Toomey claims he led filibuster—on House floor

Republican Pat Toomey made a statement this week on CNN’s “John King USA” that caught our ear: He claimed that he once led a filibuster… on the House floor. Of course, the filibuster is a product of only the Senate’s rules.

On the show, Toomey claimed:

“Now, when I was in the House, I—frankly I opposed my party very often. I opposed President Bush when he wanted to expand and create a new…

Onorato claims Williams’ mantle… will he get the money?

PHILADELPHIA—State Senator Anthony Williams

Introducing our new partner, Talking Points Memo

As we continue to expand our online presence ahead of the general election, pa2010.com is proud to announce a partnership with the prominent political news Web site pemTPM /emwill now be sharing some of our content with its large and far-reaching audience, and we’ll be doing the same here. We’ll also soon be embedding customized elements of the very useful a href="http://polltracker.talkingpointsmemo.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://polltracker.talkingpointsmemo.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fpolltracker.talkingpointsmemo.com%2F','TPMPollTracker')" target="_self"emTPMPollTracker/em/a on our home page, so that our readers can get a gauge on the consensus of survey data in key Pennsylvania races. emTPM/em joins a growing roster of partners that includes a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/politics/blog-network/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://voices.washingtonpost.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fvoices.washingtonpost.com%2Fpolitics%2Fblog-network%2F','The+Washington+Post')" target="_blank">The Washington Post and

LEFTOVERS: Packer thinks he’ll lose, a robo-call in the 17th, we’re counting down

Well, it looks like Mel Packer might be getting ready to concede defeat.

When pThe ballot challenge, he said in remarks a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10223/1079271-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.post-gazette.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.post-gazette.com%2Fpg%2F10223%2F1079271-100.stm%3Fcmpid%3Dnews.xml','reported+by+The+Post-Gazette')" target="_blank">reported…

Onorato looks for school choice mantle from Williams

PHILADELPHIA—Almost three months after he lost a hard-fought Democratic primary for governor, state Senator Anthony Williams formally threw his support behind Dan Onorato as the two came together to talk up Williams’ favorite issue: school choice.

Appearing at City Hall here Wednesday afternoon, Onorato voiced support for state grants that parents could put toward private school tuition—a semantic variation of the phrase “school vouchers” that Democrats are often hesitant to use. School choice, including public…

The pa2010.com Candidate Comedy Awards

PHILADELPHIA—Some candidates bombed. Some killed. At least one didn’t even try.

There was ethnic humor, political humor, impersonations and more at Finnigan’s Wake here on Tuesday. All in all, it made for a fun evening at Stu Bykofsky’s 20th annual Candidates Comedy Night.

With the laughs—and the crickets—having been fully absorbed, we here at pa2010.com offer up our awards for the best—and the worst. We’ve also included some video highlights, occasionally courtesy of our colleagues…

Dent takes a casino message to the streets

BETHLEHEM—Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15) is trying to tie his opponent to a sometimes-unpopular gaming industry, arguing that he’s failed to deliver property tax reform that was supposed to come with casinos.

Dent, in a new campaign billboard here pictured above, depicts Callahan’s face in a slot machine. It asks the Bethlehem mayor:  “We got the casino, now where’s our property tax cut Mayor Callahan?”

Local property tax relief was a key selling point when state…

It’s about accountability, not incumbency

After reading my colleague

Onorato Says Quality Education Choices Are Key to State’s Economic Future

By ONORATO FOR GOVERNOR

PHILADELPHIA: Joined by State Senator Anthony Hardy Williams, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dan Onorato today said that improving education is a critical economic issue and emphasized that a range of educational options are necessary to ensure that Pennsylvanians are able to compete for high-skill jobs.

“We need to keep our focus where it belongs: on our children,” said Onorato. “Whether it is in a traditional public school, a charter school or a…

Comedy night fun

Just wanted to share my take on this week’s