Posted on 04/29/2007 10:27:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Delegates entering the California Democratic Convention hall in San Diego today have been greeted by 14 foot banners: "Investigations, Accountability, IMPEACHMENT Is On Our Table" and "Diplomacy, Not Warfare: DON'T ATTACK IRAN" and "Diplomacy, Not Warfare: END THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ"
The PDA presence here is ubiquitous -- our green "End the Occupation" stickers are on most peoples' chests, no matter who they're supporting for President.
One of the thorniest issues at the convention for the state party leadership is impeachment. It's clear to everyone that the overwhelming majority of delegates want Congressional leaders to move expeditiously toward impeachment of this reckless Bush/Cheney regime. This evening, the wrangling over a party resolution on the question will continue in committee. It may break out into a floor fight Sunday.
Today, several presidential candidates addressed the full convention, beginning with Sen. Hillary Clinton. The room was packed and the reaction to her stump speech was fairly favorable. But not totally. She referred to the Iraq invasion as a "blot" on our national leadership, criticizing Team Bush for not listening to the cautions coming from military leaders. Of course, Sen. Clinton failed to heed all the warnings herself by voting to authorize the war. As hundreds of delegates hoisted their HILLARY placards, a couple dozen delegates had doctored the placards to read "Anyone but HILLARY." An ABC camera crew interviewed one of the "Anyone but" delegates who explained her difficulty in supporting a candidate who had been so wrong on Iraq and other issues.
Sen. Barack Obama has big support among the delegates, especially younger Democrats. His stump speech was greeted enthusiastically. His specifics on big issues, such as healthcare, seem to fall far short of what the country needs. Telling middle-class Americans that they'll be able to buy into the Congressional health plan is great...but the problem of the uninsured is that they can't afford to "buy into" health plans, Congressional or otherwise.
Sen. Dodd spoke next, with little support in the room. He's referred to as one of the "major" candidates.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich was the last presidential candidate to speak today, and his progressive agenda was enthusiastically received by delegates. When he mentioned his resolution that contain Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Cheney, the crowd erupted in support. California Party chair Art Torres, was on stage to witness the enthusiastic support for impeachment among the delegates. Kucinich has far more support and presence here than candidates like Dodd, Sen. Biden, Gov. Richardson, who are referred to as "major candidates" in the corporate media. On Sunday, former Sen. John Edwards and others are expected to speak.
One of the real inspirations today was an address to the whole convention from Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair (and PDA board member) Barbara Lee. The Oakland/Berkeley congresswoman has huge support among rank and file Democrats. PDA members will be attending a dinner tonight with Rep. Lee.
Right now, it is unclear whether the California Democratic Party will take an historic step forward in speaking out on impeachment. The smoke may not clear until tomorrow. Stay tuned.
I wish that the “Truth in Advertising” laws covered the naming of political groups. If it did all these outfits with ‘Progressive’ in their names would have to change it to Communist.
Read the tag line. It says it all. It was confirmed on Meet the Press May 22,2005 when Howard Dean said that Bernie Sanders was just a liberal Democrat.
Wow, a convention of Lousy Freeper Trolls!
Could anything else hurt the Dems chances in ‘08 more than this? Well, as a mattra fact, yes...
“The PDA presence here is ubiquitous — our green ‘End the Occupation’ stickers are on most peoples’ chests, no matter who they’re supporting for President.”
When will the self-delusionary PDA bozos do the right thing - bolt to the Greenies and nominate their favorite gasbag Al Bore?
Where’s Willie? Was he at this PDA confab or he is now a PDA persona non grata?
You know, the Bostonian Drunkard used to have quite a racket going, his travel expenses always picked up by someone else--the trip to San Francisco (where the Bostonian Drunkard pointedly did not meet with the semicentenarian DUmmie sfexpat2000), another trip to California (where the Bostonian Drunkard got bussed by the California Peggy DUmmie), a trip to Seattle, and three or four trips to Washington, D.C. (one of them being when everything changed).
But ever since Fitzmas (only 12 more days until Fitzmas, by the way), the Bostonian Drunkard seems to have been stranded in Boston, never venturing any further than Brewkofski's, or whatever that bar is.
I think that due to Fitzmas, the well dried up for him, and now nobody's willing even to give him subway fare to go to Roxbury.
The Bostonian Drunkard has been conspicuously absent from all sorts of festivities which he used to attend.
I think it's a matter of money; having gotten a free ride all his life, it has never occurred to the Bostonian Drunkard that he can get somewhere.....on his own dime.
Also, having been raised in the lap of luxury, it has never occurred to the Bostonian Drunkard that one doesn't necessarily have to fly first-class and slumber in five-star hotels, dining in five-star restaurants; that one can get somewhere riding in a crowded bus, and the food is just as good at the greasy-spoons, and a bed is a bed is a bed, whether the charge is $10 or $100.
Pitt is now a Persona DUmb Aura (PDA).
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