What Has Admiral Joe Wrought?

The uncontrolled mouth of Congressman Joe “The Fink” Sestak (D-Pa7)   may send his master down muck creek sans motor.

The  Drudge Report and CBS News are now reporting that the top Republican — Darrell Issa (R-Ca49) — on the House Oversight Committe will call for a special prosecutor if the White House does not address Sestak’s claim that he was offered a job to drop his Senate challenge to party comrade Arlen Specter, the incumbent.

Sestak made the claim in mid-February on “Voice of Reason”, a Comcast Network cable news show hosted by veteran anchor Larry Kane.

Sestak said he could not comment that the job was Navy Secretary but did confirm it was “high up”.

If true, the offer would be a violation of federal anti-bribery laws, along with laws prohibiting government officials from interfering in elections and using federal jobs for for political reasons.

Violation of each provision is punishable by up to one year in jail.

Will Sestakgate become a new word? Well, yes it seems. Remember Mr. President, it’s the cover-up not the crime that gets you in trouble.

Meanwhile, Specter, showing the loyalty to friends and benefactors for which he has become famous, said it sounds like bribery to him and basically double-dog dared Admiral Joe to name names and dates.

F&M Now Has Toomey Beating Specter

The latest Franklin & Marshall poll has Pat Toomey beating incumbent Arlen Specter to represent Pennsylvania in the Senate 33-29 with 32 undecided. This is a direct reversal of March’s results which had Specter up 33-29 with 29 percent  undecided. In January F&M had Toomey & Specter tied at 30.

 
Also in the latest, Toomey beats Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7)  27-19 with 49 percent undecided. This is up from last month which had Toomey ahead 25-22 with 47 percent undecided.
 
And party-endorsed Specter keeps a strong lead over Sestak in the Democrat Primary race 32-12 with 52 percent undecided.
 
The Rasmussen Poll has had Toomey ahead of Specter for three straight months with the most recent tally being 49-40, and Toomey beating Sestak 42-37. 
 
Rasmussen has Specter leading Sestak handily. 
 
A QuinnipiacUniversity poll released March 2, however, has Specter beating Toomey by 7points and Sestak by 24 points.
 
In the GOP gubernatorial primary race, F&M has  Attorney General Tom Corbett  extending his lead over state Rep. Sam Rohrer to 28-4 but 66 percent remain undecided. In January, it was 23-5 with 69 percent undecided.
 
In the four-man Democrat gubernatorial race, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato is the front runner favored by 11 percent of the Dem voters followed by state Auditor General Jack Wagner at 7 percent, Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel at 5 percent and State Senator Anthony Williams (D-191) at 2 percent with 71 percent undecided. 
Here is a pdf of the F&M report.

Clear Road For Lou Barletta

Chris Paige has withdrawn from the Pennsylvania 11th Congressional District Republican Primary leaving Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta the last man standing to face the Democrat candidate this November. That candidate is almost certainly going to be incumbent Paul “I Believe In Executive Orders” Kanjorski but still he faces a May 18 challenge from Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O’Brien and in this climate you never can tell.

Barletta  would have likely beat Kanjorski in 2008 but for the Obama surge.

Corbett Adds Pa. To ObamaCare Suit

Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett said he believes ObamaCare will be declared unconstitutional and has added Pennsylvania to among the states suing to declare it so.

Other states suing are Florida, South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Michigan, Utah, Alabama, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan, Idaho, Washington, Colorado, Virginia and Louisiana.

The suit states that the bill violates the 10th Amendment and forces states to carry out its provisions without reimbursing them for the costs.

Also the Thomas More Law Center of Ann Arbor, Mi., is suing on of itself and four people that don’t have private health insurance and object to being told they must buy it.

Also, Idaho and Virginia have passed laws exempting themselves from ObamaCare while bills to do so have been introduced in 34 other states.

Quote Of The Day From T.J.

. . .that the several States
composing the United States of America, are
not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general
government; but that
by compact under the style and title of a Constitution for the United
States and of
amendments thereto, they constituted a general government for special
purposes, delegated
to that government certain definite powers, reserving each State to
itself, the residuary
mass of right to their own self-government; and that whensoever the
general government
assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of
no force:

–Thomas Jefferson, The Kentucky Resolutions, Nov. 16, 1798

Presumptive GOP 7thD Nominee Unloads On Corrupt Bill Filled With Backroom Deals

The former U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Delaware County District Attorney who is going to almost certainly be the Republican nominee for the Pennsylvania 7th District Congressional seat being vacated by Democrat Joe Sestak for a senate run has spoken out on the health care disaster passed last night by the House of Representatives.

“Dems rammed through legislation that raises taxes on middle class & represents a government takeover of 17% of the economy,” Pat Meehan said on Twitter. “This is a bad bill filled with corrupt backroom deals to secure a bare majority of support. (The) bill could not stand on own merits.”

His expected opponent in November, State Rep. Bryan Lentz (D-161) has called the travesty “The type of common-sense starting point we need to lower costs for the consumer, improve the quality of care and help stabilize our economy.”

Where does the Democrat Party find such geniuses.

Hey Lentz, how about we put in the restrictions on access to lawyers that we just put on access to doctors and nurses and drugs? How about we restrict the actions of lawyers as we just did the actions of doctors and lawyers and drug makers?

It should be noted that Sestak voted for the bill, and was an enthusiastic backer.

Fightin’ Sam Rohrer To Speak In Newtown Square, Scotland

State Rep. Sam Rohrer, the underdog challenger to be the GOP gubernatorial candidate, will hold a town hall, 7 p.m., Friday, at Delaware County Christian School, 462 Malin Road, Newtown Square, Pa. 19073.

Rohrer represents the 128th District. The GOP’s endorsed candidate is state Attorney General Tom Corbett. The primary election is May 18.

 
And Dwight Weidman informs me that Sam will hold a town meeting 9-10:30 the following morning at the Scotland Community Center, Main St., Scotland, — the one near Chambersburg not Northumbria.
 
It’s a tough schedule he’s given himself.

 

 

 

Where Do Democrats Find Such Men?

When Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI1) was threatening to withhold his support from ObamaCare because of his concerns as to how it would endanger the weak and helpless he told National Review’s Bob Costa that Democrat Party leaders were telling him: “If you pass the Stupak amendment, more children will be born, and therefore it will cost us millions more. That’s one of the arguments I’ve been hearing. Money is their hang-up. Is this how we now value life in America? If money is the issue–come on, we can find room in the budget. This is life we’re talking about.”

Now why would any person with a conscience  stay with an organization that would choose such people as its leaders?

Of course Stupak ended up voting for the bill sans his amendment endangering all of us not just the weak and helpless. So maybe Stupak doesn’t have a conscience. Or maybe he is like Gollum and his conscience just can’t overcome his desire for pretty things and power.

How Pa. Delegation Voted On Health Care Fiasco

The House of Representatives, voted 219-212 at 10:49 p.m., March 21 to approve bizarre, destructive, restrictive and very unpopular changes to our health care system. Here is how Pennsylvania’s delegation voted:

Robert Brady (D-PA-1)        Yes
Chaka Fattah (D-PA-2)        Yes
Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA-3)    Yes
Jason Altmire (D-PA-4)        No
Glenn Thompson (R-PA-5)        No
Jim Gerlach (R-PA-6)        No
Joe Sestak (D-PA-7)        Yes
Patrick Murphy (D-PA-8)        Yes
Bill Shuster (R-PA-9)        No
Christopher Carney (D-PA-10)    Yes
Paul Kanjorski (D-PA-11)    Yes
Vacant Seat (12)
Allyson Schwartz (D-PA-13)    Yes
Mike Doyle (D-PA-14)        Yes
Charles Dent (R-PA-15)        No
Joseph Pitts (R-PA-16)        No
Tim Holden (D-PA-17)        No
Tim Murphy (R-PA-18)        No
Todd Platts (R-PA-19)        No

The bill will cost between $940 billion and $3 trillion; put the Department of Veterans Affairs TRICARE Health System under the auspices of the Department of Treasurey; greatly expand the scope of the IRS; and cause 30 percent of doctors to quit practicing.

All Republicans voted against it, and all Pennsylvania Democrats — except for Altmire and Holden — voted for it.

Remember, however, Altmire and Holden did vote to approve the leadership of the House that manipulated this monstrosity through.

Harrisburg City Selling Parks, Museums?

Harrisburg City Selling Parks, Museums? — Those interested in acquiring a farmers market or civil war museum may be in luck because the City of Harrisburg might very well have to unload the ones it owns to resolve its financial mess.

Assets that may have to be liquidated include the National Civil War Museum, the renowned Broad Street Market, The Pennsylvania National Fire Museum, and a whole lot of really nice parkland.

The city is very likely going to be the first in Pennsylvania to default on its loans.

It has long been run by Democrats.

Harrisburg City Selling Parks, Museums?

Harrisburg City Selling Parks, Museums?