Rick and Friends

JACK KELLEY / THE CITIZENS' VOICE

Carl Romanelli, left, greets U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, right, while Hazelton Mayor Lou Barletta chats with supporters in downtown Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Good to see Carl backing his friend. I hope he picked up a few bucks from Rick and his pals.

Santorum made a stop in Wilkes-Barre and used the Kerry gaffe to attack Bob Casey. You have to hand it to the Republican noise machine for focusing on nonsense and making it the story of the last few days.