Home > Political Insider > Archives > 2007 > January > 04 > Entry
DEL.ICIO.USWelcome to ‘08 and the race for the 8th
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Nancy Pelosi had barely finished her maiden speech as the first woman to become speaker of the U.S. House on Thursday when the e-mail from Mac Collins rolled in.
Collins, you’ll remember, just missed knocking off incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall of Macon, a Democrat, last November.
Today, Collins was back in campaign mode, attacking Marshall for casting his vote to name Pelosi as speaker.
“I am deeply concerned that Jim thinks that he will change Mrs. Pelosi into a moderate, something he has implied since the election,” Collins said.
So in one sense, this was an attack on Marshall. But this sounds more like a message aimed at Republicans. Collins is thinking about another crack at Marshall, and wants other Republicans to stay out of his way.
Comments
Commenting is now closed for this entry.
By Tim
January 4, 2007 4:39 PM | Link to this
Collins sent an e-mail? Who cares what that loser thinks about anything?By RJ
January 4, 2007 10:51 PM | Link to this
Collins either slept through the revolution or is in la la land. Within its first 100 days the Democratically controlled congress will have passed key peices of legislation that are important to working class Americans. Working class Georgians are slow to get it. I fully expect though that by the 2008 election voters of that district will know that they have little in common with fat cats like Collins and similar Republicans. “Fool me once shame on you…fool me twice shame on me.”
By Liberaltarian
January 4, 2007 11:58 PM | Link to this
Hey Mac, you may have missed the news, but you lost the election. We understand you are trying to get ready for 2008 already, but dude, step aside, you lost in a district that was designed to be Democrat-proof. Marshall is about as conservative as it comes when we are talking about Democrats, and if he wouldn’t have voted for Pelosi, he surely would have gotten the cold shoulder for the next two years from every Democrat in Congress.
By republican
January 5, 2007 10:04 AM | Link to this
Is Mac talking about running again? i for sure thought that he was through after this past election. what is he talking about running for in 08?
By Thank Goodness
January 5, 2007 4:26 PM | Link to this
Time for Mac Collins to accept reality. He lost!
By KR
January 5, 2007 4:31 PM | Link to this
Give it a rest, Mac. Your political career is over. Find something else to do with your life.
By allen
January 6, 2007 6:11 PM | Link to this
‘Go get em’ Mac. I will suit up for you again. However, I have a long history of supporting the losing candidate in elections. My support is kind of the kiss of death but what the heck, you got my support. love and kisses, your friend Allen
By Troll
January 6, 2007 6:56 PM | Link to this
Mac still thinks he didn’t lose. He never has conceded the election.