August 16, 2006
Kerry, As If On Cue:
Later today, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) will e-mail his 3M-strong list today to raise money for three Dem Senate candidates: Ned Lamont (CT), Daniel Akaka (HI) and Bob Menendez (NJ).
The e-mail is entitled "These Candidates Are Working To Stop Bush's Aimless Course In Iraq." Kerry urges the list to "Reward Their Courage" and "Pull Them Through To Victory." Kerry, in the e-mail: "We say America needs candidates who take strong positions and have the courage of their convictions. We've got them. We're searching for leaders who understand that we can't change George Bush and Don Rumsfeld's aimless course in Iraq if we don't stand up in this fall's campaign and demand change. These leaders are standing right in front of us."
More Kerry: "Despite the “warnings” coming from consultants, political pundits and naysayers in Washington, each of these candidates is making the mess in Iraq a central issue in their campaigns for the Senate. They aren't afraid to talk about why the war is wrong and what must be done to change course and start doing what is best for our troops and our country. And they aren't afraid to stand up for a better way that will bring our heroes home and put Iraq in Iraqis' hands."
Posted at 11:59 AM
Comments
Democrats are painting themselves into a cut and run corner by turning against Joe Lieberman. They should be loyal through and through to Lieberman.
Lamont's position puts several of them in unfortunate sticky waters that they'll likely experience first hand when they are up for reelection.
Common Sense | 08.16.06 04:59 PM
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I don't know how sticky of a situation it can be. Over 60% of Americans support Lamont's position, and that number has an upward trend. Besides that, there isn't much of a mobilized pro-war voting bloc - it's hard to get people mobilized specifically for war anyway, and it's even harder getting people mobilized for THIS war. The only real "sticky situation" is having someone in the party who not only backs up unpopular positions, but also parrots ineffective jingos to explain those positions.
Was it bad for the Republican party to have a unified pro-war front in late 2002?
Isaac | 08.16.06 05:28 PM
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We are being reminded of McGovern frequently now and the Democrats are being accused of going down that road again, as if were asinine. But I remember 1972. McGovern wanted out of Viet Nam ASAP. The electorate wasn't ready and re-elected Nixon, who promised peace with honor. The result was 2 more years of war, a few thousand more dead American soldiers, an absolutely disgraceful final withdrawal, and South VietNam still fell. And Watergate. What would have been so wrong with McGovern? The main problem was we didn't make the case to the people.
Sharon Norris | 08.16.06 06:59 PM
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Democrats (and even some republicans) are painting themselves into a losing corner by alligning themselves with bush's failed war in Iraq. (yes, past tense)
Why should any Democrat be loyal to lieberman? He is not loyal to democratic voters. He lost.
The only sticky waters any canidate could be in on election day for supporting Lamont would be if we were to win the war on Iraq between now and November. No one with "common sense" or any sense can believe that.
emix | 08.16.06 07:07 PM
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Not sure what your use of the word "through" is, but, anyways you are wrong. Lieberman lost the democratic primary; these are democratic senators - do the math. The problem for Lieberman isn't so much that he is pro-war and has voted that way (thus apparently your implication of other senators), it's that he constantly berates his party brethren in the media. That, at least to blue Connecticut voters, is unacceptable.
The real common sense | 08.16.06 07:07 PM
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I hope Hotline does a follow up on how much money Kerry raises with this email. I got one and gave Lamont $15/Akaka $10/Menendez (my Sen.) $25. How many others out of the 3 million list will give? If 10% give $5 each, thats $1,500,000. If only the public would contribute even small amounts, we wouldn't need public financing to clean up politics.
Karen | 08.17.06 09:15 AM
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BUSH RECEIVED AN F BY THE 9/11 Commision on his war on Terrorism. WHY DON'T THE DEMOCRATS CONSTANLY REMIND THE PUBLIC OF THIS FACT? He uses this as his strong point. I can't understand why this is not used more.
James Logan | 08.22.06 07:13 PM
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