Tom Corbett went there again (no, he really did), Bill DeWeese is writing his own Socratic dialouge, and Gov. Rendell went on national TV to warn President Obama about “The View.” It’s Wednesday; it’s been a crazy week, and we’re only halfway there.
PoliticsPA Reports
The attorney general apparently can’t help himself PoliticsPA: Corbett highlights plethora of help-wanted ads in papers – The candidate told The Inquirer: “You guys asked me if there are jobs out there. If I am a common citizen, the average citizen, and I look at a newspaper … and I see jobs – what’s the answer to that question.”
Podcast: PoliticsPA’s Alex Roarty, the Morning Call’s John Micek, and PA Public Radio’s Scott Detrow to hear how they grade Joe Sestak’s performance at this week’s Press Club luncheon.
Capitolwire (subscription required): Bill DeWeese, just a day after learning he would go to trial to face charges stemming from his ‘Bonusgate’ indictment,’ told Capitolwire’s Pete DeCoursey that Attorney General Tom Corbett should hold his trial before November’s election. That way, the former House speaker said, voters know will can use its outcome to decide how they vote. The Greene County lawmaker believes he is innocent.
“Tom is running on his record as attorney general, asking voters to judge him on his record as attorney general,” DeWeese told the news service during a Tuesday interview. “So the citizens of Pennsylvania have a right to see this trial in October, not next March. We are ready. These are straightforward charges and we have answers for them, and when our case is heard, I am confident that 12 jurors will absolve me of the charges, just as the voters in the 50th District did when I won my primary against two strong challengers.”
“This could be tried in a week and should be tried in October, so before they decide on him for governor, people can get an idea of how Tom has conducted himself in August.”
CNN: Rick Santorum meets with ex-Staffers to Discuss Presidential Bid - As if the repeated trips to Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina weren’t clues enough, former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania met privately last week with several of his former Capitol Hill staffers to pitch the idea of a presidential bid in 2012.
Express-Times: John Boehner to campaign for Charlie Dent – Yet another high-profile politician plans to visit the Lehigh Valley to raise money in a tight race for the U.S. House seat representing the 15th Congressional District.
Apparently Rendell has no problems with governors doing sports shows POLITICO: Rendell: Obama shouldn’t do “View” – Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell advised President Barack Obama against appearing later this week on “The View,” encouraging the president to only do “serious shows.”
National Journal: The 11th District seat held by Democratic incumbent Paul Kanjorski and the open 7th District seat held by outgoing U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak are two of the 40 most likely seats nationwide to change parties in November, according to rankings released this week by National Journal.
Dan Onorato is speaking about Affordable Healthcare Coverage for Working Adults in Pittsburgh today.
Today’s Headlines
Morning Call: Pennsylvania is a finalist for “Race To The Top” Funding – The U.S. Department of Education announced today that PA is a finalist in round 2 of “Race To The Top” funding. PA is one of 19 states to be named a finalist, and inevitably, Gov. Rendell touted his education reforms of the last seven years as a key factor in being selected as a finalist.
Times-Tribune: PA gambling revenues outpaced Nevada, but is the state asking for trouble? With a 55 percent tax rate on casinos in the state, there is concern that the market might dry up quickly and PA might not compete for long with the other states. For now though, legislators are happy to see increased revenues.
PA2010.com: Jake Towne, the third-party challenger and tea party candidate in the 15th congressional district represented by Charlie Dent, is holding a campaign event with the rock band “Poker Face,” which has been accused of writing anti-semitic lyrics. John Callahan said he wants to tell him in person what he thinks of associating with this rock band while debating him, and Charlie Dent does not want to give Towne the time of day, calling him a distraction. This race just keeps getting more interesting.
Today’s Opinions
Commonwealth Foundation: The Commonwealth Foundation lays out exactly how Tom Corbett can keep his “no tax” pledge, despite the skepticism from both sides of the aisle.
Morning Call: Bill White says the legislature has it all wrong when it looks for cuts throughout state services but does not cut its own budget. He says it is not a partisan problem, it’s a Harrisburg problem.
And Now For Something Completely Different
YouTube – In case you have not seen this yet, this is a must-see, the “Pennsylvania Guys” go across the state to show and ridicule the best of the keystone state.
Deadspin – We could not stop watching this today, Deadspin has put together a compilation of the best goal celebrations ever seen in a soccer match. Check it out!
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