Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey endorses Obama
The importance of endorsements are sometimes minimal, but they are nice nonetheless. Casey's endorsement of Obama is another way to bring some positive news to his campaign, instead of more damaging Rev. Wright headlines. Casey may be able to help Obama in Pa., but with Clinton's heavy-hitting roster of Pennsylvania politicians, which include Gov. Rendell, Philadelphia Mayor Nutter, Rep. Murtha and Pittsburg Mayor Ravenstahl, it will be an uphill battle for Obama to win over a significant amount of blue collar voters, a constituency Obama needs.
In reporting this story, The New York Times mentioned an old feud that may have spurred Casey's endorsement of Obama, but later dismisses it. Still, it was interesting insight into political relationships.
"Mr. Casey’s father, the state’s former governor, had a chilly relationship with Mrs. Clinton’s husband dating from Mr. Clinton’s first campaign for president in 1992. The elder Mr. Casey was strongly against abortion rights and did not approve of Mr. Clinton, who in turn shut Mr. Casey out of the Democratic convention. Another long-time Casey ally said that during the 1992 campaign, Mr. Casey refused to attend a dinner in his home county, Lackawanna, where Mrs. Clinton was campaigning for her husband. On election night in 1992, Mrs. Clinton closely tracked the results in Lackawanna, which her husband won.
But several people who know Mr. Casey and Mrs. Clinton say that the family bitterness has dissipated and was not a factor at all in Mr. Casey’s endorsement of Mr. Obama.
There is also some family warmth between Mr. Obama and the Casey family. At an event on St. Patrick’s Day in Scranton, Mr. Obama gave a shout-out to “my wonderful friend” Margie Casey McGrath, who is Mr. Casey’s sister and runs a big printing company, Universal Printing, in Scranton. The company prints numerous political material for candidates, including Mr. Obama."
Senator Bob Casey is another Judas, and has just committed political suicide by betraying the wishes of his constituents by endorsing Batrack Hussein Obama (The Muslim Radical) over their wishes. It is apparent that Bob Casey only wants to be a 1 term Senator since he made this decission.