Chris Dodd: The Questions I Wish We Were Asked

The Questions I Wish We Were Asked
Submitted by davidswanson on Fri, 2007-11-02 15:27. Elections | Spying

By Chris Dodd, www.huffingtonpost.com

Tuesday night's Democratic Presidential debate in Philadelphia included some of the most serious discussions of Iraq, Iran, and global warming that we've had thus far during the campaign season. I was happy to get the opportunity to speak clearly and directly to why I believe I've offered the boldest, most honest assessments on all three of these critical issues.

But they aren't the only areas where the stakes are high and there are clear differences among the candidates. And so, today I want to talk about a few things we weren't asked by the moderators Tuesday night at Drexel University.

For me, it starts with our Constitution. In November of 2006, the American people overwhelmingly elected Democrats with a mandate to change course. Much attention was focused on Iraq, but make no mistake - Americans were also signaling that they wanted Congress to rein in the abuses to the Constitution under the Bush administration and the Republican Congress. Over the last few weeks, we've seen issues pertaining to the rule of law come up time and again.

Retroactive immunity. Waterboarding. The qualifications and judgment of Judge Michael Mukasey. Data mining. Warrantless wiretaps. The list, sadly, goes on...

At no point Tuesday night was I or any of my fellow candidates asked about their opinions on these issues -- some of the most important the next President will face. Not once. So I want to take this opportunity now to talk about these issues.

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Fat boy russert thinks it is, goddamnit. Dodd just needs to rethink what's important to us real amurkins because timmy knows.

I for one could give a shit about torture, wiretaps, useless endless wars, loss of civil libereties, collapse of the dollar and the loss of real jobs. No, what matters to me is what a candidates favorite effing bible verse is.

It's a disgrace those questions weren't asked, and that they've received so far little or no attention among the primary candidates generally, except for Dodd.
Dodd gets big credit in my book for making these questions the centerpiece of his campaign.

these fucked up stupid questions, they should all recite a mantra : Do you think this is the most important question you could ask me....or do you think the American people would rather know about "pick any number of important issues". IF they would all start making fun of these idiot questions instead of falling into the trap they set, it would stop.