Yeah, Murray once said a pretty politically stupid thing way back when.
Still, Nethercutt has "blurted out" things, like his promise in 1994 to only serve for 6 years, being such a strong supporter of term limits. But hey, at least he gave a few different reasons for breaking his promise, and said he made a mistake.
Just like Murray should do. And thank goodness he did break his promise, because, you know, we need him so badly.
I'm not so worried about a stupid gaffe made years ago, but more about what the candidates stand for, and how they vote. Nethercutt has supported trying juveniles as adults, more prisons and the death penalty instead of reform as a solution to crime, opposed needle exchanges and medical marijuana, voted against incentives for alternative fuels, votes anti-abortion, voted to ban gay adoptions, voted against third world debt reduction, and of course supports school vouchers and social security savings plans, etc.
Also, as reported by On the Issues, he's:
- Rated 13% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Rated 13% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-labor voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 50% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues. (Dec 2002)
- Rated 84% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
But yeah, Murray should apologize for some remark she made years ago. Silly Senator.
Here's the original Seattle Times report on it by the way. She clarified herself at the time. She was just trying to express the common, and legitimate, sentiment that we perhaps need to fight terrorism with more than just bombs -- we need to win the hearts of the people so they don't become terrorists to begin with.
She was just incredibly politically insensitive in how she put it, and stupidly "playing it off the cuff." And she ignored the large positive contributions the US already does make to the world. No, not the sanctions, bombs, and sweatshops. The good stuff.
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