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LEFTOVERS: Corbett on Rendell, Sestak donates, headlines in the 7th
The drive to make the governor’s race a referendum on Ed Rendell continues for Tom Corbett. The GOP nominee this week cast the blame for the state’s unemployment rate squarely on the lame-duck Democratic governor’s shoulders.
“In the last eight years our state budget has gone from $22 billion to $28 billion,” Corbett said during an appearance in Chester County, according to The Morning Call. “And what’s the result today? Our state has nearly 600,000 unemployed citizens on the rolls.
“We’ve seen what kind of economic climate this governor has created,” Corbett added. “He’s raised taxes, increased spending by 40 percent and increased the debt of Pennsylvania by 40 percent.”
Meanwhile, Democratic Senate candidate Joe Sestak said Thursday that he’s donated the $12,000 in campaign cash he got from ethically-clouded Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY) to charity. The money is going to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, which funds research into childhood cancer, CQ Politics reports. A House ethics committee unveiled a baker’s dozen of charges against Rangel on Thursday, and Sestak, like Democrats throughout the country, had been pressed by his Republican opponent to donate or return cash he’s received from Rangel.
Speaking of Sestak, the competitive race to succeed him in the 7th Congressional District got some high-profile coverage. None other than The Economist was in the suburban Philadelphia district to profile the race. The reporter spent a day shadowing Democrat Bryan Lentz. And we’ve already written about the courtship of Jewish voters in the Senate race, but now friend-of-the-site Bryan Schwartzman takes a look at how Lentz and Republican Pat Meehan are vying for that constituency in the 7th District.
July 29, 2010 at 10:48 pm
Tags: Bryan Lentz, Ed Rendell, Joe Sestak, PA-7, Pat Meehan, Pat Toomey, Tom Corbett
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Jon Geeting
Jul 30th, 2010
Hmm, why were 600,000 jobs lost in PA? It COULD be all Ed Rendell’s fault. Or Tom Corbett could be a total moron, overlooking the Great Recession wholesale. I wonder which sounds more plausible?
1994 Again
Jul 30th, 2010
Future Governor Corbett should also remind Pennsylvania families how the DC Democrats, who have controlled Congress for four years and the White House for two years, are killing the economy: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Recovery-loses-speed-as-apf-2286906230.html?x=0&.v=6
David Diano
Jul 30th, 2010
Over what period did Sestak get money from Rangel? If it all wasn’t in this cycle, what does it matter? No matter what, Toomey (and all the other GOP candidates) are going to add Rangel to the voting record % matching game they are already playing with Pelosi.
Of course, Sestak is basically bailing on Rangel, before the case has been tried, because Sestak puts image over substance. Sestak bailed on ACORN, before they were acquitted.
Sestak should use the $12,000 to pay his staff decent wages instead.
Corbette is Useing Tax Dollars to Campaign
Jul 30th, 2010
BOB ASHER BOB ASHHER BOB ASHER BOB ASHER BOB ASHER CONVICTED FELON BOB ASHER BOB ASHER BOB ASHER BOB ASHER made R Bud Dwyer Blow his Brains out on TV
Notsure
Jul 30th, 2010
hmmmmmmmm, The Pa senate and house are both controlled by republicans and they approved all of the budgets that Rendell signed?
How much budget money did Corbett turn down. Maybe he refused to use the budget money he was gonna use to investigate Pat Meehan or Jane Orie.
Funny I dont rember a peep outa Tom on state spending or growing the AG budget for years.
How Much Public Money Has Corbett spent on his campaign
Jul 31st, 2010
Tom Corbett In My Opinion Is a World Class Thief and has used Public Money To Campaign for Governor The US Attorney should do to Corbett what Corbett did to Veon Corbett is doing the same things Veon did Now watch he is gonna supoena me to find out who i am Tom I said This is IN MY OPINION you Moron Bully going around threatening people shame on you Jackass
Thomas J
Aug 1st, 2010
Notsure,
The Pa House is controlled by the Democrats.
PUT AN END TO DRPA
Aug 1st, 2010
John A Lawless Brought Reform to DRPA Now lets Close that Money Factory down and let a Private Business Run the DRPA properties
Ed H.
Aug 1st, 2010
Maybe Tom Corbett has never heard of inflation?
Anyway, the GOP’s recession aside, why can’t Tom Corbett run his office with less and not have the badge of mismanagement on him?
ltsmith
Sep 18th, 2010
Isnt fast eddie very quiet on his hiring of greene? If he hired him he can fire him. I bet this reaches right into fast eddies pockets especially the slush funds. One can see even corbett staying out of this.Where’s our tea party canidate. or at least someone with cahoonies.