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McCloskey takes challenge to run against Pombo
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jan 19, 2006 01:01pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, January 19, 2006 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former Peninsula Congressman Paul "Pete" McCloskey Jr., best remembered for his Vietnam War opposition and his speech calling for the impeachment of President Nixon, will announce his candidacy Monday in Lodi as a Republican challenger to Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Tracy.
The feisty 78-year-old beat the bushes for months in his quest to find a Republican willing to run against the seven-term incumbent with whom he has major political differences.
But when no one volunteered, McCloskey asked, "Why not me?"
After all, he said, Benjamin Franklin was 82 when he cast his vote for the U.S. Constitution, and former President Bush sky dived on his 80th birthday.
McCloskey, a decorated Marine who served in the Korean War and an attorney, says he wants to restore Republican values such as fiscal restraint, reduced government and balanced budgets.
He also believes Pombo has behaved unethically on several fronts, such as hiring family members to work on his campaign. And he says the incumbent votes too often with former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who is fighting a campaign money laundering charge back home in Texas. |
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