''Who's Left?''

"Bob Graham (D FL) would have voted against yet another "Emergency" Supplemental Appropriation, giving Bush another $81 bn to make vanish in Iraq. But after writing a damn fine economic stimulus plan and running a campaign honestly and intelligently, he withdrew when most of the smart money went to candidates who "supported the troops", and retired from the Senate, and his seat was taken by a mean-spirited man who will amount to little in public life.

John Edwards (D-NC) also would have voted against yet another "Emergency" Supplemental Appropriation, giving Bush another $81 bn to make vanish in Iraq. But after writing a damn fine economic policy centered "Two Americas" stump speach and running a campaign honestly and intelligently, with no negatives what so ever, he accepted the request to accept the nomination for vice-president, subordinate to a candidate who "supported the troops". He too retired from the Senate, and his seat was taken by man who campaigned with Jessie Helms, Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, and George W. Bush.

Barbara Boxer (D-CA), voted against S. 1689 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Act, 2004), as did Robert Byrd (D-WV), Dan Harkin (D-IA), Fritz Hollings (D-SC), John Jeffords (I-VT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Paul Sarbanes (D-MD).

However, not a single Democratic Senator voted against the "Emergency" Supplemental Appropriation of 2005. Not one. Danniel Inouye (D-HI) recorded "Not Voting".

DNC Chair Howard Dean is not Candidate Dean. What is left of what was a Congressional opposition to the Bush War is now unanimous in its support for the Bush War, and that isn't his fault. He'd have to resign as DNC Chair if he didn't say such gob stopping stupid things as "We're There and We Can't Get Out". So far the "net roots" thing seems to be disfunctional. Either the Democratic caucus in the Senate "is" the Party, and the "net roots" is just froth and a large, low value per transaction ATM, or the "net roots", contrary to appearences, really do "support the troops" and want them marooned in Iraq for as long as the regime can come up with rationals to keep them there, or there is a fatal disconnect. As of this week, the loyal opposition to a regime created by election fraud and defined by foreign policy fraud, consists of unqualified support for a foreign policy of fraud. I've no idea how the altruistic Deaniacs are going to weather this, I expect more than one is screaming.-from the post on Wampum.