Sold Out For Presidential Ambitions
A
BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY
by Susan C. McIntosh
I caught a few minutes of John Kerry on This Week. Maybe some of you who saw the whole program can clarify his positions for me. He said that the U. S. was losing its standing in the world because of Bush. Why didn't he speak out before? He disagreed with the Iraq War Resolution. Didn't he vote for it? I'm confused. He accused Al Gore of being political. Was Kerry being political when he voted for the Iraq War Resolution so that he could hit the campaign trail sooner? Some one, please, help me to understand!
I'm slow, but I eventually get it. After 2 years I've decided the reason why not one Democratic senator sided with the Congressional Black Caucus in Dec. 2000. If Kerry, Daschle, or Lieberman had stood with the caucus, their future Presidential dreams might have been diminished. If Gore had in some way been able to have his recount and obtained the office of President -- the Presidential hopefuls would have had to wait another 8 years to run for office. Daschle cut a deal with the GOP leadership to share power in the Senate and got the other senators to go along. What did they do with this shared power? They went along with Bush thinking that this would benefit them politically. I have heard people say that Gore didn't fight hard enough. He appealed to the Supreme Court for God's sake. But his fellow democrats were on the airwaves talking about when it would be appropriate for him to concede. I never felt that the higher ups of the democratic party mounted much of an opposition against Bush. Let's face it. We voters were sold out because of a few powerful persons with Presidential ambitions.
I want to be a loyal democrat and see my party stand for something right and true and moral. I hope that things change soon.
Susan C. McIntosh
* * *
