A funny thing happens when Democratic presidential contenders debate
without ever mentioning Iraq: They relentlessly agree. And — when in
front of diehard party loyalists like they were last night at
Washington’s historically black Howard University — the Democrats come
across a bit more liberal than most might want to be remembered, if one
of them gets the nod to run against the Republicans in next year’s
general election.
The debate aired by PBS was the first to skip over
the war in Iraq, giving the candidates a break from once again airing
their differences on that subject. But it also made this session a bit
boring and repetitive as candidates took turns using similar words,
endorsing their many shared priorities, from fighting racism and
poverty to proposing universal health care and higher taxes for the
rich. Indeed, I fell asleep about 10 minutes into this one. Luckily, I
had it on tape — and you can bet the Republicans do, too.
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