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Behind the wheel, Diamond hits Metcalfe over pension
Republican Russ Diamond is keeping up his YouTube-driven campaign for Lieutenant Governor, using his latest missive to hit opponent Daryl Metcalfe over the state pension he receives with the rest of his colleagues.
The new clip from Diamond, who founded the reform group PACleanSweep, amounts to a “video challenge” in which Diamond cites a state Constitution stipulation that members of the General Assembly shall receive “salary and mileage” and “no other compensation whatever.”
“So Daryl,” Diamond says from behind the wheel of what looks like a moving car, “my challenge to you is for you to explain to the people of Pennsylvania how you justify participating in a million-dollar gold-plated legislative pension plan when the Constitution clearly states that you’re only entitled to salary and mileage and no other compensation whatever.”
A Metcalfe aide could not immeidately be reached for comment. Diamond and Metcalfe are among a crowded field of nine Republicans seeking the party’s nomination for Lt. Gov. Bucks County Commissioner Jim Cawley is the state party’s endorsed candidate and presumed front-runner.
See the video below.
May 11, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Tags: Daryl Metcalfe, Jim Cawley, Lt. Gov., Russ Diamond
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Corbett fan
May 11th, 2010
Mr Diamond. It seems a bit irresponsible for you to be showing young drivers it is okay to driving down the road looking at a camera and NOT the road. And I thought seeing people Texting was bad!!!
VOTE CORBETT / METCALFE
Must Mean Metcalf is way out Front
May 11th, 2010
You only attack people who are way out front this must mean Daryl is kicing some Tail
Is that a dead Rat on your Head ?
May 11th, 2010
Hey Diamond Girl what is that on your Head You must be as OPhony as that Rug or dead animal on yopur Head
The WIG Party
May 11th, 2010
Hey Russ (Rat On His Head ) Diamond are you a Member of the WIG Party
K . Martel
May 11th, 2010
I am afraid Mr. Diamond did not pick a very good example . Article 1 Section 8 limits ” members ” of the General Assembly . Members of the General Assembly cannot collect state pensions for their legislative service. Only former members receive pension benefits . Retired members are no longer members . It really is not rocket science .
Adam Lang
May 11th, 2010
Martel – so what about per diems?
K . Martel
May 12th, 2010
He mentioned the pensions in the clip . I have no opinion on the per diems , but I worry more about hundreds of billions for immigrants , including phony refugees, than I do about tens of thousands in per diems .