GOP Senate Primary Cheatsheet

by: Jason Springer

Thu Apr 10, 2008 at 09:42:17 PM EDT

While people may not remember the road traveled come September, the traveling circus known as the GOP U.S. Senate Primary campaign has seen many twists and turns.

In less than one year, the NJ GOP has gone through or proposed 15 candidates, experienced many false starts, had calls for resignation of the State chair and for candidates to drop out all while giving us tons of fun to watch. Here's a recap, in case you haven't been following along...

4/26/07- Assemblyman Mike Doherty became the first candidate to join the show.

5/2/07- A blog aimed at encouraging former baseball player Al Leiter to seek the nomination was started.

7/11/07- Anne Estabrook dipped her toes in the water forming an exploratory committee.

8/9/07- Assemblyman"Jersey Joe" Pennacchio said he was mulling a Senate bid.

8/10/07- Assemblyman Doherty ended his short lived Senate bid leaving only Estabrook and Penachio as candidates expressing interest.

9/10/07- Pennacchio tapped Morris GOP chair to oversee his then exploratory bid.

10/22/07- Anne Estabrook let people know she would run for the Senate seat.

11/13/07- Al Leiter crushed the hopes of conservative bloggers by saying he had his eye on a Senate seat just not Lautenberg's in '08.

This is only the beginning of the ridiculousness. There is MUCH more below the fold...

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Joe P. to Verizon: Can You Hear Me Now?

by: Juan Melli

Sat Feb 16, 2008 at 01:51:16 AM EST

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As divisive as politics can get, I think that most of us at least share some core American values, though days like today make me question that assumption a bit. But I still believe it's true. I think this is an example of a vocal political outlier.

State Senator Joe Pennachio thinks the government should be able to spy on you for no reason. He also thinks the telecom companies who helped the Bush administration illegally spy on its own citizens should get a get out of jail free card. But he goes a step further. He actually thinks they should be encouraged to continue breaking the law.

Private citizens must be encouraged to lend their assistance, not punished with lawsuits by the ACLU.

I don't know if he's a fascist, a coward, the ultimate political opportunist, or just a hack for major NJGOP donor/law-breaker Verizon. Whatever it is, he ain't no "Jersey Joe." Civil liberties and the 4th Amendment aren't a throw-away punch line for most of us.

Real Jersey Joe's don't display an elitist disdain for the Constitution and the rule of law. They like the government to keep us safe while minding its own business.

And this clown thinks he can protect us from terrorists? Or is he offering to spare us the pain and cut out the middle man? Who needs terrorists to undermine our democracy when Jersey "pants-piddler" Joe will do it for them?

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