CITY HALL SAM: A Pa. Star Is Born In Charlotte

CONGRESSWOMAN ALLYSON SCHWARTZ has a prime-time TV spot at the convention. She is “ready for her closeup, Mr. DeMille.” Although her detractors have called her too ambitious and camera-hungry, Schwartz has worked her district tirelessly as a moderate voice. At one time she was the darling of the far left, but now she stands poised to become a star in the center. She has worked 30 years to become an overnight sensation.

Much of her Northeast Philadelphia territory will now be represented by CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY. Brady is no stranger to the Northeast. He has been working with the ward leaders and elected officials for years as the City Chairman. In fact, his down-to-earth style is more suited for the row homes of the Northeast River Wards.

STATE SEN. MIKE STACK has called for hearings of the Senate Judiciary Committee to find out how the killer of OFFICER MOSES WALKER could have received unmonitored parole. The Koch Brothers have left the building. The famous conservative billionaires pulled their rightwing TV buy in Pennsylvania. Apparently, they are crazy, but not stupid. They can read the writing on the wall: Obama will win Pennsylvania.

Watching MITT ROMNEY and the Republicans reminds us how great it is to be rich. They don’t appear to have a clue that most of the country is still hanging by an economic thread. The middle class continues to shrink, as their companies continue to outsource jobs to increase their obscene profits. Someone needs to remind them they are not “job-creators” if the jobs they create are in India and Mexico.

Northeast Republicans have been holding rallies. Interestingly, the lightly attended events have not drawn any elected Republicans such as City COUNCILMEN DENNY O’BRIEN and DAVID OH and COMMISSIONER AL SCHMIDT. The woes of the once-great GOP continue. It’s not the fault of the de facto leaders MICHAEL MEEHAN and VITO CANUSO. The residents of Northeast Philly are living in the same reality as the rest of the city; and the reality is the Democrats stand up for working folks.

As promised, here are City Hall Sam’s predictions on the three, big, upcoming Pennsylvania Supreme Court decisions. 1. Voter Identification – the court will uphold it. 2. Legislative Redistricting – the court will uphold it. 3. Prohibiting local control of natural gas drilling – the court will rule the Gov. Corbett favored law unconstitutional and strike it down.

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