| Last November, I started it. When inquiring about who Alice Kryzan was, I mentioned Kryzan's link to Love Canal long ago. Even The Buffalo News acknowledged the fact that Kryzan had been subject to "attacks" from me on the Love Canal issue. While I didn't think they were "attacks," I agree that I was asking those questions long before anyone in the media or in the Republican Party did.
The reason I bring this up is because the Republicans have an ad out hitting Kryzan on Love Canal. The Republicans are clearly desperate since Kryzan provided an answer about her role in representing Hooker Chemical, the company responsible for the pollution at Love Canal.
I don't want to toot my own horn here. But the Republicans are late to the party. Kryzan's answer to that question about Love Canal, as captured by the Buffalo News, was the following:
Negotiating a settlement on behalf of Occidental, "I learned a lot," Kryzan said. "I learned how to listen. It was my first experience dealing with a difficult problem in a highly charged environment."
Kryzan's answer was a respectable one and one that answered the question for me. All I wanted to know was why. Why would she defend a company that caused such great destruction and then tout herself later in her life as an environmental attorney? I felt that her answer was satisfactory. It was an answer to an important question.
The Republicans now want to recycle this attack. Any other time, the Republicans hate recycling. But if they can score cheap political points, it's good enough for them.
I compare this to the Republicans bringing up Bill Ayers again. Barack Obama answered all the necessary questions about Ayers during the primaries when he was questioned by Sen. Hillary Clinton. It should have been a dead issue - even for the Republicans. The same goes for the Love Canal-Kryzan link. Kryzan has answered the questions about that. It should be a dead issue.
As the person who raised these issues last year, the Republicans really need to find something new and original. Love Canal is mine. The questions about it were answered. The issue is done.
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