From the ALLEGHENY TRIB-LIVE:
Though staunch members of their respective parties, Democrat Bob Casey Jr. of Scranton and Republican Pat Toomey of Lehigh County formed an easy alliance early on.
“We have a deep mutual respect and trust for each other, despite having different political views,” said Casey, 52, the state’s senior senator who faces a fall re-election challenge from Armstrong County businessman Tom Smith, a Tea Party favorite….
“Bob Casey is a very thoughtful, capable man — a very good man — and I look for opportunities to work with him,” said Toomey, 50, a member of the Joint Economic Committee with Casey. They meet for dinner with their wives, he said, and share an “obligation to work together.”
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EDITOR: This is the way Congress used to operate. Much credit is due both of them, especially Toomey who has transcended the ideological blindfold and belligerance of his Tea Party affiliation.
