Way to go, Congressman Davis, that is a new level of nerve. I was afraid the St Pete Times was trying to be divisive, though they are usually among the better papers here. SO, I called talked to his campaign office. He is running for governor.
I said the event was in another city, and I was curious how someone could not agree with Howard Dean on
"most" things. I said that bothered me because I agreed with him on "most" things.
I found out that Davis is very busy, which I knew. I also was reminded that he did not vote for CAFTA, which I knew but I did not ask about. I was told he was winning over people, which I did not ask about. I also reminded the aide of our half-hour discussion on the bankruptcy bill, which Davis applauded and voted for.
Way to go. The chair of the New Dems coalition, part of the DLC, does not agree with Howard Dean on
most things. I can't find out what he said in detail, though. It's a strange article. I wonder if that is what they all are saying now, the DLC folks. That they don't agree with Howard Dean very much.
That bothers me, because I do agree with him most of the time. So where do we go from here? At least the audience was polite.
Davis dares tweak Dean among fansAfter taking a friendly jab at Howard Dean, his audience's inspiration, U.S. Rep. Jim Davis fielded some pointed questions Wednesday night on everything from gay marriage to the Patriot Act.
Davis, a Democrat from Tampa, was campaigning for governor at Latam restaurant at the Centro Asturiano as a guest of Democracy for America, an offshoot of the political organization founded by Howard Dean.
Davis joked that he didn't agree with most of what Dean says, but the audience gave him a pass and clapped at many of the points he made during his speech."END SNIP
I hope someone who was there can let me know how friendly and how joking it was.