Rep. Dennis Kucinich: " Democrats were to quick to compromise "

Kucinich: Why couldn’t she have said: “This war must end”? Congress has the power to cut off funds. Congress has the power to limit the funds. Congress could have taken a new direction. Let’s face it, Democrats are expected to do that. ... We need to go in a new direction. And that direction is out. And the fact that we gave the president money today to keep the war going through the end of his term constitutes a sellout of the interests of the American people. And a continuation of the war for another year at least, possibly two, and this is just wrong. Just totally wrong.

   That was Rep. Dennis Kucinich in response to a statement from James Harris ( Truthdig ) who had said that Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats couldn't have gone in with a more tougher stance on Iraq and who is one that thinks Pelosi did a good job in getting this Iraq troop withdrawal bill passed.

   In the telephone interview between Harris and Dennis Kucinich ( D- OH ), Kucinich has a few valid points in being a little ill with the way that the House has passed a bill that still gives Bush money for a war that could last into 2008 and beyond. Kucinich's entire argument is that the American voters told the Congress and the Senate to get the troops out of Iraq now, not in stages or in the future. Mr. Kucinich is right.

   The transcript of the phone interview is located right HERE

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John Edwards On The Move As He Gains Support

   It looks like John Edwards is getting quite a bit more support since he and his wife ( Elizabeth ) made the announcement last week that Mrs. Edwards' cancer had come back.

    Contributions to the Edwards campaign ( via Internet )  have jumped up by 50 percent since last week and voters support Mr. Edwards decision to continue his campaign by 2 to 1 according to a CBS poll that was released on Wednesday.   Source

In an interview with People magazine posted online Wednesday, Elizabeth Edwards said the cancer does not appear to have spread beyond her bone to any organs. Her doctor estimates she has at least 10 years left to live, she said.

"I just need the medicine to catch up to me," Edwards told the magazine. "The medicine is going to catch up to this condition — it's just a question of when."

Ross Baker, a political science professor at Rutgers University, said Edwards' fundraising, in some ways, can be compared to a telethon.

"It's a very touching story, and the same kind of motivation that causes people to reach for their checkbooks," Baker said.

The Edwards campaign is pushing hard to raise as much as possible before the end of the fundraising period. Campaign manager David Bonior sent a message to supporters Wednesday urging voters to donate, saying, "this first test couldn't be more important."

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  Many of you know that I have supported John Edwards from almost the beginning. I will continue to do so as Mr. Edwards is the only contender for the presidential nomination who has shown and does continue to show any real morals.

   Maybe you should take a closer look at this individual when you have the time, as he is well worth the time.

 

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