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Host, Gov. Schweitzer isn't my governor. I live in California, not Montana.
Host, it's clear that the vast majorty of Democrats are more than willing to say they want the troops home. They make it the foundation of their candidacy. They even get elected on it. What happens when they get in office? They make one weak attempt to get the troops home and then cave because they need to concentrate on getting a Dem in the White House several years down the line.
I am speaking in generalities, of course, because some Democrats are willing to march to the beat of their own drum (Kucinich is the most vocal), but the vast majority are satisfied to have plenty of bark and virtually no bite. Even Kucinich has a more powerful bark than his bite because he really has very little power and influence. If Hilary or Pelosi had the testiculor fortitude of Kucinich, something might get done. I can't tell you how disappointed I am in Pelosi; the ultimate 'bark bigger than bite' Democrat. She represents a district within 40 minutes of where I live, you know. She's gotten plenty of emails and letters from my friends and me.
My reps are the following:
Senator Barbara Boxer (D)
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D)
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (Cal 16) (D)
I've even had trouble following their voting patterns because of "website errors". Their inability has all the subtlety of a flying mallet.
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