The liberals are pissing me off. It seems like we cannot be happy with anything we have. A prime example of this is all the flack Maria Cantwell has been getting lately.
We HAVE to move past the war vote. Maria could have run naked through the Senate with her hair on fire screaming, “Attack Iraq? No!” and it wouldn’t have made any difference. So why condemn her for voting in favor? Do we really want to dispose of every democrat who voted for the war? What’s done is done.
I wish she had voted against the war, of course I do. But she also has to represent her entire state. We have quite a few military bases in Washington and a big giant red eastside. She represents more than just the Seattle hippies.
There is so much more to worry about in the world, and this state. I can’t believe anyone is willing to toss her out just over the war. She has kicked ass in so many other areas. Even The Stranger who has been bashing her left and right, admits she has done well:
Cantwell is outstanding on environmental issues (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, fuel-efficiency standards, Bush’s attempted giveaway to oil companies), women’s reproductive rights (she voted nay on the U.S. Supreme Court confirmations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito, and against the recent parental-notification bill), and corporate accountability (she led the fight for campaign finance reform). Most impressive, she didn’t take the bait on the GOP’s recent ploy to eliminate the estate tax.
I’m just so tired of listening to liberals rip apart a fine Senator. Please! She kicks ass! She is doing WELL. I can’t help but think every time I hear someone harp on the war issue, or claim she has recently changed her tune just because of Lieberman’s loss, that somehow they are playing into some evil republican spin machine plot. That’s right…she voted for the war…she is bad…must replace her…you are getting sleepy…wouldn’t you rather vote for Hong Tran?…who?…
We have to get serious. I am all for keeping our elected officials honest and not just handing them their seats back, but come on. Maria is an asset to the state and the democratic party and I am proud that she is my first yard sign.
My first yard sign.
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