Corbett’s Shale dissonnance

October 5, 2010 at 6:00 am

A radio ad for Republican Tom Corbett’s gubernatorial campaign that’s running in heavy rotation these days seems to demonstrate the Attorney General’s prosecutorial management style when it comes to the Marcellus Shale.

In the ad, Corbett—who is against a severance tax on extracting the gas—cautions that drilling for natural gas must be done with care for the environment. As he did during his visit to the Patriot-News editorial board last week, Corbett attempts to show…

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Best moments came after the debate

September 28, 2010 at 12:50 pm

The night started with Grey Goose martinis, Cabernet, buttered rolls, salad and a President Obama impersonator, who said America must “rebuild our roads and bridges so the American people can have a place to live under or jump from.”

For those scoring at home, that was a swipe at the $787 billion stimulus package passed in early 2009 by the Democratic-controlled Congress and signed by the Democratic president—an early turning point for this year’s election,…

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No anxiety as Corbett & Toomey fit GOP to a tea

September 16, 2010 at 9:28 am

Pennsylvania did not need a Tea Party candidate to yank the GOP back to the right.

It had Pat Toomey.

The former Wall Street derivatives trader and restaurant owner compiled a 97 percent conservative rating during his three terms representing the Lehigh Valley in Congress. Toomey’s conservatism became a selling point to Republican Party officials after reading the tea party leaves in April 2009. Having driven Senator Arlen Specter from the shrinking GOP tent, what…

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Palin’s visit and GOP candidates

August 27, 2010 at 8:45 am

Do you remember where you were the day U.S. politics hung a wild, tire-screeching turn, spinning conservatives to a euphoric frenzy and sending liberals into a tailspin of self-immolating doubt?

It’s been almost exactly two years since John McCain announced on Aug. 29, 2008, that mid-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was his pick for vice president.

“Brilliant!” cried Republicans, who feared McCain’s campaign had no juice left.

“Insane!” cried Democrats, who flew off the hinges…

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Toomey changes verb, not intent for Social Security

August 26, 2010 at 8:00 am

Republican Senate hopeful Pat Toomey appeared to be trying a little revisionist history this week when he claimed he never called for privatizing Social Security.

Toomey made the statement at the end of his appearance at the Pennsylvania Press Club Monday, only to see a wave of critics calling him out. That included the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which dug up a 2003 headline from Toomey’s hometown newspaper, The Morning Call, which read: “Toomey: Privatize…

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Dem chair to Toomey: Stop ‘tap-dancing’ about your Wall Street values

August 20, 2010 at 8:00 am

The metaphors were mixed but the message was clear: Pennsylvania Democratic Party chairman Jim Burn wants to tear down the image of Pat Toomey as a candidate for all Pennsylvanians.

In a conference call with reporters Thursday, Burn emerged from a post-primary reorganization of the state party leadership to take aim at Toomey, the former Lehigh Valley congressman and former Wall Street derivatives trader. Burn accused Toomey of channeling citizen anxiety about the economy onto…

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Libertarian guv hopeful says she can beat back GOP challenge

August 17, 2010 at 7:00 am

After the Tea Party Patriots of Pennsylvania called John Krupa a faker a challenge spearheaded by the state GOP sent him packing, that still leaves three in the gubernatorial race.

Maybe.

Libertarian candidate Marakay Rogers says she’s prepared for the ballot challenge brought by Republicans. The York lawyer said she has more than 24,000 signatures, about 5,000 more than necessary to secure a place on the Nov. 2 ballot.

“The thing that’s disappointing is that…

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Clinton joins Michelle on Sestak’s A-list

August 5, 2010 at 8:05 am

There was an interesting confluence of events Wednesday for Democrat Joe Sestak: He marked the one-year anniversary of his (finally official) announcement that he’d run for U.S. Senate, while at the same time his campaign announced that his former White House boss Bill Clinton would stump at a rally for Sestak.

Is Sestak concerned that when the two appear together in Scranton, it will re-open the sideshow debate about how Clinton, acting on behalf of…

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Those GOPers who passed on a run vs. Toomey

August 4, 2010 at 9:37 am

It’s interesting to look at what’s happened to two of the people people Pennsylvania Republicans were eyeballing last year to

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Sestak’s rough sailing at Pa. Press Club

July 27, 2010 at 9:40 am

Joe Sestak tried to break bread Monday with a few captains of industry, or at least their policy watchdogs. With such a dynamic at work, one can only imagine how the Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon turned out: a little too dyspeptic.

Pan to the Hilton Harrisburg ballroom, where in front of the Democratic Senate candidate there sat entire tables filled with business leaders whose faces were set like stone, their arms clenched across their chests.…

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