western pennsylvania

I’ve largely ignored the micro-scandal of Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) and his “Specter for the Cure” Website. For the full history and an excited take on it, read Adam Green here. But after making the effort to clear up the site’s front page and note that it’s a campaign site, not a cancer research charity, [...]

Longtime Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Johnstown, Pa., is still revered in many circles for speaking out early against the Iraq war. But conservatives think he might be vulnerable this year because of his recent observation that “there is no question that Western Pennsylvania is a racist area.”
Murtha was explaining why he thought Sen. Barack [...]