Casey says he may be "too old" to run in 2010

[Gustaf]

The headline should be changed, since it is misleading. Casey is saying he will be too old to run in 2018. Which may very well be true.

[Gustaf]

He said Rendell will consider this request, along with other worthy appeals, when making budget decisions. Age raises doubt in Casey At 58, U.S. Sen.-elect Bob Casey Jr. said he might be too old to run for governor.

Casey, the departing state treasurer, said in a news conference last week that he looks forward to his six-year term in the Senate, which starts in January. If he's lucky, he might get to serve a second term, he said.

By then, running for governor might be out of the question.

"I'm going to be a fairly older man at that point," he said.

He said that after 2 terms, not in 2010. Kind of hinting that he will run in 2010.

Of course, Rendell was 58 when he ran for his first term, so that's certainly not true.

So he's basically lying about serving a full term. Thanks.

No, he says he is hoping for TWO terms. And then he will be too old to run for Governor. I now see others have pointed this out as well and it's becoming confusing.

[Gustaf]

About the title - it is wrong. My apologies. However, my point about him lying about serving two terms is my opinion on the matter. My response to BRTD was to show that while Casey is saying he may be too old in 2018, he has an excuse to run in 2010, breaking his full term pledge. I honestly believe that Casey is a candidate for Governor in the next election. If he is not, it looks good for the GOP. Then, as BRTD points out, Casey would have a perfect occassion to run.

I don't know who the Democrats would run without Casey. Tom Corbett would make a pretty good candidate for the Republicans though.

There are a number of candidates on the Dem side that would run. Allegheny county Executive Dan Onorato is seen as a rising star who is interested in the job.

Corbett is rumored to be considering a run and he'd be a good nominee but we have some other good candidates who are looking into it (one of which I cannot name. It's not who you think it is, Flyers. )

*tries to care*

Sorry, I can't. The only things I do care about:

1-Rick Santorum will soon no longer be in the Senate
2-Harry Reid will soon by Majority Leader

I don't expect or want you to care. I'm just pointing this out as a legitimate complaint from the GOP in 2010.

Ah, I get your point now.