Bird’s-Eye View

Welcome to the new week, where despite it being Monday we’re doing better than Lance Armstrong’s collar bone … and A-Rod’s squeaky clean reputation.
Around the state:

*If you are eagerly awaiting property tax relief from casino gambling, you may be interested in this story from the Patriot-News:
Next month, the state must certify whether the fund has enough money […]

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And speaking of Arlen Specter …
The senior Senator from Pennsylvania has his first primary challenger, and it isn’t Pat Toomey.
It’s Peg Luksik.
Who?
Peg Luksik, the Johnstown resident who failed thrice during the 1990s to win the governor’s seat, including as an independent or Constitution Party candidate.
Who?
Peg Lusik, the noted 53-year-old anti-abortion advocate who spoke in favor […]

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It’s time for another thrilling poll at the Nest!
Last night, I appeared on 1210 AM The Big Talker out of Philadelphia, and the topic was about a certain someone speaking at a certain university located in a certain borough in a certain county and a certain number of state legislators who happen to be from […]

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Like Frazier and Ali Part II, we may next year see Specter v. Toomey in the Republican primary again:
Via the Associated Press:
A conservative former congressman who nearly unseated Sen. Arlen Specter in 2004 now says he may want a rematch in next year’s Republican primary.
Pat Toomey issued a statement Monday afternoon saying that he’s considering running […]

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Via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, we learn Pat Toomey has his eyes set on the Republican nomination for governor in 2010:
Mr. Toomey, now the president of the Club for Growth, a national movement of budget hawks, had been mentioned as a potential candidate for either the GOP nomination for senate or governor in 2010. He released […]

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From CapitolWire.com:
Major Republican donors and campaign figures throughout the state were told by Attorney General Tom Corbett this week that he will run for governor in 2010.
The Allegheny Countian’s campaign also got good news Wednesday, when GOP power brokers in Chester County confirmed that U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Chester, is telling them he will run […]

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John Baer of the Philadelphia Daily News says state Attorney General Tom Corbett’s dominating win over his Democratic challenger makes him a likely frontrunner for the 2010 GOP gubernatorial nomination. Corbett won a second four-year term by defeating Democratic John Morganelli by 390,000 and won 61 of 67 counties in a year when Democrats had just […]

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