Here's a letter to the editor in today's Sioux City Journal.
SIOUX CITY -- Actions speak louder than words. That is the case everywhere other than Washington. In the Democratic presidential field, challenging the status quo has become campaign rhetoric. The idea of getting results has become "we'll make accomplishments in increments."
It is time to look past the phrasing and oratory and to look for proven experience. Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd is the only candidate who not only talks the talk but has the conviction to walk the walk.
Challenging the Bush administration has become the centerpiece of every Democratic campaign this election season, but who will take action? Dodd has been passionate about restoring the Constitution and the writ of Habeas Corpus, laws President Bush has simply neglected.
Recently, the Bush administration tried yet again to pull the wool over the eyes of the American public. Only one candidate had the audacity to stand up to the status quo immediately while the others waited to test the political waters.
Placing a procedural "hold" on the FISA legislation which would grant amnesty to those phone companies that complacently took part in the Bush administration's illegal wiretaps on American citizens, and threatening a filibuster, Sen. Dodd stood up for the Constitution.
Dodd has disrupted the status quo of Washington to do what was right and stand up for the rule of law. Instead of rallying against Washington on the campaign trail Dodd faced reality and is doing what he can to stop the Bush administration.
-- Ray McAvoy
