DeWeese wants trial before election—so Corbett can be judged

Now that he’s going to trial in the so-called Bonusgate scandal, state Representative Bill DeWeese (D-Greene) wants court proceedings to conclude before the November election, saying that voters should have a chance to judge Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett from the results.

DeWeese, in an interview with the subscription-only news service Capitolwire, said he’s ready for trial. Facing reelection in the fall, he has his own political reasons for wanting the trail…

DCCC adds Callahan, Lentz to ad buy list

National Democrats have added two more competitive Pennsylvania House districts to the long list of races they are targeting for advertising buys in the coming months.

Politico pIn a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2010/07/dccc-ad-buys-include-four-pa-incumbents/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fdccc-ad-buys-include-four-pa-incumbents%2F','the+first+slate+of+ad+buy+reservations+disclosed+last+week')" target="_blank"the first slate of ad buy reservations disclosed last week/a, the DCCC looked to shore up vulnerable incumbents. In Pennsylvania, that meant promising airtime for Kathy Dahlkemper in the 3rd District, Chris Carney in the 10th District, Paul Kanjorski in the 11th District and Mark Critz in the 12th District./p
pThe DCCC holds a significant financial advantage over its GOP counterpart, the benefit of which is quickly becoming clear. Of the 10 House races considered competitive by empa2010.com/em, the DCCC has already signaled it will make ad buys in six districts./p
pThe 7th District is currently No. 1 on the empa2010.com/em a href="http://www.pa2010.com/congressional-power-rankings/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2Fcongressional-power-rankings%2F','Congressional+Power+Rankings')" target="_blank">Congressional Power Rankings, while the 15th District is currently No. 5.

Critz sees slow recovery

Congressman Mark Critz (D-12) says that the slow economic recovery could be even slower for southwest Pennsylvania—and that positive attitudes about the economy can help turn things around.

Critz made his comments,

Dahlkemper and abortion

Politico has an interesting story about Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) being the prototypical pro-life Democrat who could be endangered by her support for health care reform.

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Manan Trivedi Shines a Light on Companies Allegedly Hiring Undocumented Workers

By TRIVEDI FOR CONGRESS

With so many Americans out of work right now, it is more important than ever that employers are playing by the rules and ensuring that the jobs they have are going to Americans who do the same. In recent discussions with members of the Building Trades community, Manan Trivedi, the Democratic candidate for PA’s 6th Congressional District, became aware of a situation in which a company from Malvern, PA has been…

Corbett doubles down on jobless gaffe

Just when pCorbett was speaking to reporters after a Delaware County campaign stop when he said, once again, that there are plenty of jobs available./p
pemThe Inquirer/em a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20100727_Corbett_dips_a_toe_in_old_controversy.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.philly.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fbreaking%2F20100727_Corbett_dips_a_toe_in_old_controversy.html','reports')" target="_blank">reports that Corbett, citing newspapers that have been publishing loads of help-wanted ads, said: “Are…

Tom Corbett: The Jobs are Still There

By ONORATO FOR GOVERNOR

PITTSBURGH: Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Corbett today insisted for at least the third time in five months that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate – the highest in over 25 years – is actually the fault of out-of-work Pennsylvanians.

As reported on Philly.com this afternoon:

“Speaking to reporters after a campaign stop in Delaware County, the Republican nominee for governor noted that newspapers across the state are carrying line after line of help-wanted ads.…

Barletta Still Botching Job

By KANJORSKI FOR CONGRESS

WILKES-BARRE, PA – After a report released Monday by the Public Employee Retirement Commission (PERC) lists the city of Hazleton as having the most distressed pension fund in Luzerne County, Paul Kanjorski’s campaign points to Hazleton’s pension crisis as another example of how Mayor Lou Barletta continues to botch his job.

“Makes you wonder how much more the people of Hazleton can take. They have the highest unemployment rate in the…

LEFTOVERS: Rendell on Obama, Gerlach gives to NRCC, vulnerable seats

President Obama is about to go on “The View”—but Gov. Ed Rendell thinks that’s not such a good idea because the president should only do “serious shows.”

“I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren’t pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency,” Rendell said on MSNBC‘s “Morning Joe.”

We’re assuming Rendell’s rule doesn’t apply to governors, considering that the former Philadelphia mayor is…

Clinton headlining fundraiser for Onorato

Former President Bill Clinton will be pitching in next month to keep the Governor’s Mansion in Democratic hands.

Clinton will be in Philadelphia Aug. 10 to headline a fundraiser for Democratic nominee Dan Onorato. Only hours earlier,