April 24, 2008 - 1:11pm
Lautenberg hits Andrews on Iraq again
By Matt FriedmanFrank Lautenberg’s campaign continues to assail primary challenger Rob Andrews on the Iraq War, claiming that the Democratic Congressman had more of a hand in the initial stages of the war than he’s let on.
Lautenberg issued a press today saying that Andrews had participated in “closed meetings and telephone calls” with Bush Administration officials between the lead up to the war and 2006, and demanding that Andrews disclose the “times, place and subjects” of those meetings.
Andrews responded that he attended two Bush administration meetings with about 20 other Congressmen, both of which were covered by the Washington press corps.
“This is sad that when someone has been in the senate for more than 20 years, all they have to offer is this trivial,” said Andrews. “He should get out with people, stop hiding and listen to what they’re actually interested in
Andrews held a press conference yesterday to get out in front of the issue, saying that he, unlike Lautenberg, had a plan for to withdraw American troops from Iraq.
But the Lautenberg campaign cast Andrews as going with the political tides by not opposing the war until it was politically expedient, claiming today that he “did not reverse course until after the mid-term elections in 2006, when it was apparent that the political tide had turned against those incumbents who, like him, were Bush Administration enablers on the issue of the Iraqi invasion.”
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Let's see....Andrews has a plan to get out of Iraq. When did he formulate the plan? Was it when he was sitting with bush touting the Iraq attack? Oh no....Did Andrews have a plan to run against FL while he was meeting with his fellow congressmen to endorse FL. Oh my God....Please say it ain't so.
ummm what?
Lautenberg's record on Iraq speaks for itself
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fKKX6EUWsG0
Lautenberg is laughable.
Mr. Peace at all costs endorsed Joe Leiberman four years ago for president and now he wants everyone to think he's to the left of Cindy Sheehan!
When did supporting the President in a time of war become a political negative?
It isn't, no matter what your high-priced consultants tell you!
Who's motivated to re-elect this old fool?
He's going to lose 10 counties out-of-the-gate!
Unless he's going to spend $10 million of his own cash, the fossil could be finished.
Vote Column - All the way!
Iraq War to the rescue!
Frank's campaign is in shambles, so he needs a rescue vehicle. Here comes the Iraq War. Interview with FL:
Q. What about the issues?
A. What issues? We have the war, Iraq War at that.
Q.Senator, what are you going to do about NJ high taxes?
A. Iraq War.
Q. What about political corruption in NJ?
A. Iraq War.
Q. Anything on your achievements in Washington, DC?
A. Iraq War.
Q.How is your health?
A. Iraq War.
Q. What about your age? Is this going to be an issue?
A. Iraq War.
It's Pathetic That Andrews Thinks That The Genesis of..
.....precisely how and why we allowed George Bush & Company to lie us into this dirty stupid wasteful unnecessary war is effing "TRIVIAL"!!!
What sheer chutzpah....at best.
If there were no other problems with Andrews, and there are many, this blase' attitude towards his own complicity with the Bush con job totally disqualifies him from higher office.
From Frederick Douglass