Innovation creates jobs, government spending destroys them

There is significant debate taking place about the future of our country, and the role of government. This healthy debate is focusing more and more on our national debt—by Republicans and Democrats alike—as it becomes clear that we are on an unsustainable path. The government is now spending 50 percent more annually than it takes in. The stimulus bill and bailouts were passed with great speed and little debate. People are just now starting to…

Answering a question about Pike’s biography (Updated)

In comments on our Doug Pike’s official bio that says he was president of a hospital. Since the hospital isn’t named, some folks don’t seem to believe him.

Well, I just got off the phone with his campaign manager, who tells me that Pike was president of chairman of the board of directors of South Oaks Hospital on Long Island. Its

Hoeffel ‘announces’

Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel used a quote from that’s being reported as his “announcement.”

Forgive the sour grapes.

It’s early.

CATCHING UP: Onorato’s moment, Gerlach goes ACORN and Sestak’s net-neutral

Sorry for the slow Monday yesterday, political junkies. Happens to the best of us.

Here’s some stuff you may have missed. Dan Onorato gets a couple days this week to bask in the spotlight of G-20, and to soak up the praise of Pittsburgh’s economic revival. President Obama has had

Costello vows a positive campaign; says he won’t run against party endorsement (Updated)

PHILADELPHIA—Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello said he won’t be attacking his opponents as he seeks the 6th District House seat, promising to run a positive, issue-based campaign.

“I’m going to try not to talk about my two opponents, because I don’t have anything bad to say about them,” Costello said recently.

And he said he would not end up running for the seat if he’s not the candidate endorsed by the county parties…

The First Read — September 22, 2009

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The budget work continues
The wheels of budget-making are grinding slowly in Harrisburg. Legislative staff aides worked Monday to write bills that reflect a three-day-old budget deal and settle…

Rick Santorum for President?

Rick Santorum for President.

One more time… Did I hear you right? What?

Rick Santorum for President.

Look, Rick Santorum wasn’t a horrible Senator. He did do his part bringing back money to the state and was our state’s voice in the majority party at the time. However, I don’t think he understands what he is saying.

The fact is, Rick Santorum doesn’t like Obama and will go after him. But, that is far different…

Deal in the works on EFCA?

Keeping with his new found tradition of lining up to support President Obama’s major legislative goals, Senator Arlen Specter suggested to a group of labor leaders last week week that a new version of the Employee Free Choice Act

More Sestak Stumbles — Sestak Flip Flops on Drug Reimportation and Health Courts

By ARLEN SPECTER FOR SENATE

Harrisburg — In August 2007 Cong. Joe Sestak voted against allowing prescription drugs to be reimported to America from other countries but then earlier this month said he did not “understand” a system that forbids reimportation.

And as a candidate for Congress in 2006 through the start of his Senate campaign this summer, Cong. Joe Sestak’s campaign literature said he supported ‘health courts,’ an alternate dispute resolution method for medical…

WITH RICK SANTORUM SUDDENLY PIPING UP IN PENNSYLVANIA, WE ARE REMINDED THAT TOOMEY’S RECORD MAKES SANTORUM LOOK LIKE A MODERATE!

By THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

With defeated right-wing Senator Rick Santorum contemplating a 2012 Presidential bid and trying to make news in the Pennsylvania Senate race, his presence is helpful in one regard: he resembles a moderate compared to Pat Toomey. Santorum has recently announced he’s exploring a Presidential campaign and has also generated news by weighing-in on the U.S. Senate race. In 2006, Santorum lost by 17 percentage points – in large part…