recent announcement that school property taxes have risen by hundreds of dollars for the average Pennsylvania homeowner since the summer of 2004. And it’s still not clear how many Pennsylvania residents will share the slot income.
I say follow the money and you will find the pols who pushed hard for this. Hint, look at the old bulls first. They've had more money put in'em then most slots.
Gambling money is not the answer
Nearly four years after Gov. Ed Rendell signed into law a bill that ushered in slot machine gambling in Pennsylvania, the state’s taxpayers will finally see a reduction in their property taxes
Most Pennsylvania homeowners could get an average $169 reduction on their property tax bill starting with the 2008-09 school year.
That’s a far cry from the “substantial” property tax relief promised by Gov. Rendell and members of the Legislature who supported casino gambling. The anticipated tax relief is about a 10-percent reduction off school property taxes — way short of the 30 percent in cuts Rendell promised when he first ran for governor.
“It took us a while to get here, but we are finally here,” said Michael J. Masch, the budget secretary for Gov. Rendell. That is an understatement. If Pennsylvania residents knew in July 2004 that the promised windfall from slot machine gambling would take more than four years to materialize and average less than $170, few would have supported the gambling initiative.
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Conveniently, there was no mention in the governor’s recent announcement that school property taxes have risen by hundreds of dollars for the average Pennsylvania homeowner since the summer of 2004. And it’s still not clear how many Pennsylvania residents will share the slot income.
I say follow the money and you will find the pols who pushed hard for this. Hint, look at the old bulls first. They've had more money put in'em then most slots.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Write-in vengence
It appears that Fumo and Perzel are encouraging and helping fund write-in challengers against Republicans they don't like. One such is a write-in against Speaker Dennis O'Brien who Perzel despises.
With "republicans" like Perzel who's still wondering why Big Ed Rendell gets his way. Wait, do you think Perzel and Rendell are really the same person?
With "republicans" like Perzel who's still wondering why Big Ed Rendell gets his way. Wait, do you think Perzel and Rendell are really the same person?
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Tax Day is a coming
"Over the past five years, the governor's priorities have been focused on increasing taxes, spending and borrowing," state Rep. Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, said during an afternoon press conference. "Our goal is to put money back into taxpayers' pockets and the economy. We need to refocus our spending priorities and cut taxes, which will make Pennsylvania more business friendly and create more family-sustaining jobs."
Democrats and the old bulls love taxes. Republicans should view them as a last resort.
Democrats and the old bulls love taxes. Republicans should view them as a last resort.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Git me gun and the Good Book
Obama sez:
You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them…And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not.
And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
Lord forgive me my bitterness.
You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them…And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not.
And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
Lord forgive me my bitterness.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
31.9% of what you make goes to government
The best and worst states for taxes
PA is 20th in the nation when computing combined state/federal tax burden, which factors in property, gasoline, tobacco, sales and state income taxes. I wonder where's we'd be if local and hidden taxes were included.
PA is 20th in the nation when computing combined state/federal tax burden, which factors in property, gasoline, tobacco, sales and state income taxes. I wonder where's we'd be if local and hidden taxes were included.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Understand liberals? Huh?
"It goes without saying that liberals hate free markets, big business, even democracy when the voters disagree with them. If truth be known, they hate the human race — at least the part of it that is not them. Darn those human beings for not living their lives according to the liberal prescription."-- Charley Reesesyndicated columnist
Tony P has the rest
Tony P has the rest
Friday, April 4, 2008
Inquirer hates gunowners and their supporters
Remember their names
House Speaker Dennis O'Brien (R., Phila.) thumbed his nose at his city constituents Tuesday by helping to defeat a measure aimed at stemming the tide of illegal handguns. He was joined in defeating the bill requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen weapons by eight other Republican lawmakers from the suburbs.
There ought to be a political price paid by O'Brien et al for their obstinate resistance to a gun-safety measure supported by police, prosecutors and Gov. Rendell. Voters should contact them, and remember them at the polls on Nov. 4.
Here's the "no" voters' dishonor roll: O'Brien, Stephen Barrar (R., Delaware), Paul Clymer (R., Bucks), Gene DiGirolamo (R., Bucks), Robert Godshall (R., Montgomery), Art Hershey (R., Chester), Bob Mensch (R., Montgomery), Scott Petri (R., Bucks), and Thomas J. Quigley (R., Montgomery).
I wish I could vote for them, but then I'd have to live in the city of brotherly love where the love don't shine.
House Speaker Dennis O'Brien (R., Phila.) thumbed his nose at his city constituents Tuesday by helping to defeat a measure aimed at stemming the tide of illegal handguns. He was joined in defeating the bill requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen weapons by eight other Republican lawmakers from the suburbs.
There ought to be a political price paid by O'Brien et al for their obstinate resistance to a gun-safety measure supported by police, prosecutors and Gov. Rendell. Voters should contact them, and remember them at the polls on Nov. 4.
Here's the "no" voters' dishonor roll: O'Brien, Stephen Barrar (R., Delaware), Paul Clymer (R., Bucks), Gene DiGirolamo (R., Bucks), Robert Godshall (R., Montgomery), Art Hershey (R., Chester), Bob Mensch (R., Montgomery), Scott Petri (R., Bucks), and Thomas J. Quigley (R., Montgomery).
I wish I could vote for them, but then I'd have to live in the city of brotherly love where the love don't shine.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Obama outspending Hillary 5 - 1
Knockout try could be risky for Obama
Barack Obama raised $40 million in March, about twice as much as Hillary Rodham Clinton raised. He’s got 30 offices in Pennsylvania; she’s got 21 offices.
He’s outspending her on Pennsylvania television by about 5-to-1. And a flood of new voter registrations in the state — thousands of which were generated by his volunteers — suggest the electorate is changing in ways that work to his benefit.
Outspending a Clinton 5 - 1 is audacious. He'd fit right in in Harrisburg with a busdget like that.
Barack Obama raised $40 million in March, about twice as much as Hillary Rodham Clinton raised. He’s got 30 offices in Pennsylvania; she’s got 21 offices.
He’s outspending her on Pennsylvania television by about 5-to-1. And a flood of new voter registrations in the state — thousands of which were generated by his volunteers — suggest the electorate is changing in ways that work to his benefit.
Outspending a Clinton 5 - 1 is audacious. He'd fit right in in Harrisburg with a busdget like that.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Leftover $ in Harrisburg??????????
An Open Letter to the Pennsylvania General Assembly: Return Your Surplus to Taxpayers!
Dear Legislator:
On behalf of the nearly 17,300 Pennsylvania members of the National Taxpayers Union, I urge you to support efforts to devote the General Assembly's operating fund surplus to tax relief.
For years, the Assembly has hoarded hard-earned taxpayer dollars and now there is a sizable surplus. The Legislative Audit Advisory Commission has recommended that the Assembly adopt standards for how to deal with this money. Rather than expanding government and increasing spending, the best course is to return those dollars to the folks who earned them in the first place.
At a time when our economy is slowing, Pennsylvania ought to be collecting only the revenues necessary for legitimate core functions. The operating fund from which the Assembly draws its salary and pays for other costs has taken an extra $241 million out of Pennsylvanians' pockets in recent years. That money would be better used to feed the families, fill the gas tanks, and expand the businesses upon which Pennsylvania relies so heavily.
Nonetheless, some legislators would prefer to use the money to boost spending on programs like health care. Instead of spending millions on new programs that would expand the reach of government, elected officials ought to focus on relieving the burdens of taxation. Pennsylvania has the nation’s second-highest corporate income taxes, a high sales tax, and a property tax burden that is increasingly difficult to bear for hard-working families.
Politics has trumped the interests of taxpayers for far too long. The time has come to stop using the fruits of Pennsylvania's labor as a political shield in budget battles between the legislative and executive branches. The General Assembly should resist the urge to grow government and instead devote the operating fund surplus to tax relief for Pennsylvanians suffering from a slowing economy.
Sincerely,
Andrew MoylanGovernment Affairs Manager
Dear Legislator:
On behalf of the nearly 17,300 Pennsylvania members of the National Taxpayers Union, I urge you to support efforts to devote the General Assembly's operating fund surplus to tax relief.
For years, the Assembly has hoarded hard-earned taxpayer dollars and now there is a sizable surplus. The Legislative Audit Advisory Commission has recommended that the Assembly adopt standards for how to deal with this money. Rather than expanding government and increasing spending, the best course is to return those dollars to the folks who earned them in the first place.
At a time when our economy is slowing, Pennsylvania ought to be collecting only the revenues necessary for legitimate core functions. The operating fund from which the Assembly draws its salary and pays for other costs has taken an extra $241 million out of Pennsylvanians' pockets in recent years. That money would be better used to feed the families, fill the gas tanks, and expand the businesses upon which Pennsylvania relies so heavily.
Nonetheless, some legislators would prefer to use the money to boost spending on programs like health care. Instead of spending millions on new programs that would expand the reach of government, elected officials ought to focus on relieving the burdens of taxation. Pennsylvania has the nation’s second-highest corporate income taxes, a high sales tax, and a property tax burden that is increasingly difficult to bear for hard-working families.
Politics has trumped the interests of taxpayers for far too long. The time has come to stop using the fruits of Pennsylvania's labor as a political shield in budget battles between the legislative and executive branches. The General Assembly should resist the urge to grow government and instead devote the operating fund surplus to tax relief for Pennsylvanians suffering from a slowing economy.
Sincerely,
Andrew MoylanGovernment Affairs Manager
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