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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (11116)	6/24/2007 2:13:58 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

This week at the Take Back America Conference, Hillary Clinton was booed as she talked about the failure of the Iraqi government to capitalize on the opportunity the American military had given them. From the AP article: On Iraq, Clinton said the military has succeeded by removing Saddam Hussein from power, giving Iraqis the chance for free and fair elections and to govern themselves. “The American military has succeeded. It is the Iraqi government which has failed to make the tough decisions that are important for their own people,'’ Clinton said, although a loud chorus of boos cut off the end of her sentence. “You know, I love coming here every year,'’ Clinton said with a smile while the crowd continued to boo, with her supporters trying to drown the protesters out in cheers. Members of the anti-war group Code Pink stood up throughout the audience, raising signs and holding up their fingers in a peace sign. “I see the signs - ‘Get us out of Iraq now.’ That is what we are trying to do,'’ she said. She said she is working with Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., to sponsor legislation to deauthorize the war. Perhaps it was slightly ironic that this was the debut of Clinton using her new theme song (which has gotten so much attention because of the introductory Soprano video). But more important is the notion that there is a level of antipathy towards Clinton on the left among some progressives; the easiest example is her vote for the Iraq war,