To support this site, please make your purchases through my Amazon link.
Sunday, January 09, 2005
Roemer officially enters the fray
Conservative Indiana Democrat Tim Roemer, a former Congressman and member of the 9/11 Commission, has officially announced his bid to become Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The AP has the scoop:
Former Rep. Tim Roemer said Sunday that he's joining the race to lead the Democratic National Committee — a move certain to spark a heated debate about the abortion issue.Democrats' issues with Roemer are not relegated to the issue of abortion. As Josh Marshall has oft noted at Talking Points Memo, Roemer has been ambivalent on the issue of Social Security privatization, taking both sides on the issue at times. I'm not sure if the Democrats should choose as their figurehead someone in favor of privatization.
Roemer, a Catholic who opposes abortion, wants to lead a party whose platform supports abortion rights.
The former Indiana congressman said he respects the position of the many Democrats who favor abortion choice. "But I think we should not only be more inclusive on this issue, especially in the Midwest and the South," Roemer said on ABC's "This Week."
To support this site, please make your DVD, music, book and electronics purchases through my Amazon link.
