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Hang with me a minute---did you catch a rather garbled, small snip of Torcelli's speech in which he said he had "asked the Supreme Court to remove his name from the ballot" (did not specify if that was NJ Supreme Court or US)? It jolted me. Here's why---I have to run through this for people who were not in the long afternoon discussions and gathering of pertinent info. The law reads that a candidate has to withdraw from a race 48 days before (and we are at 36) in order for the party to substitute another name on the ballot. This is why the repukes are ready tomorrow to go to the court and get a ruling that the Dems cannot replace Torch's name on the ballot...........BUT While the law reads that way, it does not address a person's request to NOT have his name appear on the ballot---two different issues. Are they going to say that as an American citizen (freedom and all that shit) that the Torch CANNOT remove his name?? Soooo, if Torch is able to remove his name that means that there is no one on the ballot who is Democratic. And, that is a hell pile of shit for the repukes who still have the stench of Florida wafting over them!!! If they go with no challenger then the people of NJ go apeshit--come on, NJ is one of the Democratic bastions. Think those people will accept no candidate imposed by the repukes? Think this won't open a national scream fest (if the g.d. Dems are smart enough to go nationally balistic about this and compare it to the stolen election of the fool in the Oval Office)??---oh, god, what a message to drown out Iraq--i.e., the republicans have stomped out democracy in this nation so what the hell are we fighting for abroad??? I am wondering if this is a preemptive strike by the Democrats to get around the 48 day ruling??--the repukes have to allow a new candidate or get attacked with a violence that overshadows Iraq. And even if Torch has to remain on the ballot, it can again be charged that the repukes are offering the choice between a candidate and a person who will not take the office; ie. denying a democratic election choice......the repukes could finally pay for Florida 2000 IF IF IF the damn Dems know how to make political hay out of this. If they do, it could blow the doors off of repukes all over this country. Watch for the results of the court decisions and bombard the DNC and dem congressmen with how to turn this to their advantage--instead of the resigned acceptance of 2000.

Brian Williams just reported on CNBC that Bruce Springsteen and Bill Bradley are 2 names under discussion as replacement candidates for Torricelli. I'm not a Springsteen fan but that would be pretty cool....

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