Pa.State Sen. Joe Scarnati(r),Super Bowl trip courtesy of Consol!

[Bravo Zulu]

State Sen. Joe Scarnati(r)

Senate President Pro Tem Joe Scarnati, R-Brockway, had his ticket, plane ride, and hotel bill paid for by Consol Energy Inc., a major coal producer and one of the companies drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale, according to Mr. Scarnati's top aide.

Mr. Scarnati and other top Senate Republicans were frequently singled out by former Gov. Ed Rendell and environmental advocates for blocking an extraction tax on shale drilling, even in the face of a projected $4 billion state budget deficit. Pennsylvania is the largest gas-producing state without such a tax.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11045/1125278-454.stm#ixzz1DuzowrS7

[HopeHoops]

1. "It won't change his vote" - OF COURSE NOT! He's already on their side!

Slimeball.

[dkofos]

2. He had to pay for his own hookers??

Can you really count on his vote now consol energy??