Reply #30: OK. Let's try it.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

If I "respectufully" suggest that Edwards, Gephardt, Lieberman and Kerry voted for the war in Iraq for purely political reasons and that they showed somewhat less than heroism than doing so, is that acceptable?

If I say that I consider them a pack of opportunistic cowards who sold their votes in the name of expediency, is that to be condemned?

I've certainly received my share of flames on this board and I've attempted to either ignore them, or talk about the issues. I've not always been successful in curbing my tongue (or my fingertip to be accurate).

May I, respectfully, remind you that this board (so far) is the voice of the people, not the elite. It is not a gathering of scholars dedicated to polite discourse. We are dealing here with politics, a dirty, nasty, messy, business, at best. Politicians are not saints, no matter what their persuasion. Liberals can be every bit as vicious and underhanded as the most right wing conservative. If you don't believe it, read up on LBJ, FDR, or even Bobbie Kennedy.

I'll not be voting against Bush because I believe that he fails to understand the subtleties of Keynesian Economics. I'll be voting against him because I think he's a brainless, bigoted, fratboy, tool of the corporations and rightwing fanatics. I'll also be voting against several of the Democratic candidates for different but simalarly loathsome qualities.

If they, and their supporters, can't take it from DU, good luck to them with Rove and BushCo.