New Member of the Out of Iraq Blogger Caucus? Bush's Former Pollster Says "Out of Iraq"

By Big Tent Democrat, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 04:47:35 PM EST
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Edger has led the charge on the growing Out of Iraq Blogger Caucus.

E, we have a new prospect for membership, President Bush's former pollster, Matthew Dowd:

In a wide-ranging interview here, Mr. Dowd called for a withdrawal from Iraq and expressed his disappointment in Mr. Bush’s leadership.
. . . His views against the war began to harden last spring when, in a personal exercise, he wrote a draft opinion article and found himself agreeing with Mr. Kerry’s call for withdrawal from Iraq. He acknowledged that the expected deployment of his son Daniel was an important factor.
. . . “If the American public says they’re done with something, our leaders have to understand what they want,” Mr. Dowd said. “They’re saying ‘Get out of Iraq.’”

He has a blog with Joe Lockhart. Send him an invite Edger.

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New Member of the Out of Iraq Blogger Caucus? Bush's Former Pollster Says "Out of Iraq" | 19 comments (19 topical)

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Your link to his blog did not work for me. n/t (5.00 / 1) (#1)
by cal11 voter on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 04:55:33 PM EST

Must be you (5.00 / 1) (#2)
by Big Tent Democrat on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 04:58:43 PM EST

I didn't fix it. UCLA fans are not noted for their skills . . .


Gators... (5.00 / 1) (#6)
by cal11 voter on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 05:05:48 PM EST

Heh. I read that somewhere. Good luck today. Remember no crying.


Cocky (5.00 / 1) (#8)
by Big Tent Democrat on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 05:08:53 PM EST

I see.


: Congrats to Florida, the better team. n/t (5.00 / 1) (#15)
by cal11 voter on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 10:23:05 PM EST

I'm on it. Thanks! (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by Edger on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 04:59:32 PM EST

btw - you have a bad link above for Matthew's blog. It's HotSoup

: Fixed (none / 0) (#4)
by Big Tent Democrat on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 05:00:53 PM EST

Thanks.

I'm trying to find a contact email for him. (5.00 / 1) (#5)
by Edger on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 05:03:25 PM EST

If I can't I'll post there.

Heh (5.00 / 1) (#7)
by Big Tent Democrat on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 05:06:06 PM EST

I was just using it for the humor value and to promote the Caucus.

No need to move mountains.


Hell (5.00 / 1) (#9)
by Edger on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 05:09:21 PM EST

I'll invite him anyway, heh!

That's what mountains are for. At least I think so.

Aren't they?? ;>)


Don Quijote! (5.00 / 1) (#10)
by Big Tent Democrat on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 05:10:58 PM EST

Heh! (5.00 / 1) (#11)
by Edger on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 05:15:22 PM EST

The worst is he can ignore it. But if we keep growing like we have been there will come a time when he can't.

;-)


I might have to sic Bue Girl on him! (5.00 / 1) (#12)
by Edger on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 05:17:12 PM EST

Arrrgh. (5.00 / 1) (#13)
by Edger on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 05:19:36 PM EST

Blue Girl, Red State:

I was a Nuclear Freeze and Anti-Apartheid activist - the kind of activist it was dangerous if you were between me and a TV camera!

: He forgot the best part - (5.00 / 1) (#19)
by Blue Girl on Sun Apr 01, 2007 at 01:43:52 PM EST

I was a SAC officer's wife at the time I was protesting Nukes - in fact, (I didn't tell edger this part) I was busted by the Tucson cops at a Peace Camp rally at the front gate of Davis-Monthan, protesting the GLCM mission while simultaneously he was conducting a Sierra Movement of a deactivated Titan through the BACK GATE.
They were really pissed that I didn't reveal my military association until I was booked.
Idiots. I wanted an incident!!!
I got it, too.

Re: mountains (5.00 / 1) (#14)
by Edger on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 05:54:44 PM EST

Here you go. ;-)

Edger, how does your invite get to Dowd? (5.00 / 1) (#16)
by cal11 voter on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 11:03:08 PM EST

Is Fournier still an editor at the blog? Did you read the farewell posting by Fournier with some details. Just wondering.


I didn't have much time to look around HotSoup (5.00 / 1) (#17)
by Edger on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 11:22:11 PM EST

I was heading out for the rest of the day. When I say Ron Fourniers loop there I posted in it figuring that if he is still Editor in Chief that he'd see my post and hopefully mention it to Dowd.

On Sunday I'll look at HotSoup in a little more depth and see what I can do... so far I've only had a couple of people come to Edgeing from that post.


: and one (none / 0) (#18)
by Edger on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 11:27:58 PM EST

from Political Wire (they picked up BTD's post)