[Dawnsblood]

I do miss the days when we could be fairly sure that whichever parties’ candidate was elected, America would be defended. People can blast Joe all they want, but he is one of the few Dem reps that would.

[RWR8189]

And we all saw what his reward for standing up for America was.

Getting booted out of his own party.

[4buttons]

"People can blast Joe all they want, but he is one of the few Dem reps that would."

Joe's an old schooler- mind you, I don't agree with most of his policies, he's a social democrat; but he's an honorable man, and a man who has respect for his office. In the '06 elections, being a New York Republican, I had no one to vote for, really (Anyone remember who Hilary ran against? Me neither.), so I sent Joe a hundred bucks so he could beat the weasels in his own party who dealt him dirty.

His stance on the war and our defense is greatly appreciated. He was good enough for Bill Buckley, he's good enough for me.

[llandres]

“People can blast Joe all they want, but he is one of the few Dem reps that would.”

yes, he’s grown on me also. Compared to the dangerous, traitorous, strategic egocentrists we’re facing this election year, JL is, imho, an honest Mensch.

BTW, the above description of the dem. party as it used to be? With the exception of FDR, the others (jfk, truman) would most certaily be considered Conservative in today’s
world.

[Robert A Cook PE]

There are many however, who would point out that Truman's/Roosevelt's democrat party (and its State Dept leadership in particular!) DID heavily support the Communists at home and abroad, and that Kennedy was not all that effective in opposing it in the early 60’s ....