tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35274823.post1621525070179462151..comments2023-06-09T08:08:53.312-04:00Comments on PennPatriot Blog: Tom Corbett's Political Career, The Art Of The Quid Pro QuoPennPatriot Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00188106001468216588noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35274823.post-56566825055354008752010-03-28T12:15:55.693-04:002010-03-28T12:15:55.693-04:00At minimum it raises some questions. But OK you ar...At minimum it raises some questions. But OK you are right my research has no relevance and this exercise has been pointless :) Thanks for the comments.PennPatriot Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188106001468216588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35274823.post-80631665040691158762010-03-28T10:25:07.096-04:002010-03-28T10:25:07.096-04:00Read the Mcall article. Senate Democrats were sayi...Read the Mcall article. Senate Democrats were saying that Corbett was too close to the Ridge administration to act independently. And Jubelirer said he had no chance to be confirmed. Seems a little strong for just saying oh we just want him to pledge not to run again. You logic don't make any sense. Jubelirer could have reconvened the Senate and said O.K. he is willing to nit run again. So PennPatriot Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188106001468216588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35274823.post-7107581967638168522010-03-28T10:19:42.740-04:002010-03-28T10:19:42.740-04:00The other folly here is this argument:
"Co...The other folly here is this argument: <br /><br />"Considering all of the corruption in Harrisburg you really expect us to believe..."<br /><br />You make the assumption that because there is corruption in Harrisburg that means that anyone in Harrisburg is corrupt. <br /><br />So by your logic, Sam Rohrer was in Harrisburg, therefore he is corrupt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35274823.post-6977344966703028492010-03-28T10:14:46.704-04:002010-03-28T10:14:46.704-04:00What would Ridge lose if his nominee didn't go...What would Ridge lose if his nominee didn't go through? What was the political benefit of Corbett? He may be a powerful figure now, but back then? If there was a quid pro quo, it wasn't Corbett - the nomination of an AG to fill in for under two years is pretty small potatoes.<br /><br />Why did it take 3 months? It probably had less to do with the legislature waiting for the "quidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35274823.post-23239989601495317562010-03-27T19:32:35.446-04:002010-03-27T19:32:35.446-04:00And you really think after Corbett agreed to not r...And you really think after Corbett agreed to not run again that it took him three months to get confirmed by a 2/3 vote in the Senate. Come on now you are leaping out of the land of the obvious.PennPatriot Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188106001468216588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35274823.post-20754335182777951842010-03-27T18:46:08.669-04:002010-03-27T18:46:08.669-04:00Considering all the corruption in Harrisburg you r...Considering all the corruption in Harrisburg you really expect us to believe that all it took was a promise not to run again to get Corbett confirmed? Consider who proposed the bill Mellow and Jubelirer in the first place. You don't think they had something to do with holding up support for Corbett. Again just a coincidence you think.PennPatriot Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188106001468216588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35274823.post-74840745345138324322010-03-27T17:26:25.837-04:002010-03-27T17:26:25.837-04:00"Senate democrats wouldn't approve Corbet..."Senate democrats wouldn't approve Corbett until he agreed to not run again after Preate's term was up in 1996"<br /><br />Which is exactly what Corbett wound up doing. <br /><br />Your leap of logic borders on paranoia - that Ridge would give an 18% raise to the entire legislature and trade political credibility for the singular purpose of pushing through the nomination of an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com