Schuyler's Pat Flynn (R-Ne) begins run for Hagel's Senate seat

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835&u_sid=10092693

Published Wednesday | August 1, 2007
Schuyler's Pat Flynn begins run for Senate
BY ROBYNN TYSVER
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Pat Flynn, a financial adviser from Schuyler, Neb., and a political novice, opened his bid for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, saying he wants to support God in the public sphere and troops in Iraq.

Flynn, 48, is a Republican and said he plans to run a grass-roots campaign.

"One of my values is faith. I just see that they're trying to detach God from the core of our country and I'm not willing to stand for that," said Flynn, who is Catholic and a longtime youth minister.

As an example of God being removed from society, Flynn said, is that "In God We Trust" has been stamped on the edge of the new dollar coin rather than on its face. He said the side inscription is too hard to see or read and can be "easily rubbed off."

"I think it's put on the edge for a reason, just to get rid of it," Flynn said in a telephone interview.

Flynn is the second Republican to enter the 2008 U.S. Senate race in Nebraska. The first was Attorney General Jon Bruning. Several other candidates — including former Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey and former GOP Gov. Mike Johanns — are waiting to see whether Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel seeks a third term.

[TwilightGardener]

1. WOW! I'm going to kick this just to show people what we're dealing

with here in beautiful Nebraska, in case you missed it: "opened his bid for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, saying he wants to support God in the public sphere and troops in Iraq...

As an example of God being removed from society, Flynn said, is that "In God We Trust" has been stamped on the edge of the new dollar coin rather than on its face. He said the side inscription is too hard to see or read and can be "easily rubbed off."

"I think it's put on the edge for a reason, just to get rid of it," Flynn said in a telephone interview.'"

I'm not too excited about Bob Kerrey, but God help us if he or Mike Fahey doesn't run--we're screwed. We're going to get either a Nazi Psycho or a Nazi Psycho Prophet of God. (Gonna miss you, Chuck.)