Archive for January, 2010
Specter to Bachmann: I’m sorry
“Act like a lady” has come full circle.
Four days after Senator Arlen Specter ignited charges of sexism on the blogosphere by saying those words to Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, Specter apologized.
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Full StoryCawley chuckles at criticism of southeast endorsement (Updated)
LANGHORNE—Bucks County Commissioner Jim Cawley, who’s increasingly emerging as a leading Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, thinks that any criticism of how
Full StoryVideo and audio from Fitzpatrick’s announcement
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Fitzpatrick starts campaign with significant infrastructure
LANGHORNE—If the cadre of aides who were on hand here Saturday for
Full StoryWhen political stagecraft is stymied
LANGHORNE—Sometimes even the best-planned campaign roll-out can be marred by one person.
Months after conservatives made headlines by shouting down Democrats at town hall meetings, a local Republican canddiate saw the tables turned. Almost from the moment former Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick took the stage here Saturday to
Full StoryFitzpatrick launches rematch against Murphy, vowing not to squander a 2nd chance
LANGHORNE—Former Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick on Saturday officially set out to take back the House seat he lost to Democrat Patrick Murphy three years ago, telling supporters that “being away from political life has given me a new vision.”
Speaking outside the St. Mary Medical Center here, where he was treated for colon cancer in 2008, Fitzpatrick launched a campaign that makes him one of several Republicans ousted in the 2006 Democratic sweep who are now…
Full StoryMike Fitzpatrick Announces Run for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District
By MIKE FITZPATRICK FOR CONGRESS
LANGHORNE, PA -Citing his concern that the nation is heading in the wrong direction under the current agenda in Congress, Mike Fitzpatrick formally announced his candidacy today for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District. Fitzpatrick announced his decision to run at an event surrounded by friends, family and local residents outside St. Mary Medical Center, where he was treated for colon cancer in 2008. The cancer is now in remission.…
Full StoryDem says Altmire will ‘steamroll’ Buchanan
As the likelihood of a Democratic primary in the 4th Congressional District appears to dwindle, Allegheny County party chairman Jim Burn has a strong prediction about how Congressman Jason Altmire (D-4) will fare against his likely GOP opponent, former U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan.
“Altmire would steamroll Buchanan,” Burn told pa2010.com Friday night. “She doesn’t have anything to her name except a bunch of high profile court cases, which she lost. Altmire is going to…
Full StoryLEFTOVERS: More Civera talk, flipping seats, retirement speculation, Corbett’s money & ‘act like a lady’
A hectic week meant lots of things to slip through the cracks.
State Representative Bryan Lentz (D-Delaware) is keeping up the pressure on his GOP House colleague Mario Civera, who is under attack for retreating from a campaign pledge to resign his Harrisburg job after winning a seat on Delaware County Council last year. A week after Lentz and 7th District Republican candidate Pat Meehan Full Story
