11.17.09 | | Comments[0]
Download MP3 Political scientists have a number of terms that identify representational styles for lawmakers in Congress and elsewhere. A “trustee” votes his conscience even if it conflicts with the views of his ...
11.10.09 | | Comments[2]
Download MP3 Please do not use your cell phone to text while driving. This represents irresponsible, dangerous, and unChristianlike behavior that could kill or injure you, your passengers, and other drivers. Being distracted ...
11.03.09 | | Comments[0]
Download MP3 In a recent editorial, the New York Times lowered the boom on the embarrassing state of New York State politics. It said, “The state has become a national embarrassment, a swamp of intrigue and corruption, a ...
10.27.09 | | Comments[0]
Download MP3 The politicians in Harrisburg were 101 days late this year in passing their state's budget. In fact, Pennsylvania was the last state in the nation to pass its budget. I say shame on members of the House, shame on ...
10.20.09 | | Comments[0]
Download MP3 Despite the election of Barack Obama as America’s first black president, America still has serious challenges of racial equality and justice in areas involving education, jobs, housing, and law enforcement. ...
10.13.09 | | Comments[7]
Download MP3 There are huge numbers of welfare recipients in New York and Pennsylvania. Of course, the taxpayers of the Empire and Keystone States are the ones who have to foot the bill for those who cannot make it on their ...
10.06.09 | | Comments[9]
Download MP3 Eliot Spitzer resigned in disgrace as New York’s Governor some eighteen months ago after he was publicly and accurately linked to prostitutes. His involvement with prostitutes shocked millions of New Yorkers ...
09.22.09 | | Comments[8]
Download MP3 I do not like cheating and that’s why I condemn those school officials, teachers, and parents who recently cheated their students by denying them the opportunity to listen to a speech given by President Barack ...
09.08.09 | | Comments[6]
Download MP3 There is a stigma attached to those on welfare or public assistance. That’s because there is a stereotype of welfare recipients as lazy and promiscuous good-for-nothings who use drugs, abuse alcohol, gamble, ...
09.01.09 | | Comments[10]
Download MP3 All too often the politicians we send to Albany, Harrisburg, and Washington are more concerned about following the party line, playing it safe, or blindly following the polling numbers than they are about leadership ...
08.18.09 | | Comments[2]
Download MP3 I'm very proud of how citizens in both the Empire and Keystone states are pitching in to make a difference in their communities. USA Today recently reported that -- despite the economy -- more and more Americans have ...
08.14.09 | | Comments[4]
Healthcare Town Hall meetings- you may or may not have been to one but they seem to be the trend of today. Most of our elected officials appear to be courting their constituents and hosting these hall meetings as a way to get our thoughts and ...
08.11.09 | | Comments[4]
Download MP3 In my commentaries I have continually been outspoken in my opposition to gay marriage. I’ve opined that gay marriage is morally unacceptable, morally repugnant, and contrary to the Bible and Christian teaching. ...
08.04.09 | | Comments[0]
Download MP3 Over the years, African-Americans have been unfairly singled out and profiled by the police in a disturbing number of cases. There is no excuse for police racism and it should never be tolerated. Racist cops should ...
07.28.09 | | Comments[3]
Download MP3 Last Friday, workers in New York and Pennsylvania received a federally mandated minimum wage increase of ten cents an hour. This brought the minimum wage in both the Empire and Keystone States to $7.25 an hour. The ...
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