Rob Andrews vs. Rob Andrews

18 years in Washington have separated
Rob Andrews not only from the truth,
but from his own memory

BARRINGTON – U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews, a 9-term congressman who has spent the past 18 years as part of the problem in Washington rather than the solution, has been irreversibly corrupted by his time inside the Beltway.

Rob Andrews, candidate for Congress in 1990:

Mr. Andrews, a lawyer who is a summa cum laude graduate of Bucknell and a magna cum laude graduate of Cornell Law School, says, "The first responsibility of a candidate is to tell the truth."
(“Anti-Florio Fever Is Giving A Headache to a Democrat,” The New York Times, October 27, 1990)

Rob Andrews, after 18 years in Washington:

“Rob Andrews lied. Plain and simple.”
(“Editorial: Andrews' Reentry; A bare-faced liar,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 5, 2008)

“Plain and simple, Andrews hedged his bets and lied to the public.”
(“Rob Andrews lied to South Jersey voters,” The Courier-Post, September 5, 2008)

Back in 1990, when Rob Andrews was “running scared” after his predecessor and political mentor, Jim Florio, lied to the people of New Jersey and went back on his word not to raise taxes, this is what he had to say:

“Jim Florio doesn't have a tax problem; he has a credibility problem,” concedes Mr. Andrews, who is perceived as Mr. Florio's hand-picked successor. “Jim Florio in the First District was thought of as somebody different, somebody you could trust. Now, the thought is, we got duped.”
(“Anti-Florio Fever Is Giving A Headache to a Democrat,” The New York Times, October 27, 1990)

Many voters feel the same way now about Rob Andrews. They thought he was somebody different, somebody they could trust. They “got duped” again. Rob Andrews, just like Jim Florio before him, has a credibility problem. Just like Jim Florio in 1993, Rob Andrews needs to be sent home on November 4.

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Paid for by Dale Glading for Congress.