Kucinich - I Simply Cannot Endorse a Budget or a Plan that Authorizes the Expansion of War

[slipslidingaway]

http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=117716

"Washington D.C. ( April 2, 2009) – Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today issued the following statement after voting against H.Con.Res 85, setting forth the Congressional Budget for the fiscal year 2010:

“I am committed to doing everything I can to put our community and our nation on the path to economic stability. I led opposition to the bank bailout program TARP, I worked vigorously in favor of the stimulus package, and I have worked to save the automotive, steel and aerospace industries in America.

“This budget is a statement of principles for the upcoming year, and I cannot accept it in its entirety. I will not vote for a budget that ties military spending to the operational funding of our government. This year, the budget includes $130 billion for war funding. The Washington Post reports today another 10,000 troops may be sent to Afghanistan, bringing our total number of troops there to as much as 78,000 by 2010 – a more than 100% increase from today’s troop levels. This budget is a plan that authorizes the expansion of the war. I simply cannot endorse a budget or a plan that sends more of our brave men and women to Afghanistan, a conflict which has the potential to become this generation’s Vietnam.”

[No.23]

1. Thataboy, Dennis.

Speak truth to power.

Show your counterpart war funders how it's done.

Speak truth to power.

Thataboy.

[Balbus]

2. Love the pic.

Damn, she would've been a beautiful first lady.

[slipslidingaway]

5. And Dennis would be educating the people on single-payer HC

:(

[slipslidingaway]

3. Nice pic and I agree with him...

"...I will not vote for a budget that ties military spending to the operational funding of our government..."

[jeff30997]

47. She's so beautiful!

:loveya:

[katty]

52. thank you Dennis

[Ardent15]

4. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a principled congressman

Go Dennis.

[slipslidingaway]

6. Yes n/t

[sabrina 1]

8. If only there were one hundred more of him n/t

[Two Americas]

23. there are millions

We have the numbers - here and out there and everywhere. Do we have the courage and the clarity?

Very few people can get elected to office without the machine and the approval of the big money interests. But public pressure can defeat that, and building public pressure is our job. Never mind Congress. Elected officials in a representative democracy never do anything that they are not forced to do. It is naive to expect anything else.


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[flyarm]

7. That is a democrat i can proudly stand beside and cheer on!

That is a democrat that has not forgotten democratic values and principles!

Is there only one left??????

Since when do democratic presidents align themselves with Henry ( loves war) Kissinger????????

Thank you Dennis!!

[bjobotts]

131. Congress should get in the habit now of making a separate military budget

Military defense spending should not be included with a government operations spending budget. It's easier to keep track of and grants more accountability.

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. Dennis is always a few years ahead of his time.

[suzie]

74. Interesting. Being anti-choice until he decided to play like he was

running for the presidency...that was ahead of his time?

[paulk]

94. shhhh....

that doesn't fit into the narrative....

[wuushew]

99. Wow that is a very old 2004ish hater comment

Why regurgitate it if you only joined after Kucinich dropped out of this most recent 2008 primary season?

Fairness demands that you chide Gore for his former primitive conservative Tennessean views as well.

[girl gone mad]

10. k&r

[leftofthedial]

11. Wow. An actual Democrat.

It's been awhile.

[Reform]

12. This is one man

that gets respect from all sides, the respect for him is through out every party.
Why won't people of power listen to logic and wisdom during times of need?

[MadBadger]

14. So in another words, why didnt everybody vote against the budget?

[No.23]

17. Watch my hand.

[MadBadger]

18. Excuse me?

[Two Americas]

21. watch again

Watch more closely this time. You can't win if you don't play. It is easy if you pay attention.

Which shell is the $130 billion under?


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[No.23]

24. Most legislators are like stage magicians.

They are artful practitioners of slight of hand.

They beckon your attention to watch one hand, while their other hand performs the dastardly deed.

The MIC loves to be fed this way.

It's less messy and avoids too many eyes.

[MadBadger]

25. thats great and all, but didnt address my statement/question really at all.

[No.23]

27. Are you infering that...

you've never met a Democrat who talks one way (anti-continued-occupation-of-Iraq) but walks another (funds our continued occupation of Iraq)?

In some circles, they call this hypocrisy.

Is this an unfamiliar notion to you?

[Two Americas]

105. your post

"So in another words, why didn't everybody vote against the budget?"

It is not as though there is much there to reply to or consider.

I suppose of everyone was opposed to it, then yes it would be back to the drawing board and the people could get a better deal. Is that what you were asking?


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[cyclezealot]

13. Kuchinicizens unite

Kucinich is the real Democrat.

[No.23]

15. "The people want the war to end now."

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/20562
Kucinich: Democratic Budget Keeps War Going Well Into 2009

(excerpted)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 28) - In anticipation of tomorrow's vote in the House of Representatives on the FY08 budget resolution, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) released the following statement:

"This budget should reflect the mandate the Democrats were given by the American people in November," Kucinich said. "The Democrats' budget does just the opposite: it paves the way for the President to get $195 billion in funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"The President's FY08 budget requests funding for the Iraq war well into 2009 and the Democrat budget accepts that timeline. On the most important issue of our time, we are falling right into line with the President's plan for the war and his requests to fund it.

"The supplemental that just passed the House last week calls for a withdrawal of troops by August 2008. Why does the budget fund the war for perhaps an entire year past the withdrawal date in the supplemental? It appears that not only have some Democrats bought the war but they think they can win it when Bush has lost it.

(excerpted)

"The American people want the war to end now, not in 2008, and not in 2009. The people want the war to end now.

[Orsino]

34. No, we don't.

Not enough of us, not yet.

We're tiring of the war, sure, but no way are most Americans willing to lose this symbol of our alleged might.

[The Wielding Truth]

114. I don't feel, that containing a radical hate training ground, is

that bad of an idea. We live in a world that we have sliced and diced under the * administration. It's time for reconstructive surgery and post op.mainteniance.

Both Iraq and Afghanistan have been invaded, screwed over, and pervertedly used by the RW hard nosed REpub capitalists. Now is the time to go and fix it, and that takes resources. The military was also broken and must be fixed, and that takes money.

Leaving these countries to twist in the wind is not,IMO, being responsible. Obama has made it clear that his aim is to heal Iraq and cut out those radical destroyers of innocent American lives.It must be done. They must be brought to justice. The hurt was too much not to cry for justice.

Just and measured response is how to answer attacks. Over reaction and ignorance will only inflame the origins of the violence. Obama is walking an extremely narrow line.I think he is doing it well.

[DemBones DemBones]

119. You seem to suggest that we will catch the

"September 11 terrorists" in Iraq or Afghanistan. Do you really believe that? Bush supporters I know, hard-core Bush supporters, now believe it was MIHOP.

[Norrin Radd]

16. kr

[No.23]

19. BTW, this would be a good poll to put up for DUers to respond to.

If you were a Democratic Congressperson, would you vote yay or nay on this budget?

It might be interestingly revealing.

[druidity33]

108. 84% would say yea... nt

[david13]

20. Hoorah! + + + I second the motion.

[emilyg]

22. k/r

[MrSlayer]

26. Kooch is the man.

At least one of them gets it.

[TheUnspeakable]

28. Love you, Dennis-k&r

[G_j]

29. love ya!

[Echo In Light]

30. Sadly in America that sentiment = "unelectable." K&R for DK!!!

[John Q. Citizen]

62. Dennis has won an awful lot of elections for a guy who is "unelectable."

[Mari333]

31. amen dennis

no more funds for this shit

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5380584

[tekisui]

32. He's right,knr!~

[Orsino]

33. Go, Dennis!

Braver (and less often wrong) than almost any ten other Congresscritters.

If only he were taller, ate meat and bowed to the Judeo-Christian deity (or at least hunted), he could lead us. x(

We could use a few more like him.

[NorthCarolina]

35. K&R for Kucinich...America's Congressman......n/t

[Soylent Brice]

36. why is it that he appears to be the only one in congress with a conscience?

i fucking love this guy.

[roody]

37. I love Dennis.

[Mari333]

38. k

[SammyWinstonJack]

39. K&R

:thumbsup:

[L0oniX]

40. Kucinich 2012 ...K & R

[LWolf]

41. Kick for the best Democrat in office. nt

[earth mom]

42. Kucinich is saying what Obama should be saying. Hear that Obama nuts? nt

[acmavm]

43. So help me, it seems like the only guys with a conscience and any

sense of morality are the guys who haven't a snowballs chance in hell of taking the White House.

What does that tell ya?

[Echo In Light]

44. "What does that tell ya?" Since most people indirectly agree, it speaks to the efficacy of...

Media-induced perception management, and corporate culture indoctrination.

[EFerrari]

45. Or to profound corruption in our politica system. n/t

[Echo In Light]

50. True, although you can't have one w/o the other

[No.23]

54. It serves the Democratic Party to have Dennis around.

He keeps a faithful following attached to the Party.

Even if he's consistently marginalized by his own Party.

As long as Dennis remains a Democrat, the Democratic Party can pretty much count on his followers staying withing the coral.

I've long believed that Dennis would provide a major service to the future our country.. by leaving the Democratic Party.

I still do.

[BlueJac]

46. I support you Dennis....

we need more like you, this expanded war shit is not right. They should read up on the history of that country. BEWARE OF THE INDUSTRIAL MILITARY COMPLEX!!!!

[OldTimeHippie]

48. If only there were more. I totally agree

as evidenced by this I wrote.


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/3/21/711383/-Sorry,-I-Cant-Support-This-Budget

[Dr.Phool]

49. Kucinich was just ignored after Iowa, and the media declared a horse race.

Even my hard right wing father, said that he'd vote for him after watching the debates. He said he was the only person in both parties who had any integrity.

[kenfrequed]

67. Yeah

A conservative Iowan paper ran the debates in that state and most of the candidates were too cowardly and competative to stand up to them. Moreover the same paper practically created the candidacy of Alan Keyes in that state to make the GOP look inclusive.

[Freddie Stubbs]

51. It will pass without his support. There are enough real Democrats in Congress who will vote for it

[mike_c]

57. your "real democrats" = "republican lite" in my world....

Why elect imitation republicans when we can have the real thing? :puke:

[muryan]

75. Clear something up

When was total pacifism included into the democratic party platform?

[EFerrari]

76. You first: who is arguing "total pacifism"? Thanks.

[muryan]

78. From what i can tell

Kucinich, and anyone else who believes that pulling out of afghanistan in any way helps the security situation.

[EFerrari]

79. There is no military "solution" in Afghanistan. And for that matter,

the greatest risk to our security is in PAKISTAN and we already know that.

You'd be surprised at how pragmatic us total pacifists can be. :)

[muryan]

82. Disconnecting pakistan and afghanistan

Is quite a leap. The military solution in afghanistan is re-securing the routes in and out of Kabul and then it turns into a policing mission, which is why the EU is sending a contingent of civilian security specialists. American troops can stop girls schools from being bombed, they aren't going to make karzai a better leader.

Military is only part of the solution, but to ignore that is to allow another manifestation of violence.

[EFerrari]

83. No, it's not really a leap. The Taliban in Afghanistan couldn't exist

without the support of ISI.

And re-securing the routes in and out of Kabul gives you Kabul and nothing else. Not more security for Afghanistan, Pakistan or for us.

Escalating Afghanistan only means more violence and a longer road to a political solution. Oh, and a lot more dead people.

[muryan]

91. Afghanistan is kabul

Kabul has no influence because its essentially cut off from the south and eastern parts of the country. The ability to secure transportation routes is key. The ISI is on thin ice and about to lose its free reign from the Pakistani military. Its being too bold in supporting attacks on india, which at this point would decimate pakistan in conflict. Once again, you cannot just focus on the ISI and ignore the radical elements already in place.

There are certain to be more dead bodies either way. It is my hope that it will be less afhani girls just trying to go to school and more saudi wahabbists whose only goal is instability.

[EFerrari]

92. The whole point is, Afghanistan is most certainly not Kabul.

And, there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that the ISI is on thin ice.

You cannot improve the situation of women in Afghanistan by escalating a military action. Women and children always account for more casualties in these situations and it's just mendacity to pretend otherwise.

[muryan]

137. Certainly in some respects, yes

But as far as developing a political solution to either create the necessary institutions outside of kabul, or develop powering sharing agreements with the local tribal structure that actually present a sense of legitimacy, Kabul is the major player.

The ISI isn't on thin ice, but they are noticing how warm its starting to feel(sticking with the metaphor). Of the power structures in Pakistan, the ISI is the most likely scapegoat and the easiest to pressure.


You seem to making the case that women and children die in greater numbers (on a proportional basis) than men. I honestly don't buy that.
Some reading from the UN Human Rights Unit based in Afghanistan seems to point to me that the major problem facing children today is the lack of security at schools, something we can certainly help with.

http://www.unama-afg.org/docs/_UN-Docs/_human%20rights/2009/UNAMA_09february-Annual%20Report_PoC%202008_FINAL_11Feb09.pdf

feel free to disagree

[Two Americas]

106. ROFL

Support waging war in Afghanistan, or else you are a pacifist?

It has been amazing to watching DU go from anti-war - when the Republicans were waging war - to pro-war now that the Democrats are.


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[dana_b]

118. not everyone, obviously, but

you're right. Some people aren't questioning what's happening now.

[muryan]

132. I was in support of Afghanistan regardless of who was in charge

Also it might be a bit of a stretch to all DU pro-war or anti-war, there is a certain variety of views present here. Or there used to be, its an echo chamber now.

[Two Americas]

139. that is fine

Be pro-war if you like.

Echo chamber? The community is deeply divided and passionate arguments are going on all over the board. I can't imagine anything farther from an echo chamber.



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[mike_c]

115. straw man....

I'm certainly not arguing for "total pacifism." I'm advocating the cessation of war crimes-- wars of aggression-- which I believe both the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to be. Being against war crimes is not the same as being an inflexible pacifist.

[muryan]

133. Make a point

for afghanistan being a war of aggression, other than that I agree with you.

[frylock]

64. then nader was correct..

there really isn't any difference.

[Echo In Light]

86. While I did vote Nader, Chomsky summed it up best:

"If you're in a swing state vote for Obama, but do so w/o illusions."

[frylock]

96. i was in a safe state and voted for the guy..

guess i shouldn't have bought all that crap with CHANGE printed on it.

[Echo In Light]

107. Ha! Well, live & learn. Had it been close here I'd have voted Obama

[ProSense]

68. It already passed

here

[kenfrequed]

70. So...

Who are these "real democrats" that will vote for it? Are they the same "real democrats" that refused to allow debate of healthcare reform as a part of the budget?

[Forkboy]

73. Freddie is proof that every party has toadies.

[Forkboy]

72. Is that like the Repubs claiming they were the Real Americans?

You're just like them.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

53. He gives me real HOPE.

I am so proud I had the chance to vote for him in two Presidential primaries.

He's a Truth teller. Too bad much of the political world choses to shut him out. :(

[Orwellian_Ghost]

55. K&R

Obama To Seek $537 Bln Defense Budget In FY10-Murtha -- Reuters

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will sketch out a robust U.S. military budget for next year totaling $537 billion, a senior Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Wednesday.

Obama is scheduled to release on Thursday an outline of his budget proposal for fiscal 2010, which begins on Oct. 1.

Representative John Murtha, the Pennsylvania Democrat who oversees defense spending in the House, told Reuters that "$537 billion will be the base budget" for the Pentagon.

But he added that he was not sure whether the $537 billion would include any money the Pentagon is expected to need to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan next year.

The Pentagon's base budget -- not counting most war funding -- totaled $515 billion for the current year.

Read more ....
http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2009/02/president-obamas-us-defense-budget-for.html





http://www.warresisters.org/federalpiechartdetails

[frylock]

65. chump change you can believe in

[mike_c]

56. Kucinich speaks for me....

Recommended!

[Blue_Tires]

58. kick

at least someone in congress remembered there is an illegal and costly occupation going on

[Truth2Tell]

59. K&R. Of course. nt

[Enthusiast]

60. We love Dennis in S.E. Ohio!

Progressive! For the citizen.

[Auggie]

61. Is this the most trusted man in America? He should be...

[ProSense]

63. This is Kucinich being Kucinich and the budget is Obama doing exactly what he said. Kucinich will

vote against the budget in opposition to Obama's Afghanistan policy, and in so doing will vote against every other progressive measure in the budget. This is nothing new: Kucinich voted against SCHIP last year saying “I cannot support legislation which extends health coverage to some children while openly denying it to other children," but then voted to override Bush's veto of it. Win-win.

[asphalt.jungle]

109. what I find most ironic

in this quote: "This budget is a statement of principles for the upcoming year, and I cannot accept it in its entirety. I will not vote for a budget that ties military spending to the operational funding of our government."

bush didn't tie war spending to the operational funding of our govt. it was kept off the books. should obama have hid the costs of war so that it's not linked to operational funding of our govt? hmmmmmm would DK have supported such a deceitful move by Obama?

[harun]

66. I always have time to K&R DK.

[Grinchie]

69. I am in Agreement with Dennis Kucinich

We have a countrywide epidemic of obesity, depression, stupidity and fear, yet we continue to be afraid of some shadowy figures that magically remain popular enough among the other worldly citizens to remain out of sight and invisible, free to plan "Possible" "What If" scenarios against the peopl eof the U.S.

As if the U.S. Government gives a damn about the individual Citizens. All they care about is Corporate interests abroad, feeding the Military-Industrial complax, and big oil. We are no better that Israel in using overwhelming force to inflict suffering and hardship from a distance, such as what has been done to Iraqi civilians, and the utter destruction of their country, along with the haphazard dumping of Depleted Uranium across nearly all parts of the country.

Dennis Kucinich is a brave man to stand up against these greedy, bought and paid for Politicians that promote the cancer of Corporation influence and military spending which is economically depleting, yet is market as being essential for the safety of the average Joe. This fallacy is meaningless when people suffer and die needlessly from Cancer, complications from prescription drugs, MRSA, or other totally preventable causes.

The cozy collusion of the Government and the Corporations that mutually serve each other needs to be broken up and abolished. However, they will not go quietly.

Obama has been coerced into walking the military line, because he knows that the Corporations that 80% of Americans depend on will shut off the spigot if Obama attempts to move towards a resource based economy, instead of a consumption based economy. The Corporations will not stand for it, and use economic might to trigger hardship and revolt.

[bigwillq]

71. Thank you, Rep. Kucinich.

For always standing up for what you believe in. :bounce:

[muryan]

77. Yea lets compare it to vietname

Because thats in no way fearmongering, or attempting to tie a completely unrelated situation to a ghost of the past.

Obama ran on increased troops in afghanistan. NATO countries want more troops in afghanistan, hell just about everyone does. Nobody can afford another failed state in the middle east.

[emald]

80. damn straight, money for death, none for life is wrong

how about we start a health service instead of a killing service? Can anyone imagine a world where we export health and wellness? Imagine a kid saying "hey mom, I'm going into the Hospital service". Imagine a health care system where any human being could walk into the door and be healed. Talk about torture, being able to see it, but knowing it will never happen. Time to wake up from my dream now I guess.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

81. Kucinich has become the Wayne Morse of this bit of neo-colonialism.

And, like the early days of Vietnam, he is scorned by the hawks.

[slipslidingaway]

84. Thanks everyone for the replies and the KNR's :))) n/t

[Duval]

85. If only

our nation had been ready to elect him. So many took the survey and found their choice to be Kucinich, but our Corporate Media plus those already in Congress simply didn't have the courage to go against the "powers that be".

[Vidar]

87. Thank you, Dennis. At least one Democrat still speaks the truth.

[Fire1]

88. Riiiiiiight. React rather than act.

:thumbsdown:

[BumRushDaShow]

89. K&R

:kick:

[bluestateguy]

90. Whatever

Give Kucinich a little pat on the head and then roll right over him--and the Republicans--and pass the budget.

[bertman]

93. Rep. Kucinich is one of the reasons I still call myself a Democrat. Thank you, Dennis!!

[paulk]

95. I mean, really, what's more important

passing the budget or giving DK another chance to grandstand?

[G_j]

120. especially all that grandstanding against Bush & Cheney!

:sarcasm:

[Bushknew]

97. Kucinich democrat here, I "hoped" you could be president but this world

is truly backwards. In some alternative universe I'm sure you are.

[Maat]

103. Yes, that's what I am ....

a Kucinich Democrat.

Thanks for the term, Bushknew.

That's our Dennis K.! I'm so proud of him!

:patriot:

[Brucie Kibbutz]

98. K&R

Great post, SSA.:patriot:

[Skittles]

100. this is how a real Democrat behaves

yes indeed

[NoPasaran]

111. No, it's how a real lunatic behaves

Real Democrats stand with our Democratic President.

[Skittles]

116. um

I am not a goosestepper

[frylock]

126. you're either with or against us..

fuck me.

[Lucian]

135. ...

:eyes:

[bluesmail]

101. If only all in government voted their conscience...oh wait...

:evilfrown:

[midnight]

102. I would love to end this war and bring home the troops. Let's

not further a budget that allows this horrific war to continue.

[NikolaC]

104. Good As Always

It's a real shame that more have either not heard of Dennis, or do not take him seriously. He is right about so many issues and it is frustrating that there are not many more like him in office.

[bos1]

110. K's wrong on this one. Afghanistan is a UN & NATO program. The world recognizes

the need for something to be done about Afghanistan.

[slipslidingaway]

112. I thought that I might respond to some posts but...

that is just not going to happen.

So.... thanks again :)

[slipslidingaway]

113. House Members to Obama: Rethink Afghanistan Surge

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8317320&mesg_id=8317320

"...Dear Mr. President:

We have noted with some concern your announcement that an additional 17,000 US troops would be sent to Afghanistan. As the goals of our seven year military involvement remain troublingly unclear, we urge you to reconsider such a military escalation.

If the intent is to leave behind a stable Afghanistan capable of governing itself, this military escalation may well be counterproductive. A recent study by the Carnegie Endowment has concluded that "the only meaningful way to halt the insurgency's momentum is to start withdrawing troops. The presence of foreign troops is the most important element driving the resurgence of the Taliban."

....."

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/423677/house_members_to_obama_rethink_afghanistan_surge

[Danger Mouse]

117. Kucinich is big on lofty words and gestures.

And not much else.

[Political Heretic]

121. "I'd rather it was kept off the books like Bush did, then I'd vote for it."

I'm not sure what voting down one of the most progressive spending budgets of my lifetime, all because the President had the balls to actually include the costs of our operations abroad in the budget - rather than hiding the cost like the last administration chose to do - is a good thing.

It seems to me that Dennis and the rest of us can be just as vocal and outspoken about our concerns or outright opposition to the administrations long term plans in Afghanistan and Pakistan without opting to TANK one of the best budgets we've ever seen!

[paulk]

125. that's a good point

DK is throwing out the baby with the bathwater with this vote.

[AnOhioan]

122. Recently moved out of his District....but he will always be....

"my" Congressman.

[MrsBrady]

123. thank you, Dennis

[pam4water]

124. I'm not sure about his possition on Afghanistan but I've agreed with every else Kucinich has said in

past 6 years.

[winyanstaz]

127. Once again we see a man of principle....

As usual, its Dennis Kucinich that has the balls, the guts, the moxie, the brains and the moral authority to speak out against these endless wars.
If only we had paid more attention to Dennis Kucinich, we would not be in the mess we are now in..nor would we be headed into yet more wars.
I thought Obama was listening to us...we want our troops HOME NOW!!
This is not change, this is more of the same Neocon/New World order/nation building crap that got us into this mess.

[alarimer]

128. Imagine a Democrat actually taking a principled stand.

As opposed to the warmongers in charge.

Gee, now that they are in charge this war is okay?

[marauding liberal]

129. Love ya, Dennis.

[SwiperFox]

130. ...

Amazing! The goosestepping around here is unbelievable! So when the repubs do it is a no-no but when dems warmonger then it's cheering time? I definitely am a Kucinicrat. Man, he should make his own party. His ideas are rightfully at odds with the rest of the republicrat party.

I am a Kucinicrat and proud of it!

[Lucian]

134. This is the man I voted for in the Primaries.

Way to go Dennis! Thank you for being a REAL Democrat!

[ColbertWatcher]

136. k+r, n/t

[the blues]

138. Peace, brothers and sisters

:hippie: