Sunday, July 16, 2006
Akaka Ahead in Fundraising, Iraq the Central Issue in Race
Make sure you read this article in the Honolulu Advertiser about the fundraising numbers for the Akaka/Case Democratic Primary in Hawai'i. In it are the differentiations between Senator Dan Akaka and Congressman Ed Case on the Iraq war:
The theme of Akaka's early advertising has been the war in Iraq, which shows the senator believes Democratic primary voters, who tend to be more liberal, will respond to his anti-war record. Akaka opposed giving President Bush the authority to invade Iraq, was openly critical of post-war planning, and has called for the withdrawal of U.S. troops by July 2007.
Case has said he likely would have voted for giving Bush the authority to invade, has raised concerns about being misled on whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, but does not believe in setting a withdrawal date until the country is stable.
