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Leading On Iraq Now

By Big Tent Democrat, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Sat Sep 08, 2007 at 09:48:29 AM EST
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At dkos, Georgia says:

. . . Let them prove their commitment to that promise now by doing "everything in their power" to stem the tide of inevitably atrocious bills that will be heralded by too many in our party as the "reasonable" and "bipartisan" way for a "new direction" in Iraq.

Members of Congress who are also presidential candidates have a unique power . . . They are the only politicians with practically a 24/7 news detail following them. They are the only politicians whose most innocuous moves (low cut blouses, anyone?) attract a media frenzy. They have the national megaphone necessary to shout down bad bills and to correct administration lies. Simply put, they have the power to almost instantaneously and drastically change the tone of this debate, if they wanted to do so.

So to them, to those who promise to do everything in their power to end this war (and that's not just Senator Clinton), I say follow through. Recognize the awesome power that you have by virtue of your unique position, and use it, all of it. Use it to lead, to get the Democratic Party to operate in harmony and to take decisive and binding action to truly end this war.

. . . Enter, leaders. Stage left

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    Presidential candidates have a unique power (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by Edger on Sat Sep 08, 2007 at 09:58:46 AM EST
    Simply put, they have the power to almost instantaneously and drastically change the tone of this debate, if they wanted to do so.

    With that power comes responsibility.

    George W. Bush has been the epitome of a president wanting power without responsibility or accountability.

    Are we going to see some "real" leadership from Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, or are they both going to promise to be "real" leaders only after the election, but not before?

    I'm reminded of the old cliché: "What you see is what you get..."

    Do they intend to follow Bush's example?

    Daily Kos is waking up, it seems (5.00 / 3) (#2)
    by andgarden on Sat Sep 08, 2007 at 11:12:52 AM EST
    And talex is flaming out.

    I liked (5.00 / 2) (#4)
    by taylormattd on Sat Sep 08, 2007 at 12:25:02 PM EST
    georgia's post much better than Markos' post yesterday about Clinton.

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    She's a very talented writer (5.00 / 2) (#6)
    by andgarden on Sat Sep 08, 2007 at 02:46:21 PM EST
    She can now, IIRC, bill for that skill.

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    He was fun (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by Edger on Sat Sep 08, 2007 at 12:48:24 PM EST
    But I wish he was a bit more of a challenge. ;-)

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    Talex or Kos? (none / 0) (#7)
    by oculus on Sat Sep 08, 2007 at 03:24:57 PM EST


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    Talex (none / 0) (#8)
    by Edger on Sat Sep 08, 2007 at 04:01:31 PM EST


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    Primaries 4 Mos. Away, so ignore 30 (none / 0) (#3)
    by seabos84 on Sat Sep 08, 2007 at 12:21:21 PM EST
    years of pathetic 'opposition' by fake 'leaders' in this Dem party, AND decades of hillary sell-out-ism, AND a few years of barak's big words and don't so much 'action'.

    I'll take stopping bushco fascists in any way, shape or form.

    however, all of sudden, barak and hillary have discovered that uhhhhh

    there are 100 United States Senators in the

    ahhh Senate ... in the ahhh United States

    AND AND AND

    they are belong to the club!

    pardon my contempt, scorn, and derision ...

    well, strike "pardon"

    my contempt, scorn and derision are currently more than those 2 chicken$$its deserve from this 40 grand a year peee-on.

    I'm going to too busy in 2008 helping the progressive dog catcher whose starting on the ladder to replace the sell outs at the top.

    IF barak/hillary win AND they really really really take the fight to the fascists, then 2010 and 2012 I'll GLADLY fight for them.

    Until then, it is spend limited time and ever more limited money on building the bench, even if it is dog catcher.

    I've been sold out and lied to tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo o many times from the DC scum to believe them.

    rmm.

    http://www.liemail.com/BambooGrassroots.html

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