Reply #44: Yes, thank you so much for misreading my posts.

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My point is that it is a political reality that had a Democrat Senator from a very conservative state voted against the war and the war been what it was advertised to be - meaning we found tons of WMD, blah, blah - said Democrat Senator would have found himself out of a job. Guaranteed.

I'm not justifying the fricking war.

I'm not justifying the belief that they were right in their decisions.

What I am saying is that it is a political reality out here in the middle of the red states. Bush still has more than 60% support here, EVEN NOW. This stupid war still has majority support here, EVEN NOW. That 60% would torpedo the campaign of said Democrat Senator had he voted against the war, EVEN NOW.

Don't you deserve a representative as smart and principled as you?

Don't be intentionally obtuse. Do you think Democrats who lived in Strom Thurmond's district had a smart, principled representative? Do you think the Democrats in Minnesota are happy Coleman won?

Of course that's what we want. Is that always what you get? If so, congratulations. Do you suppose that I can personally decide by myself if that happens here? Not in a state where Bush killed Gore 63/33, I can't.