Local seeks to oust Clinton

CLIFTON PARK - A retiree angered by what he sees as Sen. Hillary Clinton's move to the right has decided to do something about it: He's challenging her for the U.S. Senate this fall.

Sitting in his airy Clifton Park home with his dog, Shadow, the 55-year-old state retiree doesn't look like a man eager to take on a well-funded political machine. He's relaxed, wearing a burgundy soccer T-shirt, with an acoustic guitar upright in its stand nearby. But when small talk changes to hot issues with far-reaching implications, his eyes brighten and he moves to the edge of his chair.

"Senator Clinton has backed the Bush administration all along," Russell said. "She's backed him on the war in Iraq, homeland security and the Patriot Act. Now she's out there claiming the failed polices of this government are the result of one party's actions, as if her votes of support didn't matter."
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"When the senator supported the Patriot Act for the second time, that did it for me," he said. "That's when I decided to become a candidate."

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Russell knows that the two major parties will try to minimize all third-party candidates when the fall campaign season comes. He is also aware of how formidable Clinton's campaign chest is and the power it gives her to get her message out. He believes Clinton may move even farther to the right in an effort to prove she is as tough or tougher on the security issue once a Republican opponent is chosen.

"I'd love to be allowed the opportunity to debate the senator and whoever the other party nominates, but that probably won't happen," Russell said. "They set the rules in this state. Still, I'd love the opportunity."

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...NOT.

Fascist... er, I mean Clifton Park is about 10 miles south of me and is one of the reddest parts of upstate NY.

then his candidacy will have served a noble purpose.

Politics is pandering, kissing babies and promising a chicken in every pot. However, Clinton has a sufficient voting record to show us she's gone much farther than that. She's an Eisenhower Repuglican with a fondness for fascism.

She needs a wakeup call to tell her what party she's in. Maybe this guy will give it to her.

:eyes:

... to do, isn't that the poisened fairy-tale we're fed when we're young? Good luck, buddy...