Ken Bonnell was, possibly, the walking emblem of the cranky voter of 2010: sporting a sticker for a Democratic congressional candidate and voicing his anger at his party’s signature legislative accomplishment.
“What about health reform?” he asked, staring at Sen. Bob Casey. “What about that $500 million you guys took off Medicare?”
Mr. Casey was on a swing through the 12th Congressional District to stump for Mark Critz, his party’s nominee to succeed the late John P. Murtha. Outside, a group of home-schooled volunteers, some from as far away as Schuylkill County, chanted for Republican nominee Tim Burns. One or two carried signs denouncing “Obamacare” — the term opponents use to describe the administration’s health care reform bill.
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