Here is my favorite part:
The incumbent Republican Congressman Don Sherwood, 65--whom the Democrats didn't even bother to oppose in the last two elections--is married and has three children, but he's best known for admitting last year, according to the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, to a "five-year affair with a 29-year-old Maryland woman, but denies repeatedly beating her."
Okay, maybe that shouldn't be my favorite part. Abuse is not funny, but the quote it's self is do deliciously snarky. = )
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The audience is enthusiastic and predominantly Democratic, but peppered with Republicans who seem every bit as angry about the Bush Administration as do the Democrats. One man, dressed in a jacket and tie, stands up and confesses he's a lifelong Republican who can't vote for Bush because of his "fiscal irresponsibility." Another Republican, a prohibitively large corrections officer named Gary Morgan, tells me he's disgusted by the way Bush has prosecuted the war in Iraq and by his party's "culture of corruption." He's impressed by Carney, a Navy Reserve intelligence officer who is also a college professor. "It's nice to be able to vote for somebody with honor and integrity, and a veteran."
I met Gary yesterday. We had a really nice conversation and he is a very nice guy. We may not agree on all issues but we had a really nice conversation about the things we do agree on... and yes he is a very tall bear of a man.
He says he is a moderate republican and can't stand what a mess his party has become. He wants to see it taken back from the lunatics (my words, not Gary's) on the extreme right. And the article doesn't say this, but Gary is a vet.
I have a feeling that this race is going to get a lot of moderate and even conservative republican support. I think we are also going to get a larger share of the independent vote than democrats in this district normally do.
Here is the link to the story on TIME's web site. The only problem with the online story is that there is NO PICTURE and I a dying to know what kind of picture they are going to use. = (
Here is the link to the CarneyforCongress website. On the front page is a nice little video of him talking about why he is running and introducing himself to his supporters.
And of course this is very much a grassroots campaign....so the donate button is clickable.. = )