Friday politicians

• US Senator Rick Santorum, trying to clean up appearances of his link to lobbying on K-street before the sleeping beast of voter awareness rouses, has decided to stop including a job fair at his biweekly lobbyist gatherings. Much protesting of his innocence accompanied the move.
  
  
• US Representative and Philadelphia mayoral wannabee Chaka Fattah appears to be behind the delivery of discounted Venezualan oil to low-income Philadelphians. It is intended to go to families who have used up their LIHEAP allowances (see prev. here).
  
  
• The flurry of investigation and indictment in the vicinity of PA state Senator Vince Fumo continues with the federal investigation of a former top aide for her involvement with the corruption-ridden nonprofit Citizens Alliance. The article gives a summary of all the currently known shady dealings of the company.
  
  
• Philadelphia's Mayor John Street is arguing in favor of the liquid natural gas shipping plan, despite the nervousness of City Council and many civic organizations. He's focused on possible rate-drop benefits to PGW customers, but all many folks can think about is the magnitude of the disaster should a single tanker explode or be bombed...