Bye Bye Bill

Or, as the Philadelphia Daily News put it, Scranton sings his Swann song.

Not suprisingly, Bill Scranton has dropped out of the Republican race for Governor of Pennsylvania. The only surprise is that he was pressured to do so even before the Republican State Committee endorsement, which was to occur this week-end.

Usually, the pull out happens shortly after the party selection, when great pressure is brought to bear on the unendorsed candidate. After all, for Republicans, it is a section, not an election, process. Why have two fellow Republicans contesting each other, with voters choosing the candidate? The party knows best and should decide on the candidate to run in the general election against those nasty Democrats.

I fully expected Scranton to drop out, the timing is the only part that is unusual. Can't have a future in the party if you don't fall in line, after all.