Re: Jim Webb

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I am not going to join in the pillorying of the gentleman. He did defeat George "Macaca" Allen and kill his presidential aspirations in the crib.

He does hold some antique views though!!!

[JaneyVee]

1. Too crazy for the Democratic party. Too sane for the Republican party.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. His foreign policy views are interesting.

And I do think he is correct in identifying China as a looming strategic threat if they aren't already.

He also does show empathy for the working class... I just wondered if that concern for the working class extends to both genders and all people.

[NCTraveler]

3. He also holds some excellent views.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=704981

This is not a political issue; it is a leadership issue. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Since I doubt we have the most evil people in the world, many now agree that we’re doing something wrong. Millions of our citizens are either in prison or under the supervision of the criminal justice system. During my time in the Senate we worked exhaustively to examine every component of this process, from point of apprehension to length of sentencing to the elements of life in prison, including prison administration, and to the challenge of re-entering society and hopefully living productive lives. When one applies for a job, the stigma of having been in prison is like a tattoo on your forehead. In many cases, prison life itself creates scars and impediments that can only be remediated through structured re-entry programs. Millions of Americans are now in this situation, many of them non-violent offenders who went to prison due to drug use. To those who wonder whether we can or should put such programs into place, my answer is this: Do you want these former offenders back on the street coming after your money or your life, or do you want them in a job, making money and having a life?

https://www.webb2016.com/criminal-justice-reform/

There is a lot more detail out there about his thoughts in this area. Not perfect by any means. Better than almost all.

[niyad]

4. some of those antique views were pointed out in dunbar-ortiz "indigenous people's history

of the united states", and referencing webb's own book "born fighting".