Comments on: ANALYSIS: As a political obstacle looms, Onorato looks to put the onus on Harrisburg

By: contactsport

contactsport — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:54:00 +0000

Don Cunningham, of Lehigh County, has a good record of fiscal responsibility and bringing jobs to Bethlehem and the County. Check him out-he has a good story, and is the real deal

By: Steelers Fan

Steelers Fan — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:23:49 +0000

Onorato will be horrible for Pennsylvania. I am from Pittsburgh and I have heard of Knox. From what I can tell he is the answer our state has been looking for. He is the only true democrat running. NO WAY NO HOW NO ONORATO

By: Brian Kline

Brian Kline — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:53:34 +0000

Onorato may have opened a can of worms with his appeal, but you have to look at demographics with the reassessment issue. Seniors – reliable primary voters – will hear Onorato’s message that he fought to keep their property taxes low and will do the same as governor. This issue is really about generational warfare, and until the under 35 crowd increases their turnout numbers, candidates and incumbents will continue to oppose reassessment.

By: obamarox

obamarox — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:14:56 +0000

Onorato is another corporatist democratic politician. We need a true progressive and hopefully one will run.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:46:44 +0000

One thing is clear: Onorato’s “opponents” are nowhere to be seen. Is anyone going to give this guy a race? It certainly won’t be someone who has been in Harrisburg — and that leaves Tom Knox. Has anyone heard that guy? For his own sake, he better be a gazillionaire. Wagner? Come on.

By: greenpeacerx

greenpeacerx — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:38:24 +0000

He also kept taxes up on the poorest communities and the poorest families who should have seen their taxes go down under a fair assessment.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:28:17 +0000

You guys are all missing the boat. Onorato has kept property taxes down for seven years — everyone here in the County knows it. Every time he shows up on TV, he’s fighting to stop those damn judges from hiking our taxes. Joe sixpack on the couch wants to give him a high-five! Plus, let’s be honest, his potential opponents are jokes.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:18:37 +0000

If the contractors on the tunnel to nowhere had not stuffed his campaign pockets for the no bid contracts they got, we would not even be talking about this guy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:40:05 +0000

The court route was all about kicking the can down the road and the road has stopped. This is a killer issue on so many levels from competence to renforcing his tax hiker image He comes across as a guy who is flailing around trying to get out of the quicksand. Appealing to the US court system? C’mon now.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:55:19 +0000

What member of the House or Senate outside of Allegheny County is going to call for a new real estate tax assessment for their own counties? Let us know who those folks are.