Excellent post and exactly on target but I doubt the Burns partisans will be satisfied with that.
Bill Russell Slams State Chairman Robert Gleason. Says Gleason Has A 'Conflict Of Interest'
Randy Potter, 3/24/10
12 Congressional District Candidate, Bill Russell, is now confirming a lot of the things that concerned many GOP supporters when Robert Gleason was first chosen to head up the Republican State Committee. He is accusing Gleason of collusion in regards to Gleason's insurance business dealings with Murtha.
I remember reading of Gleason openly admitting that he supported and voted for Murtha in the past. According to Russell, Gleason never supported his campaign in 2006 when he ran against Murtha the first time.
I think Russell has some great points. Why would Gleason push for Tim Burns who is relatively unknown outside the political establishment over Russell? Especially, in a political environment that is trending ever more hostile towards establishment candidates and is being heavily influenced by the Tea Party movement. Supporting Burns just doesn't make any sense to me considering he has less than 10% name recognition in a special election that will end in May.
Does Gleason want former Murtha Chief Of Staff and Democrat Mark Critz to win the special election? Maybe Gleason wants to keep the "status quo". It wouldn't surprise me.