Chekhov's Mistress
And Then There Were Nine
Bob Graham dropped his presidential run today in news that will surely be buried in the California recall vote. It’s too bad. I didn’t think he could win (and ultimately neither did he), but he raised the level of integrity of the crowd of candidates.
Here are a few things I like about Graham and why he might make a good VP candidate:
He has experience as a governor of a large state (Florida).
His experience on the Senate Intelligence Committee will be extremely valuable now that the Bush Administration has set our country on such a dangerous course in foreign policy.
He is the only one of the POTUS wannabe field to vote against invading Iraq (among those that are in congress). I think that took guts – a rare thing among politicians.
Lastly, the Concord Coalition, a non-partisan fiscal watchdog put Graham on the honor role in their 2003 Fiscal Responsibility Scorecard.
If it weren’t for those damned diaries he keeps!
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- Posted by: Bud Parr
- Date: October 07, 2003
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