Holy Sacrificial Lambs, Batman!
No folks, the Riddler is not running against Joe in 2008. However, folks are wondering what criminal mastermind the GOP will sacrifice in next year's failed attempt to unseat Sestak.
Before we take a sneak-peak at the potential upcoming Bat-Villians, picture the cartoon opening of the old Batman show with the stream of villians walking right into Batman and Robin's fists.....
Andrew Reilly (aka The Insider): Reilly's term is up on County Council. Congress would be a logical move for Andrew as the County and 7th District are mostly the same voters and precincts. Reilly has plenty of local GOP support.
Why he'd lose: The recent indictment of Haverford's Fred Moran is the tip of the iceberg in a pervasive pattern of Delco government corruption. The 5-member all GOP Council will come under heavy scrutiny this election cycle for all their backroom deals, patronage jobs and general avoidance of Sunshine Laws.
Andrew Reilly's participation on the Council will not survive the scrutiny of a congressional election against Joe Sestak. Also, Reilly's ties to any votes or deals that benefitted pals Curt Weldon and Charlie Sexton will get highlighted as the FBI case against them moves forward.
Pat Meehan (aka The Attorney): Pat's name comes up a lot in the speculation game. He is well known in a lot of high-ranking circles and enjoys a lot of name recognition among the public.
Why he won't even bother running: Pat's got bigger ambitions, like Rendell's Governor seat or possibly Spector's Senate seat. Both state-wide races. Meehan can't afford to waste time raising money and spending it for a local congressional district when it could be used for a more expensive state-wide race. Even if Meehan wins, then he's stuck in a crappy congressional job that will prevent him from working on his 2010 state-wide campaign.
Add to that, the risk-factor. If Joe cleans Pat's clock in 2008, Meehan is dead in the water for 2010. Who is going to back a state-wide guy that couldn't win his own congressional district?
Tom Killion (aka The Lackey): I don't know a lot about Tom Killion, but neither do a lot of other people in the 7th district. Tom is from Middletown. While he might do okay in his own 168th district, he'll get slaughtered in Springfield, Haverford, Radnor and probably Upper Darby. The state GOP was already dealt a blow last election. They won't be too keen to risk losing Killion's seat, only to have Joe take him down as well.
Tim Pulte (aka The Realtor or The TrustFund): Tim Pulte hit the rumor mill in another blog. Tim's not really a Bat-Villian. He'd be more like the innocent Egyptian professor guy that henchmen-wannabees would hit on the head to turn him into King Tut, who would employ them as henchmen.
The Pulte real estate money makes him an attractive sacrificial lamb. He can claim the mantle of a political outsider (but that card trick only works when you are against a long-time incumbant and Joe already used it).
Why he shouldn't bother running: The local GOP can put him on the ticket and then screw him on fund raising as they raise money to preserve their own seats. A Pulte campaign in Delco would be like the Swann campaign. The local GOP will sing his praises and do no real work for him. The local GOP would also milk his campaign coffers by throwing cronies and consultants his way. For Tim's sake, I hope the blog rumor was just a rumor.
disclaimer: This posting is all pure rumor and speculation with a sprinkling of analysis, spin and some humor. I didn't get the updated graphic in time for April 1st.
That said, feel free chime in with any other potential candidates. If you know a real hot-head opponent for Sestak, I'd really love to have a Joe vs The Volcano pun.
Before we take a sneak-peak at the potential upcoming Bat-Villians, picture the cartoon opening of the old Batman show with the stream of villians walking right into Batman and Robin's fists.....
Andrew Reilly (aka The Insider): Reilly's term is up on County Council. Congress would be a logical move for Andrew as the County and 7th District are mostly the same voters and precincts. Reilly has plenty of local GOP support.
Why he'd lose: The recent indictment of Haverford's Fred Moran is the tip of the iceberg in a pervasive pattern of Delco government corruption. The 5-member all GOP Council will come under heavy scrutiny this election cycle for all their backroom deals, patronage jobs and general avoidance of Sunshine Laws.
Andrew Reilly's participation on the Council will not survive the scrutiny of a congressional election against Joe Sestak. Also, Reilly's ties to any votes or deals that benefitted pals Curt Weldon and Charlie Sexton will get highlighted as the FBI case against them moves forward.
Pat Meehan (aka The Attorney): Pat's name comes up a lot in the speculation game. He is well known in a lot of high-ranking circles and enjoys a lot of name recognition among the public.
Why he won't even bother running: Pat's got bigger ambitions, like Rendell's Governor seat or possibly Spector's Senate seat. Both state-wide races. Meehan can't afford to waste time raising money and spending it for a local congressional district when it could be used for a more expensive state-wide race. Even if Meehan wins, then he's stuck in a crappy congressional job that will prevent him from working on his 2010 state-wide campaign.
Add to that, the risk-factor. If Joe cleans Pat's clock in 2008, Meehan is dead in the water for 2010. Who is going to back a state-wide guy that couldn't win his own congressional district?
Tom Killion (aka The Lackey): I don't know a lot about Tom Killion, but neither do a lot of other people in the 7th district. Tom is from Middletown. While he might do okay in his own 168th district, he'll get slaughtered in Springfield, Haverford, Radnor and probably Upper Darby. The state GOP was already dealt a blow last election. They won't be too keen to risk losing Killion's seat, only to have Joe take him down as well.
Tim Pulte (aka The Realtor or The TrustFund): Tim Pulte hit the rumor mill in another blog. Tim's not really a Bat-Villian. He'd be more like the innocent Egyptian professor guy that henchmen-wannabees would hit on the head to turn him into King Tut, who would employ them as henchmen.
The Pulte real estate money makes him an attractive sacrificial lamb. He can claim the mantle of a political outsider (but that card trick only works when you are against a long-time incumbant and Joe already used it).
Why he shouldn't bother running: The local GOP can put him on the ticket and then screw him on fund raising as they raise money to preserve their own seats. A Pulte campaign in Delco would be like the Swann campaign. The local GOP will sing his praises and do no real work for him. The local GOP would also milk his campaign coffers by throwing cronies and consultants his way. For Tim's sake, I hope the blog rumor was just a rumor.
disclaimer: This posting is all pure rumor and speculation with a sprinkling of analysis, spin and some humor. I didn't get the updated graphic in time for April 1st.
That said, feel free chime in with any other potential candidates. If you know a real hot-head opponent for Sestak, I'd really love to have a Joe vs The Volcano pun.
posted by David Diano at 8:32 PM
3 Comments:
Dear sir,
SUBJECT: Patrick Meehan: Another one of G.W.Bush Stooge runs for election!!
Former United States Attorney, Patrick Meehan, announced his candidacy of the Congressional seat in the 7th district of Pennsylvania. In his announcement speech, he vowed to 'begin to restore this country.'
This height of hypocrisy comes from a person who thoroughly abused his position as a United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. For a man who claims to 'restore integrity to our nation's capital' and having a set of 'guiding principles: faith integrity ... and accountability,' he has made unauthorized appointments to his interloper friends as Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys (SAUSA's).
It is for the public to decide that these appointment(s) were an attempt by Meehan to curb nation's growing unemployment problem or another Blagojevich bazaar for government positions.** Meehan and his subordinates also fully abused the provisions of USA PATRIOT ACT to gather information in all kinds of normal, non-terrorist investigations. When requested to disclose the copies of these subpoenas, the prosecutors rightfully claimed the 'state secret' privileges. (Documentary proof will
be mailed if you send your name and mailing address to perfectinjustice.bansal@gmail.com).
Meehan's rhetoric also includes talks about 'fighting the big spending ways' and 'unchecked spending' by the Federal Government. While, as a U.S. Attorney, he was providing first class airfares to his Assistant U.S. Attorneys and federal agents to travel around the world; a practice forbidden by the Department of Justice policies. Let's not forget that this former law enforcement officer was also involved in gathering his campaign money through a personal fund raising event with the aid of Acting
United States Attorney, Ms. Laurie Magid, and dozens of federal prosecutors; in violation of the Federal Hatch Act. Ms. Magid was investigated by the Office of Inspector General and promptly removed from the office. Meehan also has an on-going love affair with the pharmaceutical companies. The FEC records would show that majority of Meehan's campaign finance is funded by them. Meehan has proved his loyalty
to them by commencing sham prosecutions against any businesses which the pharmaceutical companies deem as adverse to their interests.
The public should be informed the truth about this self-righteous, masquerading maverick, who is nothing but a Team Bush old puppet with new strings.
Dr. Akhil Bansal
perfectinjustice.bansal@gmail.com.
** Blagojevich at least had the valid requisite authority to make a senate appointment
Subject: Request for Congressional Investigation against illegal hirings of SAUSAs by Patrick Meehan, Republican. Congressional seat contestant for 7th District in Pennsylvania.
November 26, 2009
I write this to seek a congressional investigation for the illegal hiring of Special AUSA Mr. James Pavlock and others by Mr. Patrick Meehan during his term of office as a United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 2001-2008. Mr. Meehan is now running for the 7th district congressional seat in Pennsylvania.
The Executive Office of United States Attorneys (EOUSA) and the Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management Office(OARM) of the Department of Justice have confirmed to me after a long series of communications that Mr. Patrick Meehan had no authority to appoint Mr. James Pavlock as a Special AUSA for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. It is evident that Mr. Meehan appointed Mr. Pavlock based on political and ideological affiliations and to further his quest for witch hunts and Machiavellian prosecutions. Mr. James Pavlock, who had no previous litigation experience claimed himself to be 'senior trial attorney' and issued hundreds of illegal and punumbral subpoenas in normal investigations using the provisions of the USA PATRIOT ACT. When asked to disclose the subpoenas, he repeatedly denied the disclosure.
I request a prompt congressional investigation against Mr. Patrick Meehan and Mr. James Pavlock. It is the Congress, which carries the traditional power to expose malfeasance and malversation of public officials. Moreover, the public should be informed about licentious hirings of partisan votaries and interlopers by Mr. Meehan and the nefarious abuse of USA PATRIOT Act. Upon request, I will provide all the necessary documentary proof to the honorable members of the Congress.
Dr. AKHIL BANSAL
Email :- perfectinjustice.bansal@gmail.com
Blog :- http://drakhilbansal.blogspot.com/
November 26, 2009
Subject: Patrick Meehan needs to come forward and admit his wrong doings.
Mr. Patrick Meehan seems to be busy in his fund raising for the 7th district congressional election. But before he goes to ask for votes from the public, he needs to admit his wrong doings and previous misconduct in office as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Recently, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Office of Professional responsibility (OPR) of the Department of Justice have publically released three reports after conducting a joint investigation of politicized hiring and improper personnel actions by the Team Bush loyals in the executive Department. See www.usdoj.gov/oig/special. These reports are a proof of the republican government reeked with influence peddling and power brokering. Meehan belongs to the same party which is swollen by endless false promises, swollen by taking of tasks for which it has no competence or authority, and swollen by its own arrogance and eternal meddling.
Mr. Patrick Meehan himself was involved in the hiring of his political lap dogs. Without any authority, he illegally appointed Mr. James Pavlock as Special AUSA for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Pavlock, who had no previous litigation experience, and with resume that has more embroidery than substance and a style that has more bluff than experience, claimed himself to be 'Senior Trial Attorney' in the court filings. Unauthorized prosecutors like Pavlock are a cesspool of greed, a disgusting pattern of moral corruption, and a pathetic, disgusting example of greed run amok.
Pavlock was a leader in the snarling pack chasing unauthorized prosecutions. Pavlock abused his position by executing sham subpoenas, illegal wiretaps and suborning perjury in the court proceedings. In doing so, he pushed the governing authority beyond the law and the constitution. Pavlock was a wonderful manipulator, with illogical, inconsistent and contradictory arguments, often equivalent to cow flatulence. But, Mr. Meehan ensured that before he resigned from the office, James Pavlock is given a permanent AUSA position.
Mr. Meehan did not stop his hiring of AUSA's. He ensured that his long time friend, and former prosecutor, Paul S. Diamond is appointed as a Federal District Judge. Paul Diamond, who has a gift for straightforward deviousness, is a right-wing zealot on the bench posing a danger of using the imprimatur of the law to exorcise his devils. Paul Diamond's judging is now motivated by opportunism, careerism and a need to please those in power. For this very reason, Mr. Meehan pushed his buddy's name to be promoted as a Third Circuit Judge, despite dozens of senior and more qualified Judges in the District Court. Mr. Meehan also ensured that the entire administration of the federal courts- clerks, deputies and case managers - are gerrymendered so that the courts can become a backyard for his political philosophy.
But Mr. Meehan promises that he will 'change' the ways of the government. How convenient...! How hypocritical...!!
Dr. AKHIL BANSAL
Email:- perfectinjustice.bansal@gmail.com
Blog :- http://drakhilbansal.blogspot.com/
P.S.: Meehan's FEC records also reveal that he is circumventing the Federal Election Laws by receiving multiple donations of $2400 from same persons or groups.
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