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08-02-2004, 01:25 AM
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St. Paul's Mayor Backs Bush
St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly broke Democratic
Party ranks on Sunday to announce his support for President Bush's
re-election.
"George Bush and I do not agree on a lot of issues," Kelly
said in a statement. "But in turbulent times, what the American
people need more than anything is continuity of government, even
with some imperfect policies."
Kelly, who said he's remaining a Democrat, said the economy is
going in the right direction. "There's no reason to believe a
change of course will produce better or quicker results," he said.
And the mayor said the United States will bring the troops home
from Iraq a lot sooner if "we don't try to bring in a whole new
leadership team to run the show. We must stay the course."
Governor Tim Pawlenty, who co-chairs the Bush-Cheney campaign in
Minnesota, praised Kelly. "His bold decision is courageous and a
welcome move toward working across party lines," Pawlenty said in
a statement.
U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, the Bush-Cheney campaign's other
co-chair in Minnesota, called Kelly's announcement "bipartisanship
at its finest."
"Mayor Kelly recognizes that jobs are being created and that
tax cuts have stimulated that job growth. He has done the same for
St. Paul," said Coleman, Kelly's predecessor as mayor of
Minnesota's capital city.
But the St. Paul DFL Party said Kelly "has traded the values of
St. Paul for the agenda of the Republican Party's far right."
"Rather than advocating the needs of St. Paul, Mayor Kelly's
decision to not support John Kerry's strategy for building our
cities does the voters of St. Paul a disservice," the party said.
Kelly, who was elected mayor in 2001, is up for re-election next
year.
(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Last Updated: 8/2/2004 12:17:51 AM
St. Paul's Mayor Backs Bush
St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly broke Democratic
Party ranks on Sunday to announce his support for President Bush's
re-election.
"George Bush and I do not agree on a lot of issues," Kelly
said in a statement. "But in turbulent times, what the American
people need more than anything is continuity of government, even
with some imperfect policies."
Kelly, who said he's remaining a Democrat, said the economy is
going in the right direction. "There's no reason to believe a
change of course will produce better or quicker results," he said.
And the mayor said the United States will bring the troops home
from Iraq a lot sooner if "we don't try to bring in a whole new
leadership team to run the show. We must stay the course."
Governor Tim Pawlenty, who co-chairs the Bush-Cheney campaign in
Minnesota, praised Kelly. "His bold decision is courageous and a
welcome move toward working across party lines," Pawlenty said in
a statement.
U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, the Bush-Cheney campaign's other
co-chair in Minnesota, called Kelly's announcement "bipartisanship
at its finest."
"Mayor Kelly recognizes that jobs are being created and that
tax cuts have stimulated that job growth. He has done the same for
St. Paul," said Coleman, Kelly's predecessor as mayor of
Minnesota's capital city.
But the St. Paul DFL Party said Kelly "has traded the values of
St. Paul for the agenda of the Republican Party's far right."
"Rather than advocating the needs of St. Paul, Mayor Kelly's
decision to not support John Kerry's strategy for building our
cities does the voters of St. Paul a disservice," the party said.
Kelly, who was elected mayor in 2001, is up for re-election next
year.
(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Last Updated: 8/2/2004 12:17:51 AM