Breaking: Possible Scandal Involves Attractive Woman

Yowza! The newest political scandal involves two things I just can’t get enough of: Our lovable, Eagles-loving, William Howard Taft-sized governor, Ed Rendell, and a foxy hot blonde, Leslie Merrill McCombs!

McCombs is a former TV anchor for WPGH in Pittsburgh. You must, must, must go over to a website with voice-over samples she’s done. Not only does she ooze sex when talking about a chocolate cake or whatever, she later does pretty much the same thing about a hospital or something. Sorry, the words kinda went through my mind, I was just listening to the sound.

Anyway, McCombs is friends with the guv, but she also happens to be a lobbyist who appears in a Lionsgate TV show. (It’s on Spike, you haven’t seen it.) And, wouldn’t you know it, film companies got a $75 million tax break passed in the budget this year, and McCombs forgot to file paperwork or something. (She says she’s now in full compliance with the law.)

What makes this story better is Harrisburg Sen. Jeff Piccola, who instead of simply passing this on to whoever regulates lobbyists in Pennsylvania, decided to hire a private detective because there is a hot Desperate Housewife involved and, rrrwar, I bet the PI would work for free!

Rendell made some Vince Fumo joke about the last guy to hire a private detective getting indicted, but Piccola responded by saying he didn’t have any ex-girlfriends to spy on. Ha ha, loser.

Leslie Merrill McCombs [The Talent Guide]
Rendell Says Lobbying Flap Doesn’t Need An Investigator [KYW 1060]
Guv, the blonde and the lobbying law [Daily News]
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