What do you guys think of this? I remember Dviss being pretty high on her. If he's willing to go across party lines like this that can only be good news.
She seems like a pretty cool lady to me, especially since she is a Democrat. Of course you do need to understand, being a Democrat is required in Hawaii. She would have no chance to show cool otherwise.
she is well thought of and respected here in Hawaii. the fact that she broke with the democratic leadership on campaign issues, voted for a republican budget,resigned her position at the DNC and eventually supported bernie sanders has not affected her popularity here at all. The Democratic "machine" s candidates have not fared nearly as well as in the past since Danny Inoye's death. though electing democrats still, several have been outsiders and incumbents have been primaried and several lost in state and local elections over the past 2 cycles. yes i believe it is a very good thing. part of the crossing party lines vote was to protect our civilian military contractors as deep defense cuts and sequestration were going to negatively impact hawaii jobs. several thousand civillian employees were sheduled to lose there jobs
This is very good news. This is exactly what Lincoln did with much success. He took his enemies from the campaigns and made them some of his closest confidants and advisors. "Hold your friends close, and your enemies closer."
Gabbard Statement on Meeting with President-Elect Donald Trump November 21, 2016 New York, NY—U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) today released the following statement on her meeting with President-elect Donald Trump regarding Syria: "President-elect Trump asked me to meet with him about our current policies regarding Syria, our fight against terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS, as well as other foreign policy challenges we face. I felt it important to take the opportunity to meet with the President-elect now before the drumbeats of war that neocons have been beating drag us into an escalation of the war to overthrow the Syrian government—a war which has already cost hundreds of thousands of lives and forced millions of refugees to flee their homes in search of safety for themselves and their families. “While the rules of political expediency would say I should have refused to meet with President-elect Trump, I never have and never will play politics with American and Syrian lives. “Serving the people of Hawaiʻi and our nation is an honor and responsibility that I do not take lightly. Representing the aloha spirit and diversity of the people of Hawaiʻi, I will continue to seek common ground to deliver results that best serve all Americans, as I have tried to do during my time in Congress. “Where I disagree with President-elect Trump on issues, I will not hesitate to express that disagreement. However, I believe we can disagree, even strongly, but still come together on issues that matter to the American people and affect their daily lives. We cannot allow continued divisiveness to destroy our country. “President-elect Trump and I had a frank and positive conversation in which we discussed a variety of foreign policy issues in depth. I shared with him my grave concerns that escalating the war in Syria by implementing a so-called no fly/safe zone would be disastrous for the Syrian people, our country, and the world. It would lead to more death and suffering, exacerbate the refugee crisis, strengthen ISIS and al-Qaeda, and bring us into a direct conflict with Russia which could result in a nuclear war. We discussed my bill to end our country’s illegal war to overthrow the Syrian government, and the need to focus our precious resources on rebuilding our own country, and on defeating al-Qaeda, ISIS, and other terrorist groups who pose a threat to the American people. “For years, the issue of ending interventionist, regime change warfare has been one of my top priorities. This was the major reason I ran for Congress—I saw firsthand the cost of war, and the lives lost due to the interventionist warmongering policies our country has pursued for far too long. “Let me be clear, I will never allow partisanship to undermine our national security when the lives of countless people lay in the balance." http://gabbard.house.gov/index.php/...-on-meeting-with-president-elect-donald-trump
“Let me be clear, I will never allow partisanship to undermine our national security when the lives of countless people lay in the balance." She's no Democrat.
