Holiday wishes from the pols

It was that traditional time for candidates to send their holiday wishes last week. Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) wins the somewhat dubious distinction for seemingly being the only one who used his holiday wishes to take a stab at his political opponent, as noted …

Report: McCain, GOP tried to court Carney

For a second, it looked like the Keystone State might see a second high-profile politician switch parties in one year.

About eight months after Senator Arlen Specter defected to the Democrats, and in the same week that a House Democrat from Alabama switched parties, Republicans tried to get a Pennsylvanian back by courting Congressman Chris Carney (D-10) to join the GOP, Politico …

Liberal Chris Carney Out of Touch with PA’s 10th Congressional District Values

By DERK FOR CONGRESS

FREEBURG, PA- Liberal Chris Carney will not fool the voters of the 10th Congressional District into thinking that he can now become a Republican.

According to a story in Politico, Carney spoke with Senator John McCain about switching party registrations from Democrat to Republican.

“Pennsylvania does not need another Arlen Specter, a politician who will use any means just to stay in power. Voters in the 10th Congressional district will not …

Attorney General Corbett analyzing constitutionality of ‘Nebraska Compromise’ in health care bill

By THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TOM CORBETT

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett said today that his office is conducting a legal analysis of the constitutionality of the provision granting Nebraska a permanent exemption from paying Medicaid expenses that all other states, including Pennsylvania, are required to pay.

Corbett said that Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson secured this special provision for Nebraska in exchange for his support of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act.…

Happy Holidays from the In-Specter!

As 2009 comes to a close, I want to thank all of our readers for not just following the news here at pa2010, but also for being engaged in a dynamic discussion about the subtleties of these races.  It has been an exciting year for the In-Specter, in which we saw Pennsylvania’s senior senator switch parties to avoid a loss in the Republican primary and transform into one of President Obama’s most reliable votes.  …

Peifer won’t challenge Carney in 10th District

Republican state representative Mike Peifer …

Didn’t the Mothers of 60 Democratic Senators Teach Them the Basic Rules of Life, One of which is “HASTE MAKES WASTE!”

By HOWARD COHEN FOR CONGRESS

Bala Cynwyd, PA –On December 20th, the Congressional Budget Office published an amendment to their December 19th letter upon discovering an error in their cost estimate of the Senate’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the made for TV title of the so-called Health Reform Legislation.

After completing their most recent estimates in haste to meet Majority Leader Harry Reid’s artificial Christmas Eve deadline, CBO, a talented, hard-working agency, informed …

Sestak writes letter to Pelosi outlining faults in Senate healthcare bill

Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) has sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that details what he sees as shortcomings in the healthcare-reform bill the U.S. Senate seems likely to pass, The Daily Times …

Robo-calls will link Tim Holden to Nancy Pelosi

Here come the robo-calls against Blue Dog Democrat Tim Holden.

The former Schuykill County sheriff who has safely held his House seat despite his district being predominantly Republican may be feeling the heat in 2010.

The National Republican Congressional Committee is set to issue robo-calls against Holden starting Tuesday. NRCC spokesman Tory Mazzola said Monday that the robo-calls will link Holden to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who the GOP hopes will raise the ire of already irate …

Picking up the phone

I rarely pick up my landline. But every once in a while, for giggles, I see who’s on the other end of that ring.

Recently, I was treated to what seemed to be my first robo-call push-poll of the 2010 election cycle, for none other than that crazy race in the 6th Congressional District. The questions were:

1. Are you going to vote in the 2010 elections?

2. Are you for prosecuting Wall St. fat cats …