Chris Dodd for President

Yesterday afternoon Senator Dodd announced that he will be voting "NO" on the Iraq supplemental bill. He urged his colleagues in the Senate to join him and do the same. Blogs around the internet responded approvingly for his bold leadership on this crucial issue. John Nichols of The Nation writes, "Dodd is again playing a critical role in this campaign – that of the senior senator who is saying "no" to the president and forcing the hand of senators who might otherwise give Bush what he wants. No matter how the voting goes on the supplemental spending bill, grassroots Democrats who oppose the war ought to appreciate that it is Dodd who is leading in the Senate, not Clinton or Obama." Chris Woods, writing on the Iowa community blog Bleeding Heartland, believes "Sen. Dodd is a strong voice to end this war...he deserves credit for bring[ing] that debate into the Senate." Bob Geiger thinks Chris Dodd "continues to display the guts and leadership he's been showing on the war throughout the new Congress." Nicole Belle of Crooks & Liars thinks "every Democrat needs to take a similar stand." CT's own Spazeboy writes, "Dodd puts himself at the front of the pack (whether he’s polling there or not), and I like it. Candidate Dodd is taking and inspiring action, and I hope he keeps it up!" Chris Bowers of MyDD says, "Chris Dodd keeps making sense. It will be interesting to see if there is a chorus of Democrats who start to join him on this." FireDogLake's Jane Hamsher says Dodd's position on the supplemental will that other 2008 candidates will be judged. Barbara O'Brien of Mahablog writes, "Sen. Chris Dodd certainly helped himself today by making it clear he didn’t like the new appropriation bill." Indiana blogger Joh Padgett notes with appreciation the Dodd campaign's use of Twitter, YouTube, and the Dodd Blog to broadcast the news on Senator Dodd's voting position. It's my understanding that the Senate vote on the Iraq supplemental will take place later today or early tomorrow at the latest. I'll keep you posted on further developments.