Comments on: House diary: As MS-01 nears, confusion surrounds Fossella

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:50:00 +0000

Jaxx - whenever the election is the GOP will lose this seat. If it is the GE then the wave will be just as big plus the GOP will have some many other places to spend their limited money. At least in a special election the GOP can focus resources on just one seat.

By: jaxx raxor

jaxx raxor — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:13:00 +0000

I agree with fritz, if hes going to resign before his term is up, its going to be after July 1st so Patterson can’t call for a special election. If thier is a special election, the democrat will be strongly favored to win because of the massive money advantage Democrats have and the fact that NY-13 is a classic swing district (voted for Gore in 2000, voted for Bush by an narrower margin in 2004).

At least if the election is during the normoal fall it would give time for the GOP to prepare for the race and mabye they can hope for some event that weakens the Dem prez nominee and that it goes down the ticket.

By: fritz

fritz — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:45:00 +0000

Perhaps Fassello is using the Larry Craig strategy; just tough it out no matter how embarassing to the GOP. They may also be waiting until it’s to late for Gov. Paterson to call a special election; July I think. Either way he appears to be toast. I can’t imagine the GOP will allow him to even consider running again.

By: David, Tallahassee FL

David, Tallahassee FL — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:48:00 +0000

I’ve always heard the phrase that “Politics makes for strange bedfellows.” Perhaps it’d be more accurate to say, “Politicians make strange bedfellows.”

By: Taniel

Taniel — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:08:00 +0000

Tom,

If voters want to vote against him based on this, very well, I am just arguing that him resigning or retiring is too moralizing. I understand your point about ethics, but I don’t think sexual morality should be part of what a candidate is held to, and that’s what Fossella’s situation clearly is. As for Sherwood, he was accused of trying to strangle his mistress, after all…

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:43:00 +0000

Taniel - I usually agree with your aticles but I do not understand why you do not think Vino should resign or not stand in Nov. He broke the law by DWI-ing and he preachs family values (like most Republicans) and had a second family. That is gross hyprocrisy. Did he think he would help he sick daughter by being drunk??

If he stands in November then he will get heavily defeated regardless of the national scene. Remember Sherwood in PA - another Republican with a mistress - he lost heavily and deservedly so. If you want your representatives to have ethics then they need to be sent a message via the ballot box if they do not do the honorable thing.