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1.11.2007

 

Dear Mr. President

You could argue - and perfectly rationally - that it doesn't amount to a hill of beans what the governor of Vermont says about the president or Iraq. That said, Gov. Jim Douglas is often asked at news conferences to comment on national and world events. He's a committed reader of newspapers (let that be a lesson to all of you), so he's usually up to speed on said events.

Thursday, the subject was the president's speech the night before declaring that he's sending more than 20,000 more troops to Iraq. If you sit at the news conference table often enough you get used to Douglas defending Bush, not always vociferously, but at least steadfastly.

That didn't happen Thursday. Douglas said flat out he thought the president was going down the wrong path. Why the change of heart? Because things just haven't turned around in Iraq, Douglas said, and he and most Vermonters and most Americans are sick of it. Clearly, he read the papers the day after the election.

Earlier in the week at a different news conference table, brand-new Congressman Peter Welch said the Democrats' game plan on the war in Iraq is to get Republicans on their side, speaking out against an increase in troops, in hopes of dissauding the president. If Douglas is any indication, it sounds like Welch will find them.

- Terri Hallenbeck

Comments:
Terri Hallenbeck - the next Peter Freyne...

quit the commentary.
 
Welch's plan is to get Republicans on his side?

Why?

The Dems are in the majority, they can vote to cut off funding for the war.

Where is the new direction that Welch promised?
 
Plagarist.
 
Yes plagarist!

Get him!!!!

Wait a minute... Ah... Ha-ha...
 
George Bush and Dick Cheney don't give a damn what Peter Welch, Jim Douglas, Chuck Hagel, etc., etc., etc. think. If Congress cuts off the funds for escalation, do you think Bush and Cheney will change their policy? Is impeachment the only alternative?
 
Let's see what the democrats and
Bernie are going to do for us!
 
I just wrote a little missive on Welch/Iraq/Dick Morris over on my blog. Please check it out...

www.greenmountainpolitics1.blogspot.com
 
MMC is a Plagiarist.

A Hack.

No credibility.

His blog isn’t worth the time.
 
Everyones so busy looking over their own intereststs they fail to see the big picture. Squabbling is for children. If you want to see some good neo-ultra-conservative stuff you ought to read Robert Skinner's letter to the editor in The Islander, www.champlainislander.com. Man that guy uses everyone elses words to make a point, and then its not usually a very good one.
 
Nice piece on Douglas and Global Warming Terri. I heard Shumlin screaming from NH. Douglas cannot be beat if he decides to run.
And, going green is the new Red White and Blue!
 
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