Thank You Obama From Corbett?

We suspect that Tom Corbett is not going to be getting a second term as Pennsylvania’s governor, but if he should manage to mount a bottom-of-the-ninth comeback, he ought to send Barack Obama a thank-you note.

The unpopular President campaigned for Corbett’s rival Tom Wolfe on Sunday at Temple University. He filled in less than a quarter of the seats at the Liacouras Center. The event manager estimated the crowd at 5,500.  Many think that was an exaggeration.

We, of course, are going to be voting for Corbett in a very short while. In any election between Karl Marx and Harpo Marx always go with Harpo.

Hat tip IJReview.com

Thank You Obama From Corbett?

Thank You Obama From Corbett?

Netflix Invades France

Netflix started service in France on Sept. 15.

eMarketer.com notes that fewer than a quarter of the French had ever heard of it.

They are going to have a hard time of it we fear.

Hardly any Jerry Lewis movies.

Netflix Invades France

Netflix Invades France

Scott Wagner Letter Explains What Needs Doing

Today is Election Day. Sen. Scott Wagner (R-28) who is running for a full term after winning a special election, March 18, has sent the following letter to his constituents. It’s worth being read by all who care about this state and the nation.

Scott Wagner Letter Explains What Needs Doing

By Scott Wagner

I am writing to the voters of the 28th Pennsylvania State Senate District regarding the upcoming election . . ., Tuesday, November 4th.

I made a decision over a year ago to run for the State Senate position that I currently hold.

I made that decision because I was fed up with the status quo.

Without going into details, most people know that I am in the Pennsylvania State Senate because of unusual circumstances.

I was fed up with a government that was making what I love to do harder and harder each year.

What I love to do is start up and build businesses that create jobs and employ people.

Let me repeat – create jobs and employ people.

Pennsylvania has a lot of opportunities and it also has many issues.

Let’s talk about some of the issues.

The number #1 issue in the 28th Senate District is school taxes.

A significant driver of the ever increasing school taxes is a state pension system that is vastly underfunded and facing a $47 Billion Dollar shortfall.

During my short period of seven months in the Pennsylvania State Senate it is crystal clear to me that the public sector unions have complete control of Harrisburg and are blocking pension reform, school tax elimination, liquor privatization, and prevailing wage mandates on school districts to name a few.

Pennsylvania needs government reform and it needs it quickly.

Pennsylvania does not have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem.

I knew this fact before I went to Harrisburg and I now see it first-hand.

My opponent will say we need jobs.

Here is the real issue. We have a skilled labor shortage. South Central Pennsylvania has approximately 3500 job opening for skilled workers.

By skilled workers I am referring to truck drivers, mechanics, welders, industrial electricians, HVAC technicians, plumbers and machine operators to name a few.

This past May, Pennsylvania colleges graduated 12,000 teachers with 3,000 positions available.

York County needs to change its junior and senior high school education programs to include education for the trades.

Pennsylvania has a prescription drug epidemic and that has created a heroin crisis.

Pennsylvania is not a “right to work” state.

Pennsylvania is ranked 34th in the nation as having a percentage of its workers unionized.

Pennsylvania has major competition with southern “right to work” states.

We have a lot of work to do to make Pennsylvania more competitive against other states.

I started my business career over thirty-five years ago; it has taken a lot of hard work and risk to get to where I am today.

Success doesn’t just happen; I have had many failures also and have turned those failures into learning experiences.

Having served in the Senate for seven months it is crystal clear to me that there is not a single person in the house or senate that has my extensive business experience and knowledge of how the real world operates.

In my short time in the senate my name has been in newspapers continuously, or I am on TV and you can find me on the internet because I am not a status quo person.

I ask questions, continuously looking for ways to improve things, and as a result I am seen as a disruptor.

I love when someone says “we have always done it this way”.

People have said, “Wagner’s style won’t work in Harrisburg – he is abrasive and he is outspoken”.

Let me be clear – I am not a status quo person.

I intend to be a Senator who will be disruptive.

I will break the rules with professionalism, a strategy, style, and class.

I already have a career.

I am a leader, I am a strategist, I am a visionary and I am a team builder.

And most important – I am not, and will not be owned by lobbyists, special interest groups, senate leadership, and a corrupt system.

I have pledged to serve two four-year terms in the Pennsylvania State Senate.

It is not my goal to become a career politician. I am seen as a very dangerous person to a lot of people who live on the system in Harrisburg.

We have a lot of things in Pennsylvania that are simply outdated and broken, and need fixed quickly.

If you want a Senator who will go to Harrisburg to make Pennsylvania a better, more competitive state so Pennsylvanians have good sustaining jobs and Pennsylvania is a better place to live and prosper, then I ask for your vote on November 4th.

Scott Wagner Letter Explains What Needs Doing

Vote Fraud Stopping

USAToday on Sunday (Nov.2) published an article by former Attorney General  Edwin Meese and former Ohio Secretary of State and Cincinnati Mayor J. Kenneth Blackwell in which they explain how to end vote fraud.

Yes, Virginia, vote fraud exists.

Besides  recommending photo-voter ID laws  — if it’s good enough for a liquor store it should be good enough for a polling place — they also suggested ending early voting and same-day registration.

You can read the column here.

Vote Fraud Stopping

Vote Fraud Stopping

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-3-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-3-14

Yes, Miranda, you determine the right or left bank of a river by facing the outlet not the source.

Doctors Leaving ACA Exchange Plans

The American Action Forum is saying that more than 214,000 physicians will not be participating in Affordable Care (sic) Act exchange plans.

It is basing the claim on an analysis of a May 2014 survey by The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA),  a trade group which has served  administrators of medical group practices since 1926.

American Action says the big reason is  a March 27, 2012 HHS regulation that exchange plans provide their customers with a 90-day “grace period” to pay bills. This makes it very possible that  providers are left uncompensated for services provided in those 90 days.

Anther factor though is the discovery that ACA exchange plans are now paying sixty cents on the dollar for services. Private plans pay 100 percent , and Medicare pays 80 percent.

Further it is noted that many ACA enrollees have high deductible plans but don’t understand what a deductible is.

The MGMA study indicates 75 percent of responders said that exchange plan patients were “very likely” or “extremely likely”  fo have high deductible Bronze or Catastrophic plans.  American Action said their concern is that those with these plans don’t understand what a deductible is and don’t realize that they could accumulate thousands of dollars in charges before these deductibles are met.

“The fear in the provider community is that low-income patients with these plans may rush to get delayed care without the financial ability to pay the high deductible, and while the insurer continues collecting premium payments, the provider will be left uncompensated,” says American Action.

Obamacare is looking more and more like the train wreck we long said it would be.

Hat tip CNSNews.com

Doctors Leaving ACA Exchange Plans

Doctors Leaving ACA Exchange Plans

 

 

Roadkill Deer Just Part Of PA Autumn

Roadkill Deer Just Part Of PA Autumn

Fall marks breeding season for deer, reports State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129) which makes them an autumn road hazard about which Pennsylvanians must be especially aware.

He notes that they are especially active,  between sunset and sunrise.

Cox said if a dead deer presents an obvious safety hazard on state roadways, motorists can call 1-800-FIX-ROAD to have the deer removed.

For what it’s worth, road-killed deer may be claimed by state residents regardless of whether the person picking up the deer was the one who  hit it  or if he had already shot one during the hunting seasons. Permission to pick up the deer isn’t required. However, anyone who claims a highway-killed deer must apply to the Game Commission for a free permit within 24 hours from the time the deer is claimed. The permit can be applied for over the telephone. Call the regional office serving the county where the deer is claimed to make application and for more details.

In should be noted that road-kill cuisine is not uncommon in the United States.

Cox also noted that falling leaves, lower sun angles, wet roads, fog, and frost also make fall driving  less than ideal.

All drivers are encouraged to slow down and use extra caution, as roadways and bridges may be icy or wet, he said. Drivers are also encouraged to allow extra following distance between vehicles and to the stay in the right lane unless they are actively and safely passing another vehicle.

PennDOT also recommends ensuring your vehicle is kept in proper working order: make sure all lights on the vehicle are working, tire tread is sufficient, and that heating and wiper systems are operating effectively. It is also recommended to clean the inside of the vehicle’s windshield to reduce glare.

For more tips on handling the fall driving conditions, click here.

Roadkill Deer Just Part Of PA Autumn

Standard Time Starts Now

It’s 2  a.m., Sunday Nov. 2. Daylight saving time is over and Standard time has begun.

Hopefully, you remembered to turn your clocks back an hour.

Standard Time Starts Now

Standard Time Starts Now

Steve Lonegan Dollar Fix Plan

We  missed the Oct.  24 meeting of the Delaware County (Pa) Patriots at which New Jersey’s Steve Lonegan was the main speaker.

We have been told  he gave an  incisive explanation as to what is wrong with the dollar and the fiscal mistakes the nation is making, and provided intelligent solutions as to how to fix the problem..

We are told that what Lonegan said are pretty well summed up at his site FixTheDollar.com

The dollar certainly needs fixing.

Hat tip Cathy Craddock

Steve Lonegan Dollar Fix Plan

Steve Lonegan Dollar Fix Plan was presented at the Oct. 24 meeting of the Delaware County (Pa) Patriots.

 

Isabella Marie McGrane Welcome

Isabella Marie McGrane was born today, Nov. 1 at 3:38 p.m. to John David and Lynn McGrane of Chicopee, Mass.

David is the nephew of Judy and Lynn McGrane of Springfield, the proprietors of Jootz, and son of John and Sharon McGrane of West Chester.

 

Isabella Marie McGrane Welcome

 

Isabella Marie McGrane Welcome