Blogcritics: Comments on Dean's Draft Status A Little Sketchy

Comment by Hal Pawluk

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:26:13 EST

But besides those and his abandoning Afghanistan, increasing the threat of terrorism worldwide, and shooting holes in domestic constitutional rights and freedoms, what's your problem? Geez, JR.

Comment by JR

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 12:48:56 EST

Don't forget rolling back environmental protections, easing media ownership rules, chipping away at the separation of church and state, and stacking the courts with conservative judges in preparation for outlawing abortion. Bush "getting things done" is not necessarily a good thing.

Comment by Hal Pawluk

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 12:23:52 EST

"I'm voting Republican because Bush is getting things done" Yeah, as Richard Perle said the day after the Bush "Mission Accomplished" visit to the carrier (source: US State Department site):

2 May 2003 "Relax, Celebrate Victory," By Richard Perle

From start to finish, President Bush has led the United States and its coalition partners to the most important military victory since World War II.

This was a war worth fighting. It ended without the Arab world rising up against us, as the war's critics feared, without the quagmire they predicted, without the heavy losses in house-to-house fighting they warned us to expect.

Comment by Rob

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 11:31:58 EST

I post it here in an effort to say that this revelation by Dean is kind of pointless. Some Republicans are going to pick up on it and take of running, and that isn't right. I'm not voting Republican based on Bush's military service, I'm voting Republican because Bush is getting things done, despite obstruction from Democrats.

Comment by Hal Pawluk

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 10:39:53 EST

"So this revelation is kind of pointless." Which begs the question: why propagate it by posting here? Perhaps the answer is in your next sentence: "Since I was voting Republican anyway..."?

Comment by sallie

Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:27:29 EST

This could be a potential weakness in the primaries against Kerry and Clarke. Clinton wasn't running actually during a war when voters are more aware of a soldier's sacrifice. If Dean manages to get the nomination though the Bush campaign wouldn't want to make an issue of it because it would be the pot calling the kettle black. I doubt they would want to bring this topic up at any time.