CORBETT CALLS ON RENDELL TO REFRAIN FROM SPENDING $300 MILLION ON PROJECTS WITH BORROWED FUNDS

By TOM CORBETT FOR GOVERNOR

Harrisburg – Attorney General Tom Corbett today called on Gov. Ed Rendell to refrain from spending nearly $300 million on projects during his last six months as governor.

The $300 million is included in a package of budget bills that raises the state’s debt ceiling or borrowing limit by $600 million and was passed by the Legislature as part of the $28 billion state budget approved by Gov. Rendell.

Corbett,…

Joe Sestak Issues Two Whoppers in 24 Hours – Sets a New Record

By TOOMEY FOR SENATE

Allentown – Congressman Joe Sestak has set a new record, issuing two whoppers in a twenty- four hour period, both about his own record and about Pat Toomey’s.

Whopper #1: In a Pocono Record article today, Congressman Joe Sestak denies his demonstrably liberal record, saying, “I’m not a liberal” (Pocono Record, 07/06/10).

The Facts: Joe Sestak has voted in lockstep with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid on every major issue during…

More action, less bureaucracy needed to clean Up BP spill

The British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon spill has demonstrated that not only does oil and water not mix, but throw in bureaucracy, and you have a combination that can devastate the environment, idle entire industries and cause gut-wrenching misery.

Nearly three months have passed since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, uncorking a geyser of natural gas and oil and claiming the lives of 11 workers.

Like most Americans, I am extremely…

Corbett up 10 in new poll

Republican Tom Corbett continues to hold a double-digit lead over Democrat Dan Onorato in the looming race for governor, according to a new poll.

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pa2010.com is taking a breather

With the Fourth of July behind us and Election Day just four months away, pa2010.com is on a little hiatus this week.

The First Read will not be delivered.

But if big news breaks, there’s still only one place you need to go, and that’s pa2010.com, your destination for Pennsylvania’s big 2010 elections.

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On Jobs, Murphy Fails 8th District

By FITZPATRICK FOR CONGRESS

DOYLESTOWN – Mike Fitzpatrick said today’s labor statistics show Patrick Murphy’s policies are hurting families and failing to address the 8th District’s unemployment woes.

The Labor Department released statistics showing the nation shed another 125,000 jobs and 652,000 people simply gave up trying to find a job.

“The jobs my opponent has promised have not materialized, the national unemployment rate is double what it was when he took office. Yet he…

Facing GOP challengers, Dem fundraisers get spread thin

Things seemed a lot simpler for Democrats last summer. The political climate had yet to turn violently against them. Viable Republicans had yet to come forward to challenge a host of potentially vulnerable Democratic incumbents. Money wasn’t needed everywhere, so there was plenty to go around.

Fast forward a year. Kathy Dahlkemper has an opponent. So do Chris Carney and Tim Holden. Paul Kanjorski faces the same guy he’s had to knock off twice. Even…

Dems looks to paint Corbett as a flip-flopper

As a career prosecutor, Republican Tom Corbett has for the first time been diving deep into the world of public policy for his gubernatorial bid. And on issues big and small, a key strategy for Democratic rival Dan Onorato has emerged in recent weeks: to parse every one of Corbett’s statements, look for even marginal signs of reversals or contradictions, and paint him as an inexperienced flip-flopper when opportunity strikes. The Onorato camp has already…

GOP tries to hang Rendell around Onorato’s neck

If there were any doubts about how Republicans want to define the race for governor, they were recently laid to rest: The GOP wants to make the contest a referendum on Gov. Ed Rendell, and to tie Democratic nominee to the unpopular, term-limited governor at every turn.

That strategy, already an obvious choice for months, burst into clear view during the state party’s summer dinner in Hershey last month. Speakers at the dinner excoriated the…

Burns wants to know where the jobs are

How much time in office is enough to render a verdict? If you’re Republican Tim Burns’ campaign, the answer is about 40 days.

In an interview with pa2010.com this week, Burns campaign spokesman Kent Gates sought out to challenge newly-elected Congressman Mark Critz’s (D-12) record on job creation. Critz topped Burns in the May 18 special election to finish out the late John Murtha’s term, and the two candidates face each other again in November…