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Chris Dodd's Speech Is A Must-See

June 25, 2008, 7:31PM

This is an amazing speech. Before I supported Barack Obama, I was a Dodd supporter. I still wish there had been a way for him to secure the nomination. He's one of the most principled Senators we have, and he's completely fearless. Make no mistake: while I'm extremely unhappy with Obama's position on FISA, I fully support it. The politics are complicated and dangerous, and I believe he's making the best of a horrible situation. But God bless Chris Dodd and Russ Feingold for having the courage to stand on principle.

http://dodd.senate.gov/index.php?q=node/4476

Every American should hear this speech.

MoveOn Pressing Obama To Filibuster

June 23, 2008, 9:00AM

In a new demonstration of their vast political naivete, MoveOn.org is now offering Senator Obama the benefit of their advice on how to win a battle and lose the war:

http://pol.moveon.org/immunity/080621obama.html

Just when I thought they couldn't top the "Betrayus" ad, they seem on the verge of doing just that. Senator Obama and the Democratic Party are so lucky to have these folks around to keep the Party on track. Too bad they weren't around when George McGovern was running for president. They might have convinced him to stick to his guns. Oh, wait... He did stick to his guns. As I remember, he received 17 electoral votes to Richard Nixon's 520.

So Nice To Have You Back, Mr. Friedman

June 22, 2008, 12:04PM

Now that the endless, partisan nominating season is over, Thomas Friedman has returned to doing what he does best: writing rationally about complex issues in a way that cuts straight to the heart of the matter. In today's New York Times, Friedman lays bare the utter hypocrisy of President Bush's current position on energy policy. And he warns us of the gathering storm:

Now we have the new Bush energy plan: “Get more addicted to oil.”
Actually, it’s more sophisticated than that: Get Saudi Arabia, our chief oil pusher, to up our dosage for a little while and bring down the oil price just enough so the renewable energy alternatives can’t totally take off. Then try to strong arm Congress into lifting the ban on drilling offshore and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/opinion/22friedman.html

Well worth a read.

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