Letters to the Editor
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Sorry, no points for any of the Dems
Senators Obama, Clinton and Dodd may believe they have scored points with their meaningless gesture of voting against funding the war. Sadly they were quite aware that the gesture was meaningless and I believe Obama and Clinton did not even announce their decision until it was clear it had no meaning.
Where was Obama's audacity to do the right thing here? They had the power, its called filibuster. It would have been a wonderful gesture if the three of them joined in a filibuster and made a strong statement on why Bush must be stopped. They could have shared the credit and showed doing the right thing was more important then jockeying a slight advantage over their opponent. Or, if only one of them had the courage, more power to him/her. Take the glory (or risk) by yourself. Unfortunately, what we got were empty gestures. No doubt I will vote for whoever the Dems nominate, but I sure would like to see some significant actions from the candidates. After all, isn't that what leadership is?