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Then why does she continue to stand by her vote for the war?

And what the hell makes her more electable than Edwards? She's the most hated woman in the country.

Because you should always stand by your vote. That doesn't mean you cannot change your mind on future votes which mirror the prior vote and defend it. Considering those who voted for continuing the war in 2003 had advocated the same thing they said in the 1990s prior to going back into Iraq, based on the same knoweldge that they had at that point, their vote was justified. Now that parts of what was understood to be true has so far turned up to be false, they can modify their position. However, their vote in the past was their vote, and they should defend why they voted in that manner and explain how their vote would change in the future based upon new knowledge. This is what sank Kerry because he couldn't explain his changes in position well.

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Re: Stop Hillary

« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2007, 03:31:00 PM »

Quote from: Re-elected Senator BRTD on February 22, 2007, 03:22:23 PM

Edward simply said flat out "I was wrong." Why can't Hillary do the same? She's just a pro-war right-wing pandering whore.

Because, she wasn't "wrong." At the time she casted her vote, based on the information she had at the time and in her best judgement for the good of the nation, her decision was sound. Edwards, on the other hand, is the one pandering to the anti-war crowd. That is why I get so annoyed with these "If I knew back then what I know now, I would have voted no" folk. Have a spine and defend your actions, and then explain how in the future if the said event occurs again, what you would do to ensure you make the correct decision.

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