Toomey to kick off campaign for U.S. Senate against Specter in Allentown, PA

WASHINGTON | -- Rep. Pat Toomey will kick off his Senate campaign in Allentown on Friday as part of a two-day announcement tour ending in Erie on Saturday.

The first event will be at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Scottish Rite Center, Allentown.

Toomey's Schedule: Friday

8:30 a.m. — Scottish Rite Center, Allentown.

11 a.m. — Pennsylvania Capitol, Capitol Rotunda, Harrisburg.

1:45 p.m. — Adams Mark Hotel, Grand Ballroom entrance, Philadelphia.

4:45 p.m. — University of Scranton, Brennan Hall, second-floor auditorium, Room 228, Madison Avenue, Scranton.

Saturday

10:30 a.m. — Johnstown Airport, Air East Inc. Lobby, Johnstown.

Noon — Omni William Penn Hotel, Phipps Room, Pittsburgh.

2:30 p.m. — Erie Airport, Northeast Air Lobby, Erie.

Hey, no fair! Arlen wanted to start HIS campaign at the SCOTTISH Rite center.

From today's column by Robert Novak:
>> "Such an intractable position raises the question of how Democrats would expect to get any judges confirmed in the event that Bush is defeated for re-election but the Senate remains Republican in the 2004 voting. The Republican Judiciary Committee chairman, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, is outraged by the Democratic strategy and ready to respond in kind. But Hatch will not be chairman in 2005, thanks to Republican term limits. Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, next in GOP seniority, as chairman might stop the cycle... That's what worries Republican strategists, who talk about jumping conservative Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona above Specter to guarantee a strong hand in the confirmation wars. Well in advance, there is consideration of blocking a vote on future judicial nominees by a Democratic president until the Republican nominees who had been blocked by filibuster are confirmed." <<

Scottish law says only Repubican judicial candidates should be Borked!

I'd love to go over to the Capitol tomorrow to support Toomey but I have to work and I'll be in DC for the Rally Saturday. Hey, will try and help in the future.

While I don't know squat about Toomey, anyone would be better then Specter.

But Hatch will NOT be chairman in 2005, thanks to Republican term limits. Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, next in GOP seniority, as chairman might stop the cycle... That's what worries Republican strategists, who talk about jumping conservative Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona above Specter to guarantee a strong hand in the confirmation wars.

YIKES! Thanks for the info about the term-limits. Let's get rid of these term-limits if it brings us Specter.

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