mountebank
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:03 PM
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52. His lonely "no" vote on the Patriot Act could be crucial. |
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The Patriot Act is a topic that splits civil libertarian right-wingers from the authoritarian crowd. Most of the public is against it - hence, the "whirlwind" tour to whip up support for it that fell flat. It was a courageous vote and could pay dividends.
AND he was consistent on the Iraq War. Most of the public agrees with his stance: it wasn't worth it. And he didn't vote against the $87 billion before he voted for it. Sorry to resurrect that one - but it wasn't Kerry's principles that doomed him on that issue, it was his bumbling, political-ese that turned voters off. Justifiably, IMO.
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