Flavia Colgan

Flavia Colgan is an editorial board member of the Philadelphia Daily News. After graduating from Harvard with a degree in Religion, Flavia returned to her home state of Pennsylvania. After running several statewide campaigns for Democratic candidates, Flavia was appointed chief of staff to Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, the first woman and youngest ever to serve in the position. She also served as a member of Governor Ed Rendell's senior staff. Flavia has been a commentator for Fox News Channel, appearing on shows such as Hannity & Colmes and Fox & Friends. She is a commentator for MSNBC and CNBC, and is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, Politics PA, the Allentown Morning Call and the Daily News.

Email Flavia at flaviacolgan@aol.com

What we're betting on for 2007

City drew weak hand last year, but a new deck's ready to be dealt.

Daily News Editorial

Posted 03/21/2007

WHAT DOES IT MEAN for this city that 2006's highlights (and lowlights) weren't generated from City Hall, but a place 100 miles west, Harrisburg? It's...

Flavia Monteiro Colgan | Pelosi's cleanup

Posted 04/06/2007

IN WHAT had to be the only bad decision George Washington ever made, he chose a putrid swamp to be our nation's capital. Many years later, the piece...

Flavia Montiero Colgan | A 'legacy' in tatters - 04/06/2007
Flavia Monteiro Colgan | The audacity of the anti-Hillary - 04/10/2007: TOM VILSACK? Pack your bags. Joe Biden? Hit the road. Chris Dodd? Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Flavia Monteiro Colgan | Dems got that ol'-time religion - 04/10/2007: ONE OF THE most stunning developments in the midterm elections is how Democrats pulled religious voters back into the fold - without pandering on issues where people of faith know the party just doesn't agree with them.
Flavia Monteiro Colgan | President 'not satisfied' - or satisfactory - 04/10/2007: SO, THE PRESIDENT isn't happy with how the war in Iraq is going. This week, he said, "I know many Americans are not satisfied with the situation in Iraq; I'm not satisfied, either." Welcome to the club, Mr. President.
Flavia Monteiro Colgan | RICK SANTORUM CAN'T TAKE THE FLAK - 04/10/2007: AS THE POLITICAL season gets hot and heavy, there are a slew of political ads airing on Pennsylvania TV stations, but none have been so harsh as the ones in the race between Bob Casey and Sen. Rick Santorum.
Flavia Monteiro Colgan | WILL ISLAM RISE TO POPE'S CHALLENGE? - 04/10/2007: POPE BENEDICT XVI, who inflamed the Islamic world with a single quote, has now met with Muslims to calm the furor.
Flavia Monteiro Colgan | ABC's '9/11': Clinton was right - 04/10/2007: WELL, BASED on what I saw last night, ABC decided not to listen to 200,000 Americans, a bunch of historians and even Republican commentators like Bill Bennett and Pat Buchanan, who said ABC should not distort the truth and "falsify the record" on 9/11.
Flavia Colgan | Double secret Senate shenanigans - 04/10/2007: IN "Animal House," the evil Dean Wormer, in his quest to get rid of the nuisance of the Delta fraternity, puts them on "double secret probation." It was a made-up term that just made his desperation even more hilarious.
Flavia Monteiro Colgan | DON'T BLAME ISRAEL - 04/16/2007: THE DEATHS of dozens of Lebanese civilians at Qana is a tragic event, and underscores the importance of finding a lasting peace in the Middle East.
Flavia Monteiro Colgan | Life, death & Zacarias Moussaoui - 04/16/2007: There are many people, particularly politicians, who are against the death penalty but want to make exceptions for terrorists or mass murderers.