Following a New York Times report that he exaggerated his military record, Democratic Senate hopeful Richard Blumenthal has lost ground in match-ups against all his potential Republican challengers in Connecticut.Since Democrats apparently don't mind having liars in their midst, for now they're sticking by him, but once Blumenthal is trailing Republicans they'll surely jettison him out of political expediency. Every statement of his in the public eye will now be pored over and you can almost be assured more "misplace words" (a/k/a lies) are sure to surface.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Connecticut finds Blumenthal with just a three-point advantage over Linda McMahon, 48% to 45%. Two weeks ago, he led the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment by 13 percentage points. The New York Times story broke late Monday; the survey was taken Tuesday evening.
It's time for this windbag to go.
In a press conference yesterday, Blumenthal bravely and selflessly took "full responsibility" for "a few misplaced words" that caused him to repeatedly lie about his own military service.
You see, a lifetime of talking incessantly -- often about yourself -- in return for applause and a good paycheck leads to another grave malady that strikes many politicians.
They become delusional and start actually thinking that they did brilliantly serve in Vietnam. And that their service manning a stapler -- a dangerous object in untrained hands, you know -- really does give them the right to claim valiant service alongside America's soldiers.
Well, the time now has come for Blumenthal to finally serve his nation honorably. And for real. He should quit the race.
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