Reply #20: Why is NO one asking this question? [View All]

[Jai4WKC08]

No one?

I remember Clark asking it during his 04 campaign, over and over again. Yeah, he too would speculate about why he thought we were there (he favors the political/Rovian reason, I think), but then he'd say we don't really know and we have a right to know and by golly Bush owes us an explanation.

I also remember Clark asking again as a Kerry surrogate. Would have been in March 04, because Kerry was on vacation and Clark did the Dem response to a Bush speech on the anniversary of the invasion. It was the first time I heard Clark use the expression "low hanging fruit."

Not saying Clark is the only one who's asked the question. Just pointing out that he most certainly has. I often hear folks at DU complain, no one is saying this or no one is doing that, when in fact lots of Democrats are. I dunno... if the words don't get into the media enough for John Q Voter to hear, perhaps "no one" is talking... in the sense that a tree falling in the forest makes no noise if no one hears it.

But on the other hand, I'm not sure you can put all the blame on our Democratic leaders. If the media won't cover them, then it's up to us to ask the questions. And not just here at DU where everyone pretty much agrees already, but in LTTE, on talk radio, to our congress-critters, to our family, neighbors and co-workers. Because ultimatelly that's what it's gonna take.

Now, if we can re-take the House in Nov, I 'spect guys like John Conyers will do some asking, and with supeona power to boot, which should make it much harder for the media to ignore. But he won't get there is we don't do a lot more asking now.