Commentary

Gerow: The Top Tier, Longshot Gubernatorial Candidates

Details: Created: Thursday, 05 December 2013 16:39

The ink was barely dry on the tally sheets of November’s election when intense media focus shifted to the 2014 race for Governor. Pennsylvania has a longstanding tradition for gubernatorial elections. For more than two generations the Commonwealth has elected Governors of opposite Parties every eight years. This unbroken skein dates back to before Pennsylvania governors could succeed themselves. No governor has ever lost a bid for re-election.

Gerow: Shutdown Shows True Nature Of Both Sides Of Aisle

Details: Created: Thursday, 10 October 2013 18:24

As America moves into another week of government “shutdown”, the pathologies of Washington, D.C.’s ruling class are laid bare. The finger pointing and blame-gaming have reached epidemic proportions. The White House won’t even sit down and talk.House Republicans appear as divided internally as they are with the Democrats on the other side of the congressional aisle.

Many Americans have tuned out; they see this as yet another of the political tugs-of-war that have become so commonplace they think it’s simply the way Washington does business. Others have said, “a pox on both your houses,” to feuding Democrats and Republicans, giving them approval ratings in single digits.