Day: April 12, 2012

Mitt To Stump At Tea Party Event

GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney will be appearing at the Tri-State Tax Day Tea Summit, 6:30-8 p.m., April 16, at the Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St., Philadelphia.

Tickets range from $10-$30 and can be obtained from the Independence Hall Tea Party Association.
The host committee is American Sheepdogs; Cherry Hill Area Tea Party; Diamond State Tea Party; Faith & Freedom Coalition of Delaware; Jersey Shore Tea Party; Montgomery County Young Republicans; Repatriot Radio; and Saturday Morning in America.
Scheduled to appear with Romney are Christine J. Toretti, National Republican Committeewoman (PA); Congressman Charlie Dent (PA); Congressman Chris Smith (NJ); Congressman Jim Gerlach (PA); Congressman Jon Runyan (NJ); State Senator Joe Kyrillos (NJ) and The Honorable Anna Little (R-NJ).
If Romney is the nominee, I’m voting for him this November. 
That’s not saying much since if Bernie Madoff were the Republican nominee I’d vote for him this November.
On Primary Day, April 24, I’m voting for Newt as I don’t expect to be drunk enough that early to hit the button for Ron Paul.

Confident Rohrer Gives Eddystone Gathering Leadership Lesson

With 13 days to go before Pennsylvanian’s Republican Primary, a confident Sam Roher told a gathering in Eddystone, tonight, April 11, what kind of leadership will be needed to extract this nation from the fiscal and social mess in which it finds itself.

 

Rohrer, who has a distinguished career in the State House, is seeking the Republican nomination to take on Democrat incumbent Bob Casey Jr. in the U.S. Senate race.
Rohrer noted that while serving in the House he followed a checklist of simple principles, that caused him never to vote for a tax increase nor for tax funding for abortionist, and caused to oppose the improper use of eminent domain.
His principles also caused to refrain from endorsing fellowing Republican Tom Corbett in the 2010 gubernatorial race after losing to him in the primary. Corbett still holds a grudge.
He pledged to follow the same principles if sent to Washington.
His list:

  • Is it moral?
  • Is it constitutional?
  • Does it strengthen individual freedom or does it strengthen government control over the individual?
  • Does it preserve and strengthen the traditional family?
  • Is it in the best interest of the general public — or does it help only special interests?
  • Is it necessary?
  • Is it inefficient or ineffective?
  • Is there money to pay for it?

He’s added one for this bid — should it be done at the federal level?

Rohrer gave specific examples of recent laws passed that he would have opposed which included the Stop Online Piracy Act, The National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2012, and the Patriot Act because of their threats to civil liberties.

Much of Roher’s talk was a history lesson including interesting snippets regarding how William Penn and his religious convictions influenced our nation’s Founding Fathers.

Roher was introduced by Dale Kerns Jr., who along with Tom Boggia, is running to be delegates to the Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District.

Sam, you have my vote.