Settled on Toomey

I give up and I’m throwing in the towel. Not that I don’t like Pat Toomey, but no one else is left on the GOP side (except for

Weighing in on Specter vs. Sestak

While the potential battle between incumbent Senator Arlen Specter and Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) has been covered extensively, both here at pa2010.com and elsewhere, I thought I’d go ahead and add my two cents just the same.

Personally, I’m glad Sestak has not ruled out a possible run against the newly Democratic Specter in next year’s primary, and that opinion has nothing whatsoever to do with my feelings toward Specter.

Truth be told, I’ve always…

Why state Republicans should rethink their education-spending stance

While Pennsylvania’s legislators argue over the state budget, the federal government is putting pressure on Republicans to reconsider cuts that they have up until now insisted on making.

Republican state legislators have chosen to trim the state budget instead of increase the income tax. They should probably be putting their foots in their mouths: The Obama administration has threatened to withhold stimulus money intended as aid for schools from states that cut their education budgets.…

Forgetting Mike Long

MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, CANADA—Writing from the family summer cottage, so excuse the slower pace of the news this week.

I’ve been enjoying watching the reaction to our

Who’s to blame for the debt?

According to this

No surprises in new Rasmussen poll

Last week,

Issue No. 1: It’s still the economy, stupid

It’s widely accepted that John McCain lost any hope of taking the presidency last year when the economy collapsed, forcefully jerking the conversation away from any focus on national security and keeping it squarely on economic issues.

As Pennsylvanians prepare to elect their next Governor, decide whether the incumbent Senator deserves another term and pick their representative for Congress, analysts, pollsters, party insiders and politicians alike agree on one thing: The econmy will once again…

Sestak vs. Specter

What’s interesting about

It’s the economy, stupid (Iran edition)

This New Yorker

Apologies

I have been very busy with graduation and end-of-year shenanigans, and I apologize for the staggered posting. Please e-mail me at dlivingston@pa2010.com. I hope to feature more dialogue with readers in the future.