Petition Party

I returned to Kelly’s Irish Pub in Lansford for the second night in a row--this time for a “petition party.”  All the area Democratic candidates, as well as the candidates for governor, had their nominating petitions on tables for signing.  About 75 Democrats showed up for speeches by Sen. John Yudichak, Patti Borger, and Congressman Matt Cartwright.  

We ate bar food, drank beer, signed petitions, and talked about who’s ahead, who’s behind, and what a lousy job Governor Corbett is doing.  We also wondered why any representative from Carbon County would vote with Corbett’s policies 98% of the time.

I had never been to a petition party before.  In fact, I don’t go to many parties of any kind, but I must say that this one was rather fun.