HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS: …Standing with a potpourri of legislative, labor and industry leaders, [Gov. Tom] Corbett – a Republican – made a point of thanking a host of Democrats, including: former Gov. Ed Rendell, state representatives Frank Dermody and Dwight Evans, state Sen. Jay Costa, Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, and state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale…
“This was a Republican and Democrat voted bill,” Corbett added. “Leaders here did what was right, not necessarily what was politically expedient. Today Pennsylvanians can be proud of their leaders.”
But the governor refused to be drawn on why he was able to garner bipartisan support this time, after Democrats claimed in June he’d ignored them until he needed their help… (more)
