“Jim Webb, former Virginia senator, running for president” - http://ift.tt/1Uqoxul
The second paragraph above highlights most of the reasons I could never support Webb for President, that said, the first and third paragraphs speak to a politician that might make himself a valuable member (as Veep, Sec. of State, or Sec. of Defense) of a 2016 Bernie Sanders Democratic Administration. Not that a Blue-dog DINO wouldn't be welcomed into a Hillary administration, he'd just be redundant rather than complementary.
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(…) Webb may be one of the most interesting and complex candidates in the race: Secretary of the Navy for Ronald Reagan, ex- Senator from Virginia, a Viet Nam War hero, a novelist, a scholar. The president is set to give a speech on his plan to allow overtime pay for millions more Americans during a stop at UW-La Crosse. Webb has made frequent visits to the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina but is overshadowed in the contest. It was Webb who recently defended those who honor the Confederate battle flag; it was Webb regularly sided with Republicans on climate change; and it was Webb who has generally resisted the Democratic vision on issues related to diversity. “It should not be used in any way as a political symbol that divides us”. That is, until today, when Webb launched a presidential campaign. His Born Fighting political action committee took in less than $160,000 in 2014, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks campaign donations. “Serious campaigning will begin very soon”. A graduate of the USA Naval Academy, Webb fought in Vietnam, but after an injury sustained there, he retired from the Marine Corps. Webb has outlined a campaign message centered on helping working-class Americans compete in the economy, reworking the campaign finance system and preventing the US from getting involved in foreign entanglements like Iraq and Afghanistan.(…) |
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