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sagardMy biggest problem with the current administration is that they are spending so wrecklessly you'd think they were liberals. The war should have never moved to Iraq, despite what the blind faithful will say it was obvious to millions in this country and to the rest of the world. The protests existed and were well attended, but very few senators had the courage to vote against it despite obvious support from millions:
* Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii)
* Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico)
* Barbara Boxer (D-California)
* Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia)
* Lincoln Chaffee (R-Rhode Island)
* Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota)
* Jon Corzine (D-New Jersey)
* Mark Dayton (D-Minnesota)
* Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)
* Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin)
* Bob Graham (D-Florida)
* Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii)
* Jim Jeffords (I-Vermont)
* Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts)
* Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont)
* Carl Levin (D-Michigan)
* Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland)
* Patty Murray (D-Washington)
* Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island)
* Paul Sarbanes (D-Maryland)
* Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan)
* The late Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota)
* Ron Wyden (D-Oregon)
I think we need Hilary to win this election for two reasons. First she and Bill will repair our image in Europe and potentially get our allies to actually be allies. Secondly it will force our republicans to refocus what they stand for. Hopefully then after four years an actual conservative will emerge and defeat Hilary preventing any of her "ideas" from effecting us long term.
We are in a tough spot right now. The dems are just as responsible for this mess as "W", they simply had to present someone competent enough to defeat an obviously weak republican. Sadly they couldn't.