Editorial: Corbett all atwitter

From the Philadelphia Inquirer:

Attorney General Tom Corbett needs to develop a thicker hide if he wants to be governor.

Corbett, the GOP nominee, used a grand jury subpoena in an attempt to learn the identities of two anonymous bloggers who have been among his harshest critics on the Internet. This stunt smacks of an abuse of a prosecutor’s powers for political gain.

The subpoena sought information from Twitter Inc., based in San Francisco, for the identities of a blogger who posts commentary about Corbett on a blog named “CasablancaPA,” and another blogger called “bfbarbie.” They’ve criticized Corbett relentlessly for his handling of the so-called “Bonusgate” probe, a wide-ranging corruption prosecution involving multiple defendants in the state legislature…

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