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		<title>By: MarkH</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/26/chris-dodd-writes-me-a-letter/#comment-1299037</link>
		<dc:creator>MarkH</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does he really approve the choice of Carter’s Bryzinski as a premiere foreign relations advisor?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don’t diss the decisions and policies of the Cold Warriors. They felt a lot of pressure to get the job done.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;However, I do wonder whether Brzyzinski is right for this era. Unless you know the man and have heard his ideas it’s hard to even guesstimate whether he’s right for today. The same pretty much goes for any carry-overs from earlier administrations. Heck, it’s even one of the key reasons to label Hillary as the past and not support her.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Who are other carry-overs Obama has already put on his team?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<p>Don’t diss the decisions and policies of the Cold Warriors. They felt a lot of pressure to get the job done.</p>
<p>However, I do wonder whether Brzyzinski is right for this era. Unless you know the man and have heard his ideas it’s hard to even guesstimate whether he’s right for today. The same pretty much goes for any carry-overs from earlier administrations. Heck, it’s even one of the key reasons to label Hillary as the past and not support her.</p>
<p>Who are other carry-overs Obama has already put on his team?</p>
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		<title>By: MarkH</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/26/chris-dodd-writes-me-a-letter/#comment-1299030</link>
		<dc:creator>MarkH</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dodd is the foremost champion of the Constitution in the Senate IMO.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Being a West Virginian I have to come to the rhetorical side of Senator Byrd. Before this FISA bill he had been widely regarded as THE authority. Maybe his days in the senate are coming to an end — I think Dodd would beat him in a foot race without any difficulty.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Dodd is the foremost champion of the Constitution in the Senate IMO.</p>
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<p>Being a West Virginian I have to come to the rhetorical side of Senator Byrd. Before this FISA bill he had been widely regarded as THE authority. Maybe his days in the senate are coming to an end — I think Dodd would beat him in a foot race without any difficulty.</p>
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		<title>By: MarkH</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/26/chris-dodd-writes-me-a-letter/#comment-1299022</link>
		<dc:creator>MarkH</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;I’ll never forget that day when Sen. Dodd was on the Senate floor eloquently and so bravely trying to implore the rest of the Senate regarding this FISA reform fiasco.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yep. He made me proud to be a Democrat. Too bad there are so many numb-skulls in the senate who didn’t heed his call. Thank God for whomever in the House found a way to kill it.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I’ll never forget that day when Sen. Dodd was on the Senate floor eloquently and so bravely trying to implore the rest of the Senate regarding this FISA reform fiasco.</p>
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<p>Yep. He made me proud to be a Democrat. Too bad there are so many numb-skulls in the senate who didn’t heed his call. Thank God for whomever in the House found a way to kill it.</p>
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		<title>By: MarkH</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/26/chris-dodd-writes-me-a-letter/#comment-1299015</link>
		<dc:creator>MarkH</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;I all ready cast my vote in the primary in Wisconsin for Hillary Clinton. If Obama is the candidate in November I will happily vote Green.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’ve heard that if the nominee was Clinton someone might be disappointed because she isn’t very Liberal and that would cause someone to vote Green. But, your way around leaves me confused.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don’t you see Clinton as the more Conservative of those two? Hmmm. Another case of Obama leaving people utterly confused and clueless about where he really stands politically.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I all ready cast my vote in the primary in Wisconsin for Hillary Clinton. If Obama is the candidate in November I will happily vote Green.</p>
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<p>I’ve heard that if the nominee was Clinton someone might be disappointed because she isn’t very Liberal and that would cause someone to vote Green. But, your way around leaves me confused.</p>
<p>Don’t you see Clinton as the more Conservative of those two? Hmmm. Another case of Obama leaving people utterly confused and clueless about where he really stands politically.</p>
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		<title>By: MarkH</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/26/chris-dodd-writes-me-a-letter/#comment-1299005</link>
		<dc:creator>MarkH</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tell me she honestly thinks his country is Somalia. I dare you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Probably the more appropriate ‘native costume’ for Obama would be colorful shorts and maybe flipflops. In &lt;b&gt;Hawaii&lt;/b&gt; they dress casually when they go to the beach and for lots of other occasions.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Tell me she honestly thinks his country is Somalia. I dare you.</p>
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<p>Probably the more appropriate ‘native costume’ for Obama would be colorful shorts and maybe flipflops. In <b>Hawaii</b> they dress casually when they go to the beach and for lots of other occasions.</p>
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		<title>By: MarkH</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/26/chris-dodd-writes-me-a-letter/#comment-1299000</link>
		<dc:creator>MarkH</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well, group, does this endorsement hold any weight for you?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Senator Dodd is a terrific senator and politician and his timing here is excellent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Unless something extremely out of the norm occur it appears the trend is toward Obama and with his current lead this appears insurmountable.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So, Dodd is placing his huge wager on a pretty sure bet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Still, calling for the faithful to rally ’round the most popular candidate is what someone of his position needs to do.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Well, group, does this endorsement hold any weight for you?</p>
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<p>Senator Dodd is a terrific senator and politician and his timing here is excellent.</p>
<p>Unless something extremely out of the norm occur it appears the trend is toward Obama and with his current lead this appears insurmountable.</p>
<p>So, Dodd is placing his huge wager on a pretty sure bet.</p>
<p>Still, calling for the faithful to rally ’round the most popular candidate is what someone of his position needs to do.</p>
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		<title>By: Blue Texan</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/26/chris-dodd-writes-me-a-letter/#comment-1298819</link>
		<dc:creator>Blue Texan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Er, Obama’s not in the DLC.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Er, Obama’s not in the DLC.</p>
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		<title>By: Tom65</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/26/chris-dodd-writes-me-a-letter/#comment-1298808</link>
		<dc:creator>Tom65</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Outstanding! Now if we could just get Edwards to follow suit this week…&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Outstanding! Now if we could just get Edwards to follow suit this week…</p>
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		<title>By: old91A10</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/26/chris-dodd-writes-me-a-letter/#comment-1298801</link>
		<dc:creator>old91A10</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I received the same letter, and this was my reply (slightly edited).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I do not agree, and will continue to support Hillary R. Clinton&lt;b&gt;[SNIP]&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Throughout this race, I have done considerable reading of MSM, non-MSM, and original sources with regard to all candidates.  Quite frankly, Barack H. Obama is not as qualified, and in some very critical cases his political behavior belies his Kumbya message.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also, I find that many of his supporters share at least a couple of the the following:  have failed to vote until now; voted and/or supported Bush in the past; never participated in activities opposing the behavior of the Republishits; never wrote to a politician or publication during these dark years; continue to believe or be influenced by political and media innuendos and falsehoods about Clinton; seem to be seeking some internal cleansing and atonement for years of political laziness.  &lt;b&gt;[ADD]&lt;/b&gt; I failed to mention the most revealing flaw to their new found political fervor.  Almost all claim that they might vote McCain or a third party, if HRC wins the primary.  This shows the shallowness of their thinking, and indicates how little they might be relied on regardless of which Democratic candidate is nominated.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I will not hitch my wagon to a show pony.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I received the same letter, and this was my reply (slightly edited).</p>
<p>I do not agree, and will continue to support Hillary R. Clinton<b>[SNIP]</b></p>
<p>Throughout this race, I have done considerable reading of MSM, non-MSM, and original sources with regard to all candidates.  Quite frankly, Barack H. Obama is not as qualified, and in some very critical cases his political behavior belies his Kumbya message.</p>
<p>Also, I find that many of his supporters share at least a couple of the the following:  have failed to vote until now; voted and/or supported Bush in the past; never participated in activities opposing the behavior of the Republishits; never wrote to a politician or publication during these dark years; continue to believe or be influenced by political and media innuendos and falsehoods about Clinton; seem to be seeking some internal cleansing and atonement for years of political laziness.  <b>[ADD]</b> I failed to mention the most revealing flaw to their new found political fervor.  Almost all claim that they might vote McCain or a third party, if HRC wins the primary.  This shows the shallowness of their thinking, and indicates how little they might be relied on regardless of which Democratic candidate is nominated.</p>
<p>I will not hitch my wagon to a show pony.</p>
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		<title>By: Carlo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Carlo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I supported Dodd before I supported Obama, so I am quite pleased.  Anything that can accelerate the demise of the comedy that is now the Clinton campaign is most welcome.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I supported Dodd before I supported Obama, so I am quite pleased.  Anything that can accelerate the demise of the comedy that is now the Clinton campaign is most welcome.</p>
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