Today’s Inky Post-Election Screwup

Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Thomas Fitzgerald tells us the following today concerning the Bucks County Commissioners elections between returned incumbents Jim Cawley and Charley (“I Have A Semi-Open Mind”) Martin and Dem challengers Steve Santarsiero and new commissioner Diane Marseglia (oh, sorry…forgot to mention Repug decoy candidate Jay Russell)…

Toward the end of the race, the Democrats came out against a $140 million proposal for a new courthouse as too expensive, though they had been in favor of it.

And of course, based on the way that’s written, Fitzgerald’s piece can then easily transition to a strategically placed quote from Repug spokesman Mike Walsh alleging an imaginary “trust issue” here.

Well, that’s an interesting bit of fiction, isn’t it? Now, for the reality.

In this column by Intelligencer reporter Jenna Portnoy, about the non-issue YouTube video alleging that Steve and Diane would be beholden to to the supposedly dreaded unions and their project labor agreements (please)…

…(Steve and Diane) have pushed for a “scaled-down” building. For the first time Tuesday, however, Democrats said the building project may be completely unnecessary, but would not immediately explain their reasoning. “We need to revisit the issue,” Marseglia said.

In Portnoy’s article, please tell me where it states that Steve and Diane agreed with Cawley and Martin from day one on the cost and scope of the courthouse, OK?

And by the way, today marks the debut of Little Ricky (“Eye Of Mordor On Iraq”) Santorum's column which, like Smerky’s bow last February, is basically about nothing but “oh, I’m such a conservative, and look at the liberal Inquirer granting me space in their paper, ha, ha, ha…” and "they used to call me names, and now I have a column, nyah, nyaahh!"

I am soooo glad we no longer subscribe to that yellow rag any more.