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In reply to the discussion: I remember how sick and hurt, bitter and ashamed I felt in 2003 watching the invasion gather [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Democratic Party, became VP, Secs of State and of Defense and Presidential candidates while the No voters were universally not appointed to higher office by the Obama administration. If voting yes was spectacularly and definitively wrong Biden should not be the VP, Kerry should not be Sec of State nor our 04 Nominee which he was, along with Edwards another yes voter.
If an error is damning to one who makes it, but others who make the same error are promoted and lauded, something is very wrong. The ethics seem situational, elastic, adaptable for any agenda.
I think it was a terrible vote, but the rest of this Party has already put 3 different people who voted for it up for President or VP and 2 who voted for it have been Sec of State and Obama even appointed Republicans who voted for it to be Sec of Defense. DU was full of people claiming Hagel was 'against the war' but he voted for it. Republican, rewarded for the same error.
That bridge got crossed many times, with each approval, reelection and appointment to high office of officials who voted for IWR. When Obama promotes Republican Yes voters, that bridge was blown the fuck up.
So the pretense that Hillary stands somehow alone as a Yes voter is a false one. Biden is a yes voter, already approved for the highest office.
The double standard thing really bothers me. This Party already shoved Kerry and Edwards at me post IWR. Already shoved Biden at me, already rewarded Republican Yes voters with great powers. I was one of a handful on DU that opposed Hagel as Sec of Defense, most here said he was a 'peacemaker' and blah, blah, blah. Voted for the IWR.