Senate candidates air differences on taxes, Iraq war
2006-10-11
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
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rss feedAgainst a backdrop of growing national and international turmoil and with only four weeks left before the election, the major candidates for Minnesota's open U.S. Senate seat showed more differences than similarities in a debate on Tuesday that was alternately pointed, polite and entertaining.
Republican nominee Mark Kennedy, DFL-endorsed Amy Klobuchar and Independence Party candidate Robert Fitzgerald staked out separate territory on Iraq and a broad range of spending policies, while outlining the strengths each would bring to the Senate.
In a 90-minute debate before 700 people at Concordia College sponsored by the Independent Bankers of Minnesota, Kennedy stressed that the coming election can be boiled down to matters of protecting families.
Klobuchar said it was about restoring the Senate's watchdog role in Washington, and Fitzgerald hit heavily on representing the interests of future generations.
Kennedy, under attack for voting consistently to support President Bush's agenda, took credit for tax cuts that support job creation and voiced support for a U.S. military presence until "after we're sure the terrorists can't win." He also said his "central commitment" would be to support domestic antiterrorism measures and Bush's positions on prisoner interrogations.
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