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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Not from me, you won't. Or perhaps you're kidding and I'm whiffing.
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Kidding specifically aimed at you, in fact.
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But if you simply wanted to say that no on defense spending won't play in Missouri, that is beyond cavil.
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Bingo. His votes at the time were honorable, because they represented what he and his voters believed. But, he's trying to become a moderate for this election. He's trapped. This is why he hasn't wanted to discuss anything but Viet Nam.
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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.
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Too cynical. If a Senator votes her conscience and belief and knowledge, it can't be held against her, if she is later running as a persona consistent with who she truly is and has been. The only people who have to fear what you describe are the people who want to play by the polls, stand for nothing concrete, and remake themselves as convenient. Were Kerry running today as the person he has been for forty years, he'd proudly display all of his votes. But that won't work for Kerry (Release 1.04).
