sailingaway
07-12-2011, 10:45 PM
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7650682.html
Truly, I do understand that the man is not a saint, but what other politician would ever say this as part of this announcement?
Paul said his surprise announcement had nothing to do with redistricting or criticism he had received in the past about running for two offices at once.
"I wasn't overjoyed with getting the new district, but that was not a major factor in my decision," he said.
A candidate for president on the Libertarian Party ticket in 1988 and as a Republican in 2008, he said it was difficult to focus on two races at once. "It's possible to do and it's legal," he said, "but there was criticism, and thinking about it, there was some justification for the criticism."
Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7650682.html#ixzz1RxQNqyPn
Truly, I do understand that the man is not a saint, but what other politician would ever say this as part of this announcement?
Paul said his surprise announcement had nothing to do with redistricting or criticism he had received in the past about running for two offices at once.
"I wasn't overjoyed with getting the new district, but that was not a major factor in my decision," he said.
A candidate for president on the Libertarian Party ticket in 1988 and as a Republican in 2008, he said it was difficult to focus on two races at once. "It's possible to do and it's legal," he said, "but there was criticism, and thinking about it, there was some justification for the criticism."
Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7650682.html#ixzz1RxQNqyPn