Amy Gutmann Salary $1.367 million

Amy Gutmann salary $1.367 million — Tea Party activist Bob Guzzardi notes that in Fiscal Year 2011-2012 the Republican-controlled State House and Senate allocated $29 million to the University of Pennsylvania to which the Republican governor happily consented.

This year, Guzzardi says Gov. Corbett is proposing to give Penn zero in the way of dollars.

“The Forgotten Taxpayer is elated,” says Guzzardi.

He notes that Penn is a multi- billion dollar tax exempt corporation with an annual budget of $6 billion  and a highly paid administrative staff, including
President Amy Gutmann, who got a salary last year of $1.367 million.

Amy Gutmann salary $1.367 million

Amy Gutmann salary $1.367 million

Mortgage settlement screws people who pay on time!!

Mortgage settlement screws people who pay on time!! Sounds crazy,right?Just follow the details here and see for yourselves.
http://www.businessinsider.com/watch-dick-bove-go-ballistic-over-the-mortgage-deal-from-hell-2012-2?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select&utm_campaign=BI%20Select%20Recurring%202012-02-09

Mortgage settlement screws people who pay on time

Bernake contradicts Obama?

Bernake contradicts ObamaBernanke Finally Says Something That Seems to Make Sense “8.3% Unemployment Understates Labor Weakness”; Critique of Bernanke’s 2014 Pledge; Perfectly Useless Projections

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:19 AM PST

I nearly always disagree with Bernanke on monetary and fiscal policy. Specifically, the Fed ought not have a monetary policy for the simple reason the Fed should not exist.

Indeed, the Bernanke Fed and the Greenspan Fed have both proven beyond a shadow of a doubt they do not know what they are doing, where the economy is headed, or anything else of relevance in setting monetary policy.

However, on rare occasions, Bernanke can say a few snippets that seem to make complete sense. For example, Bernanke Says 8.3% Unemployment Understates Labor Weakness.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the 8.3 percent rate of unemployment in January understates weakness in the U.S. labor market.

“It is very important to look not just at the unemployment rate, which reflects only people who are actively seeking work,” Bernanke said today in response to questions at a hearing before the Senate Budget Committee in Washington. “There are also a lot of people who are either out of the labor force because they don’t think they can find work” or in part- time jobs.

 

Lawrence Connell Smiling After Settlement With Widener

Lawrence Connell has settled his defamation suit with his old school and the one-time Widener assistant law professor seems very happy.

“All claims amongst all parties have been resolved amicably and professor Connell’s employment with the University and Law School has been concluded,” said his lawyer Thomas S. Neuberger in a statement. “Specific terms of the resolution are confidential. So, we have no further comment.”

Widener does not appear to have released a statement.

Connell was placed on administrative leave in December 2010 after he
was accused of violating Widener’s harassment and discrimination rules.

Connell, who is white, used the law school’s dean,  Linda Ammons, who is black, in hypothetical stituations to illustrate to his class legal points. One of the hypotheticals involved the attempted murder of Ms. Ammons.

The use of school figures, including deans, is not an uncommon thing to do in these matters.

Well, Dean Ammons took offense and ordered him removed from campus. Connell also said the Dean started a personal vendetta against him which resulted in two students accusing him of racial harassment and sexual discrimination — charges of which he was cleared by a school committee.

After this, the law professor sued Ms. Ammons for defamation. He says Ms. Ammons targeted him for his conservative political beliefs.

Did he win? He seems to be smiling.

The question now is why does Widener — which has the largest law school in Pennsylvania even though its first campus is in Delaware  — has such a petty, mean-spirited and not-real-smart person as the school’s dean?

 

Lawrence Connell Smiling After Settlement With Widener

 

Lawrence Connell Smiling After Settlement With Widener

County GOPs Told Welch Or Else

The state Republican Party is warning  the county organizations about associating with those unendorsed, fiscally responsible types favored by the Tea Party.

They seem particularly concerned about U.S. candidate Steve Welch whose votes for President Obama and support for Congressman Joe Sestak isn’t sitting real well with people who think the Republican Party shouldn’t pick candidates who support Democrats.

In a letter sent to every county GOP chairman, the state honchos say:

— Only candidates endorsed by the PA GOP should be recognized and/or allowed to speak at official party events and that they should be able to attend events as complimentary guests.

— All endorsed candidates should be given an opportunity to speak at such events

— County organizations should only be circulating petitions for state-endorsed candidates.

— County chairs should decline promotional materials from non-endorsed candidates.

If the state GOP has such a handle on things, one kind of wonders how this unflattering memo is getting circulated.

Here it is in full:

Latest Liberty Index By Bob Guzzardi

Latest Liberty Index — Tea Party activist Bob Guzzardi has released his Liberty Index for 2011.

The index is a report card on the Pennsylvania General Assembly and governor.

Well done, Bob

 

Latest Liberty Index

Laws You Never Knew Passed Or How To Impoverish Your Children

Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9) gets credit for Act 130 which began as SB 1054 and was signed into law by Gov. Corbett on Dec. 22. It provides for the capital budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012. Pileggi got a unanimous vote for the bill in the Senate. The House passed  it with 75 dissenters who included the more conservative Republicans and the saner Democrats.

The bill borrows $1.6 billion with $450 million of that going to 197 projects in Philadelphia.

Among the things this borrowed billion-plus will be used for are:

— $10 million for the Janney Montgomery Scott Headquarters

— $2.5 million for Mount Airy Transit Village, a vacant lot.

–$2.197 million for Comcast Towers, a portion of the $30 million appropriated for Comcast.

–$850,000 for House of Imoja which is affiliated with Philadelphia Congressman Chak Fattah.

— $3 million for the Chelten and Pulaski revitalization project which is opposed by the neighborhood residents.

Representative Rosita Youngblood (D-198) introduced HB 2030 in November in an effort to bring accountability and some timely information as to the costs and benefits of the projects.  It doesn’t seem to be going anywhere.

Liberty Index subtracted 50 points from a legislator’s grade for a “yea” vote and added 50 points for a “nay” vote. Gov. Corbett, of course, lost 50 points.

Pileggi’s primary opponent, Rogers Howard, has been outspokenly critical of this act.

Can Panetta/Obama Keep A Secret?

Can Panetta/Obama Keep A Secret? — To any readers who wondered how Secty of Defense Leon Panetta could let “slip” that Israel would take out Iran’s Nuke Facility in April,May, or June, check this out:
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/02/08/obamas-anti-israel-sell-out-continues/?utm_source=FrontPage+Magazine&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=3122ec0c72-Mailchimp_FrontPageMag

 

Can Panetta/Obama Keep A Secret?

Abbott And Costello Unemployment Solutions

 Abbott And Costello Unemployment Solutions  

UNEMPLOYMENT

COSTELLO: I want to talk about the unemployment rate in America.

ABBOTT: Good Subject. Terrible Times. It’s 9%.

COSTELLO: That many people are out of work?

ABBOTT: No, that’s 16%.

COSTELLO: You just said 9%.

ABBOTT: 9% Unemployed.

COSTELLO: Right 9% out of work.

ABBOTT: No, that’s 16%.

COSTELLO: Okay, so it’s 16% unemployed.

ABBOTT: No, that’s 9%…

COSTELLO: WAIT A MINUTE. Is it 9% or 16%?

ABBOTT: 9% are unemployed. 16% are out of work.

COSTELLO: IF you are out of work you are unemployed.

ABBOTT: No, you can’t count the “Out of Work” as the unemployed. You have to look for work to be unemployed.

COSTELLO: BUT THEY ARE OUT OF WORK!!!

ABBOTT: No, you miss my point.

COSTELLO: What point?

ABBOTT: Someone who doesn’t look for work, can’t be counted with those who look for work. It wouldn’t be fair.

COSTELLO: To who?

ABBOTT: The unemployed.

COSTELLO: But they are ALL out of work.

ABBOTT: No, the unemployed are actively looking for work… Those who are out of work stopped looking. They gave up. And, if you give up, you are no longer in the ranks of the unemployed.

COSTELLO: So if you’re off the unemployment roles, that would count as less unemployment?

ABBOTT: Unemployment would go down. Absolutely!

COSTELLO: The unemployment just goes down because you don’t look for work?

ABBOTT: Absolutely it goes down. That’s how you get to 9%. Otherwise, it would be 16%. You don’t want to read about 16% unemployment do ya?

COSTELLO: That would be frightening.

ABBOTT: Absolutely.

COSTELLO: Wait, I got a question for you. That means they’re two ways to bring down the unemployment number?

ABBOTT: Two ways is correct.

COSTELLO: Unemployment can go down if someone gets a job?

ABBOTT: Correct.

COSTELLO: And unemployment can also go down if you stop looking for a job?

ABBOTT: Bingo.

COSTELLO: So there are two ways to bring unemployment down, and the easier of the two is to just stop looking for work.

ABBOTT: Now you’re thinking like an economist.

COSTELLO: I don’t even know what the hell I just said!

And now you know why the government’s unemployment figures are improving!

 

Abbott And Costello Unemployment Solutions

Americanism Rules By Jim Bowman

 Americanism Rules

The Roar

Americanism Rules

Could it be that the Tea Party has finally found their man?  Since the 2010 mid-terms, this growing voice has been linked and often identified with Bachman and Paul.  All seemed settled as Cain was embraced.  Even Perry’s initial draw siphoned momentary support.  However, times have changed since the  media’s trumped up candidate, Mitt Romney, never caught on.

This reaction of indifference, from the most conservative element of his party, may impart a sort of public obstinacy against a heavy handed media.  The political playing field has undergone dramatic change since the media’s last endorsement of McCain.  Significantly absent from the never ending diatribe of talk media, comes the fact that this current primary season now features the awareness of a RINO presence which was previously unknown.

In hindsight, Rick Santorum may well have been the most unswerving conservative yet he remained out of the media spotlight for just that reason.   Last night’s triple whammy represents a significant Tea Party upswing towards our Constitutional renewing.  As such, the battle is twofold.  In addition to the election of a President, what is taking place is the “establishment’s refusal to relinquish the reins of the Republican Party.

I cannot over emphasize what has taken place in the Republican corral during these last few years.  And it is mainly due to the public’s awakening and ensuing unification under the Tea Party banner.  This entity applied pressure to political quarters which previously went unnoticed.

Back in 2010, while the media took delight with their reporting of an O’Donnell and Angle loss, the drastic measures employed, ala Rove/Krauthammer/Perrino and company, exposed their behind the scene mannerisms and sinew of political enforcement and control.

In an ironic turn of events, it might well have been a human nature response which started this political unraveling.  Newcomer and unknown O’Donnell challenged and overcame Mike Castle’s ageless incumbency.  This brash and unexpected result brought the establishment RINOs out from the shadows and, in conjunction with the emerging  Tea Party, which at that point was nothing more than the butt of insider jokes, incited these captains of political intrigue to finally undress in public.  Their venom validated and strengthened the Tea Party’s commitment.  The 2010 midterms, from a Tea Party perspective, may well have formulated a “remember the Alamo” resolve.

This background now sets the stage and fortifies our journey.  Yesterday’s triple win ushers in a significant notice to all who align with the status quo.  The Republican branch of the establishment has been revealed.  So has Obama’s socialistic design and illegal rule.  His recent betrayal from his Notre Dame pledge, concerning his contraceptive Healthcare mandate in 2013 epitomizes his lawless disregard for Constitutional restraint, not to mention his word.  In short, his unworthiness becomes his one constant.

I shudder to envision America without this Tea Party voice.  Where and how it emerged is almost mystical, maybe even an offshoot from our Forefather’s belief of Divine Intervention during the Revolutionary War.  Maybe our Nation has been blessed once again.  And it is particularly interesting in that this is a period in which the forces we face are formulating a hard charge, an all or nothing effort, which has as its final reward,our capitulation.  Examples abound.

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg denounces our Constitution’s worth abroad, notwithstanding her qualification to serve during times of “good behavior.”  Yesterday, the infamous Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals once again reversed the will of the people by stating that California’s Proposition 8 in unconstitutional.  This conclusion not only breaks from our Constitution and its reliance upon past legal precedence, it attacks common sense and logical thought.  And the recent recess appointments Obama rammed through is classic and routine from a President that detests and/or ignores our law of the land.

The times in which we live are more than interesting, they are dire if our children and their children are to experience true American blessings.  The forces now aligned against what is America are determined, ruthless and cunning.  They have as their number one weapon the ability to corrupt through offerings and the enticement from promises.  They will attack and use the pulpit of authority and expertise to sway and weaken our resolve.  Their campaign will be as saturating as was their 2008 messages of hope and change.

Last night ushered in a sense of Constitutional solidarity.  It seems that our message and mission was best explained with Sen. Santorum’s reference to our Declaration of Independence.  For in the end, freedom and its perpetuity is not only our right but our duty to maintain.  Our Forefathers began with their pledge of their lives, fortunes and scared honor.  That price remains ageless.  And for Americans, the price has always been paid, and on time!

Jim Bowman, author of,
This Roar of Ours

 

 

Americanism Rules