Signs Fossella May Run Again Unnerve G.O.P.

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

Source: New York Times

There has been nothing but silence coming from the embattled Staten Island congressman, Vito J. Fossella, regarding his plans to run for re-election this year. And that uncertainty has caused waves of concern not only among Republicans in New York City, but in Washington as well.

All signs indicate that Mr. Fossella, a Republican who was arrested in Virginia on May 1 on a drunken driving charge and then admitted to fathering a child out of wedlock, is leaning toward running for a sixth term in November. He has been telling friends and advisers that he thinks he can win. And though he canceled a fund-raiser scheduled for this past weekend, he has five or six events planned for the coming month, his spokeswoman said.

And on Saturday, he marched in the Memorial Day Parade in the Great Kills section of the island. He was greeted warmly while marching and while sitting on a platform with other politicians at the end of the route.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/nyregion/19fossella.html?pagewanted=print

[Lithos]

1. Fossella

Sorry, I thought you were being sarcastic. How appropriate.

[speedoo]

2. Fossella actually makes other rethugs look good.

And yes, it appears he does want to run again. I hope he does, because the Democrats would have a much better shot running against him than another rethug.

And yes, the rethugs will not give up this seat easily... they have held it forever. Staten Island the only rethug stronghold in NYC and a small part of Brooklyn. The part of Brookyn where I live, unfortunately.

[grytpype]

3. Bwahahahahahahaha!!!!

Hey, the guy has to work, he has two families to support!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[tanyev]

8. Two families = twice as many family values!

[stevedeshazer]

4. Run, Vito, run!

Do us all a huge favor!

[Psephos]

5. What a tool n/t

[Journeyman]

6. Well, by comparison, in the Republican panoply Fossella's transgressions are mild. . .

[no_hypocrisy]

7. It's not Fosella's trangressions per se that bother the GOP. If they don't throw him

under the bus, the GOP can't bitchslap the next DEMOCRAT that has similar issues for fear of hypocrisy of family values not being protected where their own are concerned.

[MilesColtrane]

9. From the title, I thought this was going to be about McCain.

[panAmerican]

10. Hey, that "end of an error" image should be on a bumper sticker!

[MilesColtrane]

11. It is. I stole it.

There's four different designs in the first four links.


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