Small Victory: Orzag Forced to Resign as Economy Continues to Sputter!!

White House budget director Peter Orszag, a top lieutenant on President Obama’s economic team, will be leaving his post next month, administration officials said Monday. Orszag, 41, the first senior cabinet official to resign, helped steer the $787 billion economic stimulus bill through Congress. While perhaps a small victory for conservatives and pragmatic people across…

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Murphy Votes NO to Sale of Excess Federal Property

Patrick Murphy PA, D-08 voted against selling $15,000,000,000.00 (Yea BILLIONs) in Excess Federal Property: Sell Excess Federal Property Potential savings of up to $15 billion The Office of Management and Budget estimated in 2007 that the federal government is holding $18 billion in real property that it does not need. Rather than selling this property,…

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You Cut

YouCut – a first-of-its-kind project – is designed to defeat the permissive culture of runaway spending in Congress. It allows you to vote, both online and on your cell phone, on spending cuts that you want to see the House enact. Vote on republicanwhip.house.gov/YouCut/ today for your priorities and together we can begin to change…

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Oh-Boma: Another Bailout?!?

Will Cong Murphy support the latest cash bailout for teachers? Sung to the tune of $23,000,000,000 (billion) to prevent teacher layoffs, Patrick Murphy has aligned himself with the POR (Pelois, Obama, Reid) Leadership all along. Why would he change his stripes now? Where is the Bucks County Media on THIS issue with CSI (Casey, Specter…

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New Gasoline Tax Introduced

I received this letter today. You should read it. Steve, Today, Congress once again ignored what Americans want and introduced a new gasoline tax as part of a global warming bill that also contains a cap and trade energy tax on utilities. The section on the gas tax begins on p. 361. Introduced by Senators…

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Murphy Supported by Out-of-State Special Interests

From Former Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick According to his official Federal Election Commission campaign reports, Congressman Patrick Murphy received the majority of his campaign cash from out of state donors! I have consistently questioned why Patrick Murphy continues to vote against the better interests of the citizens of the 8th District. After seeing his campaign finance…

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Obama: Anger, Bitterness & Frustration

Philippa Thomas of the BBC opined this morning that while Obama expressed that the State of the Union is Strong, she felt some undertones. In listening to the speech and later interviewing lots of politicians of all stripes, she and others felt the anger, bitterness and frustration which is becoming the hallmark of failed Democrat…

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Fitzpatrick Visits Committee

Richboro PA — Yesterday evening, at the regular monthly meeting of our Committee, former Congressman and County Supervisor, Michael G. Fitzpatrick, stopped by to say a few words about his thoughts on the forthcoming Republican Primary election. He had announced Saturday that he was entering the race and was planning to win. He also took…

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Fitzpatrick Announces for PA 8th

Mike Fitzpatrick Commits to the Race for PA 8th Congressional Seat Langhorne PA – Mike Fitzpatrick, the former Congressman from The Eighth Pennsylvania Congressional District and Former Bucks County Commissioner announced his candidacy to reclaim his Congressional seat from Patrick Murphy at an impromptu meeting yesterday. Standing before a group of several hundred well wishers…

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Understanding Electric Choice

Some helpful news and suggestions from Senator Tommy Tomlinson’s recent email newsletter: Understanding Electric Choice Electric rate caps were lifted on January 1 in some areas of the Commonwealth and consumers are seeking a new understanding of how to control 2010 electric costs, according to the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA).

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Murphy Votes To Defund ACORN – Finally On The Radar!

Cong Patrick Murphy admits that ACORN is a problem. Now will he call for a RICO (Racketeering) investigation? Will the Bucks Media ask him, as an attorney, JAG, and Congressman, what action he will personally take next? Has he spoken to Sen Casey about his ongoing support for this suspect group? Has he spoken to…

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Rendell: Eating Their Young? – Demoncrats propose Sales Tax on Lawyers!!

PIT Increase is Dead; Democrats Switch To Legal Services Tax. House Democrats floating sales tax expansion to fund their increased spending The following is a statement from House Republican Leader Sam Smith (R-Jefferson County) regarding the latest tax proposal being offered by House Democrats as a means to balance increased spending in their budget proposal.…

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