Once upon a time liberal was a bad word… I will take him any day of the week.
He has the legislation to back it all up.
And I don't care who called him that, I want to know, what makes him less than a liberal?
Because , ya know, he's a liberal. He's a damn sold liberal Democrat. He's up there with Wellstone, Feingold and pretty much every member of the progress caucus.
I am not joking. Drones are a good example. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-omalley-calls-for-discussion-on-drone-use-following-hostage-deaths-20150423-story.html
"There will and should be much discussion in the coming days and weeks about examining the military and intelligence parameters that need to define our nation's use of drones," O'Malley said in a statement hours after President Barack Obama announced that Marylander Warren Weinstein and an Italian national had been killed in a U.S. operation in January.
O'Malley praised the White House for the "decision to share this tragic information in a forthright way with the American people." The former governor also applauded Weinstein, the Rockville resident who was held in Pakistan by al Qaeda since 2011.
"Warren Weinstein represented the best of Maryland — and the best of America — in his selfless efforts on behalf of the people of Pakistan," O'Malley said.
and this. from the DPC:
http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/hot-topics/cpc-amendment-requiring-audit-of-drone-killings-rejected-by-rules-committee1/ WASHINGTON—Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement after the House Rules Committee rejected a CPC amendment to the Intelligence Authorization Act requiring the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community to audit the use of targeted lethal force operations conducted by unmanned aerial vehicles.
“Congress must exercise its oversight authority and demand more transparency in the U.S. drone program. The White House acknowledged last month that a drone accidentally killed Warren Weinstein, an American hostage, while targeting al-Qaeda operatives. Mr. Weinstein’s death is not an isolated tragedy; U.S. drone strikes have killed at least five Americans since 2002.
“Targeted drone strikes claim the lives of innocent civilians too often, creating deep resentment towards the U.S. around the world. We are disappointed that the Rules Committee rejected this opportunity to begin bringing accountability to this program.”
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