| A week after the Staten Island GOP nominated...some dude to run for the disgraced "Papa Vino" Fossella's congressional seat, today we learn that that dude's son is apparently going to make a run as well. No, really. Francis H. Powers was given the nod for the run last week and today his son, Francis M. Powers decided to throw his (rather large and asymmetrical) hat in the ring as well with a bid for the Libertarian Party Line and, apparently, the non-existent Anarchist Party one as well.
As the 13th Turns...
 That's right. This dude, son of the other dude, both you've never even heard of and sharing the same name, is now also a candidate for Congress. For. The. Same. Seat.
Son of GOP nominee throws hat into ring for Staten Island's seat
It could be father versus son in the race for Staten Island's seat in the House of Representatives.
An already topsy-turvy political year grew even more so today when Francis M. Powers, the son of GOP designee Francis H. Powers, said he would seek the Libertarian Party line to run for the 13th Congressional District seat.
"This is not about my dad," said the younger Powers, 47, a master carpenter from Clifton who plays and sings with the Staten Island band Box of Crayons and runs an indie record label called Penny for the Guy Records. "I'm running against the Republican candidate."
Personally, I'd definitely vote for the guy with a band named "Box of Crayons", but that's just me. He seems to have his well coiffed head on rather straight about the task ahead of him as well, claiming that he isn't running just to stick it to the old man, but he's running against "the Republican" and adding that "A vote for my father is a vote for the straight Republican ticket." Well done, lad.
Apparently dear old Dad doesn't quite see it the same way and frets over his wayward son's "lifestyle."
"I've tried very hard for many years to help my son," the elder Powers said in a statement released by his campaign.
"Unfortunately, he's rejected everyone's help to live a healthy lifestyle. Regardless of whether he wants to run for Congress, I still stand ready to help him move his life in a positive direction."
The elder Powers did not comment beyond the statement, but a Republican source said that Powers was referring to his son's "carefree" lifestyle in the music business.
Ron Moore, the head of the Manhattan Libertarian Party, said that he's got a good chance at securing their endorsement and would need only 3,000 signatures to secure a ballot line.
I say we do whatever we can to make that happen. Who's with me? |
