[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

. 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 always suspected that the Republican party (i have no inside info, being a Libertarian), had bigger plans for Shweiker than the Govenor's Mansiion. Yes he would have easily beaten the teamster thug from Philly, but Arlen Spector (in honor of his Scottish Law comment, a local DJ around here calls him 'Angus MacSpincter')may or may not be ready to hang it up, and as much as i like his challenger for the Republican nod, he ain't no Mark Schweiker, who already has favourable national exposure as a leader and a good crisis manager. i suspect that we haven't heard the last of Gov. Schweiker.

[cake_crumb]

Perhaps, but Shweiker is cut out for the governor's mansion. The problem is that he believes he isn't. I know from experience it's nearly impossible to get a Shweiker to go for a national post and keep it...he's likely to resign because Washington brinksmanship gets to them so badly.

"in honor of his Scottish Law comment, a local DJ around here calls him 'Angus MacSpincter"

Oh man, that is MUCJ better than my own "SPECKtour" handle for him.

I hope Toomy gets the nomination.