Oh, on the contrary we’d like Bill DeWeese to stay where he is. Unlike the Times Union, we’d like to see Republicans back in control so they clean up the mess created Pennsylvania state house Democrats. From TimesUnion.com:

When is state Rep. William DeWeese going to realize that he can’t win, and neither will his party in November unless he steps down as Democratic majority leader in the House?

On Monday, state Rep. Josh Shapiro, D-Montgomery County, called on his Greene County colleague to resign his leadership post. Shapiro said DeWeese should do so because he has lost the voters’ trust and could hurt the election chances of other Democrats.

DeWeese told Shapiro, in so many words, to take a hike. But he didn’t stop there. He linked the two-term Democrat to the Bonusgate scandal, pointing out that Shapiro’s name was mentioned in the grand jury reports that led to 12 people being charged by state Attorney General Tom Corbett. (The Associated Press reported Shapiro’s 2004 campaign benefited from the work of a caucus employee who allegedly later was tapped to receive a taxpayer-paid bonus to reward her for the political activity.)

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