THE TIME HAS COME

So, the time has come.

Yours truly, as well as a number of reporters, elected officials and pundits have been saying since Super Tuesday that Pennsylvania would be a decision-maker in this year’s Democratic presidential primary season. And now those predictions have come to pass.

For the next seven weeks, the Commonwealth is going to be the main stage in one of the most important political pageants in our nation’s history – and I can’t think of anywhere more fitting. Pennsylvania was the birthplace of our democracy, and now it will be home to the rebirth of democratic principles. We have two very qualified Democratic candidates to choose from, and it’s our responsibility to choose wisely.

The Republicans have continued their streak of being completely out-of-touch with Americans by choosing Senator McCain as their nominee -- a man who thinks that we should stay in Iraq for another 100 years. Senator McCain has embraced the Bush tax cuts -- proving he’ll continue his party’s strategy of looking out for rich oil companies instead of people. And, of course, Senator McCain likes to use the phrase “my friends,” and I can only assume he’s referring to people like his Arizona campaign co-chair, indicted Congressman Rick Renzi.

Senator McCain has actually made this a very easy choice, no matter if Senator Clinton or Senator Obama turns out to be the Democratic nominee. Do we want four more years of Bush’s failed policies and destructive actions? Or do we want actual change in Washington and the embrace of progressive ideals? I think that will be an easy choice for the people of Pennsylvania, and the nation as a whole.

So check back here often over the next seven weeks. We’re going to be going all out on PADems.com and PABuildingBlue. Let’s make this Democratic primary an energetic contest, and choose a candidate who can prevent the next generation of Cheneys, Roves and Rumsfelds from invading the White House…and who knows where else.

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