PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: TOOMEY: IRS ACTIONS SEEM “COMPLETELY POLITICALLY MOTIVATED”

Posted on May 22, 2013 by eriecogop

May 22, 2013
WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey, a Republican, said the IRS’ added scrutiny on tea party groups appears “completely politically motivated,” contradicting statements from IRS officials.”
At a Senate hearing today, Toomey pointed in particular to IRS leaders’ inability — or unwillingness — to say who allowed the tea party targeting to resume even after it had first been stopped.
“We don’t even know who made the decision. How do we know what motivated that decision? And on the face of it it certainly appears that it’s completely politically motivated,” Toomey said. He added, “To my knowledge, there was no criteria idenfitying left-of-center organizations.”
IRS leaders and some Democrats have said the targeting is wrong, but do not believe it was motivated by politics. Continue reading →

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PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE REVIEW: BARACK OBAMA, THE SPECTATOR PRESIDENT

Posted on May 22, 2013 by eriecogop
May 22, 2013

No, this is not Watergate or Iran-Contra. Nor is it like the sex scandal that got Bill Clinton impeached.

The AP, IRS and Benghazi matters represent a scandal not of presidential wrongdoing, but of presidential indolence, indifference and incompetence in discharging the duties of chief executive.

The Barack Obama revealed to us in recent days is something rare in our history: a spectator president, clueless about what is going on in his own household, who reacts to revelations like some stunned bystander.

Consider. Because of a grave national security leak, President Obama’s Department of Justice seized two months of records from 20 telephones used by The Associated Press. An unprecedented seizure. Continue reading →

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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: GOVERNOR CORBETT ANNOUNCES 50 NEW JOBS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY WITH LOCAL MANUFACTURER EXPANSION

Posted on May 22, 2013 by eriecogop

Governor Tom Corbett announced today that Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM) will expand operations to support new growth in the manufacturing industry, retaining 537 jobs and adding 50 new jobs in Cumberland County.

“Supporting Pennsylvania business and giving them the tools they need to succeed in creating newjob opportunities is a priority of my administration,” Corbett said. “Today’s announcement exemplifies what happens when business and government work together – 50 new, high-payingmanufacturing jobs to this region.” Continue reading →

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CHESTER DAILY LOCAL PORTFOLIO: CORBETT TO HONOR COMPANIES

Posted on May 22, 2013 by eriecogop
May 22, 2013

CONTRACTS: WPCS International Inc., a Uwchlan-based design and engineering services company, announced Tuesday it has received approximately $4.1 million in new contracts.

The new contracts include projects to be completed for San Francisco International Airport, Siemens, Honeywell, ATS, Sunbelt Controls, Sutter Health, Las Palmas Junior High School and Trane, the company said. Continue reading →

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PA GOP: Chairman Gleason Congratulates Vic Stabile for Winning Primary Election

Posted on May 22, 2013 by eriecogop

HARRISBURG, PA – Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Rob Gleason released the following statement following the results of the 2013 Primary Election:

“Today, Republicans across Pennsylvania went to the polls and nominated Vic Stabile as their candidate for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Vic Stabile’s extensive legal experience, coupled with his strong record of community involvement, makes him an exceptionally qualified candidate for the Superior Court. Vic continues to crisscross our Commonwealth with unparalleled vigor and I look forward to working towards victory this November,” Chairman Rob Gleason said. Continue reading →

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National Review: The President Won — Sort Of The administration spent the last six months of the campaign in cover-up mode

Posted on May 22, 2013 by eriecogop
May 21, 2013

On September 11, 2012, Barack Obama was 1 point ahead of Mitt Romney in the ABC and Washington Post polls. He was scheduled to meet Romney in three weeks for the first debate. The president was increasingly anxious. Unemployment was still at 7.8 percent, and the Solyndra and Fast and Furious scandals had only recently disappeared from the news — and they had done so only thanks to the use of executive privilege.

But the Tea Party seemed to have lost its 2010 momentum, despite its renewed warnings that Obamacare would be a disaster if not repealed in 2013. The president was running on the slogan that GM was alive and bin Laden was dead — the implications being that massive influxes of borrowed federal money had allowed GM’s work force to survive, and that with the death of bin Laden came the unraveling of the “core” of al-Qaeda. Libya, of course, was cited as an overseas success — a sort of implied un-Iraq. Continue reading →

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Kampf Introduces Bills to Reform State Pension System

Posted on May 21, 2013 by eriecogop

HARRISBURG– Rep. Warren Kampf (Montgomery/Chester) introduced two bills that would require future state and school district employees to enroll in an employee-directed defined contribution plan, rather than a defined benefit plan.

“The state’s two major pension plans are currently underfunded by a combined amount of more than $40 billion and ‘nibbling around the edges’ will not solve our problems,” said Kampf. “We need to take strong action to address this ever-growing debt and this legislation is part of that action.”

Through a combination of the 2008 economic collapse, years of underfunding and previous administrations unwilling to make the tough choices, our pension system is now at a point that threatens every Pennsylvania taxpayer at the state and local level. Continue reading →

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PA GOP: Time for “Accountability” to be Accountable

Posted on May 21, 2013 by eriecogop
May 20, 2013

Contact: Valerie Caras, 717-234-4901

PA GOP: Time for “Accountability” to be Accountable
Democrat Allies Should Reveal Source of Secret Money and Hidden Identities Used for Political Attacks

HARRISBURG, PA – Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Rob Gleason released the following statement regarding “Pennsylvanians for Accountability,” a faceless organization with apparent ties to unions and liberal special interests including the PSEA and SEIU, that is now bankrolling a smear campaign against Governor Corbett. The group is keeping secrets, including the names of its officers, directors and funders while spending tens of thousands of unreported dollars to distort Governor Corbett’s record. At the same time that the Obama administration is backtracking on the dirty tricks the IRS used against conservative groups, it’s the height of hypocrisy for Democratic-supporting special interests to cower behind a secret organization.

Chairman Gleason said, “Governor Corbett has brought reform and responsibility to Harrisburg. He has worked with members of the legislature to make our government open and transparent. Pennsylvanians should reject this shady special interest assault on our Governor.” Continue reading →

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