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Breaking: Sheehan running for congress

Paul -V- — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:39:22 -0400

How many times have you heard Progressives lament "... if only someone would so something? Why isn't anyone taking to the streets or holding anyone accountable?"

Well - I just got word that Cindy Sheehan is running for Nancy Pelosi's seat.

More Details at Raw Story and with Kos blogger Bob Fertik.

Now let's sit back and watch as the ~~surrender monkeys~~ err .. I mean "mainstream Democrats" bleat about how horrible it is that Sheehan would dare go actually do something.

Video of Bill Clinton on a date

Paul -V- — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:43:24 -0400

Last week I spoke with with a fellow Democrat about Senator Clinton. He was surprised to learn that I would, under almost no circumstances, vote for her in either the primary or general election.

"Rather extreme viewpoint, don't you think?" he said.

You know the electoral process in the United States is dysfunctional when it's considered "extreme" for a Democrat to refuse to vote for someone with a proven track-record of supporting the Republican agenda.

For those of you who are still thinking of supporting Clinton in the primary, here's an entertaining video from BlueGal which should change your mind. Enjoy:

And for the record - John Edwards is my favorite so far.

jetBlue vs. Clinton. Why Hillary Clinton won't be President, but next time I go to New York , I'll fly jetBlue.

Doug De Clue — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:20:00 -0500

Earlier this month the airline "jetBlue" inadvertently stranded many passengers during the horrendous weather conditions that hit the Northeast. Although this problem was largely beyond the control of any airline, David Neeleman, jetBlue's CEO, quickly recognized that many of his customers were angry.

Last week, as a previous passenger of jetBlue, I received an email from Neeleman, even though I wasn't one of the stranded passengers. He didn't offer me a sale price to distract me from their mistakes - instead he offered me something I value more - a sincere apology.

David Neeleman gets it - when you make a mistake, you apologize, promptly, straight forwardly, without reservations and without weasel words - and then - you do what you can to make it right.

Most Democrats in the Senate also understand this... especially the ones who voted for the Iraq War Resolution in 2002.

Practically every Democrat who voted for the invasion of Iraq; including John Kerry, John Edwards and Christopher Dodd have already apologized. The only two holdouts I know of are Hillary Clinton of New York and Joe Lieberman of Connecticut - who technically isn't a Democrat.

John Edwards was already following the David Neeleman model as far back as 2005 when I saw him speak at the Florida Democratic Party Convention where he publicly apologized for his vote in front of the audience - It was prompt, it was straight forward, without the weasel words of a polished lawyer, and without any reservations. He wanted to do what he could to make it right - he said he would redeploy the troops as President.

Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, can't bring herself to say those three simple words - "I am sorry".

In many ways this flaw causes her most likely allies - such as Progressives, African Americans and women - to associate her behavior with that of an obstinate Lieberman or "decider" George W. Bush.

Saying "I'm sorry" is simple and profound. Saying it can help redeem an airline after a blunder. Not saying it will be the the reason that Senator Clinton loses in her bid to be the next President of the United States.

Read counterpoint here.

Tags: jetBlue - Iraq War - apologise - Hillary Clinton - 2008 Presidential Race