Part 2 of Hackett's interview by Ohio blog...he read Kos last night.

[madfloridian]

when he could not sleep. Saw where he was called names for backing out. I guess we forget sometimes that our politicians read what we write. Maybe if we had to face them, we would not be so ugly and thoughtless.

BTW, my writing about all this is not disapproval of Sherrod Brown at all, it is a concern about some things that are very wrong with our party and need fixing.

http://howardempowered.blogspot.com/2006/02/ohio-2nd-paul-hackett-interview-part-2.html

Ohio 2nd: What did they put on the table for you to run in the 2nd?

Hackett: Absolutely nothing...absolutely nothing. What did they put on the table?

Ohio 2nd: The DCCC?

Hackett: Zero. I mean that most sincerely. The request was, "Get out of the Senate, to clear the Senate, and come back to the 2nd. And my response was, essentially, whatever I do, I cannot come back to the 2nd Congressional District, for the reasons I just articulated and also, more importantly to me the fact that I told specifically Jim Parker first, Thor Jacobs second, and Vic Wilson third, that I was not coming back into that race. And I'm not trying to create a cliche, or do anything other than the fact of being who I am, and that is, I will not go back on my word to them. And even to those who suggest, "Well, what if they get out, will you get in?" I say that's disingenuous and still bad for the process. Because if they were to get out, they would be getting out under duress and pressure--the same duress and pressure that got me out of the Senate race.

Let them have their primary. That is the process. (Laughing) How can I do to them what Sherrod Brown did to me? How can I do that, and then come out and lip the words "Stand by the process" or "I'm a man of my word"?

Look, people can call me a coward, people can say I'm really not a fighter all that they want to say. But in the final analysis, they cannot say I did not keep my word.

Ohio 2nd: They haven't actually said that to your face, right? This is in bulletin boards--

Hackett: (Laughing) I was up in the middle of the night last night! I couldn't sleep and I read Kos, and I saw the whole spectrum of comments, none of which, including those that flatter me, truly appreciate what is involved in this process. And, you can say what you want, it is...it's a pressure cooker. And if somebody wants to come back and say "You should have stayed in this" or "You're a crybaby", because I saw all those comments, fine.

Yes, he is right, there were some painful comments there last night. There were good ones as well, but when we are hurting we tend to notice the bad ones.

[pat_k]

1. Draft him BACK into the race. . .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2460839&mesg_id=2460839