Don Cunningham/target

===Cunningham's speed bump===
:From P-G politics editor Jim O'Toole, 
Don Cunningham, the Lehigh County executive, may have a distraction on his way to an anticipated run for the Democratic nomination for governor. Republican Scott Ott, a relative political newcomer, is up with a web site heralding his plans to challenge Mr. Cunningham in November. 
Until now, the Lehigh Democrat appeared to have clear sailing on his way to re-election, allowing him to lay the groundwork for the 2010 statewide primary. Other potential competitors on the Democratic side include Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, and Auditor General Jack Wagner. Mr. Wagner brings to the table his big re-election win last November. Mr. Onorato, who had no significant opposition for his own re-election in 2007, has the big warchest in the group. Maybe he'll consider a donation to Mr. Ott, just to keep his potential rival busy.
Mr. Ott is the director of a Christian children's camp. He also maintains a web site, , which features political and social satire, and has drawn the attention of conservative luminaries including Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck. Among its current mock new stories is the bulletin that: Obama Dog Pick Stalled By Immigration, Tax Questions
In a phone interview, Mr. Ott said he had originally planned to run for local school board but when he consulted his local GOP chairman on that possibility, he was urged to run for the executive spot instead.
If Mr. Ott were to win the nomination, he promises a clean race. In the interview, in fact, he went out of his way to praise the incumbent.
"My aim is to actually cut spending and cut taxes, he said as he described his decision to enter the race. "Now, so far, Don Cunningham has held the line on taxes; but ... there's no way to avoid a tax increase next year if spending continues at this level. There's a lot to admire about him but there are things that are going to be difficult for him to do given the party he represents, and the ideology he's associated with.
Mr. Ott said he also planned to make an issue of that expectation that Mr. Cunningham will try to balance a run for governor with his day job in Lehigh County, but he promises to do so without rancor.
"If I have my way, on Nov. 4, Don Cunningham and I will both wake up enjoying the respect of our children because of the campaign we've conducted, he said.