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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But why does he think that the only option is to
cave? This reminds me of Trotsky's comment regarding terrorists having no
faith in the masses, it appears that apologizers haven't any as well.
Doesn't he feel that he can assert the importance of trying to "think clearly,
and not blame always blame those who disagree with us," and how his opponents
are "taking the value of loyalty and turning into a blank check on America's
future," blah blah blah?? Or is it that potentially critical Dems
feel so outgunned in the media that they don't think they can get their point
across, they'll just get O'Reillyed? My first reaction is to rail at
their gutlessness, but is it based on a thoroughly pessimistic analysis of
who controls political dialogue/symbolization processes? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Randy</FONT></DIV>
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not sure what you expect- Daschle is from one of the more
conservative<BR>states and still denounced Bush's failures and has only
apologized for the<BR>timing of his remarks. Daschle hasn't even been a
particularly strong<BR>antiwar person-- he voted for the resolution last
fall-- so what's the<BR>point?<BR><BR>We do this game all the time-- ignore
the two-thirds of House Dems who<BR>voted against authorization for war,
ignore Gore's denunciation of the war<BR>leadup, downplay critical remarks
on the war even from Dems who voted for<BR>the fall resolution-- then claim,
see there is no difference.<BR><BR>-- Nathan<BR><BR>----- Original Message
-----<BR>From: "Doug Henwood" <<A
href="mailto:dhenwood@panix.com">dhenwood@panix.com</A>><BR><BR><BR>[So
Nathan, can you tell us how this is anything but revolting?]<BR><BR>Daschle
Says His Iraq Criticism of Bush Ill-Timed<BR>Fri Mar 28, 6:52 PM
ET<BR><BR>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Tom
Daschle<BR>labels as ill-timed his charge that President Bush (news - web
sites)<BR>"failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now forced to
war."<BR><BR>Daschle said in Washington on March 17: "I'm saddened, saddened
that<BR>this president failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now
forced<BR>to war." He voiced his criticism just hours before the president
gave<BR>Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) an ultimatum to leave Iraq (news
-<BR>web sites) in 48 hours or face a U.S.-led invasion.<BR><BR>"I don't
think the timing of those comments were necessarily the<BR>best," Daschle
was quoted as telling reporters from his home state of<BR>South Dakota on
Thursday. "I had no idea when I said them what the<BR>timing of the military
operation would be." A Daschle aide on Friday<BR>confirmed the senator's
remarks.<BR><BR>In response to a wave of Republican criticism, Daschle said
the next<BR>day he stood by his remarks. A Daschle aide said on Friday
the<BR>senator still stands by them.<BR><BR>In speaking with South Dakota
reporters on Thursday, Daschle saluted<BR>Bush's execution of the war as
well as the U.S. troops fighting
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