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Posted on 05/14/2007 5:43:43 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Visiting Goldsboro Wednes-day, Onslow County Commis-sioner Joe McLaughlin an-nounced to a small crowd at McCall's Bar-B-Que & Seafood Restaurant that he will be challenging U.S. Rep. Walter Jones for the Republican nomination in the 3rd Congressional District.
"This campaign's only about 36 hours old," McLaughlin laughed during his introduction.
But he seems to already be generating some interest in the party's base.
Running primarily against Jones' stance on the war in Iraq, McLaughlin said throwing his hat into the ring was a tough decision, but one he felt he had to make.
"Since 1994, I have been a Walter Jones supporter," he said. "But it just cannot be that the congressman from the 3rd District, which probably has more troops in the fight than any other district in the country, would have more in common with (U.S. House Speaker) Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and the rest of the Democrats than with the Republican leadership."
The straw that broke the camel's back, McLaughlin added, was when Jones voted with Democrats to include a withdrawal timeline in the recent war appropriations bill, and then, with Democrats, tried to overturn President George Bush's veto.
He also highlighted 16 other House votes, including one against reauthorizing the Patriot Act, in which Jones either sided with Democrats or refused to cast an up or down vote.
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While Jones has every right to his beliefs, I don’t think his vote on the timetable is helpful to the troops in the field.
Jones and Duncan in Knoxville both need to go. They may vote right on everything else, but their failure to support the troops are unforgiveable.
Now if we can just find a real conservative to stomp Pandsey Graham’s ass...
What about Karen Floyd, who ran for state Superintendent of Schools, losing by 565 votes?
Possibly.
It’ll be interesting to see if the GOP presidential candidates openly take sides in this primary..
My hometown. Haven't been there in years, though.
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