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Is Montco’s Vereb Plotting a PA House GOP Leadership Challenge?
Why would a state representative from a moderate suburban Philadelphia district: – Boast of his 100% rating from the far-right American Conservative Union by posting this photo, – Post a photo of himself shaking hands with unpopular-in-Southeast-PA Gov. Corbett on the occasion … More after the jump
Posted in Education, House of Representatives, LGBT / Gay Rights, Philadelphia and suburbs, Regional News, State Government
Tagged Brian Ellis, Budget, Daryl Metcalfe, education, Grover Norquist, leadership, LGBT, marriage amendment, Mike Turzai, Mike Vereb, Montgomery County, PA House GOP, Tom Corbett
Toohil-Gate: Unanswered Questions, and Her Evasions – Will the Media Follow Up?
The travails of Tarah Toohil continue, in part because she has left unanswered questions hanging out there. There’s a lot for the media to follow up on – but will they?
Posted in House of Representatives, Northeast PA, Regional News, State Government
Tagged Crime, drug policy, Hazleton, hypocrisy, legislature, marijuana, media, Tarah Toohil
Electoral College Tie? No Thanks! Plus: PA Deserves More U.S. Senators
On Thursday, pundit Larry Sabato posted about something that made me go “Aaauggghhh” – the possibility of a tie in the Electoral College. I don’t think it’ll actually happen – FiveThirtyEight puts the odds at 0.8%. But what a nightmare … More after the jump
Posted in Elections, National Politics
Tagged 2012 Election, Congress, Electoral College, fairness, Gerrymandering, national popular vote, President, Senate
Anonymous Creator of Toohil Video Explains Why; Poses 3 Questions to Rep.
Hat tip to Jake Sternberger for alerting me to this — the anonymous creator of the Tarah Toohil video has posted a detailed statement today in the video’s caption about why he or she posted the video. Jake tweeted “Guy … More after the jump
Posted in Elections, House of Representatives, Northeast PA, Regional News, State Government
Tagged Crime, drug policy, drugs, Hazleton, marijuana, Tarah Toohil
Toohil-Gate: It’s the Hypocrisy, Not the Possible Pot Use — and Why Is She Against Medical Marijuana?
About the widely viewed video montage of state Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne County) (please note: I had nothing to do with creating or posting the video, and I have no idea who did, either) – Some people have been saying how … More after the jump
Posted in Elections, Health, House of Representatives, Northeast PA, Regional News, State Government
Tagged drugs, Hazleton, hypocrisy, marijuana, Tarah Toohil
