Posted on 01/30/2006 3:47:55 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
Mayor Laffey lamented Senator Chafee’s announcement this morning that he will vote to oppose Judge Alito’s nomination in the Senate and cited the Senator’s announcement as further proof of Senator Chafee’s extremist positions.
It has been almost a week since the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send Judge Alito’s nomination to the full Senate. Almost all Republican Senators have announced their positions, and numerous moderate Democrats have come out in favor of the nomination. Senator Chafee’s indecision and now, his opposition, leaves one to wonder what his true intentions are.
“It’s disappointing, but not at all surprising,” Mayor Laffey said. “On key votes, Senator Chafee sides with the liberal special interests. Rhode Island is not well served by Senator Chafee’s rejection of this independent, highly qualified man for the Supreme Court, or by Senator Chafee’s inability to make a firm decision, which once again made him irrelevant to the process in the Senate.”
“Supreme Court nominations are serious business,” the Mayor continued. “Senator Chafee should not be playing politics with something of this magnitude. Voters in Rhode Islanders deserve better than that. They deserve leadership. It’s time that mainstream Rhode Islanders had a voice in Washington, a voice that matters.”
P.O. Box 8510, Cranston, RI 02920 Ph. 401-941-1901. Fax 401-941-1905. Web: www.electlaffey.com
Lincoln Chaffing is a rash on the GOP.
haha check out the graphic in the post above
Unfortunately I see no way whatsoever that Laffey wins in November.
Oh well, I will trade RI seat for Florida or Minnesota any day.
As a non-Rhode Islander, I would appreciate it if someone could tell me why Laffey is not doing better among conservatives in Rhode Island. I gather from reading some of the comments posted at Free Republic that he is a polarizing figure among his natural conservative constituency, and I would appreciate it if anyone here could tell me why that is so.
The conservatives in Rhode Island should throw Chafee out in the primary and at least try to get Laffey elected in the general.
"Unfortunately I see no way whatsoever that Laffey wins in November."
"Governor Don Carcieri, who is more conservative than Laffey, was elected with 55% in 2002 and will coast to reelection this year. If Laffey beats Chafee in the primary (and after today that is becoming a near certainty), he will have a pretty good shot at defeating Whitehouse or Brown in the general."
That remains to be seen. The $1 million question is, will the Carcieri campaign have an aggressive GOTV operation and use it to benefit other Republicans running for office?
And the "dribble cup" (R)'s are all following along like the good little sheeple they have been trained to be.
Well kinda. There is that little stickler about maintaining the majority. If we lose that in the Senate then the committees go Donkey. In which case Bush's nominees won't make it to the floor in the first place.
Therefore I think we grin and bear it. If we must discipline someone we could maybe all agree everywhere to get the one worst RINO, but in eastern states we're are probably going to lose the seat.
In general a very high price to pay. I say we do our "ideological cleansing" the next time we lose the Presidency.
Net net. Alito's in there! YEAH!
"Well kinda. There is that little stickler about maintaining the majority. If we lose that in the Senate then the committees go Donkey."
You mean the NRSC - not the RNC.
Someone here (I can't find the reference) wrote that he was so disgusted by Chafee's opposition to Alito that he would vote for Laffey, although he can't stand the guy.
I was very surprised, because from the little that I've seen Laffey seems like a solid guy and an honest conservative. Unfortunately, I didn't question that FReeper about his opinion about Laffey, and now I don't know whether he is at all representative of other conservatives, or whether Laffey's conservative opposition comes from a couple of grouches and people with personal issues against him.
I stand corrected. My apologies
My sentiments still stand, and I'm fairly certain the NRSC works hand-in-pocket with the RNC.
Put it this way: are you -- or any other Rhode Island FReepers -- aware of any bona fide conservatives who are not supporting Laffey? If so, why are they not supporting him?
Remember, Liddy Dole is head of the NRSC...she'll help Chafing over ANY Conservative...gotta maintain that status quo, don'tcha know!
Besides, Conservatives are so...so...icky! What with their morals and values, and principles! How do they expect to be invited to Katherine Graham's parties...or any other tony Georgetown affair?
There's no need to apologize...it didn't offend me. :-)
Liddy's husband, who threw away an easy election against Slick Willie, is now a board member of "It's My Party, Too PAC," an organization whose explicit purpose is to rout conservatives out of the Republican Party. Christine Todd Whitman is chairman.
Learn something new every day. I did not know that -- I was just making a generalization about the NE -- I apologize. maybe there is reason to be hopeful in RI after all.
You know, I think your right. How is his challenger doing?
I haven't seen any polls of GOP primary voters in Rhode Island, but after this latest treason by Chafee I doubt that Chafee can be doing very well. Stephen Laffey has had to withstand a barrage of negative ads from the Liddy Dole-led National Republican Senatorial Committee (the NRSC reflexively supports RINOs over conservatives), but if anything it's made his candidacy stronger.
Chafee should just switch to the Democrats now. Truth in advertising is always a good thing.
Are you joking about Liddy running the NRSC ?
I sure hope so. She's a real lightweight.
Unfortunately, I'm not joking. Senator Elizabeth Dole is the Chairman of the NRSC. She beat out Senator Norm Coleman (who would have been excellent) in a vote last year.
No conservatives in RI are opposing Laffey. There just aren't many of us. Laffey probably wins the general anyway because although conservative, he has a gift for picking his battles. He took on the ACLU at Christmas. He challenged city workers unions. Even RI libs can't stand Laffey's enemies. He's not Jesse Helms but conservative enough and he knows when to open his mouth and when to keep it shut.
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