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RSS icon Comments on Darcy Burner on Petraeus. Kind of.

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Sad that a former journalist would puss out like that and not let you speak with a candidate seeking PUBLIC office.

What, now questions from the public?

Too bad.

Posted by Sam | September 26, 2007 2:36 PM
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This whole pathetic situation is a great example of why we have the worst government in the Western world. I mean we're seriously giving the Italians a run for their money. These pusillanimous morons are debating an ad for fuck's sake instead of the war which has killed countless innocent people and will cost us over a trillion dollars.

Next year, Democrats will be twisting in the wind as Republicans demand to know: Do you support the terrorists or are you against the troops?!

Posted by Original Andrew | September 26, 2007 2:53 PM
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This is one issue where I just don't care who voted which way. I'm bothered there was a vote on this crap at all. It was a stunt and it worked. GOP made lemonaide out of a lemon and instead of tossing it back in their face the Dems just drank it.

This game is already getting old. Can I just vote NOW and not have to listen to this crap for the next 13 months?

Posted by monkey | September 26, 2007 2:57 PM
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Stupid response. She should have had them say that she'll issue a condemnation as soon as the WA State republican party issues one condemning the disgraceful treatment John Kerry and Max Clelland received from their veteran hating, swift-boating party.

Posted by John | September 26, 2007 2:59 PM
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Posted by c | September 26, 2007 3:13 PM
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He said the left shouldn’t politicize military personnel like Gen. Petraeus.

What the fuck does that mean, that we can't criticize the military or one of its members? Bullshit. That's an argument you'll find under a military junta, not in an alleged democracy. Go piss up a rope, Kahn.

Posted by keshmeshi | September 26, 2007 3:15 PM
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wait, im wrong, this is a different roll call, sorry!

Posted by c | September 26, 2007 3:16 PM
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Darcy Burner played this same pro military support the troops stuff last election. She was anointed by Rahm Emanuel and the rest of the corporate dems partially because of the military family ties, that has left us with those weenies in DC.

Sandeep is your friend but he is pretty much just a tool.

Posted by whatever | September 26, 2007 4:55 PM
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@4 - word!

Posted by Will in Seattle | September 26, 2007 5:07 PM
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Posted by wf | September 26, 2007 6:42 PM
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What do you expect Darcy to do? It was a no win vote for Democrats. Vote yes and lose the base, vote no, and Reichert has a ready-made campaign ad capitalizing on all that faux-righteous indignation. Goppers are good at generating storms of faux righteous indignation. Democrats, not-so-good.

Sandeep is playing it as well as he can--stupid questions deserve stupid answers. It's a stupid game, and you shouldn't be playing it.

Posted by rod | September 27, 2007 6:41 AM
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@11,

Wrong. Congress voted on this. Burner's running for Congress.

If the indignation over the ad is b.s., than Burner should be willing to say she wouldn't have voted to condemn the ad.

Posted by Josh Feit | September 27, 2007 9:39 AM
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Josh, if you want to play the game entirely on the Gopper's turf, then go right ahead, patsy.

Posted by rod | September 27, 2007 10:30 AM
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I think the best vote on this was no vote at all, with the rationale that this is a waste of time when Americans are dying in Iraq. But that only works if the Congress is willing to follow up with real legislative action to end the war. They could start by only approving Iraq funding to withdraw the troops, and holding firm even after Bush vetoes. They could pass legislation that funds the military but explicitly bans funding for private contractors. That would cut the effective occupation in half and force Bush to choose between a military draft and a withdrawal. More likely, Bush would just veto it. OK, so then it's up to him to make the occupation work by shifting money from elsewhere in the budget.

But coming down on either side of a resolution condemning a group for exercising its First Amendment rights? That's a waste of time.

Posted by Cascadian | September 27, 2007 1:03 PM
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WA State republican party issues one condemning the disgraceful treatment John Kerry and Max Clelland received from their veteran hating, swift-boating party.

Ah, so you leftist admit that you see no difference between a General in a battlefield, and a politician trying to be elected to something.

Well if that's the case, why didn't you just say so? Why don't you publish that, say it loudly, and make sure the vast majority of Americans know this is what you believe?

Posted by cliff | September 27, 2007 9:10 PM
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Darcy burner is a sniveling twit. Why is she hiding behind her spokes-tool? This whole affair makes Darcy look even more amateurish. WHY is she the D candidate again? Oh right, money and connections.

Posted by gnasher | September 27, 2007 9:42 PM
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11: Reichert now has a ready-made campaign ad.

Posted by Michele | September 27, 2007 10:01 PM
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Fuckin.

Ey.

Cliff!

Posted by Mash | September 28, 2007 5:51 PM

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