We've received a few inquiries in the past week wondering when Chris Dodd is going to invite the email list out for a meal.
Hillary's done it. Barack's done it. John Edwards taught his email list how to make a pecan pie. The press following the internet in the 2008 election really wants to know -- what are we gonna do to feed you?
The short answer is, Chris Dodd would prefer to lead with you -- not eat with you.
We've led on habeas corpus, gaining eight votes since the measure was offered as an amendment to the Military Commissions Act.
That was us, working together.
Chris Dodd was the only Democratic Presidential candidate to vote against the Levin-Reed compromise bill that would have done nothing to end the war -- a bad bill that actually lost votes since its last roll-call.
That, again, was us ... "stopping a bad bill."
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The bottom line is this: while other candidates recite parables of personal growth about past political failure, Chris Dodd is leading.
He showed results by getting one of the most important pieces health care legislation since Medicare passed: his Family and Medical Leave Act.
He has the best health care plan in the race to make sure all Americans have health care.
And he is leading the way to expand benefits of his Family and Medical Leave Act to include caregivers for wounded warriors returning from Iraq and their families.
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A little less Paris, a little more Baghdad.
A little less hair cuts, a little more troop cuts.
So no, we aren't inviting you over to "do lunch," but we would like you to help Chris Dodd restore the Constitution on his first day in office.
Thanks for all you do,
Tim Tagaris
Chris Dodd for President
Comments
With all due respect, these are times that call for presidential candidates to get down off their soapboxes and do something other than make objections.
Thus far, the only presidential candidate to propose an actual solution to the Iraq war is Senator Biden.
If you truly believe that Americans don't care what happens after we leave Iraq, you're misreading their intent. They want their leaders to act like leaders and do whatever it takes to change course in Iraq. This means no more rhetorical "cop-outs." Pull up your britches and take a stand for something bigger than your ambitions: the good of the country.
A true leader does not conduct himself in a manner designed to distinguish himself from the rest, for, this is the essence of partisanship. And the country is sick of partisanship.
In the near term, Senator Dodd faces two paths, and his ability to make the right choice will determine the future viability of his campaign.
The military question is a losing proposition. No amount of forces, no sudden withdrawal, can bring about the political change that is needed in Iraq. These people have been resisting external forces for 5 thousand years!
The choices now are: either fully support the Biden-Brownback-Boxer amendment or propose another political solution for Iraq that is better and can win enough votes to thwart a presidential veto.
Anything short of that is a de facto concession to accept the present policy as it stands.