Klobuchar a "Good Fit" in Washington

So says the Kennedy campaign, just not in a complimentary way. I'll let them explain in their own words:
There is a disconnect between Amy Klobuchar's rhetoric on the campaign trail and her history as a lobbyist. It was revealed yesterday that Klobuchar, who has made demonizing lobbyists and special interest groups a focal point of her Senate campaign, spent at least twelve years as a registered lobbyist for eight different corporations.

"We all agree that Washington needs change," said Mark Kennedy. "Sending another lawyer-lobbyist won't change a thing. That isn't someone who will change Washington; that's someone who will fit right in. We need someone with a different background and different priorities. I spent 20 years in business and would be the only CPA in the U.S. Senate."
With her lobbying backround, does anyone seriously think that Ms. Klobuchar would fight for fiscal sanity? Of for the people of Minnesota? Let's get serious.
Had he run again, Mr. Dayton would've gotten trounced this November because he's so out of step with Minnesota's priorities. And Mr. Dayton looks moderate compared to Ms. Klobuchar's views.
Contrast that with Mark Kennedy's record of fiscal discipline & the differences are striking. As I said last night, it isn't whether a candidate has accepted donations from so-called special interests; it's whether those contributions prevent the candidate from staying true to his constituents' priorities & values. Ms. Klobuchar would fit into Dayton's slot as being just a little left of Chuck Schumer, Russ Feingold, Ted Kennedy, Jean Francois Kerry (who you might've heard served in Vietnam) & Barbara Boxer.

The bottom line is this: Does Minnesota want to replace a voice of liberal insanity with another voice of liberal insanity? Or does Minnesota want real change by electing someone that'll stay true to Minnesota's values? I think that choice is crystal clear.



Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 6:08 AM

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