Punxsutawney Bob

By Greg Maresca ——Bio and Archives--November 15, 2024

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With the election over and after serving 18 years in the Senate, did you happen to catch Pennsylvania’s incumbent Sen. Bob Casey’s impassioned concession speech?

The reason you didn’t is because there was none as the three-term senator has yet to concede his election defeat. Even though the media, who remain locked, loaded and bivouacked in the left’s camp called the election for Dave McCormick two days after November 5’s vote, Casey remains steadfast at retaining his seat despite trailing by nearly 30,000 votes.

Throughout his nearly two-decade tenure in the Senate, Casey has been sighted less frequently than Punxsutawney Phil. The only time Casey’s shadow emerges is right before re-election--occurring once every six years. Ever since Casey’s senate election in 2006, he has served as an automatic democrat legislative rubber stamp.

Casey is nothing like his father, Bob Casey, Sr.--a Blue Dog Democrat--a breed of politician that has gone the way of the dinosaur. Junior is a........

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