A Reading school board member says he doesn’t think it was legal for the district to waive fees associated with a Barack Obama rally at the high school.

William F. Cinfici says waiving the fees associated with the April rally represents an in-kind donation to the Democrat’s campaign. He says that’s illegal and unfair to taxpayers.  read more »

Doesn’t this guy have any fresh content?

Picking up where Barack Obama’s Democratic rival left off, Republican John McCain sought Wednesday to cast the Illinois senator as out of touch with ordinary Americans.

McCain made the claim during his first general election campaign stop in Pennsylvania and promised to return often, reminding state voters again and again of Obama’s remarks about ‘‘bitter’‘ Pennsylvanians.

‘‘We are going to travel all over the state of Pennsylvania, and we are going to go to the small towns in Pennsylvania and I am going to tell them I don’t agree with Sen. Obama that they cling to their religion and the Constitution because they are bitter,’‘ McCain said.  read more »

Unity was the buzzword among Democrats yesterday, and no more so than in Pennsylvania, where almost all the big power brokers – and many of the smaller ones – had until now thrown their support behind Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

But with Sen. Barack Obama the presumptive Democratic nominee, top state Democrats yesterday were left figuring out how to best position the Illinois lawmaker for victory in their swing state, which carries 21 electoral votes.

“Any time, any place, anywhere under any set of circumstances that I can be helpful, that’s where I’m going to be,” Mayor Nutter said yesterday. “I’ll campaign with him here in Philly or in the suburbs or anywhere else they would like.”

“I’m a Democrat,” he added. “I’m supporting the Democratic nominee.”  read more »

It is really a shame, I was looking forward to a little revival. Maybe he can reschedule the event for a later date.

Barack Obama’s brash former pastor has withdrawn from two scheduled appearances in Philadelphia.

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright was scheduled to lead a revival May 28 and 29 at St. Thomas African Episcopal Church. And he was scheduled to preach June 1 at the 100th anniversary celebration of Canaan Baptist Church.

Wright often preaches in his native Philadelphia. But both churches said Monday he has withdrawn from next week’s events.  read more »

It is interesting to see that Senator McCain is using Pennsylvania and specifically the Lehigh Valley to ramp up his criticism of Senator Obama. Look for this theme to continue emerging throughout the campaign.

Sen. John McCain ridiculed Sen. Barack Obama yesterday for failing to endorse proposals put forward by himself and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to suspend the federal gasoline tax from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

“There are some experts who view it as the end of Western civilization as we know it,” he said of the plan’s critics, who include the Democratic candidate.  read more »

Setting aside the obvious fact that the media runs over Hillary on a daily basis – this week’s New Republic cover story is entitled “The Voices in Her Head” – it does say something important that Obama isn’t predicted to win tomorrow even after significantly outspending Clinton.

In a month mostly devoid of primaries and caucuses other than a series of contests on March 4, Mr. Obama spent just over $30 million in March, down from the $43 million he spent in February.  read more »