Sounds like a good way to start the debate. In fact the DHS in Philadelphia may be a detriment to kids. I think case loads have declined in Phila. It would be good to take a closer look. Many social service programs are simply ways for some to get rich from government.

Sounds like a good place to start. Social Services by 50% is interesting idea.

And what does Tom Corbett have to say about cutting Medicare and other senior programs. I think Tom Corbett has said he would raise taxes and what programs would he cut, if any. Medicare Medicaid?

What are Tom Corbett's solutions? What are the Democrats proposing? I posted the link from Commonwealth Foundation directing your attention to $1.4 billion in cuts, none of which will be pretty. Any comments.

We are at crunch time. Pulling billions more out of the private productive economy will not create more jobs or produce more goods or provide more services. Politics aside, what would you do about the budget and Pennsylvania Economy?

Fayette County Tea Party speaks for a lot of voters who are angry, and scared, and energized to get involved where they have never gotten involved before. The Tea Party movement is real and there are many highly competent people emerging from the grassroots naturally. This is really so encouraging.

Sam Rohrer is well aware of the out of control spending which is why he supports Taxpayer Protection Amendment to Constitution and Taxpayer Protection Act.

Social Security and Medicare are federal programs. Sam is running for Governor of Penna, not a federal office.

Commonwealth Foundation has identified $1.41 billion in spending cuts. ttp://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/research/detail/government-on-a-diet-spending-tips-2 Commonwealth Foundation is a gold mine of good ideas to cut the cost of spending.

Did not Rick Santorum get 797.000 fewer votes in 2006 than 2000? Did not his endorsement of Arlen Specter and his morphing from Limited Government to Big Government GW Bush Republican have something to do with it? Could Reagan Democrats have deserted Rick Santorum because Rick Santorum deserted Reagan Principles? Is there no reason to think that?

Which counties did he win? I think, though, that he did worse in every county from 2000 to 2006. Is that not correct. Every county people who voted for him in 2000 did not vote for him in 2006. 797,000 fewer votes from 2000 to 2006 with declines in all counties.

Thank you for the detailed analysis.

What counties did Rick Santorum do better in 2006 than in 2000?

What counties did he win over Casey in 2006? My recollection may be off but I thought he lost votes between 2000 and 2006 in every county. I may be wrong. I,also, thought he lost all counties to Casey. I could be wrong. I am not wrong about 797,000 votes and you have accounted for 214,000 in counties around Philadelphia leaving about 580,000 from elsewhere in Penna. Where did those losses come from?

Sam Rohrer is talking about the budget, about property taxes hammering homeowners on fixed income, about revenue shortfalls, about restraining spending, about jobs and the economy. He has a very positive program focused on The Forgotten Taxpayer and, in particular, The Forgotten Taxpayer who is owns a home, or more dramatically, rents the home from government which raises rent, taxes, on a whim to feed its friends. Sam Rohrer is clearly The Friend of the Forgotten Taxpayer. He supports the Taxpayer Protection Amendment requiring taxpayer approval for taxes abover rate of inflation and population growth.

and none have gone to jail...maybe in the future. We shall see. The Veon Cott Trial is the test and then John Perzel Brian Preski trial.