Reply #7: Why are the Democrats not challenging Senator Lugar (R-IND) in '06?

[IndianaGreen]

Harry Truman supported a pro-Nazi faction in Greece which led to the so-called "Truman Doctrine" which marked the beginning of the Cold War.

Adlai Stevenson was a better man than JFK, and a very decent man to boot!

Humphrey was as much a war criminal in 1968 as Dick Cheney is today.

Ted Kennedy was a better choice in 1980 than "malaise forever" Jimmy Carter. Despite all of that, we supported Carter in November because we opposed Raygun's policies. The DLC has adopted Reaganism without Reagan as its core values.

Lieberman threw in the towel in 2000 on military ballots being cast after Election Day. Gore's lawyers should have asked for a statewide recount in Florida, instead of selected counties (they were out-lawyered by Jim Baker & Co). Not a single Democratic Senator joined the House Black Caucus in challenging the Electoral College ballots in Congress. The DLC backstabbed and sabotaged Gore in '04. I won't go into what the DLC did to Dean. The Left totally supported Kerry in Presidential Election in '04 despite serious issues with Kerry's positions on Iraq and Venezuela.

The DLC speaks for the same corporate interests that own the Republican Party and it has adopted the religious dogmatism of the Religious Right.

Al From can suck my dildo!

Lugar Could Run Unopposed for 2006

Dec 15, 2005, 06:26 PM EST

Could Indiana Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) be unopposed in his effort to win a sixth term to the US Senate? Democrats have yet to find a candidate, and it's getting late.

To get on the May primary ballot, a candidate must gather 4,500 petition signatures around the state before Valentine's Day - a requirement that would be difficult to meet even if they started today.

Sen. Richard Lugar's campaign organization is in place and fundraising is underway. All that's missing is an opponent.

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"You don't recruit a candidate to run for the United States Senate," said Dan Parker, state Democratic chairman.

http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4251636

Lugar has been a rubber stamp for Bush's criminal and anti-labor policies. If the Democrats don't challenge Lugar, it will be up to those "socialists/ greens/ fringe left Dems" that you view with so much elitist contempt, to challenge Lugar through a third party.