District 21: This Time It's Delusional

I haven't posted much about the District 21 Senate race between Jim Rosapepe and John "Lil' Lieberman" Giannetti, but I found this recent quote of his to be rather laughable:

"This time it's personal," said Giannetti, who, after losing the primary, switched to the Republican Party to set up the rematch.

"We got swift-boated in the primary," Giannetti said, referring to the ad campaign critical of 2004 Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's record in Vietnam.

As I recall, Rosapepe's main criticisms of Giannetti in the primary were his vote against the assault weapons ban in 2004 and his perceived closeness to Bob Ehrlich. The first is a matter of public record; and the second Giannetti himself amply proved by switching parties after losing the Democratic primary. The Swift-Boat guys, on the other hand, just made stuff up about John Kerry. But Giannetti proves he's a fast learner: He's been a Republican for little over a month, and already he's playing the victim.

Meanwhile, the Gazette and Diamondback both withdrew their endorsements of Giannetti, and a group of local Republicans are backing Rosapepe. If you live in the 21st District, I encourage you to vote for Jim Rosapepe, and throw John Giannetti out on his opportunistic keister.

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