In 7th District fight with Stender, Lance starts from virtual scratch

"I would call upon Leonard Lance to denounce the failed policies of the Bush administration," Curran said. "He should have to answer for $12 billion a month we’re spending in Iraq and soaring healthcare costs."

 Oh please, tell me that's the Democrats strategy to defeat Lance, they are going to need a lot more then millions of dollars to defeat a guy who everyone freakin knows is a moderate with no connection to Bush what so ever except for his party affiliation. Give me a freakin break.

for Linda, Fanwood might go GOP.

n/t

I don’t mean to take you to school and embarrass you on a public forum, backwardsnj, but I’ll let the facts speak for themselves. Perhaps this information will help you to wake up, get your facts straight and be better informed on voting records, and, generally speaking, help get your head out of your posterior.

Voting Record

1). I claimed that “has voted against a recent greenhouse gas reduction bill.” Fact: Lance voted against A 4559: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Source: http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=16826&can_id=4443

2a). I claimed that Lance “has voted against stem cell funding research.” Fact: Lance voted against S 1471: Cigarette Tax Securitization Proceeds Fund; Stem Cell and Biomedical Research Facilities Source: http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=2998&can_id=4443

2b). Lance also abstained from voting on a 2005 bill that provided $350 million for funds for research in embryonic stem cell research. Source: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1542190/posts You claimed that Lance had “voted for stem cell research.” Find the bill, and post it, backwardsnj.

3a). I claimed that Lance “anti-choice when it comes to a woman's right to choose.” According to Emily’s List, Lance “has repeatedly voted to limit reproductive freedom.” From Emily’s List,” Lance has repeatedly voted to limit access to abortion and family planning services for women -- he even opposed legislation to require pharmacists to fill prescriptions for contraceptives.” Source: http://www.emilyslist.org/candidates/linda_stender/

3b) Lance himself only supports abortion rights according to a survey he personally responded to , in cases of rape, incest or when the woman’s life is in danger. Hardly pro-choice. Source: http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=4443#409

In defense of your misinformation, Lance has claimed “I have voted for parental notification for abortion, although I am pro-choice.'' So, even though the parental notification bit is an anti-choice position, I can somewhat understand the confusion on your part here and with the stem cell question. Heck, I don't even know whether Lance knows what his shifting position is from week to week and depending on what interest group he's speaking to! Source: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F02E2DE1F3AF930A35751C1A9659C8B63

4). The Sierra Club will be endorsing Stender, not Lance. Stender already received the endorsement of The Sierra Club in the primary. Jeff Tittel of The Sierra Club said the following: “Stender has a remarkably strong record at both the local and state level of standing up for environmental causes, and she would be a wonderful voice for our interests in Congress. Linda Stender would work to create a cleaner, greener world for New Jersey families.” In fact, Stender was an original cosponsor of the Global Warming Response Act. Source: http://www.lindastenderforcongress.com/news/releases/20070509_sierraclub

For last year's stem cell bonding ballot question vote..Lance voted yes.

I wanted to thank backwardsnj for his response and exchange, because it inspired me to write a new Blue Jersey diary on how the perception of Lance as a "moderate" is in contradistinction to his actual record:
http://www.bluejersey.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8447

I'm not even going to engage with Madness95, whose profanity-ridden tirade detracts from the policy position he advocates. As a gentle reminder to the usually-even keeled backwardsnj, I would inform him that this is his shared Republican voting bloc: those who think a woman's reproductive system should be property of the state, those who think that creationism is a viable alternative to evolution, and those who equate stem cell research with "human cloning." There's a proper designation for those kind of views...