The GOP Mess, Crowely wont run,Unanue reconsidering.

PolitickerNJ ^ | April 6,2008 | Editor

[mick]

3 Comments | Post CommentApril 6, 2008 - 11:16am The GOP mess: Crowley won't run; Unanue is reconsidering By Editor Tags: U.S. Senate, Rob Andrews, Murray Sabrin, Joseph Pennacchio, John Crowley, Frank Lautenberg John Crowley will not seek the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, and Andy Unanue is now reconsidering his decision to drop out of the race, as Republicans continue their quest to find a candidate to face off against the winner of the Frank Lautenberg vs. Rob Andrews primary.

Crowley, who wanted to run, has been unable to transition out of his role as President and CEO of Amicus Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. He had announced last Monday that he would not run, and then reconsidered after GOP presidential candidate John McCain and NRSC Chairman John Ensign called and encouraged his candidacy.

Unanue, the millionaire heir to the Goya Foods fortune, appeared to be the leading candidate two weeks ago when, at the urging of several top party leaders, he entered the race on Easter Sunday. But his Senate bid suffered a series of setbacks: news that he lived in New York City, allegations associated with his firing at Goya, a drunk driving conviction, and his refusal to shorten his Vail ski trip to introduce himself to party leaders and voters. Unanue is still in Colorado.

[mick]

Suffice to say his duty to his family has...again...trumped his ambition. And ,quite frankly, his strong desire to run. But there is more to the story than what is in this article that will come out soon. But for now, there is nothing more to say. As the author says, this is a mess. John is a good man coming at the wrong time. God's will be done !

[nj26]

Unanue was fired from his own family’s company for showing up drunk to work. Please let him not be our candidate in New Jersey!

[mick]

I feel the same way. This is going to be a tough year for us suffering taxpaying fools in NJ.

[JerseyHighlander]

Crowley is a man who has risen to heights on his on will and determination, but he has never shown any “strong desire” to run for Congress.

Unanue is poisoned, his own family turned on him within what, 3 hours of his pre-announcement. That is some serious baggage, and the guy is playing pretty boy for the first 7 days of the last 66 days until the primary. I don’t know him, but he’s got about as much commitment to this as Fred Thompson did.

[no dems]

Showing up at work drunk; being fired by your own family....

Hey, those are plusses in NJ politics.

[Schwaeky]

Is he kin to Aleister Crowley??? j/k!!!!!!