[CFC__VRWC]

Remains to be seen whether he goes against his party when it counts. If he doesn't, he's finished.

Oh please. He's an incumbent Dim in a state dominated by the unions and the Philadelphia democrat machine. That Senate seat is his for the rest of his life if he wants it. He can drop the pro-life charade any time now, and he just did.

[presidio9]

Oh please. He's an incumbent Dim in a state dominated by the unions and the Philadelphia democrat machine. That Senate seat is his for the rest of his life if he wants it. He can drop the pro-life charade any time now, and he just did.

Oh, please. There is no need for Casey to "drop the charade." You're right that he's in a good spot, but the man is a Catholic, and he can vote with his conscience with impunity if he so chooses. Because he is an incumbent, about the only thing that will get him out of office is if he so pisses off pro-life independents who voted for him (and I'm guessing that more than a third of all Catholics describe themselves as such) that they rally to the polls against him.

[samm1148]

"Oh please. He's an incumbent Dim in a state dominated by the unions and the Philadelphia democrat machine. That Senate seat is his for the rest of his life if he wants it. He can drop the pro-life charade any time now, and he just did."

You pretty much summed it up. The only thing I'd add is that Casey is a freshman senator having defeated Rick Santorum who was decidedly pro-life. Pennsylvania finds itself in what I think is a democrat trap: The cities use handouts to attract the sort of ilk that votes democrat. Pretty soon the conservative rural areas are crushed in the system. Not only Philly but Pittsburgh politics dominates PA.