...of both parties off to jail. So Specter, with the encouragement of such prominent Pennsylvania Republicans as Sen. Hugh Scott and Gov. William Scranton, said he would run against Crumlish on the GOP ticket. To hedge his bets, and to help himself...

...Hillman, the grand dowager of the GOP who, with her wealthy husband, sponsored two generations of Republicans from Hugh Scott and John Heinz down to Specter and Ridge. Faced with a "tea party" challenger in the primary, Corbett moved right...