Pennsylvania: Tom Corbett

Following the brutal murder of three police officers earlier this year Pittsburgh witnessed four more deaths yesterday when a man entered a health club with two guns and opened fire on an aerobic dance class.  He killed three women,shot himself and wounded nine more.  No place is safe when anyone can buy guns anywhere in Pennsylvania and shoot at anyone they please.

Attorney General Tom Corbett must address this issue if he claims to be a serious candidate for Governor.  There have been enough cops, kids and women executed in Pennsylvania and we've had enough.  It is time for common sense gun safety legislation.  How many more have to die?  Someone please give me an answer.

This article is by Dan Hirschhorn in Philadelphia and Alex Roarty in Harrisburg

In politics, it's all about who's up and who's down. And between a historic presidential election, competitive down-ballot races and the corruption trial of a political icon, there was plenty of movement in Pennsylvania politics this year.

PolitickerPA.com looks back at the biggest winners and losers of 2008.

WINNERS

Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett is described by most in the GOP as the party's front-runner for its gubernatorial nomination in 2010 after a surprisingly comfortable re-election victory this fall.

But his campaign has a hitch: It's out of money.

A 30-day post-election campaign finance report filed with the state shows the Friends of Tom Corbett Committee with just $77,000 on hand after spending about $1.9 million this election cycle. It also has $85,000 in debt, putting the committee in the red.

U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach released a statement Wednesday about a report that said he was exploring a possible gubernatorial run in 2010, this time not only confirming the story, but making the case he has statewide appeal.