[OldSmaj]

Traficant, 61, was expelled from the House last month and sentenced to eight years in prison for bribery, racketeering and tax evasion.

I see absolutely no gain or advantage for the GOP or conservative cause in promoting or supporting this convict, regardless of the motivation or reason.

He is an idiot and a confessed democrat.

I will not support a confessed democrat, regardless of the circumstances.

To do so makes us look just like the idiot that he is.

He is gone and the world of US politics is better for it.

When one lies down with dogs, one gets up with fleas. To support or offer support to this idiot will give us all fleas.

And spare me the "he was railroaded" crap. His PEERS did it to him, no "vast right wing conspiracy" was involved.

And anyone that thinks that Traficant, if elected from prison, would be any better than a democrat elected not in prison, that person surely cannot see that a democrat is a worthless idiot in the first place.

Traficant is NOT a DINO, nor is he a wannabe Republican. He is simply a crooked politician that got caught and in his attempt to shift blame from his own crooked self, now espouses all kinds of "framed", "railroaded" and "conspiracy" crap that not even he believes.

Let us not forget that Traficant voted against impeachment of the 'Toon, giving an impassioned plea in his defense, nearly as impassioned as the one he now spouts about his so-called "innocence".

To hell with Traficant. The conservative cause would do well to direct our attentions toward more worthy issues than whether or not a convict democrat in prison beats a democrat that probably should be in prison. The only difference in a democrat in prison and one not in prison, is the bars. They're both damn crooks.

[Coop]

I'm in agreement with all you said, except you may have missed that many of us here (with at least one notable exception) are not rooting for Traficant to win - only to bleed enough votes from the Democrat in a Dem district so that the Republican can steal the seat.

[PJ-Comix]

When one lies down with dogs, one gets up with fleas.

SCRATCH! SCRATCH! SCRATCH!

Do I have your permission to laminate that quote and put it in my wallet?

SCRATCH! SCRATCH! SCRATCH!

[gunshy]

I will not support a confessed democrat, regardless of the circumstances.

But you will support a covert liberal named GW Bush. Because he wears the republican tag.

[Shooter 2.5]

Amen to that. I don't understand why people think that politics has to be some sort of entertainment or soap opera. We're hiring these people to do a job for our country's benefit. If voters want antics, let them humor themselves with Saturday morning cartoons.