I’m sorry, but I just can’t get my head around this. Sam Hoyt has affairs with interns in Albany, and yet, the Buffalo News, in their endorsement of Hoyt, is telling Democrats to ignore the scandal, and vote for the guy anyway.
Democratic Party voters in the Buffalo Assembly district now represented by veteran lawmaker Sam Hoyt have a difficult decision to make in Tuesday’s primary, and it has not been made any easier by a last-minute influx of ads supported by a high-sounding independent organization — an organization with eyebrow-raising ties to a political influence committee co-directed by an old political enemy of the assemblyman. This race has become a mess. Our recommendation — stay with Hoyt.
Beyond Hoyt’s deplorable personal conduct, there remains a solid record of service to Buffalo and of strong efforts to pass legislation of benefit to this region. Character is a key issue, but it is even more critical to choose candidates who can champion and accomplish important things for their districts, and Hoyt has proven he can do that for Buffalo.
No, the Buffalo News, in endorsing Hoyt, are saying that character is not an issue. Instead of giving him the criticism he deserves, they paint him as the victim of a smear campaign, and he just merely provided the ammunition.
Whatever. If the Democrats want Sam Hoyt, they can have him. It speaks volumes about their hypocrisy.
Now, Buffalo Pundit, who has repeatedly attacked Tom Reynolds (with left-wing blogger talking points) saying he “covered up” the Mark Foley scandal, has also endorsed the intern hunting Sam Hoyt.
Go figure.
As I’ve already pointed out, the Democratic Party has a long history of elected and reelecting Democrats who have violated the public’s trust. Whining that Sam Hoyt, who has admitted to his affairs with interns, is the victim of a smear campaign, after spending the last two years smearing Tom Reynolds is just classic Democrat hypocrisy.
I guess for liberals, being a member of the Democratic Party is like having a Get Out Of Jail Free card… you can accept bribes like William Jefferson (D-LA), have affairs with underage congressional pages like Gerry Studds (D-MA), or be a pedophile like Mel Reynolds (D-IL) and get a free pass.
If the Democrats have a moral compass, it’s leading them straight toward Sodom and Gomorrah.
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