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Who: 
Tara Munkatchy 
Home Town: 
Wilkes-barre 
Education: 
1991 Graduate Of Bishop Hoban High School; B.a. In English Writing And History

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Saturday, August 24, 1996 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 





Rep. Joseph McDade not only is innocent, he's also best for our area &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Now that the great McDade trial is over I hope all the nay-sayers that
couldn't wait to convict Congressman McDade will abide by our Constitution and
admit they were wrong and that Joe McDade is innocent of any and all alleged
crimes brought against himDon't forget the government knew they couldn't
convict Joe in Northeast Pennsylvania, so they took him to trial in
Philadelphia. Even with that, they couldn't convict him, which really shows
that he wasn't guilty when an impartial jury found him innocent. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I grew up in this area in the late '50s and early '60s. Anybody who wanted
a good paying job had to move out of town. If you were a young student, you
were lucky to get a paper route. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Thanks to people like Joe McDade and Dan Flood, there are more jobs in
Northeast Pennsylvania now than ever before. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'll admit that a lot of them are just above minimum wage, but any high
school or college student who wants to work after school and summer months, at
least has a job. Just ask your mom and dad how it was impossible to even find
a job as a student or young adult. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 If it wasn't for people like Joe McDade or Gov. Bob Casey, jobs like
Tobyhanna or federal and state jobs would have ended up somewhere else. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Yes, the top government people and national news media can yell all they
want about this area and at McDade for pork-barreling. But what's wrong with
Northeastern Pennsylvania finally getting its share of government funding? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 No one yelled "pork-barreling" when cream-of-the-crop government funds and
jobs went to Jessie Helms or Lyndon Johnson's districts during the '50s and
'60s, but now they want to call projects like Steamtown and Montage
"government waste." I don't think so. I just call it our turn. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 All the national news media "brow-beating" McDade about pork-barreling
could have been the motive behind investigating McDade in the first place. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I personally believe he is innocent and hasn't done anything for his
congressional district that any other politician hasn't done for theirs. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Knowing how hard it is to fight a court case and win against the United
States government once a person is indicted, I have to give a lot of credit to
Atty. Sal Cognetti Jr., McDade's lead defense counsel, for winning the case. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jack (John Paul) Brennan &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Scranton &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Rep. Joseph Mcdade Not Only Is Innocent, He's Also Best For Our Area 
Now That The Great Mcdade Trial Is Over I Hope All The Nay-sayers That 
Couldn't Wait To Convict Congressman Mcdade Will Abide By Our Constitution And 
Admit They Were Wrong And That Joe Mcdade Is Innocent Of Any And All Alleged 
Crimes Brought Against Him.