Saturday, November 11, 2006

Howard Dean on the Daily Show

Howard Dean says, "Boo Yah!"
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I agree with your cautionary view of the Democratic sweep. It's ironic that Democrats gained such ground because of disenchantment over our continued futile efforts in Iraq when so many Democrats in Congress voted in favor of the war powers resolution authorizing the use of force on October 11, 2002.

Back then, I was frustrated at the White House Press Corps for failing to scrutinize Bush and his cabinet in the build-up to war, particularly on the obvious misinformation concerning the ties between Hussein and Al Qaeda and the lack of strategy for winning the peace post-regime-change. I was frustrated about the lack of general awareness among the electorate of the history and politics of Iraq and the Middle East. I was frustrated at the Democratic party for nominating Kerry, who voted yea on the resolution. I was disappointed that the early momentum by Move-on.org and Howard Dean and Dennis Kucinich fizzled after early grass-roots support.

Likewise I am skeptical now of the smug mood behind the now-vigorous calls to withdraw from Iraq. I'm not sure whether immediate and total withdrawal is the right thing to do. I almost feel like saying that, now that we've broken the country of Iraq, we have the responsibility of fixing it. Whatever course we take, I hope that due consideration is given to the people whose lives we've irrevocably altered by our own actions, the people of Iraq.

3:29 PM
Anonymous said...

I agree with your cautionary view of the Democratic sweep. It's ironic that Democrats gained such ground because of disenchantment over our continued futile efforts in Iraq when so many Democrats in Congress voted in favor of the war powers resolution authorizing the use of force on October 11, 2002.

Back then, I was frustrated at the White House Press Corps for failing to scrutinize Bush and his cabinet in the build-up to war, particularly on the obvious misinformation concerning the ties between Hussein and Al Qaeda and the lack of strategy for winning the peace post-regime-change. I was frustrated about the lack of general awareness among the electorate of the history and politics of Iraq and the Middle East. I was frustrated at the Democratic party for nominating Kerry, who voted yea on the resolution. I was disappointed that the early momentum by Move-on.org and Howard Dean and Dennis Kucinich fizzled after early grass-roots support.

Likewise I am skeptical now of the smug mood behind the now-vigorous calls to withdraw from Iraq. I'm not sure whether immediate and total withdrawal is the right thing to do. I almost feel like saying that, now that we've broken the country of Iraq, we have the responsibility of fixing it. Whatever course we take, I hope that due consideration is given to the people whose lives we've irrevocably altered by our own actions, the people of Iraq.

3:30 PM

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