Is The Color Purple Now Blue

As I set type for tomorrow's edition, we learn that Lehigh County Commissioner Jon Irons is resigning. Jon is very progressive, more so than the accused, indicted drug dealer. How the commission got so far to the left escaped my active scrutiny. Last time I was at a meeting, Lisa Scheller and the Republicans were in charge.

In recent history, I know that progressive Josh Siegel easily beat former Allentown Police Chef Roger Maclean.  A Republican partisan in my obit claims that only Democrats can now win, and that good people don't want to run for local offices.

I understand the Democratic strength in Allentown with a Latino majority. I believe that the D's strength in the county should be alarming to the Republicans campaigning for the midterms. While I won't be doing much endorsing, I make an exception for Jarrett Coleman, who has been fighting for the taxpayers since being elected to Harrisburg.