by Gouda » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:55 am
No, no, no - Harkin needs to be censured; the entire Bush administration needs to be impeached, arrested, indicted, prosecuted, and jailed. That would send a signal. <br><br>In fact, the following vote alone ought to see Harkin arrested as well: he voted (in 2002) to authorize the rape, death and plunder of the Iraqi people. He did it to cover the asses of presidential candidates Kerry, Edwards and Gephardt. Then he "regrets" it, then he backs Dean. Quite a foxtrot there. I don't buy it 'cuz Harkin has seen things and Harkin knows how things work and these things are planned in advance. He's a pro. He's entrenched. His allegiance is to the democratic party and that's it. <br><br>He also voted for the Patriot Act in 2001 and the National Intelligence Reform Act 2004 bill that established a National Intelligence Director and created a National Counter-terrorism Center. He voted yes to the Defense Department FY2005 Appropriations bill and yes to adopt the conference report that would provide more than $368 billion in funding for the Department of Defense (2003 Terrorism Information Awareness bill). <br><br>He gives the military-security state the tools and the funds they need and then scores political points (to enhearten the hapless progressive wing of the democrats) with some wrist-slapping of the handling of the events he helped set in motion. <br><br>That said...how can I NOT sign the petition, that being all there is in the way of official opposition? Maybe I can, as long as that is not the only thing I am doing... <p></p><i></i>
