March Madness, ObamaCare style

March 21, 2010 at 12:12 pm

Health care has been dominating the headlines this week, which says something considering everything that is going on in Pennsylvania politically (petitions, petition challenges, the drawing of ballot positions, Bonusgate, etc.).

For those of you keeping score at home, the Democrats are in control of the White House, have a near super majority in the U.S. Senate (and had one until January), and have a huge majority in the U.S. House. So why are they…

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From lifesaver to anchor: Charlie Rangel and the Pa. Dems

March 5, 2010 at 2:06 pm

A month ago, I helped to lead a group discussion at our Republican Party of Pennsylvania winter meeting about best practices when dealing with crisis situations that may arise during campaign season. One example dealt with when and how to disassociate yourself from someone who is involved with a crime or ethical quandary. In a society that has come to rely on 24-hour breaking news and is constantly devouring information, it is critical that, as…

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Congressman Kanjorski’s stimulus problem

February 25, 2010 at 2:09 pm

Last year, Pennsylvania Democrats voted in lockstep with Nancy Pelosi and their leadership in favor of the nearly $1-trillion stimulus bill. Soon after passing the wasteful spending package, an oversight commission was assembled in Pennsylvania to help monitor how the money was being spent. Both the Republican and Democratic congressional delegations appointed representatives to the panel.

Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11) was appointed as the Democratic representative to the Pennsylvania Stimulus Oversight Commission, but records we…

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We’re ready to get to work

February 16, 2010 at 9:00 am

The race for the Governor’s Mansion and the U.S. Senate officially became a sprint last weekend, as members of the Republican State Committee voted to endorse Pat Toomey for Senate, Tom Corbett for Governor and Jim Cawley for Lieutenant Governor.

The meeting, which lasted from 9 a.m. into the afternoon, capped off an exciting weekend that was shown on PCN. From a forum for Lt. Gov. candidates Friday afternoon to forums for the senate and…

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The government-run health care disaster

January 27, 2010 at 9:07 am

As we already know, Scott Brown’s decisive victory in Massachusetts will have major implications in political races all across the nation. Republicans won a high turnout special election in one of the bluest states in the nation for a number of reasons. First of all, we had a great candidate who ran a very smart campaign. Scott Brown fed off of the public’s discontent with the business as usual Democratic political machine in Massachusetts and…

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Dems in big trouble in Massachusetts

January 15, 2010 at 2:31 pm

President Obama and congressional Democrats continue to pConsidering how poorly Democrats have performed over the last year due to growing opposition to their out-of-control spending and their big-government policies, it should come as no surprise that the Massachusetts special election this week for the U.S. Senate has become a a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/morning-fix/011410-massachusetts-special-election-poll.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://voices.washingtonpost.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fvoices.washingtonpost.com%2Fthefix%2Fmorning-fix%2F011410-massachusetts-special-election-poll.html','hotly+contested+battle+involving%C2%A0Republican')"hotly contested battle involving Republican/a state Senator Scott Brown. Brown’s opposition to government-run health care, higher taxes and massive spending has sent his recognition and popularity into the stratosphere, enabling him to compete in one of the bluest states in the country. Voter registration numbers don’t seem to matter, as Democrats are crossing party lines to support the Republican candidate in an effort to send a message to Democrats in Washington that they are tired of their excessive spending./p
pThe surge of GOP support in Massachusetts is not surprising given Washington’s tax-and-spend agenda and the fact that the Democrat running for the open Senate seat is Attorney General Martha Coakley. In short, Coakley is an elitist liberal who had naively a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1225736&format=text" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.bostonherald.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostonherald.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fview.bg%3Farticleid%3D1225736%26amp%3Bformat%3Dtext','assumed+the+seat+would+be+handed+to+her')">assumed the seat would be handed to her. She has proven to be a terrible candidate with absurd views. She recently alluded during an interview the idea that pIn contrast, Republican candidate Scott Brown will be the 41stsup/sup vote for Senate Republicans, a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704363504575003304065666236.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_PoliticsNCampaign_4" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://online.wsj.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748704363504575003304065666236.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_WSJ_US_PoliticsNCampaign_4','effectively+ending+the+Democrats%22+short-lived')"effectively ending the Democrats’ short-lived/a tyranny over the American people. He could potentially be the death knell for the health care bill itself, although state Democrats of Massachusetts are a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/business/healthcare/view.bg?articleid=1224249" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.bostonherald.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostonherald.com%2Fbusiness%2Fhealthcare%2Fview.bg%3Farticleid%3D1224249','promising+to+eschew+the+voter%E2%80%99s+wishes')">promising to eschew the voter’s wishes and delay his appointment. This is yet another example of the Democrats’ ravenous appetite for more government and more power at the expense of the American people.

Brown’s election would be an enormous

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Republicans ready to lead

January 14, 2010 at 1:58 pm

Last January, President Obama and a Democratic Congress swept into office under the guise of ushering in a new era of hope, change and bipartisanship to a country battling its worst financial crisis in nearly a century.

Sadly, though not surprisingly, Obama and Washington Democrats abandoned these empty pretenses shortly after taking office, shunning the needs of our country in exchange for a the chance to check off items of an arch-liberal agenda using only…

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Reflections on Democratic ‘leadership’

December 17, 2009 at 12:01 pm

As 2009 draws to a close, it’s important to step back and examine some examples of where Democratic “leaders” have failed our country and state in the recent weeks.

In Pittsburgh, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who ran on a platform that included “ Full Story

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How will Dems approach stimulus in 2010—own it or admit they’ve blown it?

December 1, 2009 at 10:15 am

The trillion dollar stimulus has failed on nearly every level. The stimulus was billed as a way to reverse rising unemployment levels and energize a struggling economy, yet Americans are confronting double-digit unemployment numbers every day, including a staggering 11 percent unemployment rate in Philadelphia. In short, time has proven the stimulus package to be a completely flawed piece of legislation that has plunged our nation into deeper debt and further proven that you can’t…

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Republicans already back to work after big wins

November 10, 2009 at 2:33 pm

Republicans are feeling good after enjoying numerous election victories for our statewide and local candidates. Winning the fiercely contested Supreme Court race for Joan Orie Melvin was the highlight of a night that saw Republicans sweep 6 of the 7 statewide judicial seats, with the chance to sweep the statewide elections still a distinct possibility, as one of the Superior Court races is still too close to call.

Many of the successes we enjoyed on…

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