Strong Anti-War Plank Removed From Platform

by: BranfordBoy

Mon May 22, 2006 at 08:13:56 AM EDT

The Journal Inquirer carried the obituary of the murdered anti-war plank in the Democratic platform. The deed was done presumably to assuage "Blood and Thunder (but no guts) Lieberman."

Gil Salk, a delegate from Hebron and the former owner of the now-closed Books and Birds in Manchester. ...

Salk said it was high time to talk about the war, which he said "is killing our kids," was "essential to defeating George Bush," and had been "the elephant in the room" at the convention.

And there was a villain:

One of the panelists also argued that the platform was designed to appeal "not just to Democrats, but to independents." The point was to attract voters, he said, and not to "end up having a debate about the legality of the war."

DiNardo put both the amendment and the platform up to voice votes. She ruled that the former failed while the latter carried.

Don Michak's JI article is worth reading in full for those with the stomach to see how sausage is made.

See also Sufi's Diary for some telling comments.