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Dodd's Chance In Iowa Centers On Leadership On Iraq

I speak for me only as usual and I am a supporter of the Chris Dodd candidacy for the PResidency.

Chris Dodd's campaign is based on one major issue - that the leadership we will want in our next President is demonstrated by the leadership a candidate shows now on the major issues of the day. The biggest issue is, of course, Iraq, and Chris Dodd is fighting to insure a Democratic Congress does not fund the Iraq War without a date certain for ending the war. This fight is attracting notice in Iowa:

Yepsen: 1st-tier Dems' timidity on Iraq may create opening

Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd is the longest of long-shot candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. But he doesn't seem too agitated about that. He's an experienced politician. He knows how the caucus game often breaks late. Because of his 33 years of experience in Congress, he also knows something about U.S. foreign policy and the war in Iraq.

He does get agitated about that, particularly when the leading candidates for the Democratic nomination appear to be in no big hurry to get out. Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama all declined in last week's debate to say they'd have U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of their first term - in 2013. "I was stunned, literally stunned" to hear them say that, Dodd said in an interview for last weekend's Iowa Press program on Iowa Public Television."It was breathtaking to me that the so-called three leading candidates would not make that commitment. That's six years from today." . . .MORE

"The one issue that gave us the majority in the House and Senate last year was Iraq. It's the dominant issue in the country. We're spending a fortune, $10 billion a month. Reconciliation is no closer today. I think for anybody out there wondering whether or not Democrats get this at all, or not ... to stand up and say six years from now, I will not make the commitment that U.S. forces will be out of Iraq, I found breathtaking."

Chris Dodd is showing leadership now.

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    How does he explain ... (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by robrecht on Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 11:31:55 AM EST
    ... his failure to vote against funding yesterday?

    How does he explain... (none / 0) (#3)
    by NMvoiceofreason on Wed Oct 03, 2007 at 12:11:45 AM EST
    ...his failure to filibuster ANY request made by this lawless administration?

    4/5 of democratic voters would approve (See recent poll -> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/01/AR2007100101235.html?hpid=topnews)

    Heck if someone on the democratic side STOOD UP (actually having a spine) 2/3 of the Republicans would approve.

    I like Chris Dodd, but if he wants to move his poll numbers, he has to move on this administration!

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    See this link for Nevadadem's current (none / 0) (#2)
    by oculus on Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 04:39:23 PM EST
    dissing of Dodd on DK:

    NEVADADEM

    Didn't get to desmoinesdem's diary from last night at DK on the workings of the Iowa caucuses, especially that all-important second choice.  Wondering how that diarist predicts Dodd will do in Iowa.  Since the Padres' season ended so abruptly, I'll read the diary tonight.  Plenty of time (sob).