I hope this isn't a sign that the handlers have moved in and we won't see crazy Joe "Noun, Verb, Unconstitutional" Miller any more. He's backing down from one of his more out-there positions. He apparently no longer thinks that the 17th Amendment should be repealed.
At a recent town hall meeting, Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller (R) became the latest candidate to suggest that he'd be in favor of repealing the 17th Amendment, which calls for the direct election of senators.
Following a few days of "no comment" on the remarks -- as well as charges by rivals Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Sitka Mayor Scott McAdams (D) that he is an extremist who wants to "repeal the 20th Century" -- saying in a statement that changing the Constitution is not a "practical solution" to the problems in Washington.
"If it weren't for Senators like Lisa Murkowski, voters wouldn't be talking about repealing the 17th amendment," said Miller. "Voters are frustrated by the bailouts, cap & trade and the direction of our country. I share those frustrations and that is why I'm running for the U.S. Senate. Amending the constitution is not the practical solution to changing the problems in DC, changing the people who are there is."
Right, it's the "voters" who are talking about repealing the 17th Amendment. Joe's been hanging out at too many teabagger rallies. But how are his teabaggy friends going to feel about him abandoning his principles?
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