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Donkey Fight (Daily Kos mad at Kerry)
Opinion Journal Best of the Web ^ | James Taranto

Posted on 12/01/2005 8:48:52 AM PST by slowhand520

Donkey Fight! Reactions to President Bush's Iraq speech yesterday suggest that he has succeeded in dividing the Democratic opposition. "The president's speech in Annapolis today was a step in the right direction," said Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado. But his Wisconsin colleague Russ Feingold said, "It's a step back." House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi endorsed Rep. John Murtha's call for an immediate pullout (though both Pelosi and Murtha voted against that proposition when Republicans called their bluff last month. But Pelosi's deputy, Steny Hoyer, said if his boss had her way it "could lead to disaster, spawning a civil war, fostering a haven for terrorists and damaging our nation's security and credibility."

Meanwhile, Angry Left blogger Markos Moulitsas is on the warpath against John Kerry*:

There's a little kerfuffle inside the Democratic Senate caucus over John Kerry's insistance [sic] in being part of the official party response to Bush's hilarious "plan" in Iraq. Reid originally had designated Sen. Jack Reed to provide the official response. Reed did the "prebuttal" yesterday and had a press conference set up for today.

However, John Kerry stomped over Reed by deciding he was going to hold a press conference this morning as well in a naked bid to steal the limelight. Eventually, Reid was forced to combine the two press conferences to try and maintain a unified Senate Democrat response, but Kerry's antics have generated some ill will.

Much ado about nothing? Perhaps. But several DC Democrats I've spoken to today were not happy with Kerry's antics. And given 1) Kerry's continued inability to clearly articulate a coherent position on the war . . ., and 2) the fact that Kerry voted for it (while Reed did not), it's not hard to see why.

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To: CharlesWayneCT

I guess the Kerry side of playing both sides against the middle is pretty firmly entrenched in the party of the jackass.


41 posted on 12/01/2005 10:23:19 AM PST by sgtbono2002
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To: saganite

John Kerry and the democraps always have a plan, BUT, they never reveal it. When they do its usually so stupid its laughable.


42 posted on 12/01/2005 10:25:38 AM PST by sgtbono2002
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To: JayB

LOL! Either one would be suitable!


43 posted on 12/01/2005 10:27:14 AM PST by saganite (The poster formerly known as Arkie 2)
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To: polymuser

I object to you assuming they are men.


44 posted on 12/01/2005 10:36:30 AM PST by CharlieOK1 (Ideally pacifism would be great, but only if you've got an army of non-pacifists to protect you)
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To: CharlieOK1

Real men have God to serve, a woman to love and work to do.


45 posted on 12/01/2005 10:42:17 AM PST by polymuser (Losing, like flooding, brings rats to the surface.)
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To: stylin19a
"Live Shot" is still at it....

Live Shot. You must be a Howie Carr fan. - Tom

46 posted on 12/01/2005 10:56:01 AM PST by Capt. Tom (Don't confuse the Bushies with the dumb Republicans - Capt. Tom)
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To: polymuser

that'd make a good tagline. :)


47 posted on 12/01/2005 11:54:51 AM PST by CharlieOK1 (Ideally pacifism would be great, but only if you've got an army of non-pacifists to protect you)
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To: Capt. Tom

I probably picked it up at FreeRepublic.


48 posted on 12/01/2005 1:00:11 PM PST by stylin19a
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