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In reply to the discussion: Why on Earth should we nominate a presidential candidate who voted for war with Iraq? [View all]Samantha
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I hate to open up this can of worms at this moment, because ... well, because. However, I was among those who were outraged that people who are supposed to be more politically knowledgeable and sophisticated than we had the audacity to think they could sign on to give Bush* the authority to go to war and justify that decision in words that made no sense.
Several pledges were taken that politically speaking those thinking of running for POTUS in the future signing on to the agreement would be executing a fatal maneuver for which they would be perceived politically dead in the water. Many of us read this move as simply a self-serving move to prove they would not be weak in the area of national security. And that is exactly why some of these Dems remain unforgiven for those votes and always will be.
But a lot of people who had followed George W. Bush* intently for years could not get past the question if I, a mere nobody knows he is lying, why is it that you, an elected public servant supposedly knowledgeable about these things, do not. And for some the answer was obviously "you do" but your priority is to protect your political future at all costs. And those costs were and remain today staggering beyond belief.
Sam