Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Subject: The Upcoming Contest: Larry, here is how the Philadelphia Inquirer described Congressman Andrews' partnership with Bush on the Iraq War: "When President Bush was trolling for Democrats in Congress to support the 2002 Iraqi war resolution, he found a willing partner in U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews." "The Camden County Democrat, now running an upstart primary campaign against U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, not only lobbied his fellow House Democrats but was a coauthor of the October 2002 resolution. He also was among the elected leaders in the Rose Garden as the president thanked Congress for supporting the war." -- The Star Ledger recently observed: "Andrews not only supported the invasion but was an author and vocal advocate of the war resolution, and attended the White House signing ceremony. In 2003, he said there was little doubt that there were chemical and biological weapons in Iraq, and predicted that the "evidence will become clear." "He began distancing himself from President Bush's war policy in the fall of 2005 as public support began to deteriorate, and in 2007 voted for a measure that would have required the president to start pulling troops out this year." "Andrews' shift on Iraq came as he was lobbying to be appointed to the Senate seat left vacant after Jon Corzine's election as governor. Corzine, with the power to name his own Senate successor, bypassed Andrews and picked Robert Menendez, then a congressman from Hudson County."

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