[Peace-discuss] Fw: These People Are Voting

[C. G. Estabrook]

Gill has had no conversion and has taken no principled stand against the war.  
See his statement on his website.

Gill insists in private correspondence that he's never changed his position. 
Publicly, he says he has "evolved" (as he obviously has).

Johnson admits he's changed his position - having voted for the invasion of 
Afghanistan and Iraq, he now says that he was wrong to do so.

Johnson now votes - consistently - to de-fund the war. What's hard to understand 
about that?


On 10/30/10 10:51 PM, Ron Szoke wrote:
> Correction:  Tim Johnson has not been voting against any war.  He has
> been voting against almost all appropriation bills, apparently in quest of
> a reputation as a "deficit hawk." (See News-Gazette, 10/30/10, p. B-1,
> col. 5).
>
> There is no indication whatever that he has had a road-to-Damascus
> conversion experience about the war or has taken a principled stand
> against it, as Gill increasingly has.
>
> Sounds like it's time for a little colloquy on sophistic casuistry&  the
> doctrine of double effect.
>
> -- Ron
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