Blogger and video blogger Tommy Christopher makes an in-depth case for Chris Dodd at AOL's Political Machine. He goes through Senator Dodd's issue statements on labor, health care, Iraq, energy, the Constitution, national service, education, and veterans and responds to each with analysis of why he sees Dodd taking the best position on the issue.
In the law, there's a thing called prima facie, on it's face. If a candidate's case is weak on it's face, i.e. their stated positions, there's no point in seeing if they can back those positions up. That's my premise, so let's take a look at Chris Dodd in his own words. I wish I'd had this idea earlier than this, but that's life, ain't it? Hopefully I'll get to do a bunch more of these. Once more, here's where my support of Senator Dodd began.
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With the exception of a limited training and counter-terrorism force, Dodd wants the U.S. out of Iraq. Period. I agree. Without starting a lengthy treatise on Iraq, I believe not only that the current downturn in violence is meaningless without political progress, and that the level of violence, while reduced, is still wholly unacceptable, but that it is a temporary situation. Without a political solution, the violence will increase. Key to our exit in Iraq is the rest of Dodd's foreign policy, which involves rebuilding our alliances around the world, and pressing allies like Saudi Arabia for democratic reform....After reading all of Dodd's positions, (I omitted several for "brevity"), I get a picture of a veteran progressive who wants to build with the bricks we have now. While his policy ambitions are significant, his plans for executing them are pretty traditional.
Based solely on the substance, I'd say Chris Dodd is a very good candidate. Based on his actions on FISA, which indicate that when he brings it, it gets brung, Chris Dodd gets my vote. Enough votes for Dodd might teach the rest of the Democrats the value of Courage.
One the issues. On experience. On a career of getting results for America - Chris Dodd is the best person to lead our country in 2009.
