August 30, 2007

DODD: Not Another Cent

Chris Dodd aide Tim Tagaris took to Open Left 8/29 to explain how the International Association of Fire Fighters endorsement "changes the race" for Dodd: "It's not just what the fire fighters stand for, or the awesome gold and yellow shirts ... it's the organizational skills they bring to the table. As the only union to endorse John Kerry in those heady fall days, you only have to look back to 2004 to see the IAFF has proven they know how to help a candidate win in Iowa and New Hampshire. Remember, John Kerry was down over 30 points in New Hampshire as late as November 2003."

Most bloggers linking accounts of the press conference paid more attention to what Dodd had to say about the $50 bil. Iraq supplemental request Pres. Bush just sent to Congress. From Dodd: "I don't intend to continue to fund the war over there that I think has no end. As long as we're there, I think the Iraqis are not going to come together as a people it's about time we wound down our military presence there."

Talk Left's Big Tent Democrat comments: "Dodd Leads Again On Iraq Now." MyDD's Todd Beeton blogs: "Chris Dodd, over the course of his campaign, has slowly but surely made the case that he is able and willing to be our fiercest protector on matters both big (the Habeus Corpus Restoration Act and The Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2007) and small (his strong defense of dailyKos against the attacks of Bill O'Reilly.)"

Posted by Conn Carroll at August 30, 2007 12:57 PM