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ljm2002

(10,751 posts)
6. Thanks for the reminder...
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 02:11 PM
Feb 2013

...I remember defending her on a crime chat I belonged to at the time. Not surprisingly, many of the members were conservative, and boy were they up in arms about her vote.

It was a courageous and principled vote, and she did it at great personal risk.

I salute you again, Barbara Lee! You represented your district well!

Barbara Lee is the Jeannette Rankin of our time. no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #1
no she was wrong Peregrine Feb 2013 #2
Say she knew we would overcommit? kenny blankenship Feb 2013 #3
We didn't overcommit. iandhr Feb 2013 #4
Going to war should always have dissent. Sirveri Feb 2013 #9
It was, and remains, a useless war fought for "tough on terra' PR. And, we lost. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #5
Thanks for the reminder... ljm2002 Feb 2013 #6
k&r rhett o rick Feb 2013 #7
^ Wilms Feb 2013 #8
K&R Solly Mack Feb 2013 #10
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