Bush's New England Campaign Chief Resigns

[Rose Siding]

CONCORD, N.H. - President Bush (news - web sites)'s New England campaign chairman stepped down Friday after the Democrats accused him of taking part in the jamming of their telephone lines on Election Day 2002.

"The Democrats' allegations against me are without merit," James Tobin said in the statement. "But to avoid any harm to the campaign from their underhanded tactics, I elected earlier this week to step down from my voluntary position with the campaign."

Get-out-the-vote phones run by Democrats and the nonpartisan Manchester firefighters union were jammed on Election Day two years ago by more than 800 computer-generated hang-up calls. The calls tied up the phones for 1 1/2 hours.

Last summer, Chuck McGee, former executive director of the state GOP, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and admitted paying $15,600 to a Virginia telemarketing company that hired another business to make the calls. GOP consultant Allen Raymond also pleaded guilty.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=696&e=1&u=/ap/20041015/ap_on_el_pr/gop_resignation

[shaolinmonkey]

1. Without merit. Whatever. Pack your shit, asshole.

[UpInArms]

7. yeah, what doodlehaus said

and don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

[russian33]

2. Yeah, sure, and allegations against Rowland were 'without merit' also..

..so he resigned. Seems like a trend.

[Julian English]

3. That telephone jamming was totally Bush League

[wicket]

4. Resigning because the allegations are false?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Liar liar, pants on fire.

[yellowcanine]

5. Uh huh! The old "no merit but I'll be leaving anyway for the good of

the cause" argument. Now where have we heard that before?

Newtie.
Trenchmouth Lott.
Livingstone.
Tom Delay (Well I am allowed to fantasize, no?)

[louis-t]

6. How many in * camp have been fired or

forced to resign in past year? Seems like a lot. I know Pappageorge is gone from their campaign in Michigan.

[faithnotgreed]

13. fired? none. forced to resign? many but not nearly enough!

[truthisfreedom]

8. buh-bye! *waves*

see ya, sucker! 8^)

[UCLA Dem]

9. yeah! you'd better resign, you slime ball!!

[karlrschneider]

10. Ah the old "I didn't do it!....and I won't do it again!" defense...

:evilgrin:

[tom_paine]

11. MY GOD, how they shamelessly LIE!

His two punk-ass helpers already pleaded guilty.

But since when did ANYONE EVER see a Bushevik with conscience?

[aquart]

12. This is a Republican operative.

Who is checking to see that he actually leaves???

[faithnotgreed]

14. and that he doesnt take any voter registrations with him!

[LiberalFighter]

18. and not go to some other state

[Bluebear]

15. Without merit.....he needs "more time with his family"

Later, asshole!

[Catfight]

16. Yeah, us Big Bad Democrats always bringing up the truth! n/t

[Hand]

17. New England campaign chief????

Good god, what does he do all day? Play Doom???????

:evilgrin:

[struggle4progress]

19. kick

:kick:

[UTUSN]

20. Well, Well, Well------------"without merit"------But, BUH-BYE!!!!! n/t

[Justice]

21. Like Ben Ginsberg, he will just become part of every panel on MSNBC

Seriously, when Ginsberg was forced to resign, it enabled him to be more visible than ever - he is on Hardball multiple times a week.