Lunch Stop at Cafe Aroma Borealis

Above is a shot of part of the gang that Chuck Pennacchio and I ventured all over Lancaster City with on Saturday. This shot was taken at Café Aroma Borealis, a great spot to warm up and have a delicious bite to eat or some tea or coffee. I had a TexMex wrap [Southwest tangy chicken wrapped with romaine, homemade salsa and cheddar] which was dee-lish.

We went to the Café after two hours outside Central Market in the swirling wind. It was a welcome change of pace before getting ready for another hour or so out in the cold for the anti-war march at 1p [hence the sign].

But we weren't only there to rest up and have some grub. Chuck had an interivew with the Lancaster Sunday News's Helen Colwell Adams. An excerpt from yesterday's story:

Pennacchio, the Energizer Bunny of state politics, was all over Lancaster County on Saturday, prepping for the Democratic State Committee's endorsement meeting March 24 and 25 in Grantville.

He's hoping to convince Democrats to stage an open primary in the U.S. Senate race, giving him a chance to make the case that a progressive is a better choice to run against Republican Rick Santorum than Bob Casey Jr.

Pennacchio cites Lancaster County as the organization that gave his campaign a major boost when it voted last month not to endorse anyone for Senate.

"Lancaster has really been a wedge," he said, in blocking Casey's march to endorsement.

Since then, Bucks County, his home turf, also has opted for an open primary, as has Centre County.

I believe Gov. Ed "The Hoagiemesiter" Rendell himself said, after winning the Governorship while not having the endorsement of the state Democratic Party, that whenever there is a race within PA with more than one candidate in the race, that the state party should opt for an open primary without state endorsement.

And let this post be a shout out to the many Progressives for Pennacchio out in Lancaster! Thank you Jerry, Crystal, Connie, Judi, Paul, Jim, Patt, Paul, Lucy... So many names, I know I forgot some, but please correct me and add to the list if I didn't remember your name. I met so many supporters it was hard to keep track!