Gilmore Campaign Nails It
Mark Warner is to be the keynote speaker at the Democratic Convention. The Times-Dispatch covers it, burying this excellent quotation at the very end:
Gilmore’s campaign spokeswoman, Ana Gamonal, said the choice of Warner “is an honor for him.” But, she added, “it puts to rest the false claim that he is bipartisan. What will he say to 20,000 liberal Democrats that will sound bipartisan to the working people of Virginia?
An excellent question, especially since he will be sharing the stage that night with Hillary Clinton and with Nancy Pelosi. So next time you hear Mark Warner calling himself a centrist who will represent all Virginians, keep in mind that a man is known by the company he keeps.
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Why is it that the Republicans try so very hard to convince Americans that all Democrats are “liberal”? What does that even mean in this context – other than serving as a propaganda word?
Is that all the Democrats there are, Ragnar? 20,000?
I don’t see anyone using the word “all” but you, Ragnar. So I guess you’re asking yourself a question.
Not all Democrats are liberal. But the Democrats who are incumbent, in power, and steering the party, are. (Not to mention their contributors and fellow-travelers….). And a citizen who is a conservative Democrat who votes with the Democratic party out of some kind of old loyalty, or because he or she likes one or more Democratic party positions, IS voting for those liberal Democrats who currently hold power in that party. You think you are voting for the party of [name your favorite noble Democratic ideal of the past], and you wind up getting Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.
Conservativa,
Yeah, and voting for the Republican ticket got us Tom Delay. So what’s your point?
And I’ll take Pelosi and Reid over Delay, or Stevens, or Cunningham, or Abramhoff, or Cheney any day.