Tony Phyrillas
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Archives for 2008 :
Pennsylvania needs a bailout (October 1, 2008)
Joe Biden: Don't Know Much About History (September 24, 2008)
Obama to American parents: 'You need to make sure your child can speak Spanish' (July 11, 2008)
Dozen Democrats indicted in Pennsylvania corruption probe (July 10, 2008)
McCain gets it on drilling for new oil (June 16, 2008)
Barack Obama's extreme views on abortion (May 16, 2008)
Smackdown of Ed Rendell (May 15, 2008)
Is Barack Obama smarter than a fifth grader? (May 9, 2008)
Winners and Losers from the Pe (April 23, 2008)
Springsteen endorses Obama (April 17, 2008)
Strange political bedfellows: Obama endorsed by pro-life Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (March 28, 2008)
Big pay for little work by Pennsylvania politicians (March 15, 2008)
Pennsylvania lawmakers flunk The Liberty Index (March 4, 2008)
Pennsylvania voters urged to target Legislative leaders (February 26, 2008)
Global warming fanatics indoctrinate school children (February 20, 2008)
Pennsylvania could deliver death blow to Clinton campaign (February 13, 2008)
Hold on to your wallets, Ed Rendell is back (February 6, 2008)
Gov. Ed Rendell sticks it to retired state workers (February 1, 2008)
Rendell's broken promises on tax relief (January 21, 2008)
Looks like I'll be voting for Mike Huckabee (January 17, 2008)
It sucks to be Ed Rendell (January 7, 2008)
'Holy Grail' eludes Pennsylvania politicians (January 2, 2008)
Archives for 2007 :
Jim Matthews betrays Republican voters (December 19, 2007)
Ed Rendell: The check is in the mail (December 14, 2007)
Congressional Democrats lead in pork spending (December 13, 2007)
Rendell plans to hold doctors hostage to cover uninsured (December 6, 2007)
Welcome to CNN, the Corrupt News Network (December 4, 2007)
Why revealing Joe Paterno's salary is important (December 1, 2007)
Atheists get their own holiday display (November 29, 2007)
Why is liberal a dirty word? (November 27, 2007)
Conservative newspaper debuts in Pennsylvania (November 21, 2007)
Weather Channel founder debunks global warming hoax (November 14, 2007)
Democrats pile on the pork spending (November 5, 2007)
A new conservative voice in Pennsylvania (October 30, 2007)
Democrats spin their wheels on SCHIP funding (October 25, 2007)
Democrats out to destroy small business (October 22, 2007)
Democrats will inherit Social Security mess they helped create (October 17, 2007)
Pennsylvania judges feel the heat (October 10, 2007)
Foxes guarding the chicken coop in Pennsylvania (October 5, 2007)
Lord knows Pennsylvania needs more oversight (October 4, 2007)
Is Hillary Clinton the New York Mets? (October 1, 2007)
Pennsylvania lawmakers go batty (September 28, 2007)
Gambling probe forces Democratic Party official to resign (September 27, 2007)
The most corrupt members of Congress (September 19, 2007)
Group urges 'clean sweep' of Pennsylvania judges (September 18, 2007)
Unfinished business: Pennsylvania Legislature has plenty of work to do (September 17, 2007)
How the Clintons failed to prevent 9/11 (September 10, 2007)
Pennsylvania governor returns money from fugitive 'friend' (September 6, 2007)
Over-taxation without representation in Pennsylvania (September 4, 2007)
Hillary Clinton financial scandal unraveling (August 30, 2007)
Pennsylvania student loan agency spends $500,000 on executive bonuses (August 24, 2007)
Indicted Pennsylvania judge resigns (August 21, 2007)
Judge indicted for insurance fraud seeks re-election (August 20, 2007)
Say a prayer before crossing Pennsylvania bridges (August 14, 2007)
Giuliani beats Clinton in 2008 (August 4, 2007)
The worst legislators in Pennsylvania (July 24, 2007)
John Edwards and the Magical Poverty Tour (July 20, 2007)
U.S. taxpayers fund occupation of Cyprus (July 19, 2007)
Demand justice for Cyprus (July 17, 2007)
Conduct Unbecoming A Governor (July 13, 2007)
Pennsylvania government shutdown wasn't necessary (July 9, 2007)
Global warming now causes poison ivy (July 6, 2007)
Amnesty bill dies in Senate — A victory for the American people (June 28, 2007)
44 million Americans lack health insurance (June 26, 2007)
Congress has no credibility left on immigration (June 21, 2007)
'Godless dollars' are back again (June 19, 2007)
No amnesty for Harry Reid's 'Undocumented Americans' (June 15, 2007)
Pennsylvania budget battle: The good, the bad and the ugly (June 14, 2007)
Foxes guarding the chicken coop (June 12, 2007)
Far left opposes English as official language in U.S. (June 7, 2007)
Lied to by politicians too many times (June 1, 2007)
Democrats are the party of quitters (May 29, 2007)
Democrats cave in on Iraq War funding (May 25, 2007)
Pennsylvania voters stage tax revolt (May 17, 2007)
The Mass Transit Swindle (May 12, 2007)
Pennsylvania shames people into paying taxes (May 10, 2007)
Pennsylvania politicians fleece taxpayers again (May 5, 2007)
Illegal immigrant manipulates U.S. court system (May 2, 2007)
Pennsylvania, the welfare state (May 1, 2007)
Self-promotion at taxpayer expense (April 27, 2007)
Another bloody weekend in Philadelphia (April 23, 2007)
Geriatric liberals cling to Supreme Court seats (April 19, 2007)
Minimum wage hike backfires (April 18, 2007)
Aliens among us (April 16, 2007)
Global warming or just a lot of hot air? (April 12, 2007)
N.J. delivers tax cuts while Rendell backslides in Pa. (April 10, 2007)
Defending Bill O'Reilly (April 5, 2007)
Socialists stage comeback in Pennsylvania (April 2, 2007)
Nancy Pelosi can't add (March 29, 2007)
Lessons learned from Interstate 78 fiasco (March 27, 2007)
Pork-barrel spending by Democrats (March 26, 2007)
Time to get rid of phony Republican Arlen Specter (March 20, 2007)
Early primaries create major headaches (March 19, 2007)
Reform? We don't need no stinking reform! (March 13, 2007)
Expensive politicians in Pennsylvania (March 12, 2007)
Our National Motto is 'In God We Trust' (March 8, 2007)
Godless dollars released into circulation (March 7, 2007)
Minimum wage ploy backfires (March 6, 2007)
Did the ACLU design the new $1 coin? (February 28, 2007)
Al Gore leads another Oscar snooze-fest (February 26, 2007)
The Firing Line: Rendell aides take fall for Interstate 78 fiasco (February 24, 2007)
Pennsylvania needs to stage a tax revolt (February 20, 2007)
Ed Rendell's Katrina moment (February 16, 2007)
Pennsylvania governor can't help himself (February 15, 2007)
Greedy judges, not low pay, undermine our courts (February 14, 2007)
Air Pelosi hits turbulence (February 12, 2007)
Feds should investigate Pennsylvania Legislature (February 9, 2007)
Pennsylvania Taxman (February 7, 2007)
Bonusgate rocks Pennsylvania Legislature (February 5, 2007)
Democrats screw themselves out of pay raise (January 31, 2007)
Pennsylvania Legislature wants to reform itself (January 29, 2007)
Pennsylvania lawmakers ride in style (January 22, 2007)
The Rendell legacy in 4 words (January 17, 2007)
Rendell gives away the store (January 16, 2007)
A plague on Pennsylvania (January 15, 2007)
All I know about Dennis O'Brien (January 9, 2007)
A very good year for Tony Phyrillas (January 8, 2007)
A fresh start for Pennsylvania? (January 2, 2007)
Archives for 2006 :
The most underreported stories of 2006 (December 31, 2006)
Political bombshell in Pennsylvania (December 30, 2006)
An appreciation of George Harrison (December 28, 2006)
The battle to save Christmas (December 24, 2006)
A lump of coal for John Perzel (December 23, 2006)
Voter remorse (December 15, 2006)
The Democratic double standard (December 14, 2006)
Pennsylvania by the numbers, Part II (November 28, 2006)
Democrats won in spite of themselves (November 25, 2006)
Don't let the door hit you on the way out (November 22, 2006)
A government exercise in futility (November 21, 2006)
Some final thoughts on the 2006 election (November 16, 2006)
One crisis after another for Pennsylvania (November 14, 2006)
A few bright spots for Republicans (November 8, 2006)
Democrats' victory celebration is premature (November 7, 2006)
Hidden voices must be heard (November 4, 2006)
Pennsylvania's new motto: 'Better than nothing' (November 1, 2006)
33 reasons to vote out Gov. Ed Rendell (October 30, 2006)
Governors ranked on fiscal policy (October 25, 2006)
Rep. Dante Santoni is a big phony (October 23, 2006)
Pennsylvania by the numbers (October 18, 2006)
Berks County GOP unveils reform pledge (October 16, 2006)
Time is running out for Ed Rendell (October 13, 2006)
Falling gas prices, rising stocks a boost for GOP (October 11, 2006)
Pennsylvania ... or Taxsylvania (October 9, 2006)
Lynn Swann takes a giant step (October 5, 2006)
Democrats promise to raise your taxes (October 3, 2006)
Lois Murphy is not my neighbor (September 29, 2006)
Enough with the polls! (September 23, 2006)
Gov. Ed Rendell is soft on crime (September 20, 2006)
What you need to know about Lynn Swann (September 18, 2006)
Why Ed Rendell lost my vote (September 13, 2006)
Bill Clinton failed to prevent 9/11 (September 9, 2006)
The incredible shrinking candidate (September 7, 2006)
The left blames Bush for poverty (September 1, 2006)
Predictions for November elections (August 30, 2006)
How long can the 'party of death' survive? (August 28, 2006)
Stuck in a state of frustration, Part II (August 22, 2006)
Stuck in a state of frustration (August 19, 2006)
Separated at birth: Rendell and Corzine (August 17, 2006)
Howard Dean and the Democrats still don't get it (August 14, 2006)
Ed Rendell has a gambling problem (August 12, 2006)
I want to be a casino boss, too (August 4, 2006)
Russ Diamond's swan song (August 2, 2006)
Rick Santorum recognizes the threat from Islamic fascists (July 28, 2006)
Politicians give themselves too much credit (July 26, 2006)
Illegal occupation of Cyprus enters 32nd year (July 18, 2006)
Maximum pandering by Ed Rendell on minimum wage (July 14, 2006)
Gambling should not pay for government (July 11, 2006)
A day that will live in political infamy (July 7, 2006)
Big spender Ed Rendell tries to bankrupt Pennsylvania (July 6, 2006)
Ed Rendell's broken promises on taxes (July 3, 2006)
Democrats embrace flag burning, reject 'God' (June 29, 2006)
Pennsylvania politicians: Dumb and Dumber (June 23, 2006)
Congress gives itself a sneaky pay raise (June 16, 2006)
China, U.S. headed for a military showdown (June 14, 2006)
Republicans are their own worst enemy (June 8, 2006)
When GOP insiders attack (June 5, 2006)
Senate's immigration bill betrays U.S. (June 1, 2006)
Pennsylvania voters want a better state government (May 30, 2006)
Is Pottstown the center of the political universe? (May 26, 2006)
Political winds of change in Pennsylvania (May 19, 2006)
Payback: Pennsylvania voters fire incumbent legislators (May 17, 2006)
Pennsylvania's future is on the line (May 15, 2006)
My secret life as a Democrat (May 12, 2006)
Health insurance crisis getting worse (May 6, 2006)
Illegal immigrants could destroy the U.S. (May 3, 2006)
Voters beware: Pennsylvania politicians strike again (May 2, 2006)
In any language, Pennsylvania lawmakers fleece the taxpayer (April 28, 2006)
Pennsylvania lags behind on ballot access (April 26, 2006)
Maverick independent could tip Pennsylvania governor's race (April 24, 2006)
A Democrat, a Republican and a Libertarian walk into a bar ... (April 21, 2006)
Easter comes but twice a year (April 14, 2006)
Take 'Chip' Brightbill with a grain of salt (April 12, 2006)
Politicians fiddle while Pennsylvania burns (April 7, 2006)
Pat Toomey, rising conservative star (April 5, 2006)
Nutty professors infiltrate many U.S. colleges (April 3, 2006)
Scraping the bottom of the political barrel (March 30, 2006)
How Christianity led to U.S. dominance (March 27, 2006)
Digging up some dirt on the 'Democratic Underground' (March 22, 2006)
Showing Democrats the way (March 21, 2006)
Prayer plays a crucial role in American life and politics (March 18, 2006)
Another angry liberal (Ed Rendell) loses it (March 15, 2006)
Can America bridge its church-state divide? (March 13, 2006)
Is this any way to fight a world war? (March 10, 2006)
Pennsylvania's liberals: All talk, no action (March 7, 2006)
A nightmare scenario if the Democrats win (March 2, 2006)
Pension crisis could sink Pennsylvania (February 28, 2006)
More Ed Rendell hypocrisy on voter fraud (February 23, 2006)
Let's put more women in charge (February 21, 2006)
Can a leopard change its spots? (February 16, 2006)
Voters are creatures of habit (February 15, 2006)
Gov. Rendell, Legislators flunk the 'Liberty Index' (February 9, 2006)
Why not Newt Gingrich for president? (February 7, 2006)
A salute to the U.S. Marine Corps (February 2, 2006)
One man can make a difference: Russ Diamond (January 31, 2006)
Turns out nearly everybody hates Ted Kennedy (January 30, 2006)
Kicking liberals when they’re down (January 27, 2006)
Just how dumb are voters? (January 23, 2006)
A liberal mind is a terrible thing to waste (January 19, 2006)
Ted Kennedy, clown prince of the Senate (January 16, 2006)
The radical left goes the way of the dinosaur (January 11, 2006)
The worst governor in the United States? Ed Rendell (January 6, 2006)
Pa. Legislators dropping like flies (January 4, 2006)
Overall, a pretty good year for President Bush (January 3, 2006)
Columnist takes to the radio airwaves (January 1, 2006)
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Biography - Tony Phyrillas
Tony Phyrillas is a leading conservative political columnist and blogger based in Pennsylvania. He is a veteran journalist with 25 years experience as a reporter, editor and columnist for several newspapers. Phyrillas received recognition for column writing in 2010 from the Associated Press Managing Editors, in 2007 from Suburban Newspapers of America and in 2006 from the Society of Professional Journalists, Keystone Chapter. A graduate of Penn State University, Phyrillas is the city editor and political columnist for The Mercury, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning daily newspaper in Pottstown, Pa. In addition to The Mercury website (www.pottsmerc.com), his columns are featured on more than a dozen political websites and blogs. Phyrillas is a frequent guest (and occasional host) on talk radio and has been a panelist on the "Journalists Roundtable" public affairs TV program on the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN). Phyrillas was named one of the '10 Leading Greek-American Bloggers in the World' in 2007 by Odyssey: The World of Greece magazine. BlogNetNews.com ranked Phyrillas the Most Influential Political Blogger in Pennsylvania for three consecutive years (2007-2010). You can follow Phyrillas on Twitter @TonyPhyrillas
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