According to a recent blog post from the Majority Accountability Project, Congressman Jason Altmire’s role on Florida State’s 1989 Sugar Bowl Championship team is unknown and varies drastically depending on what biography you read or when you ask the Congressman.  Depending on what you read, Altmire was an All-Star wide-out, a practice player that never actually saw the field, or perhaps wasn’t a member of that team at all. 

When you look up at these discrepancies, Congressman Altmire’s character is called into serious question.  Pennsylvanians must now start to question what other parts of his resume he is embellishing.  If he can’t be truthful about his past, what other things is he misrepresenting? 

HARRISBURG – Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Robert A. Gleason, Jr. released the following statement on the passing of former Pennsylvania Republican State Party Chairman Cliff Jones:

“I was very saddened to hear that former Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Cliff Jones passed away earlier this morning.  He was an active and effective leader in our Party and his work here will be fondly remembered and deeply missed.  Jones will always be remembered for his strong leadership and his life was a tribute to public service. 

“We lost a wonderful member of our Republican family today.  Jones was someone that I was fortunate enough to work with over the years, and like many others involved in politics in this state, I considered him a good friend.  We will honor his memory and pray for his family.”

"In his speech at Wake Forest University, McCain identified the battle over the proper role of the judiciary as 'one of the defining issues of this presidential election.' Defending the Constitution's separation of powers, he forcefully decried how the decades-long 'common and systematic abuse of our federal courts' by judicial activists has usurped the power of the American people to address policy questions through the democratic process." -- National Review

McCain Sets The Bar For Choosing Federal Judges:

CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "McCain Is Setting A Bar For How He'd Choose Federal Judges." (CNN's "The Situation Room," 5/6/08)

Investor's Business Daily: "McCain This Week Committed Himself To Buttressing The Federal Courts' Integrity As What They Were Meant To Be: Nonpolitical Tribunals, Dedicated To Upholding The Constitution." (Editorial, "Judging McCain," Investor's Business Daily, 5/6/08)

The Boston Globe: McCain Declares "That He Would Appoint Federal Judges Who Would Not Make Law." "John McCain picked a key Democratic primary day and one of the states voting to declare this morning that he would appoint federal judges who would not make law." (Foon Rhee, "McCain Highlights Judicial Appointments," The Boston Globe's "Political Intelligence" Blog, 5/6/08)

· Investor's Business Daily: "Presumptive GOP Presidential Nominee John McCain's Pledge To Appoint Supreme Court Justices Who Will Judge, Not Legislate, Is Right In Itself." (Editorial, "Judging McCain," Investor's Business Daily, 5/6/08)

· The New York Times: "In What His Campaign Promoted As Major Address On The Judiciary, Mr. McCain Vowed To Appoint Only Judges With What He Called A Proven Commitment To Judicial Restraint And Fidelity To The Constitution." (Elisabeth Bumiller, "McCain Criticizes Democratic Rivals On 'Activist' Judges," The New York Times, 5/6/08)

· The Washington Times: "Mr. McCain Said He Would Give Great Care To The Nomination Of Judges, And Pledged To Restore The Core Beliefs Of The Judicial System." (Joseph Curl, "McCain Rips Liberal Judicial System," The Washington Times, 5/6/08)

CBS: "John McCain Said He Would Nominate Supreme Court Justices In The Mold Of Chief Justice John Roberts And Justice Samuel Alito." (Andante Higgins, "McCain Outlines Judicial Philosophy, Slams Obama," CBS' "From The Road" Blog, 5/6/08)

· Reuters: "Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain Said On Tuesday He Would Appoint Judges In The Mold Of Conservatives John Roberts, Samuel Alito And Former Chief Justice William Rehnquist If He Were Elected In November." (Tim Gayno r, "McCain Will Seek Judges Like Roberts And Alit