Comments on: The Lesser of Two Lessers http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/01/the-lesser-of-two-lessers/ Federal, Washington State and Clark County Politics Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:30:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: bushtool http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/01/the-lesser-of-two-lessers/#comment-43654 bushtool Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:40:08 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/01/the-lesser-of-two-lessers/#comment-43654 <blockquote>let’s take a look at Hillary’s so called “lack of experience”</blockquote> Let's take a look at who said anything about "lack of experience"? I'd rather take a look at the "baggage" she brings to the office and her war authorization vote.

let’s take a look at Hillary’s so called “lack of experience”

Let’s take a look at who said anything about “lack of experience”?

I’d rather take a look at the “baggage” she brings to the office and her war authorization vote.

]]> By: noelle15 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/01/the-lesser-of-two-lessers/#comment-43653 noelle15 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:29:54 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/01/the-lesser-of-two-lessers/#comment-43653 Yes, let’s take a look at Hillary’s so called “lack of experience”. As a Senator she continues to be an advocate for children and families and a national leader on homeland security and national security issues, 1. After 9/11, she worked diligently to secure funds to recover and rebuild. She fought to provide compensation to families of the victims, small businesses and front line workers at Ground Zero and improve homeland security. 2. 2. In her work on the Senate Armed Services Committee, she has been working to see that our military has the necessary resources. She has visited Iraq and Afghanistan to learn first hand the challenges are combat forces are facing. 3. Hillary passed legislation to track the health status of our troops so that conditions like Gulf War Syndrome would not be misdiagnosed. 4. She is an original sponsor of legislation to expand health benefits to members of the National Guard and Reserves. 5. She has introduced legislation to tie the Congressional salary increases to increase in the minimum wage. 6. She has supported a variety of middle-class tax cuts: marriage penalty tax, property tax relief, reduction of the Alternative Minimum Tax 7. She passed legislation to create jobs in struggling communities through the Renewal Communities program. 8. She has championed legislation to bring broadband internet access to rural America which helps support the economic growth of the community. 9. She continues to strengthen the Children’s Health Insurance Program which she developed to help low income and working families. 10. She has authored legislation that has been enacted to improve the quality and lower the cost of prescription drugs. 11. She has sponsored legislation in the global fight against HIV/AIDS 12. She has passed legislation that will bring more qualified teachers into the classroom 13. 13. She is one of the original sponsors of the Prevention First Act to increase access to family planning. 14. She introduced the Count Every Vote Act in 2005 I could go on, but suffice it to say, Hillary’s hard work has touched all of our lives. Thank you, Hillary Yes, let’s take a look at Hillary’s so called “lack of experience”. As a Senator she continues to be an advocate for children and families and a national leader on homeland security and national security issues,
1. After 9/11, she worked diligently to secure funds to recover and rebuild. She fought to provide compensation to families of the victims, small businesses and front line workers at Ground Zero and improve homeland security.
2. 2. In her work on the Senate Armed Services Committee, she has been working to see that our military has the necessary resources. She has visited Iraq and Afghanistan to learn first hand the challenges are combat forces are facing.
3. Hillary passed legislation to track the health status of our troops so that conditions like Gulf War Syndrome would not be misdiagnosed.
4. She is an original sponsor of legislation to expand health benefits to members of the National Guard and Reserves.
5. She has introduced legislation to tie the Congressional salary increases to increase in the minimum wage.
6. She has supported a variety of middle-class tax cuts: marriage penalty tax, property tax relief, reduction of the Alternative Minimum Tax
7. She passed legislation to create jobs in struggling communities through the Renewal Communities program.
8. She has championed legislation to bring broadband internet access to rural America which helps support the economic growth of the community.
9. She continues to strengthen the Children’s Health Insurance Program which she developed to help low income and working families.
10. She has authored legislation that has been enacted to improve the quality and lower the cost of prescription drugs.
11. She has sponsored legislation in the global fight against HIV/AIDS
12. She has passed legislation that will bring more qualified teachers into the classroom
13. 13. She is one of the original sponsors of the Prevention First Act to increase access to family planning.
14. She introduced the Count Every Vote Act in 2005

I could go on, but suffice it to say, Hillary’s hard work has touched all of our lives.
Thank you, Hillary

]]> By: slim http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/01/the-lesser-of-two-lessers/#comment-43596 slim Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:57:05 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/01/the-lesser-of-two-lessers/#comment-43596 Rich, Nice to hear from you. I've been trying to follow Edwards' lead in the "don't give up/keep fighting" vein, but man, it's hard. There's no point wishing he would have held out for Super Tuesday - with the media blackout of his campaign, I don't think he'd have gotten above 15%. Now we just have to make the best of a bad situation, and do our best to elect a supermajority in Congress to push Clobama to the left if s/he manages to win the big prize. Your pal in not-so-quiet desperation, slim Rich,

Nice to hear from you. I’ve been trying to follow Edwards’ lead in the “don’t give up/keep fighting” vein, but man, it’s hard. There’s no point wishing he would have held out for Super Tuesday - with the media blackout of his campaign, I don’t think he’d have gotten above 15%. Now we just have to make the best of a bad situation, and do our best to elect a supermajority in Congress to push Clobama to the left if s/he manages to win the big prize.

Your pal in not-so-quiet desperation,
slim

]]> By: bushtool http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/01/the-lesser-of-two-lessers/#comment-43594 bushtool Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:13:24 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/01/the-lesser-of-two-lessers/#comment-43594 Cynicism, somewhat like depression, can be a good thing if doesn't become too extreme. George Carlin reminds us that lurking behind every cynic is an idealist trying to get out. Cynicism helps ground me. It keeps hopelessness from taking over. It is what motivates me to seek the real truth, the absolute truth and nothing but the truth. btw, David Michael Green has an <a href="http://www.regressiveantidote.net/Articles/Clinton_Reflux_Syndrome.html/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">excellent article</a> on the "Anybody but Clinton" syndrome. My extreme desire to not elect Hillary Clinton has nothing to do with her sex. I love women and especially strong minded women. It is mostly about her husband, partly about not wanting a DLC and Washington insider for 4-8 more years (Obama is the lesser here) and partly about trying to choose a person who will be something more than more of the same (who knows what someone will do and be after they are elected, see Bush II, but you can again shoot for the "lesser"). Cynicism, somewhat like depression, can be a good thing if doesn’t become too extreme.

George Carlin reminds us that lurking behind every cynic is an idealist trying to get out. Cynicism helps ground me. It keeps hopelessness from taking over. It is what motivates me to seek the real truth, the absolute truth and nothing but the truth.

btw, David Michael Green has an excellent article on the “Anybody but Clinton” syndrome.

My extreme desire to not elect Hillary Clinton has nothing to do with her sex. I love women and especially strong minded women. It is mostly about her husband, partly about not wanting a DLC and Washington insider for 4-8 more years (Obama is the lesser here) and partly about trying to choose a person who will be something more than more of the same (who knows what someone will do and be after they are elected, see Bush II, but you can again shoot for the “lesser”Wink.

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