Op-Ed: PA GOP Endorsement- Card Check or Keeping them Honest?

02.06.2012

Last week in Hershey, the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania voted to endorse candidates for office in Pennsylvania’s 2012 Primary Election.  Hours later, the PA GOP emerged with a full slate of capable, qualified and endorsed candidates who will rely on the Party’s funds and volunteer network to help propel them to victory over their [...]

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Guest OpEd: Obama Regulations are Killing U.S. Jobs

02.04.2012

Guest OpEd: Obama Regulations are Killing U.S. Jobs by John E. Peterson President Obama’s hostile attack on oil production and refining is accomplishing its defined goal of making oil more expensive so his green energy allies can compete.  And while it is a cold, hard fact that wind and solar energy will not replace a [...]

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Prevailing Wage Reform Possible in 2012

02.01.2012

Concerned Pennsylvanians are well aware that PennDOT is facing a multibillion dollar shortfall. Whether it is the state’s several thousand structurally deficient bridges or the more than occasional potholes, state rankings continually cite the Commonwealth amongst those having the worst roads in the nation. Democrats proclaim that PennDOT’s dilemma stems from a lack of revenues [...]

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PennDOT Must Reform Spending Before Revenues

01.30.2012

As a follow up to a year-end press release which summarized 2011 as a “GOP Failure”, House Democrats continue to criticize Gov. Corbett and the GOP for failed leadership. This time, Democrats announced their initiative to take the lead in Pennsylvania’s transportation and infrastructure crisis. The Governor’s transportation advisory committee reported back with their findings in August [...]

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Welch Wins Endorsement, First Ballot

01.28.2012

Despite a very heated race for US Senate in 2012 in Pennsylvania, and despite what appeared to be an imminent open primary, Steve Welch (WelchForPA.com) has taken the PA State Republican Committee endorsement. In a vote that appeared to be much closer from the outside, Welch won on the first ballot cast by simple majority. No small [...]

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Democrats Condemn 2011 as “GOP Failure”

01.27.2012

Before adjourning for Christmas recess, Democratic leaders issued a press release lambasting Gov. Corbett and the Republican legislature for their “extreme ideological crusade” and “no leadership on jobs.” The scathing critique included overtones of commonplace class warfare rhetoric accusing Republicans of attacking workers’ rights and the middle-class. Representative Dermody, D-Allegheny, went as far as saying that [...]

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Sen. Toomey responds to State of the Union address 2012

01.26.2012

Sen. Toomey responds to President Obama’s State of the Union address on Jan. 24, 2012. YouTube Link

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Op-Ed “A Reason to Endorse”

01.26.2012

A Reason to Endorse An op-ed by Ethan Demme It’s endorsement time again, time for the barrage of emails, phone calls, calling for and against candidates and for and against endorsement. I’d like to step back and look at some of the reasons why I believe endorsement is a good thing. Since this time around [...]

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