Dean Fires Shot at Fellow Dems

[mourningdove92]

Dean chides fellow Dems for belatedly questioning war
By Holly Ramer, Associated Press, 7/22/2003 20:48
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) The deaths of Saddam Hussein's two sons shouldn't cloud questions about whether the war with Iraq was justified, Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean said Tuesday.
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Asked whether the latest developments were a victory for the Bush administration, Dean, a vocal opponent of the war, said no.
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''Why is it that those in Congress have waited until now to question the intelligence, to question the lack of postwar planning, to question the skyrocketing costs of this war?'' Dean said. ''Why were they not asking these questions and seeking the truth nine months ago, before they voted to give the president blank-check authority to go to war?''

Four major Democratic presidential hopefuls backed last fall's congressional war resolution: Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri and Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts, Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and John Edwards of North Carolina. Sen. Bob Graham of Florida opposed it.

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/203/region/Dean_chides_fellow_Dems_for_be:.shtml

[VolcanoJen]

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[shance]

2. Dean keeps the pressure on so positive change can and WILL OCCUR

As we have witnessed so MANY times before,
nice talk and accolades get us NOTHING, but more of the same.

We dont need nice easy safe sound bites about this war or this Administration, OR how our government has become so soft and corrupt with Special interests and lobbyists who daily obstruct legislation that is in the best interest of America.

I read yesterday that now our soldiers are committing suicide in Iraq. SUICIDE. And many of them havent been there long, it seems in comparison to Vietnam. What are they seeing over there, what is going on over there, that our troops are opting to KILL THEMSELVES?

I digress. Back to Dean. His commitment to get to the truth, the focus and consistency in staying on message, are more of the reasons why I support Dean. He is standing out because he is showing the truth of what is going on in American versus what is going on in Washington. It is two different worlds that must begin blending again more and we must get the lobbyists and Special interests in line and our of our direct influence with our OWN eaders.

All the senators and Gephardt are good, fine people, but have become soft, complacent and even a bit cowardly when it comes to standing up for principle.

There really is no doubt in my mind, the last person we need is an individual turned creampuff who has been up in Washington for years "earning his seniority" and waiting comfortably by in the Senate while they warm a seat for him in the Oval Office.

WE NEED DEAN AND WE NEED HIM NOW.