by Jane Richey | Nov 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
President Obama has a new booklet—a glossy, 20-page spread called “The New Economic Patriotism: A Plan for Jobs and Middle-Class Security.” The title is completely Orwellian, since the plan—which is nothing new—would actually kill jobs, harming the middle class. As...
by Jane Richey | Oct 24, 2012 | Politics
The question of whether Congress will avoid the steep automatic spending cuts set to take affect in January is a big issue in communities that depend on defense spending, and a comment President Obama made at Monday night’s debate seems to be adding to the...
by Jane Richey | Oct 24, 2012 | Politics
Voter Guides available for national races impacting Venango County: President (Obama/Biden vs. Romney/Ryan) & US Senate (Senator Bob Casey, Jr. vs. Tom Smith) President and Senate 2012 – Congressman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson vs. Charles Dumas 5th...
by Jane Richey | Oct 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
There is a good reason why Republicans and Reagan Democrats oppose tax increases and favor spending restraints: A dollar of tax increase to pay for an additional dollar of government spending costs the economy much more than a dollar — and that price is payable in the...
by Jane Richey | Sep 4, 2012 | Politics
The political left in America is outraged at Clint Eastwood’s recent presentation at the GOP convention. The shock and disbelief of Rachel Maddow at MSNBC and the Blitzer gang at CNN is heavy with condemnation of this inimitable American icon. The establishment...