President William McKinley liked rye whiskey. He had a drink named after him called “McKinley’s Delight” which was 3 ounces of rye, an ounce of sweet vermouth, two dashes of cherry brandy and a dash of absinthe. His successor, Teddy Roosevelt, had similar tastes with rye-based mint juleps being his favorite.
Day: March 16, 2016
Kasich Pennsylvania Plan Has Flaw
Kasich Pennsylvania Plan Has Flaw — After Gov. John Kasich’s stirring primary win last night (March 15) in his home state of Ohio, he said “Tomorrow I’m going to Philadelphia and then I’m going all over the country!”
Great plan and all as Pennsylvania has a similar demographic to The Buckeye State except there is a problem. Of the signatures on the petitions that Kasich submitted to get on the ballot here, 802 of them are said to be invalid. This is a big problem as 2,000 signature are needed and Kasich submitted but 2,184.
A Rubio supporter is the one making the challenge. Leaving aside that Rubio has suspended his campaign and that the complainant now might wish he could take it back, we suspect that there is a very good chance that the signatures are bad as per state law.
Pennsylvania has what might be the nation’s most obscenely technical ballot access laws.
Most feel that it should be the spirit of the law rather than the letter that applies when it comes to ballot access. Judges in Pennsylvania, however, most definitely disagree.
In 2015, the Democrat candidates for Delaware County Council were kicked off the ballot due to a minor filing error. The precedent was set in May 2014 when the state Supreme Court overturned a lower court and said that retiree Bob Guzzardi could not be on the Republican gubernatorial primary ballot because the papers were not filed in the proper sequence with the proper kommisars.
The access laws should obviously be changed but this is a serious ethical pickle. It is very wrong to leave Kasich off the ballot, unless it should be that the offense is egregious such as the signatures being forged. It is worse, however, to grant him an exception from laws that had hitherto been strictly enforced.
The Pennsylvania primary is April 26 and Kasich’s lawyers are fighting hard right now to get him on the ballot.
Kasich Pennsylvania Plan Has Flaw
Casacio Newtown Square Meet And Greet
Casacio Newtown Square Meet And Greet — Stan Casacio, who is taking on incumbent 7th District Congressman Pat Meehan in the April 26 Republican Primary, will hold a meet and greet, 7:30 p.m., March 21 at Uno Pizzeria & Grill, 3910 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, Pa. 19073.
There will be refreshments.
For the record, if Congressman Meehan sends us his events we will use them as well.
Casacio Newtown Square Meet And Greet