"If you want to take the con out of Congress, vote for Sgt. Jeff Newsome."
That was Newsome’s comment (and apparent campaign slogan) yesterday as he became the eighth Republican and 10th candidate in the special to replace Duke Cunningham. (Read it here.) Obviously, he has a top notch consultant writing his stuff. Not.
In case you lost track, it’s now Bilbray, Earnest, Kaloogian, King, Morrow, Newsome, Turner, and Uke. That’s before the Dems. Sounds like a downtown law firm.
Many think that anyone like Newsome getting in the thing at this point will be grist, chewed up and spit out. My first prediction of the year: Sgt. Newsome, obviously well-meaning but having nary a clue that one can’t win just because of a cop title, is strikingly close to his 15 minutes.
That was the easy guess. The next: County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price will jump in within a matter of weeks and give all the guys in the race a run for their money, even on a socially-moderate and environmentally-liberal themed effort.
For anyone thinking I tipped one too many over the holidays, hold fast … I’m not yet making a final prediction.