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Good days for Mass. Dems

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Massachusetts has been extraordinarily well-represented in this year’s convention, don’t you think?  A prime-time speech by Governor Deval Patrick in which he drew on his own remarkable life story in making the case for Barack Obama as the man to open up the American dream to all Americans.  John Kerry’s just-finished speech aggressively taking on John McCain’s “expertise” on foreign policy, and powerfully boosting Barack Obama’s candidacy.  And, of course, Senator Ted Kennedy’s incredibly moving appearance, delivered in the midst of his struggle with brain cancer, in which he summed up the Democratic party’s ideals.

Have to say, I’m proud to be a Democrat from Massachusetts today!

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  1. He really brought it on.  I wonder if he had such an aggressive approach in 2004 would the World be different now.  It may have taken 4 more years of misery to raise the stakes to the level that is certainly uniting the Democratic party behind Obama/Biden.

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      Never in modern history has an administration squandered American power so recklessly. Never has strategy been so replaced by ideology. Never has extremism so crowded out common sense and fundamental American values. Never has short-term partisan politics so depleted the strength of America’s bipartisan foreign policy.

      George Bush, with John McCain at his side, promised to spread freedom but delivered the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time. They misread the threat and misled the country. Instead of freedom, it’s Hamas, Hezbollah, the Taliban and dictators everywhere that are on the march. North Korea has more bombs, and Iran is defiantly chasing one.

      Our mission is to restore America’s influence and position in the world. We must use all the weapons in our arsenal, above all, our values. President Obama and Vice President Biden will shut down Guantanamo, respect the Constitution, and make clear once and for all, the United States of America does not torture, not now, not ever.

      We must listen and lead by example because even a nation as powerful as the United States needs some friends in this world. We need a leader who understands all our security challenges, not just bombs and guns, but global warming, global terror and global AIDS. And Barack Obama understands there is no way for America to be secure until we create clean energy here at home, not with a little more oil in five, 10 or 20 years, but with an energy revolution starting right now.

      I have known and been friends with John McCain for almost 22 years. But every day now I learn something new about candidate McCain. To those who still believe in the myth of a maverick instead of the reality of a politician, I say, let’s compare Senator McCain to candidate McCain.

      Candidate McCain now supports the wartime tax cuts that Senator McCain once denounced as immoral. Candidate McCain criticizes Senator McCain’s own climate change bill. Candidate McCain says he would now vote against the immigration bill that Senator McCain wrote. Are you kidding? Talk about being for it before you’re against it.

      Let me tell you, before he ever debates Barack Obama, John McCain should finish the debate with himself.

  2. I was thinking Biden couldn’t follow Bill, so they threw Kerry there in between.  Then, holy cow, Kerry gave an incredible speech and hammered McCain about Iraq.  It was unexpected, Kerry did a great job….

  4. I was simply stunned by all our Democratic leaders in MA. Im no big fan of Sen. Kerry, but I was frankly disappointed his speech wasn’t seen on any network other than C-SPAN. I was a rousing ballsy indictment of the Bush administration and by virtue of his 95% compliant voting record John McCains reckless foreign policy as well. Devals speech was excellent and he was one of the few Governors who gave a truly rousing delivery instead of blankly reading off a cue card-thought it was great.
    And Teddy’s speech while short on substance and in length was a stirring eloquent call reminding Democrats what makes us a party and unites us and I was quite proud of all of them.

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    p>Frankly his speech here, his recent appearances on Meet the Press and other renewed leadership in the Senate has convinced me he would make a great Secretary of State or great Foreign Relations Chair. Also and this is significant for those that know me well on these forums, it has convinced me to vote for John Kerry this coming election. I was planning on writing in my mom but nope even though he doesn’t need it he has earned my vote.  

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