Dog 3000
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Re: Dem pileup 2004
Dec 11, 2003, 17:03
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Clark is anti-war now that he's running for the dem nomination, but he was supporting it and praising Bush while it was going on.
Like I said, he's a "tell the people what they want to hear" candidate. Flips & flops & spins til you don't know what he really stands for.
So far his only real "stand" has been: "I'm an electable democrat (and Dean isn't)."
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MonkeyBoy
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Re: Dem pileup 2004
Dec 11, 2003, 17:10
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Isn't he the only one of the candidates who has & made a clear anti-war stance. Could be worth a vote if he has. Could be interesting with a democratic candidate who is well to the left of a Labour Party leader over the other side of the pond.
Now just who will Blair support. Not that he can vote & is a long distance away, but I can't see the usual Democrat/British Labour Leader back slapping on this one.
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Lawrence
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Re: Dem pileup 2004
Dec 11, 2003, 17:16
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Which is why I see him as fascist and also evil.
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Lawrence
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Re: Dem pileup 2004
Dec 11, 2003, 17:18
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Yeah, but Clark is obvoiusly a hawk. He supported the war initially. And anyways his foreign policy sounds as fascist as Bush's.
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Dog 3000
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Re: Dem pileup 2004
Dec 11, 2003, 17:21
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Kucinich is running #8 out of a field of 9. He probably drops out after the first couple of primaries. Don't think it's going to be an issue.
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anthonyqkiernan
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Re: Dem pileup 2004
Dec 11, 2003, 22:49
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Wasn't there an allegation that blair had made a donation to Bush's campaign?
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Lawrence
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Re: Dem pileup 2004
Dec 12, 2003, 02:32
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No surprise if it's true...
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Dog 3000
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Re: Dem pileup 2004
Dec 12, 2003, 02:38
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I hadn't heard that (rumour Blair donated to Bush.)
I would think Blair & Clark would probably get along very well (Blair-Clinton all over again.)
Blair might get along well with Dean too (he and Blair both strike me as sort of "charming & vacuous opportunists.")
I must say, there's really no one out there I would feel good about voting for this time!
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grufty jim
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Re: Dem pileup 2004
Dec 12, 2003, 12:13
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I don't believe Blair made a direct donation to Dubya's campaign. I'm fairly sure there are rules preventing that.
I think the allegation was that the recent State Visit was electioneering at the expense of the UK tax-payer (most of it shouldered by London council-tax payers). In that sense, it can be argued that it was a (very large) _de facto_ campaign contribution.
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anthonyqkiernan
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Re: Dem pileup 2004
Dec 12, 2003, 12:20
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Yeah, I got that. I'm sure there were questions asked (although whether that was in parliament or on question time, I'm not sure - or I could've imagined the whole thing).
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