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Originally posted by bilmore
IV.) I'm guessing that we now hear that attacking Kerry's voting record cheapens all past political votes and voters, and that we have no moral sanction to do so.
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Not from me, you won't. Or perhaps you're kidding and I'm whiffing. My point was that the world inside a legislature is considerably more complicated than "He voted no on infant formula!" and that the people here are smart enough to scratch beneath the surface even if the average voter isn't.
But if you simply wanted to say that no on defense spending won't play in Missouri, that is beyond cavil.
Shit, if Senators with aspiration started voting merely based on the fear their votes will have future symbolic value in close presidential contests, the quality of our government will slip even further. Trust me, neither side of the aisle wants to see the decisionmaking become even more superficial than it already is.
