I deleted my message.

[madfloridian]

I thought most of us knew our Democrats were saying those things...that they would still vote for the war even now. So many are.

Too much anger, let it go...let them go on to Iran.

[Vincardog]

1. Diebold and ES&S chose him not me

I will never submit to the tyranny of the Shrub no True Patriot will either VIVA

[Selteri]

2. There is something wrong

with ANYONE who thinks they are above the law which is what he just said. Welcome to a dictatorship.

[madfloridian]

3. Not the point of the post.

He did not need to be re-elected for the war to continue.

[Vincardog]

4. So because the petty dick tator starter an illegal unjust war of

aggression to benefit his corporate backers and got us so far in that he does not believe Sen. Kerry could have gotten us out. That justifies his crony capitalism and cronyism? That means that there can be no discussion of the absolute shambles his whole administration has been? Is that what he is saying?
I say no. Hold him accountable in the Hague.

[cestpaspossible]

5. 'Our Democrats are pretty much chiming in to say he is right.'

?? I missed it. Who said that, when and where?

[Mist]

6. Avoid craziness--don't try to "make sense" of anything * says

He's the world's most infamous and dangerous dry drunk (who may not be all that dry). Believe me, I know the type. Grandiose and out of control. When it happens with an individual in one's life, one learns to keep away from that individual. When it's the prez., we're fucked.

[Cocoa]

7. Kennedy said what Bush said was "ridiculous"

you realize, what you are doing is basically smearing the dems?

What they actually say doesn't really matter to you, just the attitude that you already held.

[Q]

8. You have Democratic LEADERS saying the Iraq invasion was a good idea...

...and others praising Bush for his great leadership in the 'war on terror'. There are others still that say they could fight a 'better' war in Iraq.

This isn't a smear. It's the truth. With few exceptions...Democrats support Bush's aggressive war. They have from the very beginning.

Kennedy is one of the FEW Democrats that have fought Bush on this issue. But he is also one of the few remaining liberals in the Dem party leadership. The New Democrats don't seem to care what he has to say.

[Cocoa]

9. this is a DISCUSSION board

when people are so wrapped up in their own agenda that they think it's ok to distort reality in order to push it, it stops being discussion and starts being propaganda.

This poster did not give an example of a single dem that expressed approval for what Bush said. It's a fucking smear.

[Q]

10. Where is the distortion? Whether you like it or not...

...the Democratic party supports Bush's invasion and occupation of Iraq. Even Kerry supported it...with his vote and in saying that he would simply change the approach.

Bush said his 'win' in November gives credibility and a sense of approval for his war in Iraq. Given that the Dem party has supported it from the beginning...it's not very difficult to extrapolate that they agree with what he said.

But the issue isn't really about Bush said...it's about his ability to continue the 'war' because he now has approval from at least half of the country AND the Democratic party.

[leesa]

14. I agree with you wholeheartedly. Our government WANTS this war.

They need to steal the oil but don't want it to sound bad.

[Selteri]

11. I think the term is Troll

Using and twisting words to create a meaning that didn't exist. It's like using the fact that a lot of Senators voted for the war under a different precept than we were brought to war has been used to claim that they justified it.

[leesa]

15. But they have yet to state it is wrong.

[madfloridian]

12. Not approval of what Bush said....approval of the war.

I guess I did not think I had to give examples as so many voted for it and on TV still say they would. Maybe we don't hear things the same.

[Cocoa]

13. "our democrats are pretty much chiming in to say he's right":

"chiming" implies multiple voices, in harmony. Your linked story does not provide ONE such voice, nor do you.

[leesa]

16. You must be deaf.

[cestpaspossible]

17. Dean says Bush is on the right course. Is that who

you're talking about?

The Bush administration is strongly encouraging elections in Iraq to take place on January 30th, and I believe that is the right course to take. The only chance America has to get out of Iraq, without long term damage to our national security, is to let Iraqis take over their country's government as soon as possible.
Keep the Election on Track

It's crazy to attack Dean over this. Just agreeing with a particular course Bush is taking and hoping for the best possible outcome for the United States is not the same thing as saying "Bush was or is right".

[Kolesar]

19. your url has two http

try this
http://www.democracyforamerica.com/features/2005/01/10/keep_the_election_on_track.php

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

18. Tsk, tsk, how dare you point out the obvious.

Our Democratic "leadership" is so busy puckering up for Bush's butt that they've completely forgotten that they're supposed to be an opposition party.