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Article: New Trier Democrats questions foreign policy
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- Winnetka Talk (IL)
- Article date:
- May 22, 2003
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A perception that the Bush Administration's foreign policy is dangerous for the nation's security dominated comments from area Democrats at a forum Sunday at the Winnetka Community House.
Attendees also expressed frustration with the Democratic Party's inability to counter that policy.
"When are the Democrats going to grow some spine?" forum moderator Bob Williamson, a New Trier Township Democrat, asked to start the dialogue.
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-9th, agreed Democrats need to be better heard, but went on to say that it is very hard to get attention "in the fog of war" and that in many congressional districts, the political consequences for an elected official raising one's voice can ...