FORRESTER'S CHALLENGE

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[genefromjersey]

Regardless of what we may think about the NJ Court ruling allowing Lautenberg to substitute for Toricelli,the time has come for Doug Forrester to say something besides : " I'm not Toricelli. "

Does he have something to say , or is he simply a decent man who put all his campaign eggs in one basket ?

There's already considerable doubt the Supreme Court of the US will intervene in this matter , and the Forrester people should be proceeding as if Federal intervention was unlikely.

Attempts at tying Lautenberg and The Torch together aren't going to fly. The two men have a long history of "disliking" one another, and, if Lautenberg is "ethically challenged" , he has managed to keep it a secret.

Unless "Doug Who ?" makes himself better known, and shows himself to be the better choice,Frank Lautenberg will return to the US Senate.

[Puppage]

Why even HAVE a law when the democRATS are allowed to do this? Why have laws? How about we just have suggestions? That'd make it MUCH easier for everyone.

[A Vast RightWing Conspirator]

One thing Forrester should say, perhaps not as bluntly as I suggest here is:

I AM NOT SENILE!!!!

This should take care of Lautemberg.

[smiley]

Doug should go on the offensive and give credence to the intelligence of the voters of New Jersey in voting for a candidate who will not change the rules in the middle of the game, who will not corrupt his political office and spill an everlasting stain on the State of New Jersey, and who will bring character, integrity and honor to the State of New Jersey. Doug should ask the voters of New Jersey to vote for him to fill that position because he can and will.

[RISU]

Doesn't the sight of a Judge in HJ violating the law for the sake of promoting corruption in office make you really heartsick?

[an amused spectator]

Unless "Doug Who ?" makes himself better known, and shows himself to be the better choice,Frank Lautenberg will return to the US Senate.

Why are you so sure that Forrester is running against this 'Lautenberg' fellow? The Democrat New Jersey Supreme Court has clearly ruled that any Democrat candidate in New Jersey is a "player to be named later".

Forrester is running against ?

Maybe he should run mocking ads about that fact, and debate a giant ?

[twigs]

On Tuesday night, he came out fighting. I heard him on a local radio show and later on a local TV news program. He clearly articulated issues that were important to him. I think this was his opening salvo in the new campaign. If those appearances were any indication, he should do ok.

[Mo1]

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[BikerNYC]

Debates, debates, debates!

[twigs]

The NJ Dems have clearly chosen Lautenberg as the new candidate. I would be interested in hearing what you think is really going on here.

[70times7]

Your point is well taken; Doug has to get to work.

In the meantime, I plan to go to NJ and run for the Senate seat. I know that there are residency laws, state laws, federal laws, etc. etc. and other similarly minor road blocks in the way. But these are all superceeded by the over-arching right of the great people of NJ to have a choice in the upcoming election.

[VRWC_minion]

I think one of Forrestors biggest points to make is that Lautenburg's heart really isn't in this. Further, how does the voter know that this isn't a plan to have the Torricelli appointed when Lautenburg retires.

Why vote for someone who obviously doesn't really want the job and is merely being loyal to his party and not his state and for someone who does want to represent NJ.

[an amused spectator]

The NJ Dems have clearly chosen Lautenberg as the new candidate.

This week. ;-)

What do I really think is going on here? The statute is clear, and it took seven clowns in black robes to "re-interpret" it? The law is for sale to those with money and power.

King John said it best: "The law is in my mouth."

[mykdsmom]

[twigs]

Why vote for someone who obviously doesn't really want the job

That may not be true. From the beginning of this fiasco, it was reported that Lautenberg was telling them that if asked he would like to become the candidate. The dems delayed, apparently asking a number of other people and only asking Lautenberg when they had been turned down by every other viable candidate. My sense is that only Lautenberg wanted to be the candidate; the dems didn't want him, but ultimately had no choice.

OTOH, nothing would surprise me about what happened in NJ this week.