I know something about
aircraft carriers for real.
I saw courage both in the
Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that
patriotism includes protest, not just military service.
I voted to threaten the use of
force to make Saddam Hussein comply with the resolutions of the
United Nations.
I will never conduct a war or
start a war because we want to; the United States of America should
only go to war because we have to. And if you live by that guidance,
you'll never have veterans throwing away their medals or standing up
in protest.
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America now stands as the
world's foremost power. We should be proud: Not since the age of the
Romans have one people achieved such pre-eminence. But we are not
Romans; we do not seek an empire.
Being lectured by the
president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano
talking to me about law and order in this country.
Here I am in the state of New
Mexico. George Bush is still in the state of denial. New Mexico has
five electoral votes. The state of denial has none. I like my
chances.
I don't think losing 3 million
jobs, having deficits as far as the eye can go, having 2 million
people lose their health insurance, turning your back on kids in
schools and not funding No Child Left Behind represents a vision.
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