http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/pa-gop/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:41:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2417661/posts Pennsylvania's self-inflicted traffic snarls become more expensive, Jan. 3, when the Turnpike Commission raises the rate by 3 percent. The PTC raised the rate by 25 percent last January. BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2417661/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:41:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2416987/posts Former Pa. Gov. Dick Thornburgh is the latest to call for ending the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. He notes that the " top-heavy" PTC, with more than 2,000 employees, manages 537 miles of turnpike highways; compared to PennDOT which manages nearly40,000 highway miles along with tens of thousands more miles of localroads, railways and bridges. BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2416987/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:04:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2412944/posts Corbett, the front-runner among GOP hopefuls for the job, captures 48% to former Congressman Joe Hoeffel’s 26%. Against Scranton Mayor Christopher Doherty, Corbett wins 46% to 23%. Likely GOP Senate nominee Pat Toomey holds a slight lead over both Specter and Sestak in a look at potential 2010 general election match-ups, BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2412944/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:49:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2412187/posts Rob Mitchell, congressional candidate for PA's 8th District responds to this weekend's Senate deliberations on sweeping health care reform legislation.... Rob Mitchell http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2412187/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:13:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2408680/posts The Philadelphia Inquirer in today's front page story managed to put a D after Stephen Stetler's name when reporting his resignation as Pennsylvania's revenue secretary shortly before Attorney General Tom Corbett announced that he was one of three officials being charged with six counts of conflict of interest, theft, and conspiracy. Granted the Inky didn't spell out the D as Democrat, nor did they put the word in the headline as they would have perhaps if another party had been involved, BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2408680/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:29:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2408178/posts KYW1060.com, yesterday, reported that state lawmakers were mulling mandatory sex education in public schools. While the story didn't mention a bill number, HB 1163 was the only one found in search for "sex education" at the website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Granted we might think our elected our experts on the matter of sex due to their amazing skill at finding imaginative ways of, well, giving it to us taxpayers, but one is puzzled at why they think it best to place a new mandate on public schools. Oh yeah, I forgot, silly me. They are good at finding... BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2408178/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:41:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2404244/posts 1* Suppose the Democratic Primary for the 2010 United States Senate were held today. Would you vote for Arlen Specter or Joe Sestak? 48% Specter 35% Sestak 3% Some other candidate 14% Not sure Rasmussen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2404244/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:03:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2403925/posts John E. Peterson, who represented Pennsylvania's 5th District in Congress from 1997 until his retirement in 2009, is saying dump the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. (snip) This morning, btw, five Republican state representatives filed a bill abolish the Turnpike Commission. HB 2134 would transfer the transfer its assets and functions to PennDOT. And did you know that the Turnpike was designed so that the straightaways could be negotiated at 102 mph and the curves at 90? BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2403925/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:33:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2403503/posts looks like Jeff McGeary may be tossing his hat into the conservative candidates for congress pool for the 8th District of PA. Jeff announced at the Thomas Jefferson Club Holiday party tonite that he's setting up an exploratory committee. So, now we have Jeffery Shcott, Dean Malik, Judith Algeo, Rob Mitchell and Jeff McGeary. Stay tuned this could get interesting. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2403503/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 05:41:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2403271/posts The Pennsylvania House, today, voted to create a searchable online database regarding state spending. The vote to pass HB 1880 to establish the operation of the Pennsylvania Government Accountability Portal, or "PennGAP, was unanimous. Gov. X-Man Rendell is reportedly against the bill citing cost. BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2403271/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:51:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2399757/posts New Jersey Governor-elect Chris Christie, last night, at back-to-back fundraisers praised the character and other attributes of Pat Meehan who is the GOP nominee to represent Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District which is being vacated by Joe "Chicken Little" Sestak who is seeking Arlen "Henny Penny" Specter's senate seat. BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2399757/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 23:53:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2399431/posts There are 25 state (Pa.) employees with salaries over $200,000, not including all the bennies of course. Twenty-three of them are involved in education with five of them from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA); four of them from the Pennsylvania Public School Employees's Retirement System, (PSERS); and three remarkably enough professors at Clarion University albeit the Clarion income includes compensation beyond base pay. The jive 25 are: BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2399431/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:59:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2399047/posts Doylestown Township lawyer and Air Force veteran, whose political interest was steeped in Bucks County's Tea Party movement, Tuesday announced he will seek the Republican nomination for Congress for PA's 8th District. At the Elkins Gallery in the Mercer Museum, Rob Mitchell told family and supporters that if elected he would bring common sense to Congress and support allowing business to solve national problems. "I am running for congress because I trust the wisdom of the American people more than I trust the judgment of the Washington elites," he said, a theme repeated several times during his 15 minute speech.... The Morning Call http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2399047/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 04:37:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2393967/posts Rob mItchell is running for Congress in the 8th District of Pennsylvania. See, www.Rob4Congress.com "It's a Matter of Trust!" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2393967/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:56:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2390814/posts The Pat Meehan fundraiser featuring New Jersey Gov-Elect Chris Christie will be in the 7th District after all. The event had been reported as taking place in Philadelphia. Well, it's 7-9 p.m., Dec. 2 at the Concordville Inn in Concord, Delaware County. Meehan, the former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, is the GOP's pick to fill the seat being vacated by Joe "I Want To Impoverish Your Children" Sestak who is trying to replace fellow Democrat Arlen "I Want To Impoverish Your Children, Too" Specter as one of Pennsylvania's senators. BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2390814/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2389151/posts The Commonwealth Foundation's Nathan Benefield points out that Pennsylvania legislators, judges and executive branch people get an automatic cost-of-living adjustment in their pay using the consumer price index (CPI) for Philadelphia as the measure for inflation. Will fancy that, the CPI is down 0.15% this year. Does the pay of our solons and mandarins go down? BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2389151/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:57:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2387002/posts Today's Philadelphia Inquirer column by Michael Smerconish was a textbook conservative complaint about the cowardice of political correctness. It looks like someone wet his finger and put it in the air. BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2387002/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:32:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2386998/posts It looks like Attorney General Tom Corbett will have some competition in the GOP gubernatorial candidacy, according to PaWaterCooler.com State Rep. Samuel E. Rohrer (R-128) is expected to announce his candidacy, Nov. 17, at a town hall in West Lawn. BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2386998/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:27:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2385054/posts Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett has announced that 10 Republicans connected to the Pennsylvania Legislature, including former Speaker of the House John Perzel, have been charged in scheme masterminded by Perzel to funnel $10 million in tax dollars to political campaigns. BillLawrenceOnline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2385054/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:28:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2385025/posts New Jersey Governer-elect Chris Christie will headline a Dec. 2 fundraiser for congressional candidate Pat Meehan who is seeking to swing the Pennsylvania 7th seat now held by Joe Sestak back to the GOP. With Sestak running for senate, the front-runner to represent the Dems in the race is State Rep. Bryan Lentz (D-161) albeit it State Rep. Greg Vitali (D-166), environmental lawyer Gail Conner, and political consultant Teresa Touey have also expressed interest in the seat. BillLawrenceOnline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2385025/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:46:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2381695/posts Not only was Congressman Joe "Grandma Doesn't Need That Pacemaker, And We Don't Like Children Anyhow" Sestak (D-7Pa.) among the 220 votes last night for socializing American medicine, he was also among the 194 opposing the Stupak Amendment that would have kept the public tax-supported plan from covering abortions. Approval of the Stupak Amendment was required for the socialism to proceed. I guess we know where Joe's priorities lie -- socialism is good but abortion is better. BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2381695/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:13:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2293591/posts Only hours after Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6) announced that he would run for Governor, state Representative Curt Schroder (R-Chester) declared his candidacy to replace Gerlach in the 6th District. Schroder had long said he would vie for Gerlach’s seat if the four-term Congressman stepped aside in favor of a gubernatorial run, and after filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission weeks ago, his announcement was mostly a formality. But as Democrats continue to coalesce around Doug Pike, the contours of the race are becoming increasingly clear. “I have decided to enter this race to ensure that the values that built... www.PA2010.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2293591/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:32:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2290204/posts Sen. John Cornyn’s Facebook friends aren’t in a very friendly mood. The Texas Republican’s page on the popular social networking website has been filled with comments like this one from a Florida real estate broker: “As soon as I read of your endorsement of Charlie Crist, I sent in a donation to the Marco Rubio campaign.” A new Facebook group has since cropped up challenging members to give “not one penny” to the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), of which Cornyn is chairman. The online group’s description says: “First they supported Chafee. Then they supported Specter. Now they support Crist.”... The American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2290204/posts#comment Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:15:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2240576/posts During the 1980 Conservative Republican revolution, President Reagan introduced a "big tent" philosophy into the Republican party, however this big tent revolved around a set group of Conservative principles which could not be ignored. These principles included fiscal conservatism, limited government, strong national defense, and family values became the set principles of the Republican party. In reality, Reagan wanted all that agreed with a set number of principles first, then strayed on other issues later. Over the past 4 years, the party corrupted by 5 terms in power began spending like liberals, expanding government, and even at times voting anti-family... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2240576/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:19:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2240561/posts 1,050 people signed the PETITION to EXPEL SPECTER from the GOP. The petition was first posted on February 13, 2009. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/expel-specter.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2240561/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:02:32 GMT