Corbett's new term: Bonus case, scams, illegal guns on agenda
BY CHARLES THOMPSONOf The Patriot-News

Corbett has announced charges against 12 people once affiliated with the House Democratic Caucus. They are accused of using taxpayer money and resources to aid re-election campaigns. Corbett has said legislative staffers were paid bonuses for work on those campaigns.

Those charged include Rep. Sean Ramaley, D-Allegheny County; former Rep. Mike Veon, D-Beaver County; and Mike Manzo, the former chief of staff to House Democratic Leader William DeWeese, D-Greene.

Editor's Note -- At least there's this we can count on after Tuesday's debacle.

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Longtime Democratic Senator Fumo confidant offers devastating testimony
By Emilie Lounsberry and Craig R. McCoy Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writers

A longtime confidant of State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo's testified yesterday that he received more than $500,000 under lucrative Senate contracts while working as Fumo's political hired gun - and submitted false bills to justify his paychecks.

Editor's Note -- There's this too.

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Aide: Did nothing but Democratic Senator Fumo's campaign work on Senate's dime
By MICHAEL HINKELMANPhiladelphia Daily News

He said that after the federal investigation of Fumo became public in 2004, he was told to change how he submitted his invoices to the Senate Democratic Appropriations Committee, and later began "padding the hours" on his invoices to make it appear he was doing official Senate work when he was working on campaigns.

Editor's Note -- An this also; I guess it's not all bad.

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Rendell vows to remain Pa. governor through 2010
MyWay By PETER JACKSON

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Ed Rendell has ruled out taking a job in the Obama administration before his term ends in January 2011, in part because a midterm departure could open the door to a Republican takeover of Pennsylvania state government, his spokesman said Friday.

Editor's Note -- Yippie

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Losses in Philly, suburbs sunk McCain
TRIBUNE-REVIEWThursday, November 6, 2008

Obama carried just 18 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, but won the state by about 600,000 votes, piling up large margins in population centers including Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Erie, Harrisburg, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Allentown and Reading.Obama carried Philadelphia by 83 percent to 16 percent, a record margin of about 459,000 votes.

Editor's Note -- Good thing that Democrat Election Judge threw out all the "Minority" Republican poll watchers in those Philadelphia wards. We wouldn't want to make sure there were no votes on the machines BEFORE the election started.

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GOP state stronghold was key to Obama win
By John L. Micek | and Josh Drobnyk Of The Morning Call November 9, 2008

Obama's organization sent dozens of staffers and volunteers here expressly to cut into GOP margins that were highest statewide in the past two presidential elections. It's symbolic of what his campaign did nationwide -- pushing into territory traditionally loyal to the GOP.

Editor's Note -- All it takes is cash. Isn't it ironic that John McCain trashed the First Amendment with McCain/Feingold, accepts matching funds, then gets outspent by Obama by a quarter billion dollars?

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