Stop Sununu Website Goes Live Today

Concord - "The people of New Hampshire want an end to the failed Bush-Sununu war in Iraq," said New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley, as he announced the launching of a new website, www.stopsununu.com.

"No matter what political rhetoric Sununu dishes out on the rare occasion that he visits New Hampshire, the fact is, he refuses to vote to begin the withdrawal of our troops from Iraq," said Buckley. "This is why over 1000 Granite Staters have joined the Stop Sununu movement and are taking it upon themselves to educate their friends, neighbors, and family members about Sununu's failed leadership."

In addition to launching www.stopsununu.com, the New Hampshire Democratic Party today began the distribution of 50,000 pieces of literature on Sununu's record of failure to represent the interests of New Hampshire.

BACKGROUND

Sununu Has Voted Five Times Against Withdrawal in 2007 Alone . In July 2007, Sununu voted to block the Levin-Reed proposal to bring most U.S. troops home from Iraq by April 30, 2008, with the withdrawal beginning within 120 days. Before that , Sununu voted four other times against a change of course in Iraq. [Vote 252, 7/18/07; Vote 147, 4/26/07; Vote 126, 3/29/07,Vote 116, 3/27/07; Vote 75, 3/15/07; NPR, 7/17/07]

Sununu Ran Away From Reporters When Asked About Iraq Escalation Resolution. When reporters approached Sununu to discuss Iraq, he "took off in a sprint, determined to say as little as possible about a nonbinding resolution opposing President Bush's troop-escalation plan." [Washington Post, 2/5/07]

Sununu Twice Voted Against Creating A Commission To Investigate Prewar Intelligence. In 2003, Sununu twice voted to protect the Bush administration from questions about its handling of prewar intelligence. He voted twice against creating an independent 12-member commission to investigate the role of policymakers in the development and use of intelligence leading to the Iraq war. [Vote 284, 7/16/03; Vote 395, 10/17/03]

Sununu Opposed Creation of Truman Commission to Investigate Fraud and Waste in Iraq. Sununu has voted FOUR times against establishing a commission to investigate waste, fraud and abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan. The special committee would consist of 7 members - four appointed by the majority party, three appointed by the minority party. The committee would hold hearings, and hold subpoena authority. [Vote 228, 9/14/05; Vote 259, 10/19/05; Vote 316, 11/10/05, Vote 176, 6/20/06]

Sununu Voted Twice Against Cracking Down on Corporate War Profiteers. In 2006, Sununu voted against an amendment cracking down on war profiteers. The amendment would have banned monopoly contracts, debarred unethical contractors, strengthened penalties against war profiteers, made public the audits of unjustified spending and provided protection for whistleblowers. In 2004, Sununu voted against an amendment that would have made war profiteering on contracts with the military or to rebuild Iraq punishable by up to 20 years in federal prison and $1 million in fines. [Vote 169, 6/14/06; Vote 120, 6/16/04]