(Wyo. GOP) Candidates rip through the issues

[TransitJohn]

Source: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune

Candidates rip through the issues

By TOM MORTON
Star-Tribune staff writer Monday, June 18, 2007

The 26 Republican candidates who want to replace the late U.S. Sen. Craig Thomas shared a lot of common beliefs at a televised forum from Casper College on Sunday:

* Wolves: Bad.

* Gun control: Bad.

* Abortion: Bad.

* Free trade: Good.

* No Child Left Behind: Pretty good.

* Iraq and Afghanistan: Stay.

* Endangered Species Act: Go.

* Global warming: Debatable.

* Social Security: Complex.

* Health care: Really complex.

* Illegal immigrants: Go to jail, then back to Mexico.

* Scooter Libby: Do not go to jail.

Three of these 26 -- some with vast state and federal experience, some with none -- and four others not at the forum will be chosen by the Wyoming Republican Party's 71-member central committee at a special meeting at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel in Casper beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The four who did not attend were Rep. Dave Edwards of Douglas, former Libertarian candidate for U.S. House Thom Rankin of Casper, Teton County GOP Chairman Joe Schloss and Jeanna Wright of Sheridan.

After the party chooses its three, Democrat Gov. Dave Freudenthal must choose one of the three by June 25.

On Sunday, the forum sponsors -- the Wyoming GOP, the Casper Star-Tribune, Wyoming Public Radio and Wyoming Public Television -- divided the field of candidates into four groups, which were sequestered until their turn on the stage at the Gertrude Krampert Theater.

Read more: http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/06/18/news/top_story/ab6ed9259359ccad872572fe00055b19.txt

[Demeter]

1. Is There Anyone Left in Wyoming GOP That ISN'T Running?

[CanonRay]

2. Ahh, those Wyoming Repugs are so in touch with what is going on!

[TransitJohn]

3. I know,

that's kind of why I posted....the chuckle factor.

[burrowowl]

4. It is funny!

LOL!