Wally Edge's blog

Republicans have had a real bad month while things have been great for Democrats over the last month (unless your name is Bill DeWeese). Read more of this week's Winners & Losers.

After yesterday's allegations by Mike Manzo that Majority Leader Bill DeWeese know about the illegal Bonusgate payments I decided to ask a few Republicans and Democrats about what they thought of the situation. Most specifically, why would Manzo lie?

With his leadership position and career on the line, Bill DeWeese came out swinging today. Below are a copy of his comments this afternoon.

Mike Manzo's speculation that I knew about his criminal acts is absolutely false and there is no evidence to support his opinion. In fact, the grand jury described in detail the steps that those now charged took to keep their scheme secret.

Congressional Quarterly has updated two of Pennsylvania's congressional races. In PA-3 Democratic challenger Kathy Dahlkemper has been upgraded in her race against Phil English from Leans Republican to No Clear Favorite. A recent poll by Roll Call and Survey USA showed Dahlkemper with a small lead. In PA-11 Republican Lou Barletta has been upgraded from a Leans Democratic to No Clear Favorite against Paul Kanjorski. Recent polls in this race have shown Barletta leading the incumbent.

ABC has a Match-O-Meter taking quotes from each candidate you can see which candidate you most agree with.

Over the last year John McCain's fate in Pennsylvania may have been sealed by the registration and organization efforts of the Democratic State Committee, Democratic National Committee and the campaign organizations of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

Saturday Night Live this past weekend couldn't resist a skit on the Vice-Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. In the skit, Biden's character says of Scranton, it's a hell-hole, a jerk-water of a town and filled with sad depressed people.

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In Chris Carney's latest TV ad he focuses on Chris Hackett's stance against illegal immigration, but yet having hired an illegal to work as his housekeeper. Carney hits Hackett hard even having the ad call Hackett despicable. Recent polls show Democratic Congressman Carney with a solid lead in this Republican district.

Bruce Springsteen will be doing his part in Philadelphia today to register new voters. If you are planning on registering voters it needs to be done by Monday as October 6th is the final day to register voters in Pennsylvania.

Take a look at this seemingly home-made video from Steve Kantrowitz, a Republican challenging State Sen. Andrew Dinniman in District 19: