Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), an ally of President Donald Trump, announced a bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
“After talking to Mary Grace and our family, many people across Pennsylvania and saying a few prayers, I’ve decided to run for the United States Senate,” he said in a video he posted to Twitter. “I don’t see running for the Senate to represent Pennsylvania as an opportunity. I see it as a responsibility.”
Two other Republican state representatives have announced bids for the seat occupied by incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA).
An early supporter of Trump, Barletta served on the transition team’s executive committee and was also under consideration to serve as labor secretary in the Trump administration but he declined, saying he could serve the country better in Congress.
I’m in! #Lou4Senate. See the full video here – https://t.co/lznF855Erm pic.twitter.com/02q4x3pI1p
— Lou Barletta (@loubarletta) August 29, 2017
Here’s hoping mattinpa hasn’t eaten his breakfast yet…
He certainly sounds like the kind of person who should represent the state that holds the Liberty Bell, where Valley Forge is located and the Battle of Gettysburg took place, and where the passengers of Flight 93 exhibited their supreme courage.
My appetite’s fine! It’s going to be a long year for Trump allies in general and many Trump-linked candidates in particular but hey, it’s their lives, you know? The Pride of Hazleton is welcome to run and see how he does. The state-level Democratic folks are already banging him over the head with his anti-ACA votes.
Yeah, he is so concerned about serving the country – on a silver platter to the 0.1%.
I have to imagine that anyone aligning with Trump harbors the slim, cynical hope that when DJT’s takeover is complete, they will be seen as loyal servants of the King.
Otherwise, it’s like boarding a flaming bus.