I have followed but not commented on the NY-23 race. As New Gingrich did, it was possible to make a case for the republican candidate Dede Scozzafava, and it is also possible, as Michelle, did to make the case for her conservative opponent, Doug Hoffman. However as Jim Geraghty now argues, it has call changed. Geraghty, National Review [1], make the case that Scczzafava, or her husband, commited a felony,
When a candidate commits a crime, the usual bonds of loyalty that a party requires are severed. When Sen. Larry Craig got caught in the airport restroom, Mitt Romney threw him off his campaign team. When Rod Blagojevich was arrested, every Democrat who had endorsed him and re-endorsed him ceased any sense of support.
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In New York, Dede Scozzafava — or, more specifically, her husband — has, at least on the face of events, filed a false police report when he called the cops on Weekly Standard reporter John McCormack.
With Mrs. Pelos’s gang of thiefs in Congress, the House already has enough felons.