Gov. Rendell and the two marquee Democratic statewide candidates had costly gaffes this week, but, Pat Toomey continues to lead in the polls. It was great to see the President in the state, but the school he picked for his speech raised some eyebrows. Finally, the Governor’s MSNBC appearance in DC explained a lot. Here’s your Up & Down for the week.

Obama endorsed Lentz, Corbett is up by 10 points in the latest Rasmussen poll and Sestak’s latest ads are being targeted in Pittsburgh. It’s Friday, Up & Down is coming soon, but while you wait, here’s the Buzz.

Rubber Stamp Report Highlights Cozy Relationship Between Bryan Lentz, Nancy Pelosi and the Liberal Elite DREXEL HILL, PA – After months of Bryan Lentz attempting to distance himself from the liberal policies of Nancy Pelosi and the liberal elite, the Meehan for Congress campaign unveiled the Rubber Stamp Report to serve as a helpful reminder […]

Will Murphy Pledge to Stop Tax Hikes on Small Businesses Before Skipping Town? While Dems Look to Adjournment, Tax Hikes on Working Families, Small Businesses are Still on the Table   Washington- As Democrats return to Washington, fresh off an eight week summer recess with another failed attempt at recovery under their belts, they are […]

Vitali introduces ‘spacing bill’ to reduce Marcellus drilling’s impact Well sites would have to be spaced two miles apart   HARRISBURG, Sept. 16 – State Rep. Greg Vitali, D-Delaware, today introduced H.B. 2740 that would minimize the impact of natural gas drilling on Pennsylvania’s landscape by requiring at least a two-mile space between drill sites […]

Charlie Dent’s Jobs Plan? Tax Breaks for Companies that Ship American Jobs Overseas, More Bureaucracy for Small Businesses BETHLEHEM, PA. – Congressman Charlie Dent doesn’t have a jobs plan, so he’s decided to focus on endorsing a $700 billion tax break for the super rich[1] and attacking Callahan’s jobs plan. While almost all of Dent’s […]

Specter Urges Director Mueller for Response on FBI Definition of Rape Cases Draws attention to failures of current method of reportingWashington, D.C. – Senate Judiciary Committee member Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) sent a letter Wednesday to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller urging the Director to review testimony provided at a this week’s Senate […]

Lentz Tours Community Energy, Developer of Solar and Wind Farms, for Twentieth Stop of Economic Tour Springfield, PA – Representative Bryan Lentz, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, visited Community Energy on Thursday for the twentieth stop of his 10-week, 25-stop economic tour. The Radnor-based renewable energy company develops solar and […]

What They’re Saying: Responsible Marcellus Shale Gas Development Creating Jobs, Delivering Affordable Supplies of Homegrown, Clean-Burning Energy to Consumers “Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale has been a bright spot in job creation” Marcellus development  “to create more than 111,000 new jobs and generate $987 million in state and local tax revenue by 2011”   ‘Marcellus Multiplier’ creating […]

Pat Toomey Releases New Ad on Health Care Allentown – Fresh from receiving the support of the Pennsylvania Medical Society PAC earlier this week, today, U.S. Senate candidate and former small business owner Pat Toomey released a new television ad highlighting the health care issue. The ad features a local Delaware County family doctor and […]