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The video above* features David Crosby, Graham Nash and Jackson Browne performing at the National Cathedral last week, with Rep. John Hall standing in with them as well. Afterwards there was a prayer for peace. The priest should have added a prayer for our feckless political "leadership."
The performances last week were a cry into a void. The Iraq war needs to end, but we have few men and women of courage today in Congress willing to walk whatever plank they have to in order to make it happen. Then when one Democrat stands up and gets emotional about the mess we're in what do our political leaders do? They target Rep. Pete Stark. It's the MoveOn.org ad nonsense all over again, only with a political face. So naturally Speaker Pelosi felt the need to show her righteous indignation.
"While members of Congress are passionate about their views, what Congressman Stark said during the debate was inappropriate and distracted from the seriousness of the subject at hand - providing health care for America's children," Pelosi, D-San Francisco, said.
Ms. Pelosi evidently needs some schooling on how this is done, so I give you Rep. Barbara Lee.
"The Republicans are desperate to change the subject from the real issue at hand, which is an occupation that has cost us almost a half a trillion dollars, and there's no end in sight," she said. "That's the real issue here, and the Republicans, and the president, are desperate to avoid it."
This is the reason you have artist old timers from the Vietnam era stepping up and singing out. Democratic "leaders" just don't know how to get the job done and when new artists stand up, like the Dixie Chicks, they get their careers almost handed to them. But people can't push back against Springsteen, Crosby, Nash and Browne, because they're lengends, lions, not chicks.
This is serious, because Democrats are now handing Republicans our own. Pete Stark was enraged after the S-CHIP vote. He's enraged about the war. Democrats need to have his back and that includes the Speaker of the House. Shame on Nancy Pelosi for not being smarter on this one. As someone who has supported her unflinchingly, I am disgusted with her quick response to hand Republicans exactly what they want: a Democratic scapegoat that allows them to once again change the subject. Well done, Speaker.
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*See video here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x64245
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