Timothy McNulty | August 17, 2009
Apologies for our lateness: we're still getting out from under the Netroots Nation and RightOnline conferences last week, as well as a news conference on Pittsburgh's first-of-its-kind iPhone app this morning. It's all very 21st century.
Philly Daily News reports, via Pa2010, on an Obama fundraiser for Specter next month:
PRESIDENT OBAMA will attend a Sept. 15 fundraiser for Sen. Arlen Specter at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, according to an e-mail that Comcast Executive Vice President David L. Cohen sent supporters.
The event that Mayor Nutter, Gov. Rendell
and Specter will attend features a $1,000 cocktail reception, another
VIP reception for those who raise at least $10,000, and a dinner for
which "an individual must write (not raise) a minimum of $10,000 or
raise $50,000" to attend, Cohen's note says. The missive asks guests to
make checks payable to Pennsylvania Senate Victory 2010, and promises
that all dinner guests will have a picture taken with Obama and Specter.
At least somebody's getting something out of the state budget crisis. Ed Rendell has dropped 40 pounds, the Inquirer reports:
Rendell said he started the diet in mid June when it became clear
that a budget solution in a recession year wasn't going to come
quickly, especially when Republican legislative leaders were dead-set
against raising taxes.
"I thought this would give me something to strive for, something
positive that I could see happening compared to the lack of progress
with the budget," he said.
A reminder: Specter and Sestak are in Pittsburgh today.
Posted
Aug 17 2009, 11:29 AM
by
Timothy McNulty