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    In the meantime, back in PA

    From one of my news aggregators:

    The Pennsylvania House of Representatives got a new speaker on Tuesday — but not the one most people expected.

    State Rep. Mark Rozzi of Berks County, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse who has pushed for the creation of a civil window to bring lawsuits against abusers, was named as the chamber's next presiding officer.

    All House Democrats voted for Rozzi, as did 16 Republicans, including those in leadership, netting him 115 votes and the required majority.

    Rozzi, a veteran Democratic lawmaker, said he would no longer caucus with the party as speaker and would become an independent.

    Read Spotlight PA's full report: Democrats and a handful of Republicans picked the Pennsylvania House's new speaker.

    THE CONTEXT: Speaker is a key position with the power to moderate floor debate, call up bills for votes, and seat committee chairs.

    Democrats had publicly maintained that Rep. Joanna McClinton (D., Philadelphia), who had served as caucus leader, was their only pick for the role. She would have been the first woman to hold the gavel.

    In a preview of Tuesday's speaker vote, Spotlight PA reported that a compromise candidate was possible, as Democrats lacked the clear majority needed to confirm a speaker due to several lingering vacancies.
    This is the first dem controlled State House in (I think) 10 years.

    PA also now has two dem U.S. Senators for the first time in many years.

    At this point, I see no signs that the rinos are thinking they have a problem with the voters
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    ...and now to brighten the day and raise hopes:

    Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro (D) has announced his pick for Pennsylvania's top election official: Al Schmidt.

    Schmidt is a Republican and former Philadelphia city commissioner who famously stood up to former President Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud in 2020.
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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