Thank you Senator Chris Dodd!!!

[Zodiak]

You have shown the same courage today that Kucinich showed by introducing Articles of Impeachment against Cheney...the same courage that Kerry showed when he tried to filibuster Alito.

And you admitted your failures while you did it...you admitted that you were silently complicit and will take it no more. Thank you...that took courage.

Courage, it's what people will vote for.

(by the way, I was in a moment of despair thinking about this FISA issue and the FCC issue, and BAM! BAM!, in fifteen minutes the good Democrats came out fighting. Thank all 25 or so, but especially Dodd!)

[AX10]

1. K/R

For Christ DODD! :toast:

[ralps]

2. Thank You Senator Chris Dodd!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[Triana]

3. EXCELLENT! I have been watching this on and off all day...

..THANK YOU to Chris Dodd! :applause:

:woohoo:

[FogerRox]

20. Thom Hartman mentioned it a bunch of times, today.

[rhett o rick]

36. Thom Hartmann is one of the best. nm

[cascadiance]

4. If he doesn't win the nomination, put him in as Homeland Security Chief!

We need someone that knows and respects our laws governing our security and peoples' civil rights!

[Zodiak]

15. Only one problem...

How many besides him will remain in the Senate to show the same courage when necessary?

It's a question I asked myself today, anyways. Still have no answer...just the question.

[JerseygirlCT]

16. Yeah. We've got a Repub. governor. No thanks, please let us keep him

He's the only one we've got!

[drbtg1]

30. However, do CT Dems get any credit for sending Dodd to the Senate...

... while senators from New York, Illinois, and Delaware couldn't bother leaving Iowa for something this important? Of course not, only ALL the blame for Joementum.

[SusanaMontana41]

18. A few did

Not nearly enough, though. Dems are still on the defensive, and that's a puzzle. And a huge disappointment.

[tridim]

5. There's still some life left in the Democratic party!

Anyone still believe the Democrats are the same as the Repukes?

Thank you Sen. Dodd.

[cbmanchester]

6. I am beginning to think so

[bbgrunt]

7. If you want to see leadership--look to Dodd! Thank you Chris.

[suziedemocrat]

25. Yes! Dodd for President!!!!

[bonito]

8. K&R!!!

:yourock:

[senseandsensibility]

9. Thank you, Sen. Dodd!

I am so proud of him and his actions. Now we just need to get the teevee news to cover it.:-( What an embarrassment they are.

[Zodiak]

14. I bet Olberman won't let us down.

And people are watching him. At least Democrats are.

[Pastiche423]

10. Kudos, Senator Dodd!

You did what you promised us you would. We are very proud of you!

[FogerRox]

21. I wonder if this will bump up Dodds donations

If by standing up for us, Dodd gets a bump in the presidential polls, that would set such a good example.

[Pastiche423]

22. I know for a fact

he got, at least, a small bump.

[slipslidingaway]

11. K&R with a sad exception..."Courage, it's what people will vote for"

Thanks for including Kucinich in your post, as to the courage comment if that's what people wanted then Dennis would have more support.

Sadly it appears more people will vote for compromise than courage :(

[Zodiak]

13. I am not so sure about that

What I have heard from most people is that they simply do not know the character of any given politician if you ask them. They just know "Democrat"...and that is it. They do not know which are the compromisers and which are not. It's all personality as determined by the mass media.

I had to study the entire Senate's vote for two years before I learned the way the wind was blowing.

The problem is that courage like Dennis' get's squashed under the gatekeeping mass media. Dodd's most likely will, as well, but I sure have noticed and will tell as many as I can. But I still believe people vote for courage...it is just that they are not allowed to see it when it happens.

[slipslidingaway]

17. Yes, if people know and are not swayed by the media

defined "First Family" they will vote for those who showed courage. As you pointed out, the media does play such a large part in selecting our candidates, as do those who continue to keep alive the idea of having to vote with their party.

Also there is "acceptable courage" and "unacceptable courage"...Dennis crosses the line when he wants to actually introduce a single-payer system instead of just say he will fight the insurance companies.

:shrug:

From what I saw Dodd was wonderful today :)

[upi402]

12. K/R keep this baby up top!!!! n/t

[VenusRising]

19. Thank you, Seantor Dodd!

:patriot:

:kick: & a Rec.

:loveya:

[TacticalPeek]

23. K&R

:kick:

[ClayZ]

24. Yes! Thank you Senator Chris Dodd!!! K and R

[OzarkDem]

26. Thanks!

[femrap]

27. k and r

Thank you, Senator Dodd! Sorry that you have to fight your own party...but it was worth it. We need many more like you.

[Bongo Prophet]

28. The man is a mensch, that is for sure!

I saw some clips. He was on fire.
We need more of that.
The public needs to see Dems doing EXACTLY that.

[leveymg]

29. Make Chris Dodd Majority Leader on Monday. Fire Harry Reid today!

[Ganja Ninja]

31. I'll second that. n/t

[catrose]

47. And a 3rd

We need a statesman (aka Dodd), not a politician. Thank you, Senator Dodd! You give me a slender sliver of hope for the country.

[redqueen]

Thank God for Dodd.

:kick:

[TheDoorbellRang]

32. You're a good man, Senator Dodd.

Thank you! K&R

[Seabiscuit]

33. Dodd rocks! K&R!

[Le Taz Hot]

34. Yes, thank you!

I have to admit I hadn't even given Dodd a second look in the primaries -- he's now WAY on my radar. Thank you, Senator Dodd!

[Hidden Stillness]

35. I Have Been Really Impressed With Chris Dodd for a While Now

This is why I support Dodd, and would feel just fine if Dodd actually won the Presidency, which I don't really expect, though. Every now and then, Dodd really blasts Bush, and craven Democrats, and has more and more lately been thinking about the creeping facism and withering of the rule of law, and all the thousand little steps of "oh, well, this one little thing won't be a problem," and "oh, well, that one little violation won't really be a problem"--possibly hearing the anger and fear of people on the campaign trail. Also, recently, Dodd referred to trying, vainly, to get the oppressive credit-card-industry-written Bankruptcy Bill defeated, and how all the three top Senators/former Senators, supported it; that was impressive to me. Standing up publicly against the embarrassing, cowardly Harry Reid, though, and gaining a real victory here by postponing it until January--where you hope they will pass the Judiciary Committee version of the bill, with no immunity--was very impressive, and sadly almost unheard of nowadays.

Dodd was also really great on a Charlie Rose show a while ago; very intelligent and deep, and mercifully free of the unfortunate "back-slapping" style that comes up on the campaign trail. Dodd is a real scholar of the institution of the Senate, the law, the system of checks-and-balances, of history, and public service as a noble calling and lifeblood of a society. If you've ever heard some of these other kinds of comments, or the bravery of fighting, as with the filibuster yesterday, very well-organized and done, then you know why some of us here are impressed with Chris Dodd, who, "oddly," has gotten no media attention.

[NastyRiffraff]

37. Dodd for Majority Leader!

That is, if he doesn't win the pres. nomination. As I said in another thread, I'm voting for Edwards, but I'd be very proud to vote for Dodd in the general if he wins the nomination.

[JDPriestly]

38. Good Job, Senator Dodd. Thank you for standing up for us.

[balantz]

39. Thank you Senator Dodd & friends!

I felt great pride watching you stand up for our Nation!

[RiverStone]

40. K&R - Edwards/Dodd for your consideration to nominate!....n/t

[democrank]

41. Thank you, Senator Dodd.

Keep it up.

[diane in sf]

42. I just called his Washington office and thanked him (not personally, alas).

[pjt7]

43. It was a great move

Let's hope some Democratic Congresman copy his playbook.

[progressivebydesign]

44. I really like Dodd! n/t

[rosesaylavee]

45. Thank you Senator Dodd!

:patriot:

[The Wizard]

46. Mr. Dodd goes to Washington (nt)

[MasonJar]

48. I tried to call him, but his box was full so I will try again tonight. I did get

through to a Reid aide and gave the Majority Leader the sharp end of the blade. He should have never let the Intelligence Committee bill on the floor.

[stlsaxman]

49. Thanks, Sen. Dodd + 25!!

and ME 'cause i wrote to them!

:bounce:

[Maat]

50. Thank you, Chris Dodd (n/t)!