Check out this repug excuse for lying

NJ republigun Congressman Frank Lobiondo had promised a decade ago that he would not serve more than 12 years but now says he will and here's the rationale he gave for going back on his word.

*****LoBiondo said because other congressmen have broken the term limit pledge, it would be unfair to people in his district to abide by it.*****

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2880526,00.html

How pathetic.

Another example of Repub "Personal Responsibility"

:grr:

The personal sacrifices these Republicans make on behalf of us is truly awesome. Another patriot. Thank you! Thank you! The problem is he will probably get re-elected.

As the article explains, this was part of the Contract with America theme of 1994. The 12 year term pledge limit. DEmocrats never made any such promise.

Christian Conservative Republican Values.

It wouldn't be "fair" to the public if he kept his promise!!! Unvelievable. Lets hope his dem opponent brings this up but he or she prolly won't.

repugs are disgusting hypocrites

But all the other Congressmen are jumping off the roof.....

Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ) admits he was naive and stupid when he first went to Congress and now he wants to stay even though he promised to only serve 12 years, because, like, everyone else is doing it, and it's, like, not fair and stuff if he, like, has to go:

A congressman from New Jersey elected on a promise to serve no more than 12 years in Washington said yesterday he will go back on his word and seek a seventh term. Republican Frank A. LoBiondo said if he is re-elected next year he will run again in 2006 for a seventh term. He was first elected in 1994.
Mr. LoBiondo entered Congress as part of the revolutionary Republican class under House Speaker Newt Gingrich that made term limits a key part of its drive to reform Congress.

"It seemed to me at that time term limits would be a good idea for the nation," he said. "I didn't fully understand what personal relationships and seniority could mean to the district."

Mr. LoBiondo said because other congressmen have broken the term-limit pledge, it would be unfair to people in his district to abide by it.

He said he decided to seek a seventh term after being urged to do so by party leaders and constituents.

he should have at least gone with "everything changed after 911"

One of the items in the Contract was term limits and the whole purpose of the "Contract" was to prove Republicans keep their word. They did not pass the term limit item and almost all who pledged to only run for limited periods went back on their words. And guess what Republican don't care. It was all a dog and pony show. They lie blatantly and are cheered on when they do and then call us suckers which we are.

At least he made the announcement before being elected for a sixth term, when it's the seventh term that would break the promise. Now his district has two shots to toss him if they don't like it. And he does have a point about seniority - his district would benefit from having a ranking representative ("unfair" is the wrong word, however). Personally, thinking back to the Contract on America days, I remember being disappointed when Livingston resigned, since having a Speaker of the House (even a Repub) from Louisiana would have been good for us. Finally, I wonder how much free will a freshman Repub actually had back in 1994, with Gingrich et al. cracking the whip and ramming the CoA down everyones throats...