It's probably more accurate to say that Mike Fisher lost. i'd have been more worried had Bob Casey Jr. had won the Dem primary. While the Caseys are social conservatives (don't know how they stand on Secomd Amendment rights), they are fiscal socialists. You did of course notice that the Republican controlled legislature didn't tolerate Gov. Teamster Thug's budget tricks. i'm not holding my breath in fear over this piece of garbage called legislation (which also violates the Pennsylvania Constitution as well as the second Amendment) getting out of committee.
The Casey's in general stayed left PA gunowners alone, but yes, as Democrats, their fiscal policies are socialist. A Casey would have been less stupid and Davis-like as governor of PA than Rendell.
Yes, I'm very glad the PA legislature stood up to Rendell on the budget. While I cautiously hope that the PA legislature will makes this newest piece of Gestapo crap die, there is no way I'm trusting Rendell, because I see nothing trustworthy about him.
The worst part is Rendell will probably scarf up the union vote again. Shame Fisher lost. I know the Shweiker famly better than the Casey's. My family and the Shweikers go way back and I have a lot of respect for the family in general. Mark seems to be cut from the same cloth. While I was angry he didn't run for governor in order for PA to keep a Republican.
I'm not too worried about this going through, it's the fact that he's trying it that gets me. He's a crappy governor and only our legislature protects us from him.