Nelson: DINO

Republicans keep jumping on Nelson as being vulnerable (that's why they hurt so much that Katty Harris is their candidate for Senate) and part of the reason he is vulnerable is his wishy-washiness. He won't take a strong stand on anything and because of that he doesn't make an imprint on the Florida populous as good or bad. he's just there...

I have a serious doubt Bill would have won a primary battle against Betty Castor if Castor had challenged him for his senate seat.

Here's my letter to Nelson:

Dear Senator Nelson,

We are writing to ask you to please be vocal in your support for Ned Lamont, your fellow Democrat who is running for Senate in Connecticut. Mr. Lamont is running against tremendous odds in a contentious race, and could use the support and encouragement from his future Senate colleagues.

Not only that, but the Bush Administration has been merciless in vilifying the new Democratic nominee for Senate in Connecticut, and the mainstream media has been giving the Bushites a free pass. All of a sudden, simply participating in the political process here in our democracy is viewed by the Bush Administration as enabling the terrorists, depending on the candidates that American voters support. In the fallout of the Connecticut primaries, the Bush Administration is behaving very irresponsibly and shamefully--to say the VERY least.

Moreover, Lieberman has shown his true colors in the aftermath of this race: that he is NOT loyal to the Democratic Party, or to "little-d" democratic values, for that matter. The Democratic voters of Connecticut have decided that Senator Lieberman is not responding to his constituents' needs; and have thus chosen a candidate who promises to do so if elected as Senator.

Simply for pragmatic reasons, the Democratic Party cannot afford to lose the Connecticut Senate seat that Lieberman is vacating as a Democrat. Instead of a Bush-supporting Independent (Lieberman) or the Republican candidate (Schlesinger), Ned Lamont is the candidate who needs to fill this Senate seat to ensure that we move closer to a Democratic majority in the Senate.

Thank you in advance for reading these concerns. We appreciate in advance your overt support of the new Democratic candidate in the Connecticut general race for Senator.

Many regards,
Michelle and Jon Kenoyer