Newspaper: Sen. Scarnati wastes tax dollars

From the editorial page of The Pottstown Mercury:

THORNS to Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati III, who is also the state lieutenant governor, for calling a special election in the 24th Senatorial District just weeks before the November general election. The special election in the district that includes part of Montgomery County is to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of state Sen. Rob Wonderling who accepted a post as head of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. The only current candidate for the seat is state Sen. Robert Mensch, R-147th, which would mean another special election in December or January to fill his seat if his senatorial bid is successful. State officials estimate that each special election costs between $250,000 and $375,000, so the two together add up to more than $500,000. That's a lot of spending ordered by a Republican legislative leader who has been outspoken in his criticism of the current state spending proposals in budget talks. Filling the vacancy could surely wait until the November election. Sen. Scarnati should remember to walk what he talks.