Posted on 02/15/2005 3:31:21 AM PST by Liz
IF that's what he "thought" he should have just picked up the phone and called the cops. That case has absolutly nothing to do with Parential Notification -- it's Law Enforcement Notification, which IS the law, BTW.
Point is well-taken. At the time the story came out, we were hoping the law enforcement issue would be exposed in a potential presidential debate. Unfortunately, or fortunately, Howie lost the primary.
bump for late use
Forgive Howard Dean. His intentions were pure (Howie screwed-up, read from wrong Dumbocrat script)
STAR LEDGER | Sunday, March 20, 2005 | THE AUDITOR COLUMN
Posted on 03/25/2005 8:59:05 AM PST by Liz
Forgive Howard Dean. His intentions were pure.
But it was awkward when he stood at a podium with leading Democrats at the Trenton Marriott Monday evening and praised the party's austerity.
"I am so proud New Jersey has state officials who understand the value of the dollar and don't keep borrowing and borrowing," said Dean, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee and the former governor of Vermont.
Didn't he know? Democrats drove up spending by 17 percent this year, thanks to a borrowing binge that would have made even former Gov. Christie Whitman blush.
Those at the podium were the leading co-conspirators, including acting Gov. Richard Codey and Assembly leaders Albio Sires (D-Hudson), Joe Roberts (D-Camden) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D- Mercer).
As Dean stumbled onto this sensitive subject, they stared at their shoes, squinted at the lights and kept their frozen smiles in place.
"He must have been reading from the wrong script," says GOP chairman Tom Wilson. "These guys have borrowed more than the entire budget for Vermont."
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...
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