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2016 Postmortem

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

6. it's not even that she provided one of the 77 votes for it, it's not

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 02:26 PM

Apr 2016

even that she lead the 29 Dem yeas, but that by repeating all of Bush's justifications, down to 9/11, she legitimated his entire discourse and made Iraq a national project--something that had been agreed-upon; when something's bipartisan that means something more than just both parties approving of it

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Somebody just tried to tell me that Hillary had nothing to do with Bush's Iraq war, yet ... [View all] Scuba Apr 2016 OP

What could she do, she was only a Senator. CanadaexPat Apr 2016 #1

Not vote for the war for starters NWCorona Apr 2016 #3

She could have made an impassioned speech against the war and lobbied her colleagues to .... Scuba Apr 2016 #4

"My sister in law" NWCorona Apr 2016 #2

Socks ate her homework Politicalboi Apr 2016 #5

it's not even that she provided one of the 77 votes for it, it's not MisterP Apr 2016 #6

What's wrong leftynyc Apr 2016 #7

we must be hanging out at different 'left leaning' sites Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2016 #8

This is just one I spend a lot of time on leftynyc Apr 2016 #9

no matter who wins, party loyalty oath has been very strong with the moderate wing Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2016 #10

Post removed Post removed Apr 2016 #12

no matter. his donors already outnumber hers Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2016 #14

Good luck with that leftynyc Apr 2016 #17

i can't refute that, since your journal is empty Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2016 #18

People are disgusted with me on left-leaning sites all over the internet? Cool! Scuba Apr 2016 #11

You aren't a blip on anyone's radar leftynyc Apr 2016 #13

i know! the one link posted was very dissapointing Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2016 #15

She Voted FOR it - Bernie Voted Against it Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #16