There was plenty of important Senate business this past week, both in DC and in Massachusetts. But the thing that had the blogosphere cheering was when, during an MSNBC interview, the Senator said what millions of Americans have been waiting to hear. Finally, one person on the national stage had the guts to tell the mainstream media we've had enough of the nonstop coverage of stories that are not news, and that have no impact on the lives of the American people.
I think maybe the fact that real news, like the administration's use of propaganda to promote Bush's war, seems to be buried or not covered at all, got the Senator a little ticked off.
Really, do you think most Americans know that Sen. Clinton's dangerous remarks about Iran provoked an international response at a time when we need their cooperation? They would, if it was covered.
Senator Kerry spoke at the Hyannis Jefferson-Jackson dinner, secured funding for small businesses hurt by drought, proposed legislation to help babies, worked for voting rights for veterans, pushed for investigations into tax shelter abuses, introduced a resolution to urge President Robert Mugabe to acknowledge the results of the Zimbabwe election, and held an ASP webcast on national security.
He was also recognized with the first annual Father Drinan Award, and received a 100% rating from the Sargent Shriver Center on Poverty Law.
Happy Cinco de Mayo. Enjoy the news.
