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Thursday, September 30, 2004

Rep. Scott Garrett: accountable to no one
Posted by Jill | 10:08 AM
The arrogance of Scott Garrett, our freshman Congressman from the NJ 5th district, is breathtaking.

The League of Women Voters is hosting a debate among 5th Congressional District candidates next month. This should be an opportunity for voters in the district to find out the very real differences between the candidates, which include Democrat Anne Wolfe and three third-party candidates.

But Scott Garrett won't say if he'll show up. "Given Congressman Garrett's congressional responsibilities and often changing congressional schedule, we cannot commit to the debate at this time", says his campaign manager.

Anne Wolfe has pretty much been abandoned by the state party, which has weaselly decided to cede the seat, which was occupied by moderate Republican Marge Roukema for 25 years, to this dangerous, preposterous wingnut. Choosing your battles is one thing. Abandoning a district in this state to the likes of Scott Garrett is another. Anne Wolfe doesn't show up on Blogads, she's not one of the candidates chosen by Kos (though she is a Dean Dozen candidate, which just goes to show ya how on the mark the good doctor is). This isn't one of those Blogistan glamour races like Joe Hoeffel's or Ginny Schrader's, but Anne Wolfe is no less deserving of your support.

If the idea of someone like Scott Garrett running on a moderate platform and then voting 100% in lockstep with the most extreme elements of the Republican party, using his franking privileges to send glossy campaign literature that frankly misrepresents his record, offends you, please consider tossing some turkee in Anne Wolfe's direction.
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