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Rohrer passes on a chance to criticize Corbett

WEST LAWN—Tom Corbett’s first opponent has rarely passed up a chance to criticize the Attorney General for investigating lawmakers by day while campaigning by night. But unlike Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6), state Representative Sam Rohrer (R-Berks) isn’t going there.

Speaking to reporters after he announced his run for governor here Tuesday night, Rohrer did say that Corbett faces “at least a perceived problem.” But he stopped at that. And he seemed to think Corbett’s “Bonusgate” investigation shouldn’t be finished, implying that there’s corruption to be found in the state Senate, not just in the House where indictments have been made.

“The Attorney General needs to continue doing what he is duty-bound, by law, to do,” Rohrer said. “IF he stops too early, the job isn’t done. The assumption that inappropriate actions are limited to the House is probably a long shot.”

And Rohrer said he wouldn’t be hitting Corbett on the issue, now or later.

“I’ve never run a campaign attaching an opponent,” he said. “This campaign is going to based on forward-looking issues.

“There is inherently built in at least a perceived problem,” Rohrer added of Corbett. “He’s got to deal with it. I’m not going to tell him how.”

November 17, 2009 at 11:49 pm

--Dan Hirschhorn

Tags: Bonusgate, Jim Gerlach, Sam Rohrer, Tom Corbett

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