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Pennsylvania Governor Schweiker Shows Republicans How to be a Leader
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Posted on 07/28/2002 12:34:42 PM PDT by HighWheeler
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Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker (2L) helps carry out the last of the trapped miners at the Quecreek Mine in Somerset, Pennsylvania, July 28, 2002. Nine Pennsylvania coal miners who were trapped for three days in a flooded mine traveled one-by-one to safety on Sunday in a cramped yellow rescue cage hauled up through a 26-inch (66-cm) wide rescue shaft. REUTERS/POOL-Steve Helber
To: HighWheeler
Kudos to the Governor. As a California resident all I can say is , wow that's what a real governor acts like? Also hats off to Police Chief Carona in Orange county who helped find Samantha's killer.
To: HighWheeler
Too bad Rendell will probably win the next election.
To: HighWheeler
And what are Schweiker's positions on thing like taxes, schooling, the judiciary, abortion, etc. (I don't know them, myself.) I assume he's the son of Russ Schweiker, who was Ronald Reagan's intended running mate in 1976.
With this kind of publicity there certainly will be calls for him to advance into national politics (unless he's actually conservative, at which point the press will run away from him). I'd like to know just what we might have in store for the future.
IN the meantime God bless the miners, their families and their rescuers. Also kudos to the Governor, who did not try to hog the limelight the way that a certain Governor of California would have.
To: HumanaeVitae
Rendell is going to now have an uphill battle.
I heard a clip of a miner leader about 45 minutes ago on FOX. This union guy couldn't heap enough praise on the governor. He went on and on about how the governor acted, and was finally impressed that Schweiker would step up and carry out the last miner.
To: Chairman Fred
Also kudos to the Governor, who did not try to hog the limelight the way that a certain Governor of California would have. Well you nailed that one! I can also think of a certain ex-governor of Arkansas who would do the same thing.
To: HighWheeler
Schweiker isn't running for election.
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posted on
07/28/2002 12:57:34 PM PDT
by
Torie
To: Chairman Fred
I heard on FOX last night that Schweiker isn't running for election. That he has choosen to step out of the limelight so he can spend more time with his family.
To: Torie
Why not? Can he change his mind?
To: HighWheeler
Someone else has the GOP nomination.
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posted on
07/28/2002 1:05:07 PM PDT
by
Torie
To: HighWheeler
I didn't know he was a Republican (until now).
I had ASSUMED he was, however, since he seemed to present himself quite well, and none of the articles or TV clips I watched made any reference to his political affiliation.
They only seem to do that when a Republican is indicted or under investigation, and then it's included in the first sentence of the story.
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posted on
07/28/2002 1:06:47 PM PDT
by
daler
To: HighWheeler
Pennsylvania Governor Schweiker Shows Republicans How to be a Leader About time.
(Actually, Reagan showed'em how to lead all right, but they seem to need to be reminded of it!)
To: Torie
Schweiker isn't running for election.Sadly, this is the key point. When politicians are NOT running for election, they become braver, and their actions are truer to honesty and justice. Running for election phonies up everybody.
You know the old joke. Politicians are like bananas. They start out green, eventually turn yellow, and if they hang around long enough, they all go rotten.
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posted on
07/28/2002 1:11:05 PM PDT
by
berned
To: HighWheeler
I just wonder - sooner or later there will be a proposal
to make a statue of the coraugeous nine - but with a PC slant of course -
Now the group will include:
a Black;
a Hispanic;
an Asian American;
a couple females of course;
a cripple;
four hidden homosexuals;
three Muslims;
eight members of the Democratic Party.
Would there be room for married White Christian Republicans? Your guess is as good as mine.
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posted on
07/28/2002 1:11:15 PM PDT
by
Symix
To: daler
This is a terrible day for the libs.
The union miners love the Republican governor, and the survivors are talking about praying to God, loving and kissing their own wives, and missing and loving their kids.
What a great day.
To: HighWheeler
I thought Governor Mark Schweiker set an excellent example for all politicians, and told him so.
http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Governor/organization.html
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posted on
07/28/2002 1:23:59 PM PDT
by
thepitts
To: Symix
Your list looks like it should be a fair, balanced, accurate portrayal of the survivors. But all the guys I saw coming up were black.
To: HighWheeler
It's quite a showcase today for people overcoming their terrible fears, and grabbing victory as they faced down their own death. That's so true. Thanks for posting this article, HW.
Bump.
To: HighWheeler
Republican Leader = oxyomoron
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posted on
07/28/2002 3:11:44 PM PDT
by
jimkress
To: Chairman Fred
"I assume he's the son of Russ Schweiker, who was Ronald Reagan's intended running mate in 1976. "Nah, the Governor grew up in Levittown of working class parents. He was in local politics and was the running mate of Gov Ridge and became Governor when Ridge went to Washington. He is probably too pro-life and not RINO enough for today's GOP. He has already bought a house not too far from Levittown where he plans to provide for his family.
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posted on
07/28/2002 3:14:17 PM PDT
by
ex-snook
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