...Democrat today.
Cases in point:
"...(Former State House Speaker William) DeWeese, D-Waynesburg, does not recall responding to that e-mail in which he reportedly told a staffer she was welcome when she sent him an e-mail in December 2004 thanking him "for the bonus for campaigning," said Tom Andrews, DeWeese's chief of staff...." - heralsstandard.com, March 19, 2009
Oh my.
"Gov. Ed Rendell is paying an old political hand $100,000 to spearhead a publicity campaign for programs financed with billions of federal economic-stimulus dollars.
Rendell's hiring of Ken Snyder as a subcontractor comes at a time the governor is calling for spending cuts and tax increases to avoid a state budget shortfall of more than $2 billion...." - pennlive.com, March 19, 2009
I guess the governor can't hear any whining because all of those close to him have been protected.
"...'You can absolutely argue it was unwise to pursue all of this, and I respect that opinion,' (Harrisburg Mayor Steve) Reed said of his artifact acquisitions for a now-discarded dream of five museums for Harrisburg. 'But what relevance does that have to the future of Harrisburg for the coming months and coming years?' he asked, then added, 'none.'
Perhaps, this is why Reed's Democratic challengers for mayor are striking larger themes of accountability, transparency, fiscal responsibility and plain, old voter fatigue in their campaigns to prevent the 59-year-old mayor from claiming his eighth consecutive four-year term...." - pennlive.com, March 19, 2009
Come on.
It's not about the Party. It's about the person.
At least that's what I'll be telling my father-in-law the next time we talk.
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