Party Loyalty
The ever classy Dede Scozzafava...
From
FOX News:
Republican Scozzafava Endorses Democrat After Exiting N.Y. Congressional Race
Republican Dede Scozzafava endorsed her former Democratic opponent Sunday in the race for an upstate New York congressional seat, shaking up the contest for the second day in a row after exiting the race Saturday.
Scozzafava dropped out after Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman experienced a late-in-the-game surge. The move was expected to consolidate GOP voters behind Hoffman on Tuesday.
But on Sunday, Scozzafava issued a written statement in which she backed Democrat Bill Owens.
"I am supporting Bill Owens for Congress and urge you to do the same," she said. "In Bill Owens, I see a sense of duty and integrity that will guide him beyond political partisanship. He will be an independent voice devoted to doing what is right for New York. Bill understands this district and its people, and when he represents us in Congress he will put our interests first."
Talk about a class act. She sees her numbers tanking compared to Hoffman so she bows out. The initial thought was that she would lend her support to Hoffman who is, in the classical sense, a Regan Republican (small "g" government, lower taxes, better environment for growing businesses, overall prosperity).
Instead, she shills for the Democratic candidate who is a classical big "G" Government, high taxes, high support for the poor, crappy environment for businesses, overall fiscal downturn (see: NY, CA, MA, etc...)
We all make our beds -- I hope that Dede's is very
Procrustean...
Posted by DaveH at November 1, 2009 6:52 PM