Bird’s-Eye View

Watch politics long enough, and you start to pick up certain behavior patterns. For example, when former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum lost his bitter fight for a third term against Bob Casey Jr. in 2006, the Republican decided instead of changing his issue stances to accommodate the moods of voters - which had turned against the […]

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Together we form more friends than Pennsylvania’s senior Senator may have, right now. Republican Arlen Specter was one of three GOP Senators to approve the $838 billion stimulus package, which now lands in a committee of House and Senate leadership charged with drawing up a compromise plan.
I think Specter knows the waters are closing in […]

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Never been a secret that former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum and presumptive GOP nominee John McCain do not often sit down for dinner. In fact, they pretty much don’t like each other, Santorum going so far as to launch some whithering attacks against McCain earlier this year.
Now, according to PolitickerPA.com, McCain’s choice of running mate […]

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Former Gov. Tom Ridge said on Fox News this morning he would consider becoming Republican John McCain’s running mate if the presumptive nominee asked him.
There are two reasons why I think Ridge won’t become the vice president pick.
First, Ridge is pro-choice on abortion, and if you thought the conservative wing of the GOP is unhappy […]

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Our good friend G. Terry Madonna and his fellow pundit Michael L. Young have penned a column looking at the potential candidacy of Chris Matthews - yes, of MSNBC - against U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter.
That got us at the Nest thinking about what Matthews’ chances are of unseating Pennsylvania’s senior senator. Here are the hurdles we […]

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If you attended tonight’s Lancaster County GOP banquet, where former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney stumped for John McCain, you received a clear preview of how Republicans plan to target the Democrats, depending on whether Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton emerge victorious.
Although Romney filled the attack dog role surrogates often do - and he wasn’t over […]

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U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette he thinks Pennsylvanians want a moderate in the White House as opposed to a political idealogue, and Specter’s pleased with John McCain as the Republican standard bearer.
Mr. Specter and Mr. McCain, an Arizona Republican and his party’s presumptive presidential nominee, are known for taking positions that sometimes […]

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