John Callahan’s anti-job agenda has him at odds with former President Clinton

By DENT FOR CONGRESS

Job creation in America continues to stagnate. The U.S. economy lost 131,000 jobs in July. Private payroll numbers fell 30,000 jobs short of expectations, and June data was revised lower to a loss of 221,000 jobs from a previously reported 125,000. Polices coming out of the Pelosi Congress are not only failing to help, they are causing harm. And John Callahan stands firmly in support of that Washington agenda.

Callahan still…

Kanjorski offsides on JoePa snub

By LOU BARLETTA FOR CONGRESS

Hazleton, PA – Lou Barletta, Hazleton mayor and candidate for Congress, asked why Paul Kanjorski does not support the nomination of Penn State Head Football Coach Joe Paterno for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor a sports figure can receive in the United States.

Kanjorski did not sign a nomination letter signed by 17 other members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation. That letter, written by Rep. Glenn Thompson, the…

Toomey Releases New TV Ad

By TOOMEY FOR SENATE

Allentown – Today, U.S. Senate candidate and former small business owner Pat Toomey released a new TV ad highlighting key differences between himself and his liberal opponent, Congressman Joe Sestak.

Watch the ad

Green Party hopeful says Sestak showing ‘cowardice’

The Green Party Senate candidate whose ballot placement is being challenged by Joe Sestak had angry words for the Democratic nominee on Monday, calling the ballot challenge against him “a real denial of the democratic rights” of Pennsylvanians.

Sestak Full Story

Report: Onorato allies helped Tea Party candidate gather signatures

It appears that John Krupa, the self-identified Tea Party candidate for governor, got on the ballot thanks in part to some help from allies of Democratic nominee Dan Onorato.

The Tribune-Review pThe news of Democratic help for Krupa follows similar stories in the a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2010/08/lentz-volunteer-other-dems-helped-schneller-get-on-the-ballot/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2010%2F08%2Flentz-volunteer-other-dems-helped-schneller-get-on-the-ballot%2F','7th')" target="_blank">7th and

Welcome to Blue Steel

My writing is not intended to merely stoke the fires of the left/right debate, but to bring some reason into the heated arguments of politics. People view candidates and elected officials through the prism of their own political ideologies, and while I am a progressive-minded Democrat, I want to make sure that everyone calms down and looks at the overall picture.

Since 2002, I have worked on many political and issue-advocacy campaigns, predominantly in Pennsylvania,…

Welcome to The New Commonwealth

Welcome to The New Commonwealth, the latest addition to the pa2010.com blogopshere.

From independence, Pennsylvania has referred to itself as a Commonwealth. This was to signify that the mandate for our government was from the people and not from a charter granted by aristocrats, royalty or “divine right.” Those in power don’t derive their rights because they are in power. We, the people, choose them and give them our consent and can decide to pass…

LEFTOVERS: Trivedi strikes back, Rendell the pundit, get ready to laugh

The feuding continued Monday in the 6th Congressional District, when Democrat Manan Trivedi rounded up some military veterans to speak out against Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6) in a new Web video.

You might remember that last week Gerlach called out Trivedi for not having lived in the suburban Philadelphia district for years. For some of that time, Trivedi was a Navy doctor in Iraq. So Trivedi’s campaign called it a slight against his military service.…

Toomey talks spending, as Dems call hypocrisy

GREEN TREE—Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey continued his efforts to paint Democrat Joe Sestak as a big-spending liberal Monday, using a campaign stop outside Pittsburgh to say he and Sestak have “fundamental differences” on spending. Meanwhile, Democrats continued their full-court press against Toomey, calling him hypocritical for supporting Bush administration budgets and tax cuts that added to the deficit.

“In Joe’s opinion, any new spending is fine, as long as you cut spending elsewhere, which…

State GOP looks to strike third-party candidates

Republicans allied with the state GOP filed a slate of ballot challenges against third-party candidates for statewide office Monday, as the party looked to avoid a splinter of conservative votes in the fall.

Challenges from the same group of plaintiffs were filed against Libertarian candidates for senate, governor and lieutenant governor. A separate group of plaintiffs challenged John Krupa, the self-identified Tea Party candidate for governor.

A state party spokesman couldn’t immediately be reached for…