Back in 2010 Marino was not expected to win and many saw him as a weak and corrupt candidate. Some even figured his district would be made safely democratic for Carney (2007-2011), with Scranton being returned to the district to protect Barletta who was expected to win against Kanjorski.
However, the wave swept Marino in.
For the record, I was born in this district and lived here for most of the 1990's into the early 2000's.
So, do you like Marino, and more importantly, do you think he would have made a good drug czar?
Oh heaven's no. I think he would be horrendous as drug czar.