The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
Toomey has some of the details of the deal with Manchin. It’s a bit of give and take on both sides if everything is as advertised; that is a real compromise, and not a compromise where they only get a smaller slice of my pie instead of a bigger one. Of course that doesn’t make … Continue reading “Toomey’s Press Release”
Well, my first attempt to live blog today didn’t go so well when the Democratic gun control sponsors decided not to stream their press conference to the public after promising they would do so. With that, I’m moving on to the feds and their bill. So far, we’ve just got lots of panning around the … Continue reading “Coverage of the Toomey-Manchin Gun Control Press Conference”
Some have pointed out that we don’t know what Pat Toomey is bringing to the table on gun control, and that it might not actually be any more than fixing the current background check system. That’s true. That’s why I’m not calling for Full Outrage! yet. However, regardless of what he promises in the press … Continue reading “Why Some Gun Owners Won’t Be Happy with Pat Toomey”
Ladd Everitt at CSGV puts out a press release trying to apply the same pressure to our Senators that is currently being applied to Scott Brown in regards to HR822. CSGV is pretty much outright lying about the bill by suggesting HR822 is “legislation that would force Pennsylvania to let individuals from around the country … Continue reading “CSGV Puts Pressure on Casey and Toomey”
Jim Geraghty notes that, historically, if you’re six up thirty days out from the election, you’re quite statistically likely to be the winner. This is good news because I find Joe Sestak particularly loathsome.
It was obviously expected, but now it is formally a done deal, and well deserved. It will also, hopefully, keep the pressure on Casey. This means, for EVCs, that we can direct our armies of volunteers to Toomey’s campaign for Senate. I jest about that a bit, but actually, despite the fact that the gun … Continue reading “Pat Toomey Gets Formal NRA Endorsement”
Instapundit reports on some polling that has him beating both Sestak and Specter. My advice to Pat Toomey would be to play the middle. Pennsylvanians tend to reject extreme viewpoints, on both sides of the political spectrum. That’s how you get pro-life and pro-gun Democrats, and Republicans like Specter and Tom Ridge, who not many … Continue reading “Things Looking Up for Toomey”
As constituents, we should be thankful that Arlen Specter has consented to gracing us with his presence: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TuG4du23dw[/youtube] He forgets who it is he works for.
Capitol Ideas is reporting that Specter beats Pat Toomey 53-33 percent in the general, but Tom Ridge matches up with Specter at 46 percent and Ridge at 43 percent. Like I’ve said before, incumbents have a sky high reelection rate, which is why it makes sense for NRA to endorse Specter if he holds his … Continue reading “Specter Way Ahead of Toomey in Polling”
He has formally entered the race: “We can stop the bailouts and the spending stampede; we can reduce the burdens on taxpayers; and we can unlock the ingenuity and job creation potential of our great nation once again,” Toomey said in his remarks. “I am running for the U.S. Senate because I believe the economic … Continue reading “Toomey Announces”
