Go Maria!
...in the general election. However:
Today, I voted for Hong Tran in the Democratic primary as candidate for U.S. Senate from Washington state. Why? To "send a message" to Maria Cantwell, of course! Ouch!
While Cantwell recovers from trembling in her boots, and prepares to carry her campaign into the general election after handily defeating all other Democratic primary opponents, I'm hoping that there will have been enough votes for Hong Tran to put Cantwell on notice. I hope Cantwell notices that her support for the Iraq War isn't simply given a pass, when a significant percentage of Democratic primary votes are diverted to the top anti-Iraq War Democratic candidate, Hong Tran.
...and you'll note that I said "top anti-Iraq-War" Democratic candidate. Contrary to attempts by traditional media and Republican strategists, I'd like to reiterate that just because a candidate opposes Bush's Iraq War policy, it does not mean that s/he is "weak on terrorism," opposes the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2002, or does not want our nation to be better protected against potential future terrorist attacks -- be they from domestic or foreign extremists.
Rather, we simply want a foreign policy that helps reduce the threat of terrorism, not increase it, as Bush's Iraq War policy has clearly done. --Which, I'll add, we knew would likely occur, for those of us who chose to seek out unpoliticized evidence and listen to top national security experts ignored by the Bush Administration prior to the invasion in 2003.
...but best of luck to Maria Cantwell in November against Mike McGavick.
Today, I voted for Hong Tran in the Democratic primary as candidate for U.S. Senate from Washington state. Why? To "send a message" to Maria Cantwell, of course! Ouch!
While Cantwell recovers from trembling in her boots, and prepares to carry her campaign into the general election after handily defeating all other Democratic primary opponents, I'm hoping that there will have been enough votes for Hong Tran to put Cantwell on notice. I hope Cantwell notices that her support for the Iraq War isn't simply given a pass, when a significant percentage of Democratic primary votes are diverted to the top anti-Iraq War Democratic candidate, Hong Tran.
...and you'll note that I said "top anti-Iraq-War" Democratic candidate. Contrary to attempts by traditional media and Republican strategists, I'd like to reiterate that just because a candidate opposes Bush's Iraq War policy, it does not mean that s/he is "weak on terrorism," opposes the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2002, or does not want our nation to be better protected against potential future terrorist attacks -- be they from domestic or foreign extremists.
Rather, we simply want a foreign policy that helps reduce the threat of terrorism, not increase it, as Bush's Iraq War policy has clearly done. --Which, I'll add, we knew would likely occur, for those of us who chose to seek out unpoliticized evidence and listen to top national security experts ignored by the Bush Administration prior to the invasion in 2003.
...but best of luck to Maria Cantwell in November against Mike McGavick.
posted by non_seq at 11:00 AM
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