VLog Flashback: Sununu’s position on Iraq has not changed, contrary to what his detractors would like you to believe…

Our friend Pat, writing at AnkleBiitingPundits, provides an excellent update on the state of the NH’s US Senate race for the seat currently held by John E. Sununu. He is predicting that his Democratic opponent from the last time, Jeanne Shaheen will, as I have long feared, jump into the fray. Back in a November post, I linked to David Hogberg who wrote in the American Spectator that

The most vulnerable Republicans are probably Norm Coleman of Minnesota, Wayne Allard of Colorado, and John Sununu of New Hampshire.

While the conventional wisdom holds that a rematch between Shaheen and Sununu must go to the Democrat challenger given the current political climate here in the Granite State, Pat writes in his piece that declaring the Republican incumbent DOA might be somewhat premature:

But fond remembrances of Shaheen may not live up to the facts. Shaheen famously took the “Tax Pledge” when she ran for governor, promising not to impose a statewide sales or income tax on New Hampshire. Unfortunately, Shaheen broke her promise to the people of New Hampshire and actually proposed and promoted a sales tax, which is repugnant to anti-tax Independents and pro-income tax liberals alike.

Shaheen would also be an odd fit for the anti-war Democratic Party in this post-post-9/11 era. She has been an ardent supporter of the Iraq War [YouTube evidence] and President Bush’s policies decisions in the War on Terror [YouTube evidence].

Pat also writes:

Sununu will have to carve out a respectable position on Iraq that shows the people of the Granite State that while he supports victory he is not committed to open-ended war in Mesopotamia. This would be in keeping with the overwhelming wishes of the Granite State’s Undeclared voters who seem to oppose the war effort more than your average disaffected Independents.

The good news is that Sununu won’t have to "carve out" a position that’s anything different than what he’s been saying right along. This is a YouTube flashback from April when we had a chance to sit down with the Senator. You’ll note his carefully answered question about "supporting the troops to victory." His answer is the same as the one he uses now. And it should strike anyone listening to it as eminently reasonable a position to have…

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