Pulled punches in boxer interview.Regarding The Progressive interview with Barbara Boxer Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. A member of the Democratic Party, Boxer was first elected to the U.S. by Ruth Conniff Ruth Conniff is an American journalist and the political editor of The Progressive. Publications she has written for include The Progressive and The Nation. (July issue): After reading a scathing recollection of John Negroponte John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in the United Kingdom) (IPA [ˌnɛgroʊˈpɑnti]) is a American diplomat. He is currently serving as the United States Deputy Secretary of State. by Paul Laverty Paul Laverty is a Scottish lawyer and scriptwriter. Birth and early career Paul Laverty was born in Calcutta, India, to an Irish mother and Scottish father. He obtained a Philosophy degree at the Gregorian University in Rome. , I was disappointed that there was no mention of Negroponte either in the introduction to the interview with Boxer or in the interview itself. Since Boxer voted to confirm this nefarious man as director of national intelligence--an individual who supported the Honduran military while it was engaging in abductions, torture, and murder--it is unfortunate that Ruth Conniff did not pursue this matter while questioning her in Washington. Larry Vigon Chicago, Illinois The interview with Senator Barbara Boxer (my Senator) by Ruth Conniff was very enjoyable and well worth reading. However, I wonder why Ruth did not ask the Senator a key question: Why she consistently votes for the huge defense budget? I would have loved to read the Senator's answer to that question. Geoff Spenceley McKinleyville, California Empirical evidence does not support Barbara Boxer's statement that Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are doing well in opposing a one-party system. HR 1268, an $81.4 billion spending package for war, was passed this May by a 143-54 margin among House Democrats, with Pelosi voting yes in overwhelming bipartisan lockstep lock·step n. 1. A way of marching in which the marchers follow each other as closely as possible. 2. A standardized procedure that is closely, often mindlessly followed. Noun 1. . Reid, along with all Senators of both parties, voted yes on the corresponding Senate bill. This June, Democrats in the House voted 153-46, along with most Republicans, to defeat a resolution to withdraw the U.S. from the World Trade Organization. Pelosi was among the majority voting Majority voting Voting system under which corporate shareholders vote for each director separately. Related: Cumulative voting. majority voting no. On key economic, foreign policy, and criminal justice issues, the Democrats, aside from a worthy small minority, are not an opposition party. Bernard Dalsey Whitewater, Wisconsin |
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