Profiles in Cowardice - Democratic Underground

kentuck

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Wed May-18-05 08:58 AM
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Profiles in Cowardice

Many years ago, JFK wrote his best selling book, Profiles in Courage. He wrote about different individuals, including Senators, that at certain times in history, stood up against their Parties and the general consensus and voted with their consciences and their hearts. They took courageous stands.

But that may have been a different time with stronger men and women than we now have in the political Parties. They are no longer leaders that follow their conscience - they follow their leader. They have no heart and no courage. They are cowards.

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FSogol

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Wed May-18-05 09:01 AM
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1. Let's List them:

I'll start with Norm Coleman and Bill Frist. Both ran away this month when a victim (Gallaway and Byrd respectively) of their smear campaigns fought back

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