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Monday, May 02, 2005

Why on earth would any self-respecting progressive support Evan Bayh?
Posted by Jill | 1:54 PM

ModFab is reporting that John Kerry has decided he deserves another chance to be beaten soundly by an idiot, so he's running for president again in 2008.

The thought of a primary field that includes John Kerry, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, and Evan Bayh, is enough to make me stick my head in the oven. With Republicans marching headlong towards a wacko theocracy that no one other than a very vocal 15-20% wants, 2008 ought to be the Democrats' best chance in years. But it looks like they're going to blow it with a typically lame, DINO field.

The latest tabula rasa on which some progressives have been pinning their hopes (under the assumption that Barack Obama, who has also voted fairly DINO since entering the Senate) is Evan Bayh of Indiana.

But think twice, my friends, for via MyDD comes this less-than-progressive voting record:

From Senator Bayh's record, courtesy of OnTheIssues.org:
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
Rated 50% by NARAL, indicating a mixed voting record on abortion. (Dec 2003)
Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
Broaden use of death penalty. (Jan 1998)
Undecided on School Prayer Amendment. (Jan 1998)
Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
Voted NO on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat. (Sep 1999)
Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)
Voted YES on establishing a free trade agreement between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on establishing a free trade agreement between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on extending free trade to Andean nations. (May 2002)
Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China. (Sep 2000)
Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP. (Mar 1999)
Private self-managed accounts OK. (Jan 1998)
Voted NO on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt. (Apr 1999)
Create Retirement Savings Accounts. (Aug 2000)
Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
Voted NO on allowing all necessary forces and other means in Kosovo. (May 1999)
Supports welfare-to-work & block grants. (Jan 1998)

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