Not Your Sweetie

Last Night democratic Forum

"Glad they all did a 180 on rescinding the tax cut! Last year"
     
before the 2002 elections, no Senators except Ted Kennedy dared say that (the tax & spend stick had them all scared stiff). I even remember Kerry on Russlut proposing an additional tax cut , on capital gains.
Now they all refer to trickle down and it's a great thing!
Everyone said at least one good thing, the questions were dynamite!
Kuchinich didn't get the memo on this being a forum, not a debate. His Rick Lazio on "I want them to sign that they'll repeal NAFTA' was as repulsive as the original. (Not that I personally don't believe in isolationism, but a POTUS should honor international agreememnts, non?)
Dean was good at times (my usual review of him) and had a kick ass closing.
Carol Mosley Brown - clear and concise as usual - loved the "why the connection of health care to employment?"
Gephardt was at his best I ever heard him.
Edwards had a few good moments - I especially loved the part of the closing about the bushes & priviledges.
Kerry was forceful in spite of whatever was wrong with his voice. "tired to be trickled on" - excellent!
Graham scored with his Pinocchio pResident"
Lieberman managed to make sense now and then - and showed his hand on vouchers. His whining "let's try" don't fly. It's been tried already - and failed.
Sharpton is by far the best speaker - he has a gift of framing the issues like no one else ("getting paid for your work is a human right - it's a false issue how many are hurt by the overtime law - NO ONE should!" or "Government is not in the business of chosing which chhildren can have an education - it has an obligation to insure an education to all" Also, the health coverage as constotutional amendment.
All in all, a very heartening evening.