Archive for November, 2009
Specter on Afghanistan: A principled stand or politics as usual?
There’s been a lot of buzz this week about Senator Arlen Specter’s recent comments, on the heels of President Obama’s imminent announcement of his decision to deploy additional troops to Afghanistan, that he
Full StoryHappy Thanksgiving!
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you for making the time in your days to visit us here and read the words we write—without you, they would just be bits and bytes floating around in cyberspace, so thank you!
I hope you all have a happy, healthy, safe Thanksgiving with those you love.
See you after the holiday!
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Full StoryBring it in 2010
With tomorrow being Thanksgiving and the rest of holidays “officially” starting on Friday, many Pennsylvanians are taking a breather from the rat race.
However, at the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, we are already gearing up for DemFest 2010 that will take place on Feb. 5-6 in Lancaster.
On Feb. 5, Democrats will gather for useful workshops called “Deminars” in the afternoon and will also celebrate the Party’s leadership of Gov. Ed Rendell and Chairman T.J. Rooney.…
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Sestak hits Palin on troops comment
Joe Sestak doesn’t want to hear Sarah Palin talk about supporting the troops.
Two days after Palin
Full StoryClosing thoughts on the Leach endorsement pull
CORRECTION APPENDED (See bottom)
So yesterday I wrote about the pI still haven’t heard back from Leach, and I get the impression he doesn’t want to talk about this. I’ll keep trying in the interest of due diligence, but here’s a couple other thoughts in the meantime./p…
Full StoryIn deciding whether to run again, Barletta has campaign debt to retire
Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta may very well run for Congress a third time next year. But first, he’s got a little $250,000-problem to take care of.
That’s about how much campaign debt Barletta has on the books, according to campaign finance data. And with his top political adviser saying a final decision on whether or not to run should be coming before Christmas, Barletta is turning his attention to retiring the debt from his previous…
Full StoryHoliday pickings
A couple of quick notes before Thanksgiving:
1. Interesting to see that The Rothenberg Political Report now ranks the Senate race as a p2. Interesting also to see that Jim Gerlacha href="http://www.pa2010.com/2009/11/gerlach-scoring-points-on-the-campaign-trail/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fgerlach-scoring-points-on-the-campaign-trail%2F','isn%22t+giving+up+quite+so+easily')" target="_blank" isn’t giving up quite so easily/a against Tom Corbett. I’ve always felt Gerlach was potentially the stronger candidate. Corbett’s lead…
Full StorySestak Campaign Denounces Sarah Palin’s Attacks on President Obama
By SESTAK FOR SENATE
MEDIA, PA – Democratic Congressman Joe Sestak’s Senate campaign issued the following statement today:
“Sarah Palin’s accusation that President Obama does not respect the sacrifices of our troops and their families is absolutely baseless and deserves no part in legitimate political discussion.
“Joe Sestak, who served 31 years in our nation’s military, knows from his personal experience with men and women still serving in the military that they not only have…
Full StoryThe First Read — November 25, 2009
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In deciding whether to run again, Barletta has campaign debt to retire
Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta may very well run for Congress a third time next year. But first,…
