Pennsylvania Politics

Arlen Specter: Determined Survivor, Pragmatic Politician, Loyal Friend

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


SaraKay Smullens

The truth about this very tough and complex man and brilliant attorney cannot be simplistically assessed.

Arlen Specter: The Pennsylvania Perspective

Bruce Ledewitz | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


Bruce Ledewitz

More important than the political calculation of Specter's defection is the fact that Specter really is a moderate Republican. He is not really a Democrat. This is the man who gave us Justice Thomas, after all.

Pennsylvania Voters Dismiss Obama's Momentum

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 04.09.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

At the Obama Town Hall Meeting in Harrisburg on Sunday night, capital city bloggers (Progressives, all) were gloomy. Looking around the place, they could find nobody from state or city government, not even "down to the third degree," as one put it.