Recently, Representative Chris Carney endorsed Senator Clinton in the presidential race which isn't too surprising given how poorly Senator Obama performed in the district. People have jumped on the Clinton endorsement already, but given his options an Obama endorsement would have been far worse.
In addition, the heat is getting turned up on Carney as the fall election grows closer. Carney's seat has called a "toss up" so Republicans are beginning to open him up to attacks. For instance, on the FISA debate Carney has been trying to play the middle. Carney stated he supported the Senate FISA bill which isn't popular among fellow Democrats. In order to expose Carney and push the issue, Republican Whip Roy Blunt sent a letter to Carney requesting he sign the discharge petition which would send the Senate FISA bill to the House Floor. While Carney claimed he had never been asked to sign the petition, Blunt called his bluff even further:
I would also note that on March 14th, you signed a discharge petition on an immigration bill (H.R. 4088) without any request from our leadership. However, if a request from our leadership will help you make the decision to assist us in bringing
this legislation – which you have already suggested to the House Speaker is critical to protecting the country – to the floor, then I am happy to oblige.Please consider this letter to be my formal request that you sign the discharge petition to bring the Rockefeller-Bond FISA bill to the House floor.
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum had an interesting column in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The piece focused on the failure of elected officials to properly address the "war on terrorism." Disagreeing over the government's communications tactics, Santorum argues that the conflict should more accurately framed as "Islamic Fascism" rather than simply terrorism. However, a recent Bush administration memo had deemed this rhetoric too harsh, and it was quickly curtailed after President Bush used it once in a public address. You'd think that John McCain's frequently use of "Islamic Fascism" would please Santorum, but Santorum has firmly stated he would vote for anyone but John McCain (even though he's seemingly reconciled).
Lastly, the Arthur Anderson-like Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus coerced an intern to shred documents requested by a grand jury. Now, the prosecution will be hard pressed to prove that state employees received bonuses payed for by the taxpayers for political work they had performed.
Just another week in Pennsylvania!
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