Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 84 Editor's Choice: 7
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Boston Globe isn't ignoring Edwards
[Read the article: The role of political reporters]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Today's Globe actually looked at Edwards history in the Senate and discovered that his new-found angst against corporate interests represents a recent conversion on his part. Not only does Edwards now regret his vote for the Iraq war resolution, he also regrets other votes:
"In 2000, he voted for permanent, normalized trade relations with China, which gave American businesses access to China's huge market, but which labor and other opponents said would hurt domestic manufacturing. Edwards has called the vote a blunder. He also voted, in 2002, for a bill giving President Bush broad authority to negotiate trade agreements. Edwards says he regrets that vote, too.
Edwards has disavowed other major votes as well. In 2001, he joined 81 other senators in voting for bankruptcy legislation making it more difficult for consumers to clear debt. Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, who dropped out of the presidential race last week after a poor showing in Iowa, has attacked Edwards for his vote, saying it belied his stated commitment to fighting for the middle class.
Last month, Edwards told reporters that he was wrong to vote for the bill, but that it was an exception."
So, might Edwards just be saying the things he thinks the Democrats want to hear? Perhaps, he is not trustworthy? Oh, sorry, that's Hillary's meme this year.
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The comeback chick??
[Read the article: The comeback chick]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Even after her big win, the Salon writers still cannot give the woman a break. "Chick?" How derogatory. And here's another thing - she didn't cry. Crying requires tears. There were no tears. Why continue to perpetuate this lie?
As for the bad polling - and I have written this here before - folks in NH simply stopped answering their phones, so the same people were getting polled again and again and they were obviously skewed in favor of Obama.
So, the race continues - much to the dismay of the Media and pundits - and let's hope it makes whoever ultimately wins a better candidate against John McCain.
But, honestly, nothing could be more satisfying than seeing Chris Matthews last night absolutely devastated at Hillary's win. Tom Brokaw and Olbermann were also rather subdued, although they tried hard to be objective.
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This is why Democrats lose . . .
[Read the article: She said, he said]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Bill Clinton ("Slick Willie" according to one of Tim Grieves' starred postings - guess it's not just Obama who's internalized Republicans' smears) was far better than the Republicans who came before him and after him. By any measure, folks. The economy. Wages. Taxes. Foreign policy. The environment. Women's health. Race relations. Supreme Court nominees. Food and safety regulations. World opinion. Was he perfect? No. Did he make mistakes? Yes. But there it is folks. A record that Clinton can be proud of and - in fact - a record that has earned him the respect of the vast majority of the American people to this day.
Personally, after 12 years of Republicans, I remember thinking how nice it was to have a government that was on my side.
What is wrong with Democrats? Why the hell is Obama criticizing Clinton? Bill probably could have been a great president, but he was thwarted (and this includes Hillary's health care plan) every step of the way. By who? By the fricken Republicans and their media enablers!! The same Republicans that Obama now wants to make nice with. Obama seems to be implying that it's all the Democrats' fault. WTF? This is not change - it's stupid - and incredibly destructive to Democratic chances in November.
Can someone please tell me why Obama has morphed into this weird quasi-conservative preacher? One minute he's justifying Reaganism as a reaction against the "excesses" of the 60s and 70s (like the civil rights movement or the women's movement?), and the next minute he's a "committed Christian" called to "serve." I don't want a fricken preacher for my president. I don't need to get motivated or enlightened - or inspired. I'm already there along with most people in this country. I want someone who's gonna get down and dirty and solve the difficult problems that face us.
It's interesting that - so far - lower income people are not flocking to Obama. Maybe it's because they remember the Clinton years more fondly than others. Or maybe they remember that Bill Clinton was once one of them.
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Mass Health Law
[Read the article: Obama and race in California]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Although not perfect (primarily due to the low fine on businesses that do not insure their workers), the law does provide access to "reasonably" priced health care plans for individuals and families - and also subsidizes the cost for low-income folks. It has resulted in more than 300,000 people becoming newly insured. Hard to argue with that.
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