Anyone who doesn’t support the Democrat in the general is an idiot. Period. No matter which Democrat gets the nomination, they’ll be light-years better than any of the Republicans.

Don’t take your eye off the ball, people. THink about judicial appointments. Think about the last seven years. And stop this divisive bullcrap right now.

Support whomever you want in the Primaries (I’m going with Edwards personally), but you’d better damn-well get out there and support the eventual nominee in the general, no matter what. It’s too important not to.

- did nothing to prevent the Senate confirmation of John Ashcroft.
- did nothing to prevent the Senate confirmation of Alberto Gonzales.
- did nothing regarding the failed Senate confirmation of John Bolton.
- voted FOR cloture on the nomination of corrupt corporatist Priscilla Owen, clearing the way for her confirmation to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- voted FOR cloture on the nomination of unqualified fascist Janice Rogers Brown, clearing the way for her confirmation to the DC Court of Appeals.
- voted FOR cloture on the nomination of religious zealot and homophobe William H. Pryor, clearing the way for his confirmation to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
- voted FOR cloture on the nomination of John Roberts, clearing the way for his confirmation as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
- said little or nothing during the Senate confirmation of Samuel Alito.
- did nothing to prevent the Senate confirmation of Michael Mukasey.
- said nothing during this summer’s vote on the Iraq War Supplemental.
- said little or nothing during the vote to extend FISA.
- said little or nothing on the Walter Reid scandal, even though she sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
- has said nothing during the current debate on Telecom Immunity.
- has said nothing on the possible impeachment of Dick Cheney.
- has said nothing on the possible impeachment of George Bush.
- has said nothing on the myriad scandals surrounding the current administration.
- campaigned for Joe Lieberman against Ned Lamont
- did nothing to stop Medicare Part D
- did nothing to stop the 2005 Bankruptcy Bill
- voted FOR the 2001 Bankruptcy Bill
- proposed legislation to ban flag burning.
- voted FOR the USAPATRIOT act.
- voted FOR the reauthorization of the USAPATRIOT act.
- voted AGAINST an amendment that would prohibit the use of cluster bombs against civilian targets.
- voted FOR the Iraq War Resolution.

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And, I might add, Sen. Clinton stood by and did nothing to help Sen. Dodd in his single-handed fight to kill retroactive telecom immunity.

This is why I oppose Sen. Clinton as the Democratic candidate.
Not because of her negatives, or supposed lack of electability, or because I don’t like her campaign staffers, or her attitude, or her cleavage, or her husband, or her tears or lack of tears :

Sen. Clinton has had years of urgent, once-in-a-political-lifetime opportunities to lead in the struggle to defend our rights and our republic against the worst executive administration in U.S. history. In that fight, she has done nothing, except to enable and empower the enemy.

Either she is not a leader, or she is not a Democrat.