tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785948.post4884520672459405652..comments2008-06-29T20:31:42.103-04:00David Yonkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025916404029693902yonkstur@aol.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785948.post-53138275213104166352008-06-29T19:31:00.000-04:002008-06-29T19:31:00.000-04:00Stankus had over five thousand dollars left in his campaign account and lost to Savokinas by only 610 votes. Pure arrogance on his part - he deserved to lose!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785948.post-24065150451822632342008-06-27T22:35:00.000-04:002008-06-27T22:35:00.000-04:00Terry Casey is a dumb jerk - and he has got has-been wanta be power brokers behind him. He and his friend DeFabo are too lazy to do anything. Casey will embarrass the Republican Party until he quits in a year or so - take it to the bank...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785948.post-19294901578925346522008-06-26T23:37:00.000-04:002008-06-26T23:37:00.000-04:00Like I said before, the rich fat-cat GOP'ers like The Flacks, Henrys and Mesuers don't give a rat's ass about the small, "local" races, they want influence at the state & national level, where something can be done that makes them real money. And guys like Urban are too cheap & jealous to take someone under their wing. Democrats should also be ashamed about Dyleski & Stankus losing, since those offices were run well, what everybody crys about, and replaced by stiffs that probably still don't know their way to their offices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785948.post-53741421413306169782008-06-26T18:31:00.000-04:002008-06-26T18:31:00.000-04:00The local GOP couldn't raise to the top during the Ridge administration when he was more popular than God in some parts. And don't forget, Trini had his own group of loyalists as did Jim Phillips. Dyselski and Stankus were consensus candidates, you had to dig for something bad about them and when they did hurl the dirt, IT WASN'T ABOUT THEM!!!! Dyselski gets nailed for a guy who was there for 20 years and who she dimed out and Stankus was nickeled to death with stuff about part time jobs. Like you said Yonk, a few hundred bucks from the party in each race and they'd be going for 3rd terms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785948.post-72260722568446961902008-06-26T13:55:00.000-04:002008-06-26T13:55:00.000-04:00A true test will be to see how the GOP rebuilds in Wilkes Barre. Two Republicans on Council in 40 years is not a good track record.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785948.post-5523004382694639482008-06-26T13:47:00.000-04:002008-06-26T13:47:00.000-04:00David, Once more you nailed it. While you were quite laudatory in wishing our Mr. Casey luck, you were right to call him out on his comments about better candidates. I saw in today's TL that Mary Dysleski was quite upset at his comments. Maybe he mispoke but this has to be corrected by him and not a second in command. Good job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785948.post-52379941116288359502008-06-26T13:37:00.000-04:002008-06-26T13:37:00.000-04:00The true test of this new regime will be in how everyone, from the powerbrokers, money men and elected officials alike treat Chris Hackett. He beat their guy Dan and this election and how much support he gets from the Luzerne County GOP will be telling. If by gones are by gones, and he gets their full support, then Casey and the gang have a chance. If not, business as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785948.post-17853649765116181122008-06-26T09:57:00.000-04:002008-06-26T09:57:00.000-04:00Dave, As always thank you for adding some history to "the now". I think Terry Casey is a good pick. Though I've never met the man, he seems to have an idea of how to start. And sometimes that's the hardest thing. Also, he has some old hands to help him like Paul DeFabo and Steve Urban plus Urban's kid. THe GOP has nowhere to go but up and maybe some of that politics he learned at Wilkes will serve him well. And I remember all too well the dealings Marty and Wood were involved in. It filled volumes of the old Sunday Indy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com