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Tom Corbett reiterates his comments about want-ads jobs did not mean he thinks (enough) “jobs were there,” but Dan Onorato is trying to call his bluff, while independent 15th District candidate Jake Towne makes some startling comments that could prematurely sink his insurgent candidacy. Welcome to Thursday’s Buzz, where we are wondering how many chips the campaigns are willing to play so early in the game.

PoliticsPA Reports

PoliticsPA: A day late, Kevin Harley elaborates what Tom Corbett meant with his want-ad comments. “I think what he was trying to say was obviously there are some jobs available because there are help-wanted ads, but the point he’s trying to make is there aren’t nearly enough available,” said Harley, adding that even many of the ones available require special skills that most don’t possess.

The Hill: Apparently, Pennsylvania has a knack for producing beautiful politicos, we have four out of the top 50 most beautiful people on Capitol Hill, according to The Hill, including the person ranked second.

Politico: Politico reports the DCCC is expanding its ad buy, buying time in Joe Sestak’s old district and expanding into GOP territory by buying time in Charlie Dent’s district. This is more evidence that the DCCC sees these two races as keys to holding the House.

Pa2010.com: Grilled by a conservative talk show host Wednesday morning, the independent candidate in the 15th Congressional District blamed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on American foreign policy in the Middle East. Although this argument has been articulated in academia by the likes of Robert Pape, it is not likely to sit well with voters.

Pennsylvania Avenue: Bad timing for Pat Toomey. On the day the DNC began a huge, concerted push to link the Tea Party with the GOP, Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Senate nominee addresses the activist group in Doylestown.

Sen. Casey’s focus on Marcellus Shale continued yesterday, his “Frac Act” has been incorporated into the Senate energy bill, which will require companies to disclose what chemicals they are using at each well site, for companies to educate the medical community how to treat for these chemicals in an emergency and for companies to be more open with the public about toxins around the well site. Look for Casey to make this a signature issue as he gears up for his 2012 campaign. You can find his press release on the “Frac Act” and many others here.

Today’s Headlines

Morning Call: “Poker Face” will not play at the Jake Towne campaign event, but what was even more interesting was how Towne and the band framed the announcement, according to the Morning Call, he said, “In order to avoid distraction from Charlie Dent’s gross incompetence and performance as the people’s employee and undemocratic whining to avoid debating independent Jake Towne, Poker Face and Towne for Congress have jointly decided to cancel Poker Face’s performance at this Friday’s Freedom Concert”. Talk about coming out swinging.

Tribune-Review: Both candidates for governor support an extension of the adultBasic subsidized healthcare program, where they disagree is how long that extension should be. Onorato says four years and Corbett says six months.

Inquirer: Did the Recovery act work in Philadelphia? In some ways, yes, it saved or created about 300 jobs, but, the money has not necessarily been spent effectively. Philadelphia is not using all the money it can and statutory limitations sometimes make it hard to spend the money.

Post-Gazette: Stephen Keefer, the former IT director for the state House Democratic Caucus was indicted as part of the Bonusgate probe, he was eventually acquitted and now he wants his job back and is suing the state for $2 million.

In Memoriam: Elinor “EZ” Taylor, the longest serving woman in the history of the Pennsylvania General Assembly and a former Secretary of the House Republican Caucus, passed away last night in Florida. (h/t Commonwealth Confidential).

Today’s Opinions

Inquirer: The Public Integrity Commission is a start but it is hardly the answer for Harrisburg’s woes, when we start talking about campaign finance reform and redistricting reform, then we can talk about change coming to Harrisburg.

Times-Tribune: In order to solve the state pension crisis, the municipal pension system should be abandoned and a consolidated statewide system should be implemented.

Finally, we leave you with this. Arlen Specter. James Brown. In the same picture. Need we say more?

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