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I am speechless
By Bull Nav
As a general rule, I am not so politically inclined. My training (college, the Navy, my job) is engineering. I have not studied politics extensively, such as for a degree program, but I do my best to stay informed.
However, when a congressman or senator does something that...something that...well, words escape me.
I guess "incredulous" could best describe my reaction.
WASHINGTON, May 3 — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton proposed Thursday that Congress repeal the authority it gave President Bush in 2002 to invade Iraq, injecting presidential politics into the Congressional debate over financing the war.
Mrs. Clinton’s proposal brings her full circle on Iraq — she supported the war measure five years ago — and it sharpens her own political positioning at a time when Democrats are vying to confront the White House.
I mean, does she think this is transparent to the American people? Now, I realize who this is, who this reverse carpetbagger is, this person who changes positions with the wind. But is this really the type of person to lead this country? Is this the type of person to represent this great land to the rest of the world?
Or is it just to placate the radical fringe that appears to run the Democratic party?
Now, her advisers say, a vote to withdraw authorization would make plain to antiwar and liberal Democrats that she was repudiating her 2002 vote. The hope among her aides was that demands by antiwar voters for her to apologize for her vote would be rendered moot.
Yes, I am left speechless...
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She's an idiot. Once you're in a war, it's like wanting to change your mind when you're halfway down after you jumped off a 50 story building ... you don't get a "do over".
What they can't seem to get through their thick skulls is that the quickest way out of this war is to go at it hard and heavy and get it _done_.
Actually, their problem is that they know this and don't _want_ to win - the Republicans might get credit and they wouldn't win the big kahuna seat. IMO, this desire for power over what's best for the country makes them traitors - as well as fools.
I can't decide whether Bill or Hillary is the winner of the hypocritical puke award in that family. I do feel sorry for Chelsea, and I feel sympathy for the millions of decent folks in New York who are being swindled out of serious representation in the Senate...She has become the Gordon Gecko of presidential politics (with apologies to all the decent people who work in finance).
Now we know why she's never kicked out Bill after getting safely elected in NY. They're two peas in a pod!
I guess she didn't inhale, either.
All of the Democratic candidates are all the same. They are empty suit Socialist who have not an ounce of leadership or credibility! The only exception is Bill Richardson, but he stands a snowballs chance in hell in getting the nomination.
God save the Republic !!!!
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Is this the type of person to represent this great land to the rest of the world?
Or is it just to placate the radical fringe that appears to run the Democratic party?
No. To the first question.
To the second, this is purely about Hillary.
Hillary for Hillary is about as deep as it gets. She is going to use whatever and whomever she can to get where she wants to go. The average voter won't allow themselves to be used like this, but the radical fringe will. Kinda sad, really.