The Pot Calling The Kettle Black.
On his blog, Republican Commissioner candidate, George Dunbar criticizes the campaign funds of Commissioner Balya and myself by calling it a “huge war chest.” He goes on to ask the question of “how can anyone preach fiscal conservatism while overspending on a campaign?” Hey George, why don’t you talk to your running mate, Kim Ward, who was a paid hired gun for former Senator Rick Santorum, a Candidate that raised almost $26 million to lose in his last election bid. She’s the same gal who worked for President Bush and one can only guess what ungodly amount he spent locally to get elected. And we can also point to the $800,000 + your Republican State Senator Bob Regola spent to get elected. Before you criticize us about our raising money to fund our election, maybe you should look at your fellow Republicans’ spending habits around here and Kim Ward’s role in helping out and just maybe you have underestimated the cost of doing a campaign in the media market that you have chosen to seek election.

Actions Speak Louder than Words
A refreshing article caught my eye in the Tribune Review yesterday (6-21-07), “Hempfield supervisor calls for 2 resignations.” The article stated that Hempfield Township Supervisor Bob Davidson has asked two of the members (Mr. Bob Regola and Mr. Brad Melenia) of the Hempfield Township Municipal Authority to resign due to "excessive abuse" of credit cards. Good for Mr. Davidson! At least one of the supervisors in Hempfield cares about the rate payers of this authority. I wonder why Kim Ward, Chairman, Hempfield Township Supervisors, has remained silent on this issue. She certainly preaches enough about ethics and accountability on her Web site, yet never follows through with the actions to back up her statements. Clearly, she is just another candidate trying to get elected based on “sound bites” and not on the basis of successfully governing the people in the capacity in which she was elected to do. Kim—you’ve brought the phrase “Do as I say, not as I do” to a whole new level. Practice what you preach and ask these men to step down. I ask myself, what does George Dunbar think about this situation? Certainly “silence is golden” is not the case here.