From editorial “What a sad state (of affairs)”: [It] “ goes to show how senseless it was for Gov. Corbett to make a no-new-taxes pledge during the campaign last year. Now he’s hemmed in, even though polls consistently show Pennsylvanians of both parties support a tax on the lucrative Marcellus Shale industry…
Gov. Corbett, it’s time to level with Pennsylvanians. Tell them you made a mistake in promising never to raise taxes. Admit there’s really no painless alternative to a gas extraction tax.
“You’ll have a better chance of surviving politically, and Pennsylvania will have a better chance of surviving fiscally.”
WATCHDOG: They got that right! Two wags of the tail.
