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President Tsongas??

Sep 6th, 2007 by Taylor Armerding

So, is Niki Tsongas running for president or for Congress? Apparently her handlers have instructed her to join the presidential field, since being “on message” for her means reciting at every public gathering that the contest for the 5th Congressional District in Massachusetts has morphed into “a referendum on the presidency of George W. Bush.”
There were, of course, two referendums on George W. Bush, and he won both of them. But neither the election on Oct. 16, nor the presidential election next fall, involve him.
And even if one or both of them did, the Tsongas team might want to think their verbal bumper sticker over. It is true that President Bush is unpopular. His poll ratings are low. But he is measurably more popular than, uh, Congress. Maybe they should concern themselves with that.

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  • jacrlsn
    Maybe her predecessor thought that because he continued to be elected after the two terms he said he would only serve, that he was elected President. Did he resign as congressman or as President?
    By the way Mr. Amerding I thought your commentary the other day in the news about the thought police was right on. things are really bad when fear of a religion(real or imagined) can dictate what we write or say or draw or don't write or say or draw.
    It is also interesting to note that during the 1960 election campaign, discussion of religion was a no-no. However in Mitt Romneys case it certainly is open for debate.
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