Posted on 08/18/2006 6:01:31 AM PDT by Brilliant
TAMPA, Fla. - Retired admiral and U.S. Senate candidate LeRoy Collins, Jr. called the recent planned terrorist attacks against U.S. bound airliners from Europe an ominous threat we must take seriously and not ignore. Collins' remarks followed exposure of the coordinated plot to take down several commercial aircraft departing the United Kingdom, and the arrest of 21 suspects in London.
"Americans cannot deny there are people in the world who despise our freedoms and beliefs, and there are those among us who want to kill innocent civilians to advance their cause. The threat is real. These people are still living in the seventh century. They are not civilized, and they will not negotiate in a rational way. They are dedicated terrorists and must be dealt with as such," Collins said.
"I support the administration and our government's efforts to ensure the traveling public remains safe. If given the privilege and honor to represent Florida in the United States Senate, I will apply my background in the United States military to ensure our country is safe. My number one priority will be to immediately enact legislation securing U.S. borders. Al-Qaeda knows our borders are the weak link in preventing further destruction by those who seek to do us harm. We cannot and should not wait until another fatal incident occurs before addressing this distressing national weakness, which is still with us five years following 9/11/01," Collins added.
LeRoy Collins, Jr. in brief: Collins is a fifth-generation Floridian from a family dedicated to public service. As a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, Collins served in the Navy and Navy Reserve (submarines) for 34 years, retiring as a two-star admiral. His civilian careers have been in the high-tech financial services and real estate industries and have spanned 36 years. He has been endorsed by former Attorney General and Secretary of State Jim Smith and former Comptroller Bob Milligan. He recently made news statewide when he asked Katherine Harris to drop out of the race.
A political gaffe of the first water by the 72-year-old newbie candidate.
He'll be a weak, ineffective lame-duck the minute he's elected (which he won't be). He'll be ignored in the Senate.
Politics gives no quarter.....and desperate or dreamy-eyed hoping doesn't make it so.
He may be a nice retired guy, but he's a throw-away vote.
Leni
"Collins has promised to be a one-termer."
Collins' pro-abortion stand is a sticky wicket for conservatives.
I am voting for Harris.
I just wish the rest on the list for other things were not RHINO's. It is like a RHINO virus that we can't get rid of. I am so disgusted with RHINO's!
How old is Leroy Collins? He looks kind of long in the tooth to be a freshman Senator.
The only RINO I know among the state-wide candidates is Crist....that's why Gallagher has my vote!
I hope I do the best names on all the other ones on the list. I never heard of most of them. ugh! These people want our vote they really ought to send something out about themselves, even a post card of how they would vote on things.
Try asking a conservative in your county Republican Party what they know about various candidates....that's what I do when I don't recognize a name.
I usually only have to ask about judges because I personally the candidates running in my district.
Thanks so much. I pray she wins, I live in Sarasota.
So do I....Here's how I voted via absentee ballot:
All good conservatives:
Senate......Harris
Gov........Gallagher
CFO......Tom Lee
FL 70 dist.....Rory Dubin
Cty Com:....Casey Pilon
Charter R. Bd.....Millicent Puleo
Hos.Bd seat1....Phillips
Hos.Bd seat2....Miller
Cir, Judge 12 Gr 13.......Lee Haworth
Gr. 16.....Donna Berlin
Gr, 21......Goffrey Proffitt
School Board: 1 Tammy St. Mary
2 Bob Long
4 Carol Williams
5 Kathy Kleinlin
Wow this is great, thank you so much! How very kind of you.
OOOps....forgot to mention:
13th Congressional......Tramm Hudson
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