NM-01: Madrid Ad Blisters Wilson: "She Did Nothing While Mark Foley Preyed On Children"
A new ad from Dem Patricia Madrid bashes GOP Rep. Heather Wilson ferociously hard on both Iraq and Foleygate. Script: "Heather Wilson admitted helpong George Bush cover up the truth about Iraq. She was on the Armed Services Committee and knew the intelligence was wrong from the beginning. And Heather Wilson took more money from child predator Mark Foley than anyone else in Congress. And as one of just three members on the page oversight board, she did nothing while Mark foley preyed on children."
While Madrid tries to sink Wilson ever deeper into the Foleygate quicksand, Wilson is thrashing around to extricate herself by accusing Madrid, who is currently state attorney general, of not securing jail time for a 41-year-old man bagged for attemtpted child predation, as TPM noted yesterday. But Wilson appears to be sinking nonetheless. The last three polls of the race show Madrid with sizeable leads.
Prayed or Preyed?
October 19, 2006 1:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
You scared the hell out of me for a minute there, but thanks to all the deities her ad text doesn't accuse Foley of "praying" on children. Most people wouldn't think that was so bad. Preying, however, is what he did.
October 19, 2006 1:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
The state Attorney General isn't even responsible for directly prosecuting criminals in New Mexico.
Like most states, NM has District Attorneys who prosecute criminals, and it's not the role of the Attorney General. The Attorney General has broad oversight over them, but I don't see how Madrid would have even been involved in deciding the sentence for this guy.
October 19, 2006 4:00 PM | Reply | Permalink