AtomicKitten
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Sat Feb-10-07 10:17 PM
Response to Reply #7 |
| 10. I am glad that a light is being cast on the truth |
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and that is HRC's 'yes' vote carries no more weight than the others and that she is NOT a war hawk and neither are the others. Dumbasses IMO yes, but, again, I prefer her straightforward discussion of it rather than the carefully-timed mea culpas which ring hollow to my ears. But that's me.
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| -The IWR vote was a vote on whether or not to go to war no matter what Hillary says! Listen to Byrd! |
Clarkie1 |
Feb-10-07 09:32 PM |
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This was a vote for congress to give Bush total power with war. |
illinoisprogressive |
Feb-10-07 09:48 PM |
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Yep - the Blank Check Resolution, as I (and many others) like to call it. |
kath |
Feb-10-07 11:29 PM |
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That is correct -and is Byrd's ONLY complaint - that giving the decision on war or no war |
papau |
Feb-10-07 11:29 PM |
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Exactly!..Byrd said at the time, the IWR resolution may have been unconstitutional. |
EndElectoral |
Feb-11-07 12:35 AM |
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Exactly. And how f'ing elitist and arrogant of ANY of them to try |
Morgana LaFey |
Feb-11-07 06:53 PM |
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Hey - It Was Our Kids, Not Theirs |
MannyGoldstein |
Feb-10-07 09:50 PM |
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Bet she would not have voted the same is Chelsea's life was on the line! nt |
Clarkie1 |
Feb-10-07 09:51 PM |
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I'm Not Takin' That Bet!!! n/t |
MannyGoldstein |
Feb-10-07 09:53 PM |
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More succinctly it was a blank check. |
AtomicKitten |
Feb-10-07 09:57 PM |
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I don't think of it as a "mistake" anymore |
WesDem |
Feb-12-07 09:22 AM |
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Quick, forward your "discovery" to the NY Times before Sunday news deadline. |
oasis |
Feb-10-07 10:02 PM |
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One good thing coming from your pathetic threads... |
SaveElmer |
Feb-10-07 10:04 PM |
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I am glad that a light is being cast on the truth |
AtomicKitten |
Feb-10-07 10:17 PM |
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Another I hate Hillary thread in less than two hours, Wow. |
A Simple Game |
Feb-10-07 10:04 PM |
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I agree; Important and Valid. |
snot |
Feb-10-07 10:09 PM |
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I agree completely. |
invictus |
Feb-12-07 02:00 PM |
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Totally agree, Clarkie1 |
Carolina |
Feb-10-07 10:48 PM |
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If you believed in weapons inspections, you believed in the IWR. n/t |
LoZoccolo |
Feb-10-07 11:47 PM |
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Maybe so....but not the Blank check one! |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-11-07 01:31 AM |
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What exactly was wrong with Biden/Lugar? |
Hippo_Tron |
Feb-11-07 03:56 AM |
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Hillary hypnotized Bush into kicking Hans Blix and the inspectors out. (nt) |
oasis |
Feb-11-07 10:55 AM |
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"you're either with us or against us"...no other options!!!!! |
bvar22 |
Feb-11-07 05:27 PM |
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Uh, no. |
LoZoccolo |
Feb-11-07 06:23 PM |
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Uh, No. |
bvar22 |
Feb-11-07 10:40 PM |
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that is their motto, and their total delusional thinking. |
alyce douglas |
Feb-12-07 02:31 PM |
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Factually incorrect |
SOS |
Feb-12-07 09:45 AM |
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No, it's just that one of the weapons inspectors that came out against the war... |
LoZoccolo |
Feb-12-07 10:56 AM |
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Again |
SOS |
Feb-12-07 11:03 AM |
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Right, there isn't any /requirement/. |
LoZoccolo |
Feb-12-07 11:09 AM |
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The Levin amendment |
SOS |
Feb-12-07 12:00 PM |
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And if you had knowledge that Powell lied to the U.N., you had time to demand a new vote/debate. |
Dr Fate |
Feb-12-07 02:23 PM |
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This really galls me! |
gulfcoastliberal |
Feb-12-07 08:18 PM |
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It was the resolution CLARK recommended |
sandnsea |
Feb-11-07 01:29 AM |
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What was a resolution that Clark recommended? |
FrenchieCat |
Feb-11-07 01:39 AM |
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Gee, maybe the senate dems should've used their power to push through Levin and Biden-Lugar |
Hippo_Tron |
Feb-11-07 04:02 AM |
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Naked "slash and burn" on Democratic candidates ..... |
Trajan |
Feb-11-07 04:02 AM |
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Robert Byrd made it exceptionally clear |
Pithy Cherub |
Feb-11-07 12:09 PM |
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And a secret war with Iran has already begun... |
EVDebs |
Feb-11-07 12:39 PM |
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What did these Democrats know that Hillary did not know? |
bvar22 |
Feb-11-07 01:17 PM |
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Hillary and they ALL knew at the time. |
xkenx |
Feb-11-07 11:02 PM |
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Simple, it was the worst vote in Congress in decades. No problem forgiving the offenders, |
Tom Joad |
Feb-11-07 01:43 PM |
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Right! Imagine HRC vs. Hagel in '08. Who was more against the war, the decorated Viet Nam vet, or |
xkenx |
Feb-12-07 08:47 AM |
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Hagel voted "yes" on the IWR also.... |
paulk |
Feb-12-07 12:27 PM |
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I know, but he turned on Bush long ago re Iraq, very publicly. |
xkenx |
Feb-12-07 04:15 PM |
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how did he turn on Bush? Sure, he's said a few things |
paulk |
Feb-12-07 04:33 PM |
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The point is voter perception. |
xkenx |
Feb-12-07 08:23 PM |
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that's nonsense. |
paulk |
Feb-13-07 12:16 PM |
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I was talking about voter psychology, which IS important. |
xkenx |
Feb-13-07 05:01 PM |
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That covers also the "oops, I sponso...voted for it, my bad" Edwards then |
The Count |
Feb-12-07 12:21 PM |
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True- but Edwards is at least smart enough to admit it was a mistake. |
Dr Fate |
Feb-12-07 02:07 PM |
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Everyone in the USA except DLCers knows that "yes" means "yes." |
Dr Fate |
Feb-12-07 02:15 PM |
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Not entirely fair to cast it all on the DLC |
Hippo_Tron |
Feb-12-07 06:05 PM |
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I should have said "most conservative Democrats" then. |
Dr Fate |
Feb-12-07 07:46 PM |
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Alternately, just READ THE RESOLUTION'S TITLE. |
Zhade |
Feb-12-07 04:25 PM |
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Nothing. Nothing vague about the words "yay" or "nay" either. n/t |
Dr Fate |
Feb-12-07 07:47 PM |
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Since it's too late for a rec, I'll kick it instead |
Hardhead |
Feb-12-07 05:59 PM |
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