Joe Sestak Must Explain His TV Ad’s Apparent Violations of Dept. of Defense Regulations

By ARLEN SPECTER FOR SENATE

Harrisburg – The Specter campaign is calling on Cong. Joe Sestak to explain his TV ad’s apparent violation of various Dept. of Defense regulations regarding the use of military images.

Sestak’s TV spot uses multiple photos and videos of his time in the Navy but lacks the DOD disclaimer required for use in a political commercial.

Watch the ad — without the needed disclaimers — here: http://bit.ly/bMEeEo

Quoting from DOD…

United Mine Workers Endorse Mark Critz for Congress

By CRITZ FOR CONGRESS

Johnstown – Mark Critz received the endorsement of the United Mine Workers of America today, signaling the strong support across Western Pennsylvania for his campaign and his plans to bring jobs to the district. The Mine Workers union represents thousands of active and retired coal miners, mine construction workers, public service employees, health care workers and manufacturing workers in Pennsylvania’s 12th congressional district.
“The United Mine Workers is pleased to…

Hoeffel: Quality of Life for People with Disabilities will be a Priority

By JOE HOEFFEL 2010

April 21, 2010 – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Hoeffel said today that his administration will make a priority of “improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.”

In releasing his position paper on disabilities, Hoeffel said that improving the quality of life for those with disabilities “is not an unsolvable problem, it simply must become a priority of government.”

“One of the most important roles of government is leveling the…

Rendell: Dems are ‘cowering behind the shower curtains’

Grant Gov. Ed Rendell this much: He tells you what he thinks.

During a panel discussion hosted by The Week Tuesday night, Rendell had some harsh words Republicans—but plenty of criticism for his fellow Democrats, too.

“I don’t think we have a battle for our soul—I think we have lost our soul,” he said,

Sellers buys bailout-bashing billboards

Republican Patrick Sellers has no doubt he’s the underdog in the looming Republican primary against Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6). But the Tea Party candidate hopes the 10 billboard advertisements that have gone up in recent days will make Gerlach work a little harder.

“I’m hoping these billboards hit him blindside,” Sellers said.

After pa2010.com spotted one of the billboards on Interstate 176 near Morgantown, Sellers said his campaign is spending about $8,000 for the lot of them,…

Sestak camp says Specter is Swift-Boating

In the wake of the first negative ad of the Senate Democratic primary, Joe Sestak’s campaign is hitting back.

The Post-Gazette

The Constitution argument isn’t just academic

There’s a reason tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians are engaged in a renewed way in the political process this year, and it’s why countless others are getting involved for the very first time. It’s because of a deep concern that freedom—freedoms outlined in plain language in the Constitution—are being redefined, misinterpreted and, in some cases, erased by political decisions in Washington.

This past weekend, my opponent and I outlined starkly different views on the rights…

Close encounters of the 12th kind

Apparently the two candidates in the 12th District special election came pretty close to bumping into each other on Tuesday.

Politico

Bucchianeri Stands Up For 62,000 Uninsured in PA 12

By RYAN FOR CONGRESS

MONONGAHELA, Pa – The following is a statement from Ryan Bucchianeri, Democrat running for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 12th district regarding his opponent’s staunch opposition to supporting health care insurance reform:
“As television ads begin to air across the district, I find it troubling that Mark Critz makes opposition to health care reform a central theme of his campaign platform.  We have 62,000 uninsured Pennsylvanians in the 12th congressional district and…

LEFTOVERS: Kanjorski says GOP ‘misleading’ on bank reform, the ‘Real’ Corbett, Sestak’s headline

Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11) continues to be vocal in pushing financial reform from his perch atop a House Financial Services subcommittee. Kanjorski, who has been one of the advocates for measures looking to prevent those “too-big-to-fail” situations, said during a hearing on Lehman Brothers that the bank’s “unscrupulous practices illustrate exactly why the Senate needs to quickly pass—and the Congress needs to swiftly finalize—a Wall Street reform bill.” Later, he took Republicans to task for…