DREXEL HILL, PA - In case you missed it, The Philadelphia Inquirer announced today its endorsement of Pat Meehan, candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District.  The endorsement lauds Pat Meehan for having "credibility and integrity" and being "straitlaced," while criticizing Bryan Lentz for putting a third party spoiler candidate on the ballot stating, in part:
 
"Lentz's dismissive explanation - "politics is politics" - for helping to get Schneller on the ballot is a jarring admission and character flaw for a former Philadelphia prosecutor.
 
If the matchup comes down to credibility and integrity, though, voters have an attractive alternative: Former U.S. Attorney PATRICK MEEHAN, who earns The Inquirer's endorsement.
 
The straitlaced Meehan, 55, was a solid district attorney in Delaware County. But it was his anticorruption probes as federal prosecutor for eight years - including nearly two dozen pay-to-play cases in Philadelphia, and developing the winning case against former State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo - that serve as his most important achievement.
 
Meehan may be to the right of Lentz in this campaign, but he has a record as a moderate Republican. Voters should give him the chance to follow those sound instincts in Washington."
 
(Editorial, "Meehan Merits Support," The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 25, 2010)
 
Read the full endorsement HERE.