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Monday, August 07, 2006

Is the Santorum Duck in Hot Water?

Is anyone up for duck soup? Democrats examining the nominating petitions of Green Party candidate Carl Romanelli discovered that the man following Bob Casey around the state wearing a duck costume signed seven different petitions on the same day. John Michael Glick signed them in the following counties: Schuylkill, Beaver, Washington, Fayette, and Juniata. That's a lot of driving in one day. The drive alone from Pottsville (Schuylkill) to Fayette county must take 6-7 hours. I know it takes me five hours to go from Reading to Pittsburgh.

Regardless, of course, each voter is only allowed one signature per candidate. So that's six down the tubes. The bigger issue involving Mr. Glick though, is attempted fraud. If he indeed signed seven different petitions in an attempt to commit fraud he could be in very hot water. Though perhaps walking around in that duck outfit all summer has made him immune to heat. Either that or its warped his mind to the point he can claim an insanity defense. I for one would readily let him off on such a defense simply because he was working for Santorum.

At any rate why don't we start a big pot boiling outside the Secretary of State's office at the Capitol in anticipation of some duck soup.