Edwards: "Congress must answer to the American people."

usregimechange

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Thu Sep-13-07 09:02 PM
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Edwards: "Congress must answer to the American people."

Edited on Thu Sep-13-07 09:03 PM by usregimechange

After President Bush made yet another argument for continuing the war in Iraq, John Edwards spoke directly to the American people in a nationwide address on MSNBC.

John challenged the President's remarks with a strong call to the nation to end the war now.

http://johnedwards.com/watch/iraq-address/

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itsrobert

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Thu Sep-13-07 09:03 PM
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1. He's right.

Clinton, Obama, Biden need to sack up.

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Digit

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Thu Sep-13-07 09:10 PM
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2. Thanks for the link

I'm with JE.

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deacon

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Thu Sep-13-07 09:11 PM
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3. It's the only way to actually change the course. n/t

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Gloria

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Thu Sep-13-07 09:49 PM
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4. I don't see why the Democrats can't do what he suggests....fund, but attach a timeline

Edited on Thu Sep-13-07 09:50 PM by Gloria

Force a veto, that's OK, it's a mark against Bushco. Just keep doing it.

What do these people in Congress not get about this?? In particular the Democrats who act more like Rethugs? Where is our "leadership" on this?

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FrenchieCat

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Thu Sep-13-07 09:57 PM
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5. Our leadership is where it has always been.....

saying what they think is most popular and will get them elected.

Ironically, that Edwards commercial only served to remind me of what a leader Edwards 5 years ago.....Cause I remember Edwards also linking 9/11 to Iraq like he said the President has always done.....

"This week, a week where we remember the sacrifice of thousands of innocent Americans made on 9-11, the choice could not be starker. Had we known that such attacks were imminent, we surely would have used every means at our disposal to prevent them and take out the plotters. We cannot wait for such a terrible event -- or, if weapons of mass destruction are used, one far worse -- to address the clear and present danger posed by Saddam Hussein's Iraq."
Senator John Edwards (Democrat, North Carolina)
US Senate floor statement: "Iraqi Dictator Must Go"
September 12, 2002
http://web.archive.org/web/20030219152335/edwards.senate.gov/press/2002/0912a-pr.html

and I remember when Edwards was encouraging Congress to get into Iraq.....the congress that he now criticize for their lack of leadership

"Iraq's destructive capacity has the potential to throw the entire Middle East into chaos, and it poses a mortal threat to our vital ally, Israel. Thousands of terrorist operatives around the world would pay anything to get their hands on Saddam Hussein's arsenal and would stop at nothing to use it against us. America must act, and Congress must make clear to Hussein that he faces a united nation."
http://www.usembassy.it/file2002_09/alia/a2091910.htm
John Edwards Op Ed in the WAPO dated 9/17/2002

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waiting for hope

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Fri Sep-14-07 11:04 AM
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6. Don't you ever get tired of

attacking Edwards? I sure hope you give Clinton the same treatment.

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Fri Sep-14-07 11:11 AM
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7. I know

attacking Clinton is so much more fun.

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renie408

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Fri Sep-14-07 11:32 AM
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8. Edwards is a good man and would be a good man for the job. n/t

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