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Saturday, July 12, 2003
A little liberal bashing... Hey, I'm equally scathing in my criticism of liberals when I see insanity. (It just happens MUCH less often.) Two things struck me yesterday... Paul Begala CNN's crossfire host Paul Begala was ranting about how Ralph Nader should come crawling to the Democratic Party and beg forgiveness for making the election close enough in Florida for Bush to steal it. Paul, I normally love your tirades and your energy... but you can hardly fault someone who thought they would bring something unique to the presidential race and then ran a decent enough campaign to actually get a percentage (however small) of votes. That's the American way... anyone can run for whatever elected office they want. And we really shouldn't be bitter about it. And just because Nader ran and siphoned some liberal votes doesn't excuse the shenanigans and the manipulations that the Bush-Cheney team pulled in Florida. They were, and remain... scum. [Recently, Ralph has gone on record saying his decision to run again in '04 may depend on who the Democrats nominate. There's a chance he won't run if the Dems nominate either Kucinich or Howard Dean. Stay tuned.] Howard Dean I understand the need to question the White House and the administration in power... I even appreciate that Howard Dean wants to create a grassroots effort to root out the folks who helped the President mislead the American public in an attempt to justify war. But... what I don't appreciate is sending around an email saying that people should sign on to a petition asking White House staff to resign. Who, exactly, should resign? The best answer Howard Dean has to offer (believe me, I looked very carefully) is, 'They know who they are.' They know who they are!? What the hell does that mean? I think you're on the right track, Mr. Dean... but I think your petition is a little premature. I'm behind your demand for accountability, but get back to me when you've got some names. | private feedback | |
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