GOP Ex-Candidate Backs Dem. in N.Y. Race

(AP)  A day after Republican state Assemblywoman Dierdre Scozzafava abruptly suspended her campaign for a New York congressional seat, she announced Sunday she's endorsing the Democrat in the race - not the Conservative Party candidate favored by fellow Republicans.

Scozzafava said Democrat Bill Owens would be better at building on the legacy of Republican John McHugh, who previously represented the 23rd Congressional District. McHugh vacated the seat after accepting a position in the Obama administration as secretary of the Army. The special election to replace him is scheduled for Tuesday.

"John and I worked together on the expansion of Fort Drum and I know how important that base is to the economy of this region," said Scozzafava's statement. "I am confident that Bill will be able to provide the leadership and continuity of support to Drum Country just as John did during his tenure in Congress."

Scozzafava added, "It's not in the cards for me to be your representative."

A recent Siena College poll showed Scozzafava finishing a distant third behind Owens and conservative Doug Hoffman. Big-name Republicans including Sarah Palin and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson threw their support behind Hoffman.

The race pitted conservative and moderate wings of the Republican Party. Hoffman painted Scozzafava as too liberal, specifically noting her support of abortion rights and same-sex marriage. He told voters in the historically GOP district that she's not the kind of Republican they want representing their interests in a Democrat-led Congress.

Owens released a statement saying he's honored to receive the endorsement.

"Over the course of her career, Dede has always committed to serving the people of Upstate New York before serving a partisan agenda. I have a tremendous amount of respect for what she's accomplished," Owens said.

[formrusmcsgt]

Neocon Purity Test

1. Do you take the Bible as a factual document to be used as the blueprint for our domestic and foreign policy formulation?

2. Do you think "Creation", as defined in the Book of Genesis, accurately details the process of our existence?

3. Do you believe that the government should decide for all what is acceptable in regards to individual "morality" issues?

4. Do you think we should have religious endorsements on our currency?

5. Do you think the U.S. should pursue foreign policy that benefits only the U.S. as opposed to working for the common good?


If ANY question is answered with a "yes" response, pack your $#!- and git you LIBERAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[formrusmcsgt]

....make that ANY "no" answers....sheesh.

[formrusmcsgt]

From The Neocon Field Manual (Definitions)-

"Purge" - grow the party by reducing our ranks to include only the ideologically "pure".

Note: When moderates are purged, they are to be immediately and incessantly attacked as traitors. (See page 63 for suggested attack strategies.)

[robinspp]

Do you think any woman can support the Republican Party?

[formrusmcsgt]

Sure they can if they're dogma drones and ignore a woman's right to choice.

It helps if they're xenophobes as well....

[robinspp]

Right wing extremists only can survive in Republican Party. People with common sense cannot be in that party.

[formrusmcsgt]

Cloin Powell might be able to express it best......

[formrusmcsgt]

The best thing that could happen for the U.S. in the long run would be for the repubs to continue to show moderates that they have no voice nor are even welcome in the party.

Their "Extremists Only" policy will give them purity alright, while reducing them to fringe status.

Please proceed with all due haste.

[michaelm07]

Logically speaking, her endorsement demonstrates her true colors now, doesn't it. This is why the Constitutional candidate will win. There is no longer any difference between the two major parties. Dems as well as Reps are disgusted with their parties.

Obama was a proptest vote against Bush and the status quo. 2010 will be the same. Tomorrow's elections will be very interesting to watch.

[babooph]

The KKK also claimed to be a Christian outfit-like modern republicans their reading ability was lacking...their "new " bible is much like a comic book & they still do not get it.

[natdef_1]

I recommend a mental health professional for you.

[proudmilvet]

Looks like the Republicans stepped on their own Dick with this one! LOL!!

[natdef_1]

Interesting comment, especially since the candidate who got pushed out is a woman...

[Former_Marine_Sgt]

THey stepped on thier own Dick with this one?

Cheney? where's Cheney?

;-)

[natdef_1]

CONTRARY to what many of the liberal bloggers have stated, the Conservative Party does NOT have specific positions on things like abortion or gay rights. Under its platform, which is based on a Madisonian model of LIMITED federal government power, the Party believes that such issues are RESERVED for the STATES to decide.

The American Conservative Party has a great platform, with which any freedom-loving American can identify. If you are uninformed about it, avoid falling for the hateful, ignorant, and incorrect statements on this board and check it out for yourself.

[Former_Marine_Sgt]

So constitutionally protected rights like equal rights are state rights? Wow. I didn't know that the Madisonial model supported not allowing equal rights to people.

Not supporting gay rights at the national level is saying that civil rights are not a federal issue.

Religious arguments cannot decide gay rights - Not everyone happens to follow the ideal that Christianity is written into the constitution of this country as -the- one and only religion. The United States is not a Christian religious theocracy. AND that was darn sure not written into the constitution than any state can do whatever they want with denying any person equal civil rights.

[stn_sage]

The Republicans are certainly making maximum effort to get the NY 23rd district seat by whatever measures are necessary...including 'headgames'!

Nice touch! Scozzafava QUITS the race...then turns around and ENDORSES the Democrat! Probably, hoping to suppress any moderate Reps who absolutely WILL NOT vote for Hoffman...from voting for Owens, the Democrat!

Well...don't count on THAT to work! A lot of the moderate Reps are probably going to want to vote for the Dem than another extremist, far right-winger!